Ōhau Snow Fields NZ
1425–1925 m · mid 1675 m · Pacific/Auckland
25 cm in the last 72h at mid mountain, falling near freezing at an average of -1°C. a crust remains near the surface. Next 72h: another 8-18 cm in 72h; next 7d 3 snow days, 2 icy days.
today → 7 days
| date | rating | grade | regime | snow | rain | min / max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | 68 | very good | snow | 13.3 cm | 0.0 mm | -5.6 / -1.5 °C |
| 2026-09-18 | 64 | good | cold | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -10.4 / 0.0 °C |
| 2026-09-19 | 65 | very good | icy | 12.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -1.2 / 0.7 °C |
| 2026-09-20 | 53 | good | icy | 1.4 cm | 0.0 mm | -9.4 / 0.5 °C |
| 2026-09-21 | 49 | fair | snow | 4.2 cm | 0.0 mm | -7.6 / -0.8 °C |
| 2026-09-22 | 53 | good | snow | 5.3 cm | 0.0 mm | -5.8 / -1.2 °C |
| 2026-09-23 | 51 | good | cold | 0.4 cm | 0.0 mm | -14.9 / -2.9 °C |
| 2026-09-24 | 44 | fair | cold | 0.0 cm | 0.0 mm | -13.4 / -1.8 °C |
Ski-day snow is last night 18:00 through today 18:00. Today is scored as-of now; future days use first chair. Default board sort is the eight-day median.
today's components
freshness 22/35
- effective fresh snow: 20.5 cm
- 24h / 72h / 7d: 19 / 25 / 26 cm
preservation 15/25
- rain penalty: −0
- crust penalty: −10
- wind penalty: −0
- icy (day thaw / night freeze): −0
- slush (above freezing day+night): −0
- warm yesterday: −0
base 14/15
- modeled settled base: 102 cm
- needed: 110 cm
- weather-derived proxy, not a resort measurement
bands
| band | elev | temp | 24h | 72h | freezing level | wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base | 1425 m | -1.4°C | 13.8 cm | 16.4 cm | -175 m below | 4 km/h |
| mid | 1675 m | -3.1°C | 19.3 cm | 25.2 cm | -425 m below | 4 km/h |
| top | 1925 m | -4.7°C | 22.1 cm | 28.6 cm | -675 m below | 4 km/h |