Queenstown's new snow viewed from the Crown Range lookout.
Conditions almost reach white-out levels on the Coronet Peak access road.
Emelia Thatcher (4), of Auckland, ducks a snowball from Melissa Parker, also of Auckland, keeping hold of a retaliatory snowball of her own at the Coronet Peak Ski Area.
Melissa Parker, who arrived from Auckland yesterday morning, just in time for the snow, launches a snowball at Ben Thatcher, of Queenstown.
Ben Thatcher, of Queenstown, Emelia Thatcher (4) and Melissa Parker, both of Auckland, take a breather from snowball fights.
Ben Williamson (8), of Auckland, takes advantage of an abandoned snowboard at the Coronet Peak Ski Area, sledding down a run during his first experience of real snow.
Ben emerges from the fresh snow following an unplanned dismount.
Snow continues to fall in the Queenstown suburb of Fernhill.
Snow continues to fall in the Queenstown suburb of Fernhill.
Fresh snow falls throughout Queenstown yesterday.
Photos by Joe Dodgshun; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.