the end as we knew it ?

Coronet Peak Snow Report
Sat, 11 Aug 07, 6:26 AM
Status Closed

Coronet Peak is closed for the day due to the current weather conditions. All Masters events are cancelled for the day today.

Weather Windy, 4°C
Snow/Rain showers

Oh dear. Warm rain. Wakatipu Skie Club have cancelled leesons for tomorrow Sunday. Do they know something we don't? Is this the end of the season as we knew it?

pETE'S PEAK pOST

Hi Everyone,

We continue to get some quite strange weather for this time of the year. We have had a couple of falls of snow over the past week which has freshened the mountain up a bit. It has also become a little colder the past few days and the snow machines have been making quite a bit of snow.
Yesterday I had a run with a few Treble Cone guys and we were able to ski
from the Top of Greengates to the 6 seater chair off piste and it was
surprisingly good skiing.
With the strange weather it is hard to predict what snow we might get this
week but at the moment Coronet Peak is certainly skiing really well.
Come on up,

Pete

Otago Ski Club - Joel Lodge
Coronet Peak, Queenstown, New Zealand

Lament the lack

The Press reports on the lack of snow

Canterbury ski fields are struggling with one of the worst starts to a ski season.

Staff are languishing and bookings have been cancelled due to the lack of snow.

Despite being two-thirds of the way through winter, none of the smaller Canterbury club fields are open and the two main commercial fields, Mount Hutt and Porters Ski Area, are getting by on artificial snow.

Compounding the problem, the three days of warm nor'west conditions at the end of last week "defrosted" what little base the Craigieburn range club fields had, and opening-day projections are being moved further into August.

The situation could change, however, if heavy rain forecast for today falls as snow in the ski areas.

Queenstown and North Island ski fields are reported to be having a reasonable season and Australia is having one of its best seasons.....

For the full report see http://www.stuff.co.nz/4146237a34.html

Quite the weirdest weather

Hi Everyone,

After a week of quite the weirdest weather, overnight snow has fallen with more forecast for the day. 5 to 10 cm's overnight will have freshened up the snow heaps and the cooler temperatures will bring us back to Winter.............hopefully.

Cheers, Pete

Otago Ski Club - Joel Lodge
Coronet Peak, Queenstown

Somewhat Scratchy - Pete's Post

Hi Everyone,

Conditions are somewhat warmer than they have been with a northerly
drift over the area. The snow is still in good condition and there is great
skiing especially on the main trails. Off piste is scratchy but fun with
care. Cheers, Pete

Otago Ski Club - Joel Lodge
www.osc.org.nz

Pete's Snow Post

Here's Pete's report from Coronet Peak

Hi Everyone,
WOW what a week. Very very cold and nearly as much snow in Queenstown as on
the Peak. Yes we had about 25-30 cm's but we still need more snow to be
able to ski off piste. The Mail trails are very good and nearly all are now
open. Rocky Gully opens Friday and Night skiing starts Friday night.
Think snow... Pete

Otago Ski Club, Coronet Peak, Queenstown, New Zealand
www.osc.org.nz

 

Got to love that. Looking from Coronet Peak down the Gorge in to Queenstown ( in the shadey cold bit )

its hanking down :)

its snowing :)

outside my office

Coronet Peak Webcam

go baby

snow forecast not predicting much today but lets hope they are wrong

Snow forecast for Coronet Peak



mind you a few centimetres at Coronet can make all the difference