Next 3 days weather summary:A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 51.0mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | |
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 cm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -3 |
chill °C | -12 | -12 | -11 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
Humid % | 69 | 72 | 77 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 86 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 92 | 93 |
Freeze m | 1350 | 1050 | 800 | 1550 | 1600 | 1650 | 1750 | 2000 | 1750 | 1650 | 1850 | 2200 | 1250 | 1100 | 1150 | 1450 | 1700 | 1350 |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Ohau:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Aug 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 3.4 Based on 10 votes and 3 reviews
Great field that, although not big, makes up for variety and is in no way boring; plenty of advanced runs if you want them. Had some of the best skiing in the country here. Some great runs off the top ridge for a 20 minute walk. It's not crowded, with a relaxed atmosphere and accommodation at Ohau lodge - located at the base of the field has accommodation from back packers to beautiful rooms overlooking the lake, mostly built I think in the 60's / 70's and retains that style. Great bar and social dinning; open log fires. Twizel and Omarama are the next closest accommodation centers about 30 min away. Mad not to drop in for a couple of days if in the region. Very beautiful area.
Jonathan Bowen from New Zealand writes:
Great field that, although not big, makes up for variety and is in no way boring; plenty of advanced runs if you want them. Had some of the best skiing in the country here. Some great runs off the top ridge for a 20 minute walk. It's not crowded, with a relaxed atmosphere and accommodation at Ohau lodge - located at the base of the field has accommodation from back packers to beautiful rooms overlooking the lake, mostly built I think in the 60's / 70's and retains that style. Great bar and social dinning; open log fires. Twizel and Omarama are the next closest accommodation centers about 30 min away. Mad not to drop in for a couple of days if in the region. Very beautiful area.
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