Ski-field condition report
The following ski-field conditions were reported to the Christchurch Snow Centre yesterday: Amuri: Im base; last fall 3 cm August 28; all facilities operating; chains carried; transport available from Hanmer Springs. Broken River: All facilities operating; chains carried. Cardrona: Good snow cover; all facilities operating; chains carried. Coronet Peak: Average snow depth 60cm; last fall 7cm August 20; ail facilities operating; chains carried. Craigieburn:All facilities operating; chains carried. Mount Cheeseman:All facilities operating; chains carried. Mount Dobson:6ocm base; last fall 25cm August 19; firm snow conditions; all facilities operating; chains required. Fox Peak:Average 8m base; packed powder on all runs; all facilities operating; chains carried.
Fox Glacier:4scm fresh powder on 6m base; ski plane and helicopter’ operating subject to weather. Harris Mountains:Good powder on 2m base; helicopter operating. Mount Hutt:Bocm base; scm new snow since August 26; packed powder snow conditions on firm base; all facilities operating; chains required. Ohau: 1.6 m .base; hardpacked snow; icy patches; main trails groomed; all facilities operating; chains carried. Porter Heights:Good ski-ing over whole mountain; all facilities operating; chains carried. Rainbow:Good snow cover over whole mountain; all facilities operating; chains carried. Remarkables:Last fall 54cm August 19; all facilities operating; chains carried. Tasman Glacier:Windblown powder on 300 cm base; ski-
planes operating. Tekapo:socm base; last fall August 20; spring snow; all facilities operating; chains carried. Temple Basin:l.3sm base; two lifts operating; chains not required. Two Thumb heli-ski:Spring skiing; helicopter operating. Treble Cone:l.6m upper/80cm lower, last fall scm August 25; all facilities operating, chains carried. Mount Hutt heli-ski:Last fall August 27; operating subject to weather. New Zealand heli-ski (Queenstown):Mt Earnslaw area 2m average base; last fall 5-10 cm August 27; powder snow in gullies; spring corn on northern slopes. Mount Cook heli-ski:Spring corn on 2m base; helicopter operating. Twizel beli-ski:2m base; helicopter operating.
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Press, 30 August 1985, Page 32
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