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Ski field reports

Ruapehu
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Whakapapa	Thu, 03 Dec 12:56 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 19 Dec 2009
Turoa	Mon, 14 Dec 15:30 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 19 Jun 2010
Tukino	Tue, 29 Sep 12:34 PM	CFS	Closed	5cm	Thu, 03 Sep	2°C Rain and Snow
Taranaki
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Manganui	Tue, 09 Mar 20:19 PM	OPENING ON Sun, 06 Jun 2010
Nelson / St Arnaud
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Rainbow	Mon, 28 Sep 10:18 AM	CFS	Closed	15cm	Fri, 25 Sep	0°C Rain
North Canterbury
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Mt Lyford	Sun, 13 Sep 19:09 PM	CFS	Closed	3cm	Thu, 03 Sep	2°C Sunny
Hanmer Springs	Tue, 01 Sep 07:19 AM	CFS	Closed	1cm	Tue, 01 Sep	0°C Sunny
Canterbury
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Temple Basin	Thu, 08 Oct 12:19 PM	CFS	Open	25cm	Fri, 09 Oct	0°C Sunny
Craigieburn	Mon, 05 Oct 06:37 AM	CFS	Closed	6cm	Mon, 05 Oct	0°C Sunny
Broken River	Tue, 27 Oct 08:59 AM	CFS	Closed	15cm	Thu, 22 Oct	2°C Snow
Cheeseman	Sun, 04 Oct 20:37 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 03 Jul 2010
Mt Olympus	Mon, 02 Nov 07:09 AM	CFS	Open	20cm	Thu, 29 Oct	-1°C Cloudy
Porters	Sat, 20 Feb 09:16 AM	OPENING ON Fri, 25 Jun 2010
Mt Hutt	Thu, 18 Feb 16:44 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 12 Jun 2010
The MacKenzie
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Alpure Peaks	Tue, 29 Sep 06:56 AM	CFS	Closed	5cm	Sat, 26 Sep	3°C Sunny
Fox Peak	Fri, 25 Sep 20:41 PM	CFS	Closed	6cm	Fri, 25 Sep	2°C Mixed
Mt Dobson	Sat, 20 Feb 09:32 AM	OPENING ON Sat, 03 Jul 2010
Roundhill	Sun, 27 Sep 21:14 PM	CFS	Closed	2cm	Thu, 24 Sep	2°C Sunny
Ohau	Sat, 20 Feb 23:33 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 26 Jun 2010
Wanaka
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Treble Cone	Wed, 17 Feb 14:01 PM	OPENING ON Thu, 24 Jun 2010
Cardrona	Fri, 19 Feb 16:01 PM	OPENING ON Thu, 25 Jun 2009
Snowfarm	Thu, 08 Oct 15:17 PM	CFS	Open	5cm	Sat, 03 Oct	-2°C Overcast
Snowpark	Thu, 18 Feb 16:40 PM	OPENING ON Sun, 04 Jul 2010
Queenstown
Ski Area	Last Updated	Status	Access	Avg. Snow Depth	Last Snow-fall	Weather Conditions
Coronet Peak	Thu, 18 Feb 16:42 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 05 Jun 2010
The Remarkables	Thu, 18 Feb 16:44 PM	OPENING ON Sat, 19 Jun 2010
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