For a while, the snowline could drop to 2,000m.
Category - Snow Report
30cm of fresh snow made Sunday fabulous in resorts such as Perisher and Thredbo.
The resorts of south-eastern Australia have the freshest snow right now.
All three of the southern hemisphere's main ski regions have had fresh snow.
Smiles have been a mile wide on the other side of the planet.
All three of its main ski regions are in good shape at the moment.
After a short thaw, winter's back.
But watch out for the north-westerly gales at the end of the week...
There's a wintry week ahead for the South Island.
"Stormin' Norman" has dumped over 85cm on Thredbo since Wednesday.