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Fox Peak Ski Area

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Fox Peak

Open Updated 31 August 2026, 7:34pm

Current weather-17.6°CPartly cloudy · 3.2 km/h wind · 88% humidity

Base depth83 cm

Last 24 hours0.6 cm

Last 48 hours0.6 cm

Last 7 days39.7 cm

Last 10 days47.2 cm

Season snowfall182.3 cm

14-day forecast26.1 cm

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Fox Peak Ski Area is a classic Mackenzie Country club field known for its big open faces, long runs, and laid-back atmosphere. With views stretching across the plains to the Southern Alps, it offers uncrowded skiing, playful terrain, and a real back-to-basics mountain feel. If you’re after wide slopes, friendly vibes, and a genuine old-school ski experience, Fox Peak delivers.

Fox Peak Ski Area offers some of the world’s best ski-touring terrain.

The summit to the base is an incredible 1000m vertical. The Peak Ascent is a 3-hour climb from the top of Apex Tow, giving you epic views for hours and deep powder slopes on your way down!

The Ski Area sits beneath Fox Peak – just 40km from Fairlie, South Canterbury.

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Fox Peak snow forecast and history

Detailed snowfall readings and historical trends stored by Snowfall.

Updated 1 September 2026, 7:34am
Data from SnowSure

Base depth83 cm

Last 24 hours0.6 cm

Last 48 hours0.6 cm

Last 10 days47.2 cm

Season total182.3 cm

14-day forecast26.1 cm

New Zealand snowfall forecast maps

Regional forecast totals for the four periods published by SnowSure.

New Zealand 24 Hour snowfall forecast map — 24 Hour snowfall forecast

New Zealand 72 Hour snowfall forecast map — 72 Hour snowfall forecast

New Zealand 7 Day snowfall forecast map — 7 Day snowfall forecast

New Zealand 14 Day snowfall forecast map — 14 Day snowfall forecast

Forecast maps supplied by SnowSure.

Daily snowfall forecast

SnowSure ensemble snowfall forecast by day.

1 Sep0 cm2 Sep0.3 cm3 Sep0 cm4 Sep5.9 cm5 Sep0.8 cm6 Sep8.2 cm7 Sep4.4 cm8 Sep0 cm9 Sep3.6 cm10 Sep2.3 cm11 Sep0 cm12 Sep0.2 cm13 Sep0.1 cm14 Sep0.3 cm

Forecast high range

Upper range published by the contributing forecast models.

1 Sep0 cm2 Sep1.5 cm3 Sep0.1 cm4 Sep22.4 cm5 Sep4.1 cm6 Sep23.4 cm7 Sep17.8 cm8 Sep0.1 cm9 Sep14.3 cm10 Sep5.6 cm11 Sep0 cm12 Sep0.3 cm13 Sep0.1 cm14 Sep0.4 cm

Precipitation probability

1 Sep0%2 Sep100%3 Sep92%4 Sep100%5 Sep69%6 Sep86%7 Sep55%8 Sep18%9 Sep28%10 Sep33%11 Sep18%12 Sep20%13 Sep16%14 Sep21%

Forecast wind

1 Sep9.8 km/h2 Sep14.2 km/h3 Sep16.6 km/h4 Sep19.9 km/h5 Sep11.9 km/h6 Sep18.2 km/h7 Sep19.7 km/h8 Sep3.7 km/h9 Sep12 km/h10 Sep7.5 km/h11 Sep10.7 km/h12 Sep9.8 km/h13 Sep8.9 km/h14 Sep16.4 km/h

Forecast model totals

Fourteen-day snowfall totals from each available model.

ECMWF52.2 cmGFS40.5 cmGEM17.9 cmJMA7.8 cmICON0.9 cmMétéo-France9 cm

SnowSure score components

Base depth7.2 ptsRecent snowfall13.6 ptsSeason-to-date snowfall8.3 pts14-day forecast2.9 ptsSeason vs historic9.2 pts

Average snowfall by month

June42.8 cmJuly58.9 cmAugust47.7 cmSeptember41.5 cmOctober39.8 cm

Average snow days by month

June12 daysJuly14 daysAugust15 daysSeptember14 daysOctober13 days

Average maximum depth by month

June28 cmJuly45 cmAugust51 cmSeptember38 cmOctober20 cm

Average largest storm by month

June15.7 cmJuly18.6 cmAugust13.6 cmSeptember12.2 cmOctober14 cm

Season snowfall history

Every stored season supplied by SnowSure.

