Southern Alps, New Zealand Report: Major Snow Swipes South Island

Report from 6 June, 2025

Old Man Winter is struttin’ his stuff along large sections of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. 

Overnight reports tally feet of snow falling at base area elevations, with healthy dollops exciting the locals (plus corking traffic) on the streets of Tekapo and Mt. Cook Village.

Picnic status: frosty, at Tekapo. Photo: Alpine Rec. Media

Entering Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park. Photo: P.M.Fadden

Micro-cats prowl the runway at Mt.Cook Ski Planes. Photo: P.M.Fadden

Barefoot: a kiwi approach to winter recreation. Photo: P.M.Fadden

This is just the beginning.

Temps are expected to remain low and clouds to linger as more white gold is anticipated to fly by Thursday.