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Craigieburn Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Craigieburn is: Heavy rain (total 26.0mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
Craigieburn Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -3 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -1 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0 |  |
Latest snow reports near Craigieburn:
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
12 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 3 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
min°C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -9 | -8 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
-12 | -12 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -7 | |
91 | 81 | 71 | 97 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 85 | 90 | 35 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 76 | 79 | 87 | |
2050 | 1500 | 1600 | 800 | 550 | 1400 | 1600 | 1250 | 1400 | 1400 | 2400 | 2100 | 2500 | 2450 | 2550 | 2450 | 1850 | 2200 | 1950 | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
Heavy rain (total 26.0mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).
Latest snow reports near Craigieburn:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Sep 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Craigieburn at the specific elevation of 1922 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Craigieburn. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Overall 3.2 Based on 8 votes and 3 reviews
Craigieburn Valley, legendary among a surprisingly large minority of truly serious skiers and riders around the world, is the place where the staff from other local resorts come on their days off, where Northern Hemisphere extremists come in their offseason, and camera crews flock to shoot heroic lines. It's not always good, but when it is, there's nowhere better, short of iconic places like La Grave. When it's not good, it's usually still fun. The trail map tells it all - most runs are advanced, with a significant number upgraded to 'tricky' (localtalk for triple black diamond) and the occasional 'suicidal'. And that's without going offpiste. Although August is traditionally peak season, best snow and weather is often in September, and surprisingly often there is still lots in October. Lifts are 'appropriate technology' (rudimentary, quickly reinstated after an avalanche). Facilities are comfortable, verging on opulent by local standards, but basic as resorts worldwide go, except the high altitude daylodge, truly one of the jewels of alpine location and architecture -- at least, of anywhere I've been.
Andrew Troup from New Zealand writes:
Craigieburn Valley, legendary among a surprisingly large minority of truly serious skiers and riders around the world, is the place where the staff from other local resorts come on their days off, where Northern Hemisphere extremists come in their offseason, and camera crews flock to shoot heroic lines. It's not always good, but when it is, there's nowhere better, short of iconic places like La Grave. When it's not good, it's usually still fun.
The trail map tells it all - most runs are advanced, with a significant number upgraded to 'tricky' (localtalk for triple black diamond) and the occasional 'suicidal'. And that's without going offpiste.
Although August is traditionally peak season, best snow and weather is often in September, and surprisingly often there is still lots in October.
Lifts are 'appropriate technology' (rudimentary, quickly reinstated after an avalanche). Facilities are comfortable, verging on opulent by local standards, but basic as resorts worldwide go, except the high altitude daylodge, truly one of the jewels of alpine location and architecture -- at least, of anywhere I've been.
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