Whakapapa: Schneevorhersage

The return of snowfall to Australian ski slopes means that a few of the country’s ski areas expect to offer very limited terrain for opening day on Saturday, but most will be leaving it a bit longer. Ski areas reported up to 8cm (3”) of wet snow and cold enough temperatures for some snowmaking after a pre-season mild spell followed some good snowfalls in May. Perisher, Mt Baw Baw and Mt Buller say they’ll now have some terrain open. “Phew! That was a close one. Mother Nature really did put the ‘no’ in snow the past few weeks, but she has delivered overnight! We’ve woken up to a blanketing of white, with 8cm falling since yesterday. Thanks to the snowfall,