Snow Storm storms in to New Zealand's South Island
Snow Storm storms in to New Zealand's South Island
Published : 20-Jun-2015 08:09
A major snow storm has swept the South Island over the past 48 hours, bringing significant snowfall to some of New Zealand's ski areas.Half a metre of fresh snow has already fallen at the ski resorts of Mount Hutt and Coronet Peak.
More snow is expected from a further weather system on Monday, giving the NZ ski season a fine start! The Remarkables, Porters and Broken River are all looking to open this weekend.
Mount Hutt - photo courtesy of The Herald.
There's more info in this article in the Australian Herald
The Herald wrote:"This is shaping up to be the biggest single dump we've had since 2010," ski area manager Ross Copland (ski area manager, Coronet Peak) said.
"At peak intensity, 5cm per hour was dumping on us this morning. Conditions on the mountain are incredible; all trails are blanketed in a deep layer of light dry powder."
The beginner's lifts, Coronet Express and Meadows chairlifts are all operating, while Greengates and Rocky Gully lifts both open on Saturday.
"We're not even one week into the season and it's been an incredible start so far," Mr Copland said.
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