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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #287
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 5 November 2025: Record-early openings at Sunshine and Winter Park mark a strong start to the 25–26 ski season across Canada and the USA.
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Rainbow at 1760 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 06 Nov 2025
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some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | |
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— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
max°C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
min°C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
65 | 88 | 67 | 37 | 26 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 60 | 50 | 46 | 71 | 82 | 76 | 95 | 99 | 73 | 70 | 99 | 98 | 98 | |
3500 | 3250 | 3400 | 3250 | 3300 | 3650 | 3450 | 3300 | 3350 | 3250 | 3050 | 3450 | 3250 | 3050 | 2900 | 2800 | 2650 | 3100 | 2750 | 2800 | 2600 | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 34.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
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Rainbow Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Oct 2025 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of November has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Rainbow! by Snow Forecast Admin
Learner Slopes by Daniel
Top of T lift on Rainbow Ski field by Daniel
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1760 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rainbow. 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
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- bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
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