South American Ski Area Extends Season After Huge Snowfalls
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
chill °C | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -7 | -6 | -9 |
Humid % | 77 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 28 | 41 | 33 | 75 | 96 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 61 | 68 | 65 |
Freeze m | 1900 | 1950 | 2600 | 2150 | 2500 | 2600 | 2700 | 1400 | 1750 | 2150 | 1600 | 1300 | 1250 | 1450 | 1750 | 3100 |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (3)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | 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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