Skiers and snowboarders welcomed a fresh dumping of snow at Wanaka's Cardrona Alpine Resort on Monday. PHOTO: CARDRONA
A fresh dumping of snow was welcomed to skifields on Monday, thanks to the latest polar blast covering the lower South Island.
Cardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka has had more than 40cm of new snow, while and Treble Cone reported more than 50cm at the top of its six-seater chairlift.
Cardrona and Treble Cone general manager Laura Hedley said the snowstorm was going to set up a fantastic August.
"It means we’ll be opening more terrain, building more features and will provide excellent conditions both on and off trail."
All of the region’s skifields are expecting more snow to settle over the coming days, and are hoping to remain open in fresh powder conditions.
