Hardy skiers at the base building of Queenstown skifield Coronet Peak on Saturday. Photo: Coronet Peak. But skiers and snowboarders will be smiling after a parade of fronts brought a massive spring top-up to Queenstown Lakes skifields. Wanaka’s skifields received up to 45cm of fresh snow over the weekend.But wild weather on Saturday — high winds and unstable snow — closed Treble Cone. The Remarkables is scheduled to close for the season on October 8, and Coronet Peak a week earlier.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 10, 2017 17:03 UTC