S.I. snow reports
Snow conditions for South Island ski-fields as reported by the New Zealand Snow Centre yesterday were:— Mt Hutt: Base 40cm; last fall 30cm July 15; packed powder; chains required. Coronet Peak: Base 40cm; last fall 44cm July 16; packed powder, thin in heavy areas; chains required. Porter Heights: Wind-packed powder, chains required. Tekapo: Base 22cm; last fall July 14; groomed slopes; marginal ski-ing with some tussock; chains required. Craigieburn: Opening this week-end. Amun: Base 60cm; windpacked powder; chains required. Temple Basin: Good snow in downhill basin; downhill lift only operating. i
Twizel: Heli-ski-ing; qualified guides available. Mt Cook: Last fall 50cm July 15; surface powder; ski plane operating. Ben Ohau: Last fall 50cm July 17; good powder ski-ing; heli-ski-ing. Treble Cone: Last fall 15cm; good cover on upper field and learners’ area; lower T-bar not operating; chains required. Harris Mountains: Base 50cm; last fall 15cm July 15; wind-packed but good powder in gullys; helic-ski-ing. Mount Dobson: Base 15cm; last fall July 16; main runs groomed; T-bar not operating; chains required. Cardrona: Wind-packed powder; most runs groomed; some rocks; chains required. Tasman Glacier: Last fall July 15; 50cm surface powder.
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