8 June 1999
Southern Lakes including Queenstown and Wanaka
Free and Independent
Well Mt Hutt beat everyone else in the Southern Hemisphere and opened yesterday Monday 7 June with the 20cm they got on June 4 topped up by those big snow guns.. That's 7 days later than last year. By all accounts the snow was pretty good, the mountain was pretty white and everyone was stoked to be sliding around in the hills.
The weather forecast for today is reasonably promising with snow forecast to below 1 000m and its raining hard outside right now. Come on everyone think cold!
Yours Evan " snow dam it " Bloomfield
>================ Last issue
Last week we had a quick look at the state of the snow areas in the Southern Lakes, talked a little about wot's going on at Mt Ruapehu, looked at some great snow packages to Queenstown and sealed the Crown Range road to Cardrona and Treble Cone. You can view our previous snow reports online.
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>================ Like to stay on the mountain?
If you are organising a snow trip to Queenstown for a group of people then the Otago Ski Club might just be for you. The club is at the the bottom of Coronet Peak just a few minutes walk from the lifts and yes in a reasonable snow year you can slide right up to the door. Now that's European! Perfect for school and scout groups and sporting clubs. For more information phone Neil Kinninburgh on 03 473 8443.
>================ Coronet Peak
Recent Snow falls at the base
4 June - 6 cmWell the snowmakers managers to squeeze in a few good days of snowmaking on the main trails but it has been too warm for the last two days. Coronet's nice southerly aspects means that is is not loosing any .... The Peak is ready to open.
>================ Cardrona
Recent Snow falls at the base
4 June - 10cmA short, sharp Southerly blast has heralded the onset of winter. The snow was packed by groomers so it will stick around and makes a good base. Proposed opening date is Thursday June 24th. For a fabulous photo of this snowy scene for all you desk jockeys check out the Cardrona page. Thanks Nigel.
>================ Treble Cone
Recent Snow falls at the base
4 June - 5cmPlanned opening for June 19. And yes the Austrians are coming ... again. They re wrote the Alpine World Cup history book taking the first nine places in a World Cup Super-G at Innsbruck in December. They obviously feel the need for speed.
>================ The Remarkables
Recent Snow falls at the base
4 June - 5 cmThe new snow making system on the Alta Trail is due to go on line 10 June. Proposed opening Friday 25 June.
>================ Waiorau Snow Farm
They are full! Some of you may know that apart from the X Country Skiing the Waiorau Snow Farm is Legendary around the world for its winter tyre testing facilities. The testing grounds are fully booked from 1 July to end of August with twelve buildings to house the testing teams, tyres and masses of computer equipment. Last year there was so much data flowing to and from tyre headquarters around the world that telecom has installed a state of the art transmission pole for 90 lines. Now this ain't no ordinary pole. It is designed to handle winds up to 300km/h and one metre of ice!
Oh and don't forget the skinny skiing!
>================ Check this snow report .... from Mammoth Mountain
Thursday, June 03, 1999
"JUNE FRESHIES! Mammoth Rocks! 6 to 8 inches of fresh powder! Cool temperatures keeping the snow fresh for the weekend! Mammoth is now the only ski/board resort open in California! So get up here and make some fresh tracks!"
Now why can't we get snow falls like that?
>================ Want to run a snow field?
So you think you have got it rough? Check out this list of "challenges" that Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has had to face at Whakapapa .... lifts breaking due to heavy ice ( 1956, 1958 ), burial of lifts in deep snow drifts ( 1956, 1961, 1964, 1991 ), lahar damage ( 1969, 1975 ) and ashfall on snow ( 1954, 1996 ). And the good news? Ruapehu the volcanoe was quiet in 1998 with only two small "bursts" on January 1 and 2. A series of seismic shakes were recorded in May but these did not lead to any eruptions. Thanks to the Ruapehu Ski Club Bulletin for these little titbits.
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>================ Contact Details
Evan Bloomfield fx +64 3 442 8342
PO Box 2125
Queenstown 9197
AOTEAROA
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