Snow Forecasts for 24 New Zealand Ski Areas - 13 Mar 2026

New Zealand Snow Forecasts and Reports for New Zealand Ski Resorts

Top 2 New Zealand Ski Resorts with Snow Forecast this week

Top New Zealand Snow Forecasts for the next week
Ski Area	7 Day	Fr	Sa	Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th
Mount Hutt	2cm 1in
Porter Heights	1cm -

Where is there snow in New Zealand?

When will it next snow in New Zealand?

There is snow forecast to fall in New Zealand over the next week, in Ski Resorts including Mount Hutt and Porter Heights.

Forecast updated : 13 Mar 2026 21:49 UTC

How much snow is there in New Zealand?

The deepest reported snow in New Zealand is in Cardrona, which reports snow depths of 95cm 37in on upper slopes.

Snow report updated : 13 Mar 2026 21:30 UTC

When did it last snow in New Zealand?

We do not currently have reports of recent snowfalls from New Zealand, but we hope to soon!

Snow report updated : 13 Mar 2026 21:30 UTC

Top New Zealand Ski Resorts by Snow Depth

New Zealand ski areas with the greatest reported snow depths.
Ski Resort Report	Upper
Cardrona	95cm 37in
Ohau Snow Fields	80cm 31in
Whakapapa	50cm 20in

New Zealand Ski Resorts - Forecast Snow Comparison

The latest snow forecasts for Ski Resorts in New Zealand - please note that all ski resorts can be affected by weather at short notice, and you should check with the Tourist Office before travelling.

New Zealand Snow Forecasts
Ski Area	7 Day	Fr	Sa	Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th
Broken River	-
Cardrona	-
Coronet Peak	-
Craigieburn	-
Fox Peak	-
Hanmer Springs	-
Manganui	-
Mount Cheeseman	-
Mount Dobson	-
Mount Hutt	2cm 1in
Mount Lyford	-
Mount Olympus (NZ)	-
Mount Ruapehu	-
Ohau Snow Fields	-
Porter Heights	1cm -
Rainbow	-
Roundhill	-
Snow Farm	-
Temple Basin	-
The Remarkables	-
Treble Cone	-
Tukino	-
Turoa	-
Whakapapa	-

The New Zealand snow forecast figures given here are the likely average cumulative snowfall on each day, for the specified ski resort. Local snow depths may vary considerably from slope to slope.

New Zealand Snow Forecast Table Key

Snow Forecast - links to 7-Day medium-range and 14-Day long-range Snow Forecasts.
48 Hours - total snowfall forecast in the next 48 hours.
7 Days - total snowfall possible over the next 7 days.
Status - ski area status (Open/Closed/Unknown).
Snow Conditions - current skiing conditions.

All Snow Forecasts beyond 2 days are subject to change. The multi-day snowfall totals above are the total quantity of fresh snow expected to fall, and do NOT account for settling and compaction that will occur.

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Canterbury Snow

Ski Resorts in Canterbury with snow forecast in the next 7 days.
Ski Area	7 Day
Mount Hutt	2cm 1in
Porter Heights	1cm -