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Coronet Peak, Cardrona, The Remarkables, Treble Cone, Waiorau Snow Farm

03 October 1999 - Free and Independent

Oops. Coronet Peak isn't really staying open until the 10th of October. Its closing today Sunday 3rd October. Remarkables is hoping to stay open until Sunday 10th October but it would pay to check if you are planning a trip.

Evan " here comes summer" Bloomfield

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>================ Last Issue

Queenstown and the Garden Park Royal, Ready Steady Close, Primo Peak to Porridge goes offfff, 2 for 1 chill deal, Mt Larkens and the SnowDome - Phase One , free skiing at the Waiorau Snow Farm

>================ Summer SnowCams??

Well we are going to keep the Coronet Cam and Remarkable Cam going all summer so you can surf on over and check out the seasonal changes. TrebleCone Cam and Cardrona Cam are closing down today and will start up early May next year.

We are working on a few new WebCam spots for summer and a few new features for next winters SnowCams so make sure you check back.

>================ North Island Snow NewZ from Ben Sintes

"Just got back from 3 days of the white stuff at Turoa & Whakapapa. Had an absolute ball on Saturday night ( 20 September ) at the fireworks extravaganza at Whakapapa. $10,000 worth in 20 minutes. The ground shook with some of the colourful explosions. It's an annual event that I can recommend to anybody.

"Both Turoa and Whakapapa are looking rather bare at the carpark level but there is some awesome skiing to be had on the upper parts of both fields with both having at least 400 vertical metres to ski. At Turoa you can still ski to the carpark although its a bit like skiing on a slushie drink. Best skiing has to be, on Turoa - the Jumbo, & Moro race t-bar and on Whakapapa the West Ridge Quad & the Far West T-bar. For some reason these lifts never seem to be heavily populated.

"Snow conditions at both these fields should improve this week with snow forecast over the next couple of days. When the weather clears and with those long fine spring days anybody not heading up is gonna be missing out!

And so I asked Ben what the low-down on the Northern fields closing was ...

"Both fields are hoping to stay open until the end of October, this is shorter than their normal closing of around the second week in November. If they receive more snow then they will stay open as long as possible.

" If weather patterns in the Antarctic Oceans below the Tasman Sea prevail there is still a good chance of a last cold blast from the south. Here's hoping!!

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>================ Southland's Premier Surf and Snow Event

The Primo Peak to Porridge - what a great way to celebrate the end of season with some spring snow action and sizzling Southland surf.

Thanks to our great sponsors this year with yes you guessed it Primo as the main supporters and from the Globe Hotel Backpackers, nzski.com, Steep and Cheap, Smith Sports Wear, K2 SnowBoards and Southern Ocean Surf Co. Thanks heaps blokes and blokesses.

For more information surf on over to the official Primo Peak to Porridge site or check out the fab BoarderZone still and video footage.

>================ Check this our for some ReaL SnoW

The Mt Baker snow area in Washington State received a world record snowfall of 1140 inches ( approx. 29 metres ) during the past season. The previous record was 1122 inches, set at Mt Ranier ( also in Washington ) in the winter of 1971 - 1972.

US officials said snowfall can be difficult to measure accurately because it settles, melts and drifts from place to place but they added that the Mt Baker measurement met snowfall observation standards and practices prescribed by the US National Weather Service.

Thanks to Alan Graham and the Ruapehu Ski Club bulletin for this little titbit. Any snow areas in New Zealand or Australia like to try and match it?

>================ Coronet Peak

Closing Sunday 3 October.

>================ Cardrona

Closing Sunday 3 October

>================ Treble Cone

Closing Sunday 3 October

>================ The Remarkables

Closing Sunday 10 October

>================ Waiorau Snow Farm

Closing when all the snow melts?

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