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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1434 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 26 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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max °C | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
min °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
51 | 54 | 58 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 52 | 55 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 98 | 62 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 46 | 25 | |
3200 | 3000 | 2800 | 2450 | 2800 | 2950 | 2900 | 2900 | 3150 | 3500 | 3550 | 1450 | 1600 | 2750 | 3050 | 3300 | 3350 | 3350 | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | 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 Hanmer Springs Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1434 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hanmer Springs Ski Area. 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 Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Overall 2.8 Based on 3 votes and 2 reviews
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- Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
Visitor Reviews of Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
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