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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
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Aoraki-Mt Cook at 2839 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
max °C | -2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
min °C | -5 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
-12 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | |
91 | 72 | 32 | 88 | 98 | 97 | 58 | 82 | 92 | 61 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 78 | 56 | 98 | |
2350 | 2750 | 2900 | 2350 | 2300 | 2250 | 1300 | 1500 | 1800 | 1550 | 2000 | 2300 | 2550 | 2750 | 2950 | 3200 | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:20 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
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Aoraki-Mt Cook Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 54 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Aoraki-Mt Cook Forecast Snowfall
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Photos of Aoraki-Mt Cook
Serac on Tasman Glacier by Mike Statham
Tasman saddle 1980 by Guus van Rossum
Mt Cook - New zealand by Kristien ROGISTER
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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
- 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.
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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