SnowOdds

Southern Alps

New Zealand: club fields and big views over Queenstown and Wanaka.

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When the snow comes

Average odds across 7 resorts. The most reliable weeks:

  1. 2–8 Aug40%
  2. 5–11 Jul30%
  3. 6–12 Sept26%
  1. 7–13 Jun, 19% avg oddsJun7–13 Jun: 19% average odds
  2. 14–20 Jun, 9% avg odds14–20 Jun: 9% average odds
  3. 21–27 Jun, 21% avg odds21–27 Jun: 21% average odds
  4. 28 Jun – 4 Jul, 19% avg oddsJul28 Jun – 4 Jul: 19% average odds
  5. 5–11 Jul, 30% avg odds5–11 Jul: 30% average odds
  6. 12–18 Jul, 24% avg odds12–18 Jul: 24% average odds
  7. 19–25 Jul, 19% avg odds19–25 Jul: 19% average odds
  8. 26 Jul – 1 Aug, 20% avg odds26 Jul – 1 Aug: 20% average odds
  9. 2–8 Aug, 40% avg oddsAug2–8 Aug: 40% average odds
  10. 9–15 Aug, 16% avg odds9–15 Aug: 16% average odds
  11. 16–22 Aug, 24% avg odds16–22 Aug: 24% average odds
  12. 23–29 Aug, 7% avg odds23–29 Aug: 7% average odds
  13. 30 Aug – 5 Sept, 11% avg oddsSept30 Aug – 5 Sept: 11% average odds
  14. 6–12 Sept, 26% avg odds6–12 Sept: 26% average odds
  15. 13–19 Sept, 15% avg odds13–19 Sept: 15% average odds
  16. 20–26 Sept, 19% avg odds20–26 Sept: 19% average odds
  17. 27 Sept – 3 Oct, 9% avg odds27 Sept – 3 Oct: 9% average odds
  18. 4–10 Oct, 15% avg oddsOct4–10 Oct: 15% average odds

Outlined: the three most reliable weeks. Hover a bar for its dates.

Where to go

Best all season

Highest score across the whole season

  1. 1Roundhill Ski FieldCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug32
  2. 2Coronet PeakOtago Region, best 2–8 Aug21
  3. 3Ōhau Snow FieldsCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug21
  4. 4Cardrona Alpine ResortOtago Region, best 5–11 Jul19
  5. 5Mount Dobson Ski FieldCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug17
  6. 6Temple BasinCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug12
  7. 7Mount Lyford Alpine ResortMarlborough Region, best 12–18 Jul8

Best early season

First six weeks of the season

  1. 1Roundhill Ski FieldCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug35
  2. 2Ōhau Snow FieldsCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug22
  3. 3Coronet PeakOtago Region, best 2–8 Aug21
  4. 4Cardrona Alpine ResortOtago Region, best 5–11 Jul20
  5. 5Mount Dobson Ski FieldCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug20

Best late season

Last six weeks of the season

  1. 1Roundhill Ski FieldCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug24
  2. 2Coronet PeakOtago Region, best 2–8 Aug20
  3. 3Cardrona Alpine ResortOtago Region, best 5–11 Jul15
  4. 4Ōhau Snow FieldsCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug15
  5. 5Temple BasinCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug8

Hidden gems

Smaller ski areas with a big score

  1. 1Ōhau Snow FieldsCanterbury Region, best 2–8 Aug21

Numbers are the average SnowOdds score out of 100 per week over the period shown: the odds of 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow at the summit count most, then base, sun, rain and wind.

All 7 resorts in the Southern Alps