Hotham - Snow and Weather Report
Snowmaking overnight and a natural top-up coming later.
It's looking like it'll be a weekend of two halves, with good turns on the groomers today and hopefully some powder turns tomorrow. The current temperature is minus 2.2, heading for a top of 1 degree, the wind is a light north-westerly and there is some light low cloud in the village. The snowmakers had a run overnight and the forecast is calling for light snow showers to kick in around midday before a stronger belt arrives at the end of the day.
The snow on the groomed runs feels good this morning, with a mix of soft machine made and natural snow sitting on a firm base. Off piste will be variable and probably best avoided until we have some warming or enough natural snow to smooth out a few zones.
The Pirate Life Rail Jam is kicking off from 2:30pm in The Playground Terrain Park. Come watch some of the mountain's best park riders throw down!
Gotcha lift is scheduled to run today for the first time this season. This will give access to Initiation, Greenline and Skating Rink only. The Extreme Area will be closed due to the slick surface conditions and marginal cover, but it will be constantly assessed and may open if conditions improve. Keep an eye on the signs but I expect there'll be much better turns to be found elsewhere on the mountain today. WRX first tracks is scheduled for Heavenly Valley from 7.30 this morning.
NATURAL SNOW FALL
AND DEPTH
Last Measured: Fri 26 July, 12:00am
0cm
24 HOURS
26cm
7 DAYS
144cm
SEASON
75cm
DEPTH
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
Sat 27 July, 06:55am
-2.2°C
TEMP
16-25kph
WIND
NNW
DIRECTION
Cloudy
