Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Forecast (bottom mountain)

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Aoraki-Mt Cook at 2839 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 24 Dec 2025

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		Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	E	NE	ENE
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cm	7	—	4	30	12	7	18	8	2	—	—	5	17	10	7	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-7	-7	-5	-5	-6	-7	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-5	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-5	-7	-7	-7	-5	-7	-8	-9	-9	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6
chill °C	-14	-17	-16	-17	-16	-18	-19	-19	-19	-16	-14	-15	-11	-10	-13	-12
Humid %	66	49	95	98	98	99	97	97	83	35	42	95	97	96	90	57
Freeze m	2200	1850	1800	2050	2100	1900	1650	1600	1650	1300	1700	1850	1750	1850	1900	1950

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	—	—	9:21	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—	—	9:22	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:	—
Bottom snow depth:	—
Fresh snowfall depth:	10 cm
Last snowfall:	22 Dec 2025
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Week 4 of December has on average:

0.8	Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.0	Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.6	Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.

Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow History

Up To 1m (40") Of Snowfall in 48 Hours in SW Europe

Ski areas in The Pyrenees and the Southwestern Alps are celebrating after a big snowfall has brought deep cover to the region. Whilst large parts of the alps have not had any snow for three weeks and some not since November, this is the second successive week that a front has brought fresh snow to the continent's southwest corner, this time heavier than last. With snow still falling, ski areas in the Pyrenees have reported up to 60cm (two feet) of snow so far and those in the southern French A

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The above table gives the weather forecast for Aoraki-Mt Cook at the specific elevation of 2839 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Aoraki-Mt Cook. 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 Aoraki-Mt Cook

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Peter Taylor from New Zealand writes:
Generally a well-serviced mountain, featuring excellent coffee at Plateau Hut. Service at Empress Hut is a little slow, and, apart from a peculiar rocky pudding, non-existent at Gardiner Hut. Queues on popular blue run the Linda tend to get very long in January and there have been some instances of fisticuffs amongst impatient punters at Summit Rocks. The Nor'West Ridge is a somewhat less crowded blue run, but it's a long walk from the hut with no guarantee of good conditions from the summit. The public are warned to exercise caution on descents of the double diamond Hooker Face as it can get a little hard and slippery at times. Late season, often as early as mid-January, there are excellent natural terrain park features on the lower Linda.

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Visitor Reviews of Aoraki-Mt Cook

Peter Taylor from New Zealand writes:

Generally a well-serviced mountain, featuring excellent coffee at Plateau Hut. Service at Empress Hut is a little slow, and, apart from a peculiar rocky pudding, non-existent at Gardiner Hut. Queues on popular blue run the Linda tend to get very long in January and there have been some instances of fisticuffs amongst impatient punters at Summit Rocks. The Nor'West Ridge is a somewhat less crowded blue run, but it's a long walk from the hut with no guarantee of good conditions from the summit. The public are warned to exercise caution on descents of the double diamond Hooker Face as it can get a little hard and slippery at times. Late season, often as early as mid-January, there are excellent natural terrain park features on the lower Linda.

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	Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)	Wind (km/h)	Weather
	Top Lift:		-12
	Middle Lift:		-9
	Bottom Lift:		-7

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