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Ski field reports

Ruapehu
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Whakapapa	Thu, 02 Sep 14:17 PM	Open	Chains4WD	7cm	Sun, 29 Aug	0°C Snow Showers
Turoa	Thu, 02 Sep 13:13 PM	Open	Closed	5cm	Mon, 30 Aug	0°C Snow Showers
Tukino	Thu, 02 Sep 06:49 AM	Open	Open	5cm	Tue, 31 Aug	-1°C Cloudy
Taranaki
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Manganui	Wed, 01 Sep 07:51 AM	Closed	Open	2cm	Mon, 30 Aug	1°C Sunny
Nelson / St Arnaud
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Rainbow	Fri, 03 Sep 00:14 AM	OPENING ON Sat, 04 Sep 2010
North Canterbury
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Mt Lyford	Thu, 02 Sep 06:14 AM	Open	ChainsAll	45cm	Tue, 31 Aug	0°C Mixed
Hanmer Springs	Thu, 02 Sep 08:02 AM	Closed	Closed	37cm	Tue, 31 Aug	1°C Wind and Snow
Canterbury
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Temple Basin	Thu, 02 Sep 06:16 AM	On Hold	Open	22cm	Thu, 02 Sep	0°C Snow
Craigieburn	Thu, 02 Sep 12:51 PM	Closed	Open	8cm	Thu, 02 Sep	0°C Snow
Broken River	Thu, 02 Sep 06:36 AM	Open	Open	3cm	Wed, 01 Sep	0°C Wind and Snow
Cheeseman	Thu, 02 Sep 09:25 AM	Closed	Closed	5cm	Thu, 02 Sep	-1°C Cloudy
Mt Olympus	Thu, 02 Sep 09:02 AM	Open	Closed	5cm	Thu, 02 Sep	-5°C Snow Showers
Porters	Thu, 02 Sep 11:03 AM	Open	Open	2cm	Thu, 02 Sep	0°C Blizzard
Mt Hutt	Thu, 02 Sep 12:07 PM	Closed	Closed	4cm	Thu, 02 Sep	0°C Windy
The MacKenzie
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Alpure Peaks	Fri, 06 Aug 10:08 AM	Open	Closed	5cm	Sat, 26 Sep	0°C Sunny
Fox Peak	Thu, 02 Sep 12:01 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Mt Dobson	Thu, 02 Sep 06:30 AM	Closed	Closed	45cm	Mon, 30 Aug	-5°C Windy
Roundhill	Thu, 02 Sep 07:08 AM	Closed	Closed	35cm	Mon, 30 Aug	2°C Windy
Ohau	Thu, 02 Sep 08:15 AM	Closed	Closed	2cm	Thu, 02 Sep	0°C Snow
Wanaka
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Treble Cone	Thu, 02 Sep 12:02 PM	Open	Open	1cm	Tue, 31 Aug	-3°C Cloudy
Cardrona	Thu, 02 Sep 12:00 PM	Open	2WD Fit Chains	7cm	Sun, 29 Aug	-3°C High Cloud
Snowfarm	Thu, 02 Sep 07:36 AM	Open	Open	2cm	Thu, 02 Sep	-1°C Wind and Snow
Snowpark	Thu, 02 Sep 06:39 AM	Open	2wdFit4wdCarry	30cm	Tue, 28 Sep	-1°C Snow Showers
Queenstown
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Coronet Peak	Thu, 02 Sep 17:03 PM	Open	Open	5cm	Thu, 02 Sep	2°C Overcast
The Remarkables	Thu, 02 Sep 14:29 PM	Open	Open	4cm	Mon, 30 Aug	-2°C Overcast
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