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Australia's 2026 Season Starting With Fresh Snow
Mother Nature has delivered across the Australian Alps with near perfect timing for the start of the 2026 snow season tomorrow at most of the country's leading resorts, Saturday 6 June.
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 07 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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max °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
min °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
-6 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -10 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
56 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 65 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 70 | 63 | |
1650 | 1800 | 2200 | 2550 | 2200 | 1650 | 1250 | 2000 | 2600 | 2700 | 2750 | 2800 | 2850 | 2850 | 2950 | 2600 | 2350 | 2250 | |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of June has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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 1774 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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