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Snow Farm at 1800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 03 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -5 | -9 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
min °C | -3 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
chill °C | -11 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
Humid % | 62 | 55 | 67 | 66 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 67 | 94 | 84 | 89 | 98 | 95 |
Freeze m | 1500 | 500 | 350 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 1550 | 1450 | 1450 | 1550 | 1150 | 1500 | 1450 | 1550 | 1600 | 1450 | 1300 |
 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 31 Jul 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 1 of August has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Snow Farm at the specific elevation of 1800 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Snow Farm. 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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Resort name is also written as Snow Park/Snow Farm.
Visitor Reviews of Snow Farm
Overall 4.2 Based on 5 votes and 2 reviews
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- Kerb Groolgman from New Zealand writes:
Snowfarm has great XC skiing and you can kite to the summits or go touring. The XC area is superbly groomed. Friendly place. Best XC in NZ. Family friendly. If you can skate XC fast you can fly on downhill. Light gear cheap hire. Always open. Great when you get sick of the crowds downhill
Visitor Reviews of Snow Farm
Kerb Groolgman from New Zealand writes:
Snowfarm has great XC skiing and you can kite to the summits or go touring. The XC area is superbly groomed. Friendly place. Best XC in NZ. Family friendly. If you can skate XC fast you can fly on downhill. Light gear cheap hire. Always open. Great when you get sick of the crowds downhill
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