2026156.9 cm2025397.1 cm2024383.9 cm2023280.1 cm2022438 cm2021286.3 cm2020221.5 cm2019271.6 cm2018269.6 cm2017438.5 cm2016203.1 cm2015221.8 cm2014152 cm2013245.2 cm2012294.8 cm2011211.9 cm2010228.7 cm2009191.9 cm2008278.3 cm2007214.5 cm2006259.7 cm200592.2 cm2004237.2 cm2003286.3 cm2002206.8 cm2001146.5 cm2000281.3 cm1999189.7 cm1998196.4 cm1997184.9 cm1996211.7 cm

Snow days by season

202635 days202574 days202471 days202363 days202268 days202165 days202070 days201973 days201882 days201770 days201667 days201578 days201483 days201370 days201288 days201169 days201077 days200981 days200882 days200785 days200685 days200559 days200490 days200394 days200291 days200160 days200079 days199972 days199876 days199780 days199688 days

Peak depth by season

202671 cm202559 cm202447 cm202327 cm202298 cm202127 cm202022 cm201940 cm201826 cm201786 cm201654 cm201574 cm201419 cm201379 cm201250 cm201173 cm201063 cm200978 cm200898 cm200736 cm200693 cm200521 cm200478 cm200368 cm200239 cm200151 cm200062 cm199962 cm199850 cm199750 cm199682 cm

Largest storm by season

202623.7 cm202542.6 cm202461.6 cm202352.4 cm202282.5 cm202121.9 cm202026.7 cm201922 cm201825.3 cm201755.2 cm201615 cm201550.5 cm201414.1 cm201330.4 cm201229.4 cm201124 cm201018.6 cm200912.5 cm200824.6 cm200716.9 cm200653 cm20059.5 cm200415.6 cm200325.3 cm200227 cm200118.4 cm200038.2 cm199932 cm199814.2 cm199716 cm199621.2 cm

Resort webcams

Date	Snow	Low	High	Probability	Min.	Max.	Wind	Conditions
2026-09-01	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0%	-18°C	-4.1°C	9.8 km/h	Overcast
2026-09-02	0.3 cm	0 cm	1.5 cm	100%	-7.1°C	1°C	14.2 km/h	Slight snowfall
2026-09-03	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	92%	-0.1°C	1.1°C	16.6 km/h	Moderate drizzle
2026-09-04	5.9 cm	0 cm	22.4 cm	100%	-5.1°C	1.2°C	19.9 km/h	Moderate snowfall
2026-09-05	0.8 cm	0 cm	4.1 cm	69%	-6.7°C	-2.3°C	11.9 km/h	Slight snowfall
2026-09-06	8.2 cm	0 cm	23.4 cm	86%	-4.4°C	-2.6°C	18.2 km/h	Moderate snowfall
2026-09-07	4.4 cm	0.4 cm	17.8 cm	55%	-11.3°C	-4.1°C	19.7 km/h	Moderate snowfall
2026-09-08	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	18%	-13.8°C	-3.6°C	3.7 km/h	Overcast
2026-09-09	3.6 cm	0 cm	14.3 cm	28%	-10.1°C	-2°C	12 km/h	Moderate snowfall
2026-09-10	2.3 cm	0 cm	5.6 cm	33%	-11.8°C	-5.6°C	7.5 km/h	Slight snowfall
2026-09-11	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	18%	-8.5°C	-2.2°C	10.7 km/h	Overcast
2026-09-12	0.2 cm	0 cm	0.3 cm	20%	-8.8°C	-0.9°C	9.8 km/h	Slight snowfall
2026-09-13	0.1 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	16%	-9.6°C	-3.5°C	8.9 km/h	Slight snowfall
2026-09-14	0.3 cm	0.1 cm	0.4 cm	21%	-8.2°C	2°C	16.4 km/h	Slight snowfall

Forecasts and modelled values may change. Check the ski area’s official report before travelling.

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Fox Peak Ski Area offers some of the world’s best ski-touring terrain.

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Fox Peak snow forecast and history

New Zealand snowfall forecast maps

Daily snowfall forecast

Forecast high range

Precipitation probability

Forecast wind

Forecast model totals

SnowSure score components

Average snowfall by month

Average snow days by month

Average maximum depth by month

Average largest storm by month

Season snowfall history

Snow days by season

Peak depth by season

Largest storm by season

Resort webcams

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