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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Fortress Mountain at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 02 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 46.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | |
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mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 |
max °C | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
min °C | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
chill °C | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Humid % | 48 | 28 | 91 | 86 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 93 | 93 | 75 | 93 | 95 | 87 | 74 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 97 |
Freeze m | 3800 | 3950 | 3550 | 3200 | 2900 | 2850 | 2800 | 2850 | 2850 | 2850 | 2750 | 2850 | 2850 | 2900 | 3100 | 3200 | 3050 | 3050 |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 12 Jun 2026 |
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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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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Fortress Mountain at the specific elevation of 1800 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Fortress Mountain. 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 Canada.
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Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
Overall 3.3 Based on 2 votes and 10 reviews
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- Kathleen from Canada writes:
I remember skiing Fortress back in the late 80's and loved it. Hope it will open again - hope they reopen the old lodge too - was a great place to stay - totally old school skiing and lots of good fun.
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Kathleen from Canada writes:
I remember skiing Fortress back in the late 80's and loved it. Hope it will open again - hope they reopen the old lodge too - was a great place to stay - totally old school skiing and lots of good fun.
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