Today's report (Friday 3 Sep) has not been received yet.
For Thursday 2 September, issued at 06:16 AM
Field status:
ON HOLD
Road status:
OPEN
Temple Basin carpark is located beside State Highway 73, 4km west of Arthur's Pass Township. The highway is sealed for its complete length between Christchurch and Greymouth so it is open most of the time.
Heading to the snow? Take breaks when driving
Snow Base:
Upper Mountain:
227 cm
Lower Mountain:
87 cm
Last Snow Fall:
22 cm on 2 Sep
Snow Conditions
22cm of snow over night and snow to continue to fall throughout the day to 1100m. This is going to make for some fantastic skiing over the rntire mountain. Snow above 1100 metres. Northwesterlies rising to 60 km/h at lower levels during the morning, then easing in the evening. Severe northwest gales 90 km/h about the tops, turning southwest 70km/h in the afternoon.
Facilities Status
Lifts:
Goods Lift
OPEN
Downhill Lift
CLOSED
Temple Lift
ON HOLD
Cassidy Lift
CLOSED
Five Day Temple Basin Forecast
Fri
Conditions:
Wind Direction:
NW
Max Temp*:
1°C
Min Temp*:
-6°C
Snow **:
6 cm
Sat
SW
3°C
-1°C
0 cm
Sun
NW
°C
°C
cm
Mon
NW
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tue
N
n/a
n/a
n/a
* Forecast at 1320m (Temple Basin ticket office is 1326m) ** 6am to 6am
Arthur's Pass Mountain Forecast for Fri Sep 3 Issued at 7:05 am 2 Sep 2010 NZST Showers west of the Divide, becoming widespread in the afternoon.Snow to 1000 metres at first, lowering to 500 metres late afternoon.Northwest 50 km/h about low levels, turning lighter southerly in the afternoon. Gale westerlies 80 km/h about the tops, turning southwest in the afternoon. Freezing level about 1200 metres at first, lowering to 800 metres by evening. Click Here for Full 5 Day Mountain Forecast
Special Events
We have the Black Diamond freeride event on the 4th and 5th of September so come on up and show us your skiing and snowboarding skills. Also a great spectacle to watch.
© MetService.com page created September 3, 2010, 3:18 am NZST
Ski field data supplied by 
