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Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #285
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 22 October 2025: Only New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehu remains open, while Chile’s Valle Nevado closed after a stellar 442cm (174”) season.
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Porters at 1980 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 23 Oct 2025
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rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | |
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7 | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -7 | -3 | -3 |
min°C | 4 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -8 | -9 | -4 | -4 |
-3 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -12 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -17 | -17 | -10 | -12 | |
83 | 88 | 70 | 39 | 56 | 48 | 62 | 41 | 31 | 80 | 85 | 73 | 89 | 82 | 98 | 63 | 90 | 43 | 47 | |
3500 | 3200 | 2400 | 1550 | 1400 | 1800 | 1650 | 1950 | 2000 | 1450 | 1400 | 1650 | 1600 | 1650 | 2200 | 950 | 750 | 1400 | 1100 | |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 35.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
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Porters Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Oct 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of October has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Porters Forecast Snowfall
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Porters - Top by Radim Palan
Southern Alps from Porter Heights /02 by nitro
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1980 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Porters
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
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- Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth. The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance. If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff. Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
Visitor Reviews of Porters
Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth.
The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance.
If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff.
Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
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