More Snow Falls in New Zealand
29th July 2023
Last modified on August 10th, 2023
It had been a poor ski season for snow, but now it has been falling heavily. Skiers and snowboarders are celebrating after a poor start to winter. UPDATED
Update,Thursday 10th August:
In the past week Cardrona claims 70cm of snow has fallen.
It’s a welcome sight.
It’s looking good over at Mt Hutt too as more fresh snow falls:
Events are taking place with good snow cover.
Last weekend two people were caught in an avalanche at the Remarkables resort near Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand.
A skier and a snowboarder were partially buried southeast of the Sugar Bowl area at an altitude of 2,000m.
The avalanche was 2m deep and 200m long.
Rescuers with sniffer dogs were flown to the area by helicopter and located the pair.
The authorities are advising people to be cautious off piste after recent snowfall.
“This is a timely reminder that the risk of avalanches in these conditions is real,” said a police spokesperson.
“Be sure to discuss your plans with ski patrol and be equipped with transceivers, shovels and probes that you know how to use.”
Skiing in New Zealand. Image © PlanetSKI.
Here at PlanetSKI we’ll be updating on conditions in New Zealand so do check back…
Wednesday 2nd August:
There have been the biggest falls of the season so far as winter finally gets back on track.
Up to half a meter has fallen at the resorts around Queenstown on the South Island.
Here’s Coronet Peak:
It’s also looking pretty good at Mt Hutt, near Christchurch:
And at Broken River ski field.
Last week there was heavy snow on the North Island with avalanches set off near the resorts of Turoa and Whakapapa.
Ski patrollers have triggered several avalanches over the past 48-hours.
One avalanche was 200m wide and 1.4m deep.
New Zealand Avalanche Advisory recommends against high alpine backcountry travel in the area.
To read the full advisory then click here.
It follows a generally poor winter in New Zealand so far.
- Snow conditions in Australia and New Zealand
- New Zealand resorts close as snow fails to fall
- Winter starts in Australia but it’s not so good in New Zealand
We will be updating this article as the snow falls so do check back…
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