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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Dinner Plain at 1521 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 3 am (local time) / 03 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 46.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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cloudy | light rain | some clouds | clear | cloudy | heavy rain | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
chill °C | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -6 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | -3 | -3 | 2 | 5 | -5 |
Humid % | 90 | 87 | 89 | 71 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 53 | 53 | 80 | 71 | 90 | 87 | 51 | 57 | 83 |
Freeze m | 2250 | 2800 | 3050 | 2400 | 2550 | 2750 | 2450 | 1850 | 1950 | 3300 | 3250 | 3150 | 2600 | 2000 | 3200 | 3350 | 3100 | 2600 |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
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Dinner Plain Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 12 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Dinner Plain at the specific elevation of 1521 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Dinner Plain. 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 Australia.
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Visitor Reviews of Dinner Plain
Overall 4.5 Based on 3 votes and 1 review
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- Deb from Australia writes:
First time skiing, the girls operating the poma lift made my experience a good one. Friendly and helpful, will visit again.
Visitor Reviews of Dinner Plain
Deb from Australia writes:
First time skiing, the girls operating the poma lift made my experience a good one.
Friendly and helpful, will visit again.
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