Craigieburn Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Craigieburn is: Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Craigieburn Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 5 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 3 | |
Latest snow reports near Craigieburn:
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | |
clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
min °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -13 | -14 | -10 | -10 | |
36 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 64 | 71 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 99 | |
3500 | 3550 | 3600 | 3500 | 3450 | 3450 | 3650 | 3700 | 3600 | 3700 | 3050 | 2750 | 1100 | 1050 | 1550 | 1350 | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — |
Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Craigieburn:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Craigieburn at the specific elevation of 1922 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Craigieburn. 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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Overall 3.2 Based on 8 votes and 3 reviews
Craigieburn Valley, legendary among a surprisingly large minority of truly serious skiers and riders around the world, is the place where the staff from other local resorts come on their days off, where Northern Hemisphere extremists come in their offseason, and camera crews flock to shoot heroic lines. It's not always good, but when it is, there's nowhere better, short of iconic places like La Grave. When it's not good, it's usually still fun. The trail map tells it all - most runs are advanced, with a significant number upgraded to 'tricky' (localtalk for triple black diamond) and the occasional 'suicidal'. And that's without going offpiste. Although August is traditionally peak season, best snow and weather is often in September, and surprisingly often there is still lots in October. Lifts are 'appropriate technology' (rudimentary, quickly reinstated after an avalanche). Facilities are comfortable, verging on opulent by local standards, but basic as resorts worldwide go, except the high altitude daylodge, truly one of the jewels of alpine location and architecture -- at least, of anywhere I've been.
Andrew Troup from New Zealand writes:
Craigieburn Valley, legendary among a surprisingly large minority of truly serious skiers and riders around the world, is the place where the staff from other local resorts come on their days off, where Northern Hemisphere extremists come in their offseason, and camera crews flock to shoot heroic lines. It's not always good, but when it is, there's nowhere better, short of iconic places like La Grave. When it's not good, it's usually still fun.
The trail map tells it all - most runs are advanced, with a significant number upgraded to 'tricky' (localtalk for triple black diamond) and the occasional 'suicidal'. And that's without going offpiste.
Although August is traditionally peak season, best snow and weather is often in September, and surprisingly often there is still lots in October.
Lifts are 'appropriate technology' (rudimentary, quickly reinstated after an avalanche). Facilities are comfortable, verging on opulent by local standards, but basic as resorts worldwide go, except the high altitude daylodge, truly one of the jewels of alpine location and architecture -- at least, of anywhere I've been.
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