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UPDATE 6pm Monday: Buller has confirmed on their Facebook page that LBS will open on Wednesday
Webcams are showing the snowmaking going hammer & tongs, which is hardly a surprise. Over the next few days I will get a handle on what terrain can be expected for the weekend after LBS is open.
Sunday 10pm:
Conditions today were much like Saturday. No photos today as there wasn’t much point.
Snowmaking overnight allowed the opening of Baldy, which was a pretty tenuous move, as was maintaining Shakey’s status as an open run. The lower section was about 2m wide and littered with rocks.
The day was cold and snowmaking was continuing for much of the day, but unfortunately the wind direction did not allow snowmaking on Shakey.
Riding Holden chair you could see significant snowmaking on the trail to Little Buller Spur. According to people I spoke to in both Operations and Patrol it is estimated this will open on Wednesday. Apparently it has been painfully close to being able to open since Queen’s Birthday but the conditions didn’t conspire to get the lower section skiable.
Jane’s Weather, plus BOM, Weatherzone, Snowatch are all predicting snow on Tuesday/Wednesday, I don’t think it’s going to be an enormous amount, perhaps 15-20cm, however it will be welcomed and combined with a very cold week and lots of Snowmaking I would predict LBS, Summit, Family Run, and perhaps Skyline for next weekend.
As the weather rolls in midweek I’ll keep this page updated with up to the minute conditions and other news.
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