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Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #282
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 1 October 2025: NZ tops up with 15cm (6"), Australia and Chile eye late-season snow; spring conditions dominate as closures near.
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Ohau at 1625 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 03 Oct 2025
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clear | some clouds | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | |
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— | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
max°C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
min°C | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | |
73 | 81 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 80 | 51 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 84 | 94 | 90 | 93 | 86 | 90 | 80 | |
2100 | 2100 | 1950 | 1350 | 1450 | 1350 | 1200 | 1300 | 1100 | 2500 | 2050 | 1750 | 1150 | 1250 | 1000 | 1400 | 1850 | 1700 | 1900 | 2050 | 2200 | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Oct 2025 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of October has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Ohau
The hike to the ridge by Snow Forecast Admin
Ohau Base by dynamical
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Ohau at the specific elevation of 1625 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ohau. 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 Ohau
Overall 3.4 Based on 10 votes and 3 reviews
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- Chris Barnett from Australia writes:
I just returned from an epic skiing adventure from Ohau 17/08/2008 - 20/08/2008. I agree with the previous reviews. This place packs a "wicked" punch and defiantly punches above it's weight for both terrain and atmosphere. First of all, the view from the ski field over lake Ohau has to be seen in person to be believed, and some photo's although look awesome, just are not as good as the real thing! The Staff on the Mountain and Ohau lodge are excellent, and in my mind should be retained. The day lodge up on the mountain makes an excellent coffee, and provides plenty of refreshment after all the walking up to Sutton’s peak. The groomed runs first thing in the morning are a great way to warm up the legs. What terrain in bounds not to mention all the Off Piste walking! Some in our group managed 800 vertical meters from the top of Sutton's to the digger on one of the bends in the road coming up the Mountain! Not bad for such a little ski field!!!! The Ohau Lodge at the base of the drive up to the ski area, was a beautiful place to stay, It had a rustic old world charm with modern day creature comforts, once again the hiring policy has to be recommended (Yay for the English Girls, very pleasant on the eyes indeed), the food was much better than I would of imagined and the rooms were very warm and comfortable. What a pleasure to wake up to some of the best views in the world!!!! I’m bringing my kids next time! One of New Zealand’s best kept secrets and I hope it stays that way!!!!
Visitor Reviews of Ohau
Chris Barnett from Australia writes:
I just returned from an epic skiing adventure from Ohau 17/08/2008 - 20/08/2008. I agree with the previous reviews. This place packs a "wicked" punch and defiantly punches above it's weight for both terrain and atmosphere. First of all, the view from the ski field over lake Ohau has to be seen in person to be believed, and some photo's although look awesome, just are not as good as the real thing! The Staff on the Mountain and Ohau lodge are excellent, and in my mind should be retained. The day lodge up on the mountain makes an excellent coffee, and provides plenty of refreshment after all the walking up to Sutton’s peak. The groomed runs first thing in the morning are a great way to warm up the legs. What terrain in bounds not to mention all the Off Piste walking! Some in our group managed 800 vertical meters from the top of Sutton's to the digger on one of the bends in the road coming up the Mountain! Not bad for such a little ski field!!!!
The Ohau Lodge at the base of the drive up to the ski area, was a beautiful place to stay, It had a rustic old world charm with modern day creature comforts, once again the hiring policy has to be recommended (Yay for the English Girls, very pleasant on the eyes indeed), the food was much better than I would of imagined and the rooms were very warm and comfortable. What a pleasure to wake up to some of the best views in the world!!!! I’m bringing my kids next time!
One of New Zealand’s best kept secrets and I hope it stays that way!!!!
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