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Turoa at 1602 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 01 Oct 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
chill °C | -1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -8 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Humid % | 61 | 65 | 23 | 64 | 71 | 45 | 97 | 100 | 74 | 45 | 40 | 49 | 34 | 42 | 63 | 28 | 54 | 17 |
Freeze m | 2650 | 2700 | 3100 | 3450 | 3500 | 3550 | 2800 | 2400 | 1300 | 1850 | 2900 | 2900 | 3150 | 3150 | 3350 | 3400 | 3400 | 3450 |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
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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: | 27 Sep 2026 |
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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:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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.
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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.
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