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Ohau at 1625 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 19 Dec 2025
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heavy rain | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light rain | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | mod. snow | |
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— | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | |
12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
max °C | 5 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
min °C | 4 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
-1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -7 | |
90 | 61 | 97 | 95 | 51 | 84 | 71 | 47 | 84 | 67 | 59 | 97 | 78 | 55 | 85 | 88 | 56 | 97 | |
2600 | 2350 | 1300 | 1350 | 2000 | 1500 | 1800 | 2400 | 2550 | 3050 | 2800 | 3250 | 3000 | 2800 | 2400 | 1800 | 2050 | 1450 | |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:24 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild with moderate rain (total 15.0mm) on Fri morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Mon night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).
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Ohau Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of December has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Ohau at the specific elevation of 1625 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ohau. 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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Visitor Reviews of Ohau
Overall 3.4 Based on 10 votes and 3 reviews
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- Chris Barnett from Australia writes:
I just returned from an epic skiing adventure from Ohau 17/08/2008 - 20/08/2008. I agree with the previous reviews. This place packs a "wicked" punch and defiantly punches above it's weight for both terrain and atmosphere. First of all, the view from the ski field over lake Ohau has to be seen in person to be believed, and some photo's although look awesome, just are not as good as the real thing! The Staff on the Mountain and Ohau lodge are excellent, and in my mind should be retained. The day lodge up on the mountain makes an excellent coffee, and provides plenty of refreshment after all the walking up to Sutton’s peak. The groomed runs first thing in the morning are a great way to warm up the legs. What terrain in bounds not to mention all the Off Piste walking! Some in our group managed 800 vertical meters from the top of Sutton's to the digger on one of the bends in the road coming up the Mountain! Not bad for such a little ski field!!!! The Ohau Lodge at the base of the drive up to the ski area, was a beautiful place to stay, It had a rustic old world charm with modern day creature comforts, once again the hiring policy has to be recommended (Yay for the English Girls, very pleasant on the eyes indeed), the food was much better than I would of imagined and the rooms were very warm and comfortable. What a pleasure to wake up to some of the best views in the world!!!! I’m bringing my kids next time! One of New Zealand’s best kept secrets and I hope it stays that way!!!!
Visitor Reviews of Ohau
Chris Barnett from Australia writes:
I just returned from an epic skiing adventure from Ohau 17/08/2008 - 20/08/2008. I agree with the previous reviews. This place packs a "wicked" punch and defiantly punches above it's weight for both terrain and atmosphere. First of all, the view from the ski field over lake Ohau has to be seen in person to be believed, and some photo's although look awesome, just are not as good as the real thing! The Staff on the Mountain and Ohau lodge are excellent, and in my mind should be retained. The day lodge up on the mountain makes an excellent coffee, and provides plenty of refreshment after all the walking up to Sutton’s peak. The groomed runs first thing in the morning are a great way to warm up the legs. What terrain in bounds not to mention all the Off Piste walking! Some in our group managed 800 vertical meters from the top of Sutton's to the digger on one of the bends in the road coming up the Mountain! Not bad for such a little ski field!!!!
The Ohau Lodge at the base of the drive up to the ski area, was a beautiful place to stay, It had a rustic old world charm with modern day creature comforts, once again the hiring policy has to be recommended (Yay for the English Girls, very pleasant on the eyes indeed), the food was much better than I would of imagined and the rooms were very warm and comfortable. What a pleasure to wake up to some of the best views in the world!!!! I’m bringing my kids next time!
One of New Zealand’s best kept secrets and I hope it stays that way!!!!
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