Our Snow Report for Whakapapa brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Whakapapa snow report shown below was updated on 23/05/2012. Snow Reports are provided regularly throughout the ski season courtesy of our own network of ski resort managers, the Skiclub of Great Britain and Skiresort Service International GmbH. In addition to the current report on ski conditions, we also provide webcams (including a 4 week cam archive), current live observations from nearby weather stations and also historical snow data for Whakapapa.

Whakapapa Snow Report Issued: 23/05/2012
Last snowed:	19/10/2011
Lifts open:	13 out of 14
Snow Depths
Upper slopes:	- cm
Lower slopes:	- cm
New Snow at top:
Most recent snowfall:	15 cm on 19/10/2011
Piste Information
On piste:	fresh
Off piste:	-
Resort runs:	closed
Whakapapa Ski Report
Whakapapa Ski Area will Open for skiing and riding June 23rd. We look forward to seeing you then for another awesome winter season. Last snow 15 cm on Wed 19 Oct Access: The Bruce road is OPEN. Take care - winter conditions.
Whakapapa Snow Conditions
-
Reported Weather Conditions
Sunny, , Temperature: -2° C

*User Snow Reports: these can only be submitted by registered users. If you would like to submit user snow reports, or become a resort manager to make more in-depth updates to this resort's information, please contact us.

Snow Reports from ski resorts close to Whakapapa
	Distance	Summary Snow Report
Mount Hutt	582 km	Report Date: 27/05/2012 Lower Depth: - cm Upper Depth: - cm New Snow: 17/05/2012 Lifts open: 1
Treble Cone	813 km	Report Date: 28/05/2012 Lower Depth: 7 cm Upper Depth: 10 cm New Snow: 15/05/2012 Lifts open: 1
Cardrona	830 km	Report Date: 25/05/2012 Lower Depth: 5 cm Upper Depth: 5 cm New Snow: 02/10/2011 Lifts open: 0
Coronet Peak	847 km	Report Date: 28/05/2012 Lower Depth: - cm Upper Depth: - cm New Snow: 27/05/2012 Lifts open: 1
Remarkables	853 km	Report Date: 28/05/2012 Lower Depth: - cm Upper Depth: - cm New Snow: 27/05/2012 Lifts open: 0

Notes on the Whakapapa Snow Report

You will notice in the above snow report for Whakapapa that our reporters have provided information for the piste and offpiste ski conditions separately. If it has not snowed for a week or so in Whakapapa then, as long as temperatures stay well below zero, the resort managers are often able to keep the piste conditions reporting "good" or even "excellent". Meanwhile, the off-piste conditions can quickly deteriorate to report "varied" as the area gets tracked out.

We stress the importance of checking the date on the Whakapapa snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Whakapapa on Friday may indicate powder after recent snowfall but following a sunny and busy weekend, when the locals hit the mountains en masse, the ski conditions (at any resort) can deteriorate rapidly and late arrivals may see very different ski conditions. Of course some people look for deteriorating conditions in the snow report for the likely development of mogul fields but for powder lovers and particularly snowboarders this can mean tracked out off-piste snow. Of course, this doesn’t always happen quickly after fresh snowfall particularly at quiet South facing resorts at high altitude where genuine powder stashes may be found days or even weeks later. It is worth checking the piste map for Whakapapa (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Whakapapa Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Whakapapa snow report we recommend that you check the snow forecasts found in the menu at the top of the page along with our ski resort guide.