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Porters Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Porters is: Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
Porters Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21.0mm) on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 6 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 7 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 7 | |
Latest snow reports near Porters:
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  |  |  | |
some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | mod. snow | heavy rain | light rain | light snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | |
max°C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
min°C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
0 | -1 | 2 | -5 | -2 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -2 | 3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | |
28 | 46 | 55 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 46 | 99 | 86 | 98 | |
3550 | 3000 | 2650 | 3400 | 3100 | 2850 | 3150 | 3000 | 3400 | 3050 | 2750 | 2550 | 2250 | 2850 | 2850 | 2850 | 2900 | 2400 | 2350 | |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:58 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 21.0mm) on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue night).
Latest snow reports near Porters:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1980 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. 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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Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth. The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance. If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff. Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
Lewis from New Zealand writes:
Another reviewer couldn’t be further from the truth.
The manager at Porters goes out of his way to help clients and lifts are all not (did you mean to include 'not', ed?) closed when the weather conditions make it unsafe for them to operate - and this information is communicated on their website in advance.
If Mt Hutt is closed you can bet Porters will be open due to the different orientation of the slopes. No queues at Porters and extremely friendly staff.
Closest skifield to Christchurch, best value for money and in my opinion some of the best off-piste runs in the area.
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