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Turoa at 1602 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 12 Oct 2026
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 |
min °C | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
chill °C | -1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -13 | -15 |
Humid % | 70 | 78 | 63 | 71 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 88 | 96 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 89 | 94 | 96 | 89 |
Freeze m | 2600 | 3000 | 3000 | 3400 | 3300 | 3250 | 3250 | 3150 | 3000 | 2650 | 2800 | 2450 | 1550 | 1300 | 1150 | 750 |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
Next 4 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mild with heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||
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Turoa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 114 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 33 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 3 Oct 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of October has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Visitor Reviews of Turoa
Overall 3.6 Based on 61 votes and 40 reviews
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- Voight from Australia writes:
Being from Brisbane, Ruapehu has been our 'go to' mountain for the last 20 years. Breath-taking scenery. Wonderful Kiwi friends. Great hospitality. So easy to get to for us. Fly to Wellington (or Auckland), 2 hours. Drive to Ohakune, 4 hours. It used to be even better when we could fly direct to Palmie and drive for only 2 hours. Have skied the South Island. It's good and has some variety but Ruapehu beats it because the drive up the mountain (from Ohakune) is only 17 minutes. Can't beat that! On cruddy days, there are other activities. Spring is best for more stable weather.
Visitor Reviews of Turoa
Voight from Australia writes:
Being from Brisbane, Ruapehu has been our 'go to' mountain for the last 20 years. Breath-taking scenery. Wonderful Kiwi friends. Great hospitality. So easy to get to for us. Fly to Wellington (or Auckland), 2 hours. Drive to Ohakune, 4 hours. It used to be even better when we could fly direct to Palmie and drive for only 2 hours. Have skied the South Island. It's good and has some variety but Ruapehu beats it because the drive up the mountain (from Ohakune) is only 17 minutes. Can't beat that! On cruddy days, there are other activities. Spring is best for more stable weather.
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