Snow, snow and more snow - NZ's getting hit good and hard. Even Queenstown! Yesterday saw snow falling on and off throughout most of the day at the Coronet Peak and the skiing was good with maybe 5 to 8cms of fresh. The big front had slowed down and didn't impact until late during last night and Coronet Peak by morning had picked up another 15cms and the Remarkables hitting 25cms. The odd flurry coming thru since the major front stopped at about 1000 means they have probably picked up some more and will maybe see the odd snowy flurry through out the day.
Cornet Peak, Remarkables, and Cardrona have closed for the day but Treble Cone is open (day 2)as they are further inland and out of the southerly (they got a good wack yesterday while the system was still in the NW phase).
2moro is going to be a a big day with great powder skiing at all the resorts that have been closed today and it is also going to be very busy with every one wanting a sniff of the white stuff!
The Whakatipu basin has also a good coating right down to lake level with about 10cms all over the basin.
The back country has picked up 25cms and the avalanche danger is high (check out www.avalanche.net.nz. If your are going back country keep in touch with that website and make sure you have all the correct equipment, transceiver, shovel and probe -- minimum! If you haven't got it go get it from R&R Sport in Queenstown.
All of the heliski companies will be happy now as they will now have enough snow to offer some good product and as the season continues this will only get better.
C U on the snow!!!
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