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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Kunizakai at 592 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 03 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 44.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 86.0mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | mod. rain | mod. rain | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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mm | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 |
max °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
min °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
chill °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Humid % | 88 | 90 | 85 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 75 | 77 | 88 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 97 | 98 | 95 | 88 | 92 | 94 |
Freeze m | 4850 | 4750 | 4650 | 4500 | 4450 | 4850 | 4750 | 4850 | 4800 | 4850 | 4800 | 4950 | 5000 | 5100 | 5200 | 5250 | 5450 | 5250 |
 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
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Kunizakai Snow Conditions
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 10 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga 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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0.0 | 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 Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kunizakai at the specific elevation of 592 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kunizakai. 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 Japan.
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