The mountain had been on hold on Tuesday morning while the team cleared the road and carried out avalanche control work, but reopened on Tuesday afternoon, with a warning to skiers that there was limited visibility at the top of the mountain and considerable avalanche risk. ”Please stay safe, respect the conditions and stick close to the main trails,” an update posted to The Remarkables website read.
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Queenstown ski resort The Remarkables also had 25cm of fresh snow overnight. NZ Ski’s third mountain, Mt Hutt in Canterbury, was also open on Tuesday, with no snow overnight but “extremely high and cold winds”, Baron said.
It s the first time snow has settled in the region since 2011. Students Neive Rayner, Lily Single and teacher Ben Single made a giant snowballs, threw snowballs at each other and made use of the snow-covered playground.
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Pembroke School was closed on Tuesday, but some students still headed along for a play in the snow. Neive Rayner, left, Lily Single, teacher Ben Single and Neive Rayner made a giant snowball. It was the first time Single had ever had to make the call to close the school for a snow day. “It’s the best day ever,” she said.
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