New Zealand Ski Area Extends Season
New Zealand’s largest ski area, Cardrona Alpine Resort, has announced that it is extending its season by a week. It is now set to stay open until Sunday October 18.
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Alpure Peaks at 1893 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 03 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
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light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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 cm | — | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 2 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -1 |
min °C | 2 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
chill °C | -4 | -7 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -5 | -10 |
Humid % | 83 | 88 | 73 | 79 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 91 | 79 | 60 | 84 | 92 | 70 |
Freeze m | 2250 | 2100 | 1600 | 1400 | 1100 | 1300 | 1800 | 1800 | 1800 | 2150 | 1300 | 1150 | 1200 | 2000 | 1300 | 1050 | 700 |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 31 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 1 of September has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Alpure Peaks at the specific elevation of 1893 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Alpure Peaks. 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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