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Morning Report

Last updated: 7:18pm Fri 4th Sep

Mōrena from Whakapapa.

Today we have rain and a blustery north westerly wind on the lower mountain, with snow showers and strong winds higher up the mountain.
The great news is that this weather is forecast to pass through today, leaving clear weather for tomorrow.

The storm earlier in the week has topped up our snow stocks nicely up high, with the T-bars looking great again, along with some great drifting helping to fill in the gullies.

Base area facilities will open from 8am.

The Happy Valley beginners ski and ride area, along with Snowland will open from 9am.

The Sky Waka gondola is on hold due to strong winds. We will have an update at 7.30am.

Unfortunately due to the weather all other lift facilities are closed for the day.

If you are heading our way don't let the weather put a dampener on your day - we will be here and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Bruce Road: OPEN
Chains carried
Road conditions are expected freeze overnight. Road Restricted to 2WDs must carry chains
Repco Snow Sweat

Facilities

Closed
Sky Waka gondola
Open
Snowland
9am - 2pm
Open
Snow School
9am - 3pm
Open
Guest Services
8am - 4pm
Open
Whakapapa Shop
8:30am - 4pm
Open
Happy Valley Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Base Area Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Medical Centre
9am - 4pm
Open
Workshop
9am - 4pm
Car Park Shuttles

Lifts

Closed
Sky Waka gondola
Open
Toru carpet
9am - 3pm
Open
Double Happy chair
9am - 3pm
Closed
Rangatira quad chair
Closed
Delta quad chair
Closed
Valley T-bar
Closed
Knoll Ridge T-bar
Inactive
West Ridge quad chair
Inactive
Far West T-bar

Food & Drink

Closed
Knoll Ridge Chalet
Open
Lorenz's Bar & Café
8am - 4pm
Open
Happy Valley Bistro
9am - 4pm

Trails

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
Small Park
Medium Park
Large Park
Happy Valley Area
Rangatira Area
Sky Waka Area
Delta Area
Valley Area
Knoll Ridge Area
West Ridge Area

Trail Map

Conditions

Top of Knoll T-bar
Temperature
-5.3°c
Wind
65.5km/h S
Snow Base
66cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
22cm
Top of Gondola
Temperature
-3.8°c
Wind
26.3km/h ESE
Snow Base
81cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
12cm

Webcams

Happy Valley web cam shot
Happy Valley
Happy Valley
Snowland
The Pinnacles
Far West T-Bar
Te Heuheu Valley
Hut Flat
Staircase Slopes

Forecast

Today
3.5°C
High
-1.2°C
Low
Cloudy
Sunday
3.7°C
High
0.7°C
Low
sleet
Monday
4.8°C
High
1.3°C
Low
Heavy rain
Tuesday
5.7°C
High
1.1°C
Low
Cloudy
Wednesday
4.4°C
High
0.2°C
Low
Cloudy