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View of the main Snow Farm building during sunset in winter.

Snow Farm

Queenstown-Lakes District · Otago · New Zealand · 1,477 m

Photo: André Richard Chalmers · CC BY-SA 4.0

Avalanche danger

Today · Thu 15 Oct2 · Moderate

Wind slabs are likely to have formed in the Lee of terrain features. These will be reactive first thing this morning. Avoid areas of obvious loading and allow time for the new snow to settle throughout the day

Area: Queenstown · Full bulletin →

Official bulletin (NZ Avalanche Advisory). Always read the full bulletin before going off-piste.

Where to stay near Snow Farm

Hotels and apartments close to the slopes, with prices and availability for your dates.

  • Within 15 km of the resort
  • Real prices for your dates
  • Many with free cancellation
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What to do without snow

The resort is closed: here is what you can do in the area today.

This is not the resort's official programme: it is what is mapped in OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the resort centre. Check opening times on the resort's own website.

Snow seen from space

Satellite image of Snow Farm with snow highlighted
True colour on 12 Oct; snow detected by the satellite in cyan. The circle is the measured area.

18 %of the ground snow-covered within 7 km · 12 Oct

Last 60 days

16 Aug: 65 %17 Aug: 82 %18 Aug: 60 %19 Aug: 77 %20 Aug: 63 %21 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground22 Aug: 64 %23 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground24 Aug: 95 %25 Aug: 62 %26 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground27 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground28 Aug: 77 %29 Aug: 92 %30 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground31 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground1 Sept: 78 %2 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground3 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground4 Sept: 60 %5 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground6 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground7 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground8 Sept: 51 %9 Sept: 48 %10 Sept: 67 %11 Sept: 56 %12 Sept: 48 %13 Sept: 47 %14 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground15 Sept: 45 %16 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground17 Sept: 72 %18 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground19 Sept: 55 %20 Sept: 48 %21 Sept: 45 %22 Sept: 51 %23 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground24 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground25 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground26 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground27 Sept: 71 %28 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground29 Sept: 51 %30 Sept: 40 %1 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground2 Oct: 34 %3 Oct: 41 %4 Oct: 36 %5 Oct: 33 %6 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground7 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground8 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground9 Oct: 27 %10 Oct: 33 %11 Oct: 18 %12 Oct: 18 %13 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground14 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground16 Aug14 Oct

% clouds

Source: NASA GIBS, MODIS Terra and Aqua (snow cover) and VIIRS NOAA-20 (true colour). Updated daily with a one-day lag.

Weather by elevation

Snow Farm

1,477 m
-3°Cfeels -8°
Wind
16 km/h (gust 44)
Humidity
89%

7-day forecast

Snow Farm · 1,477 m
DayMin/MaxSnowProb.Gust
Fri 16-4° / 2°—33%53 km/h
Sat 17-3° / 10°—0%42 km/h
Sun 183° / 15°—0%50 km/h
Mon 195° / 13°—6%48 km/h
Tue 205° / 13°—0%54 km/h
Wed 215° / 12°—18%58 km/h
Thu 226° / 14°—25%65 km/h

Snow report from the resort's official website

Frequently asked questions about Snow Farm

What can you do at Snow Farm without snow?
There are 5 mapped activities around the resort: mountain huts (5). See what to do without snow →

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