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Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Cardrona at 1294 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | |
max °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
min °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
47 | 49 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 53 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 76 | 90 | 96 | |
3250 | 3200 | 3200 | 3100 | 3000 | 3350 | 3400 | 3350 | 3300 | 3350 | 3350 | 3350 | 3300 | 3250 | 3200 | 3200 | 3050 | 3100 | |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
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Cardrona Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1294 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cardrona. 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 Cardrona
Overall 3.7 Based on 40 votes and 27 reviews
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- kane from New Zealand writes:
You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season. (note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
kane from New Zealand writes:
You should save ya pennies and head to Ruapehu next August and see how ya get on...they had a stella season.
(note from the editor: names not included in reviews.)
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