Glacier Skiing Resumes In The Alps
Italy’s Passo Stelvio glacier has reopened to skiers this weekend, following a welcome drop in temperatures that finally allowed the surface to refreeze and stabilize after a mid‑August shutdown.
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Temple Basin at 1493 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 08 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
min °C | -1 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
chill °C | -1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -3 |
Humid % | 87 | 88 | 72 | 85 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 87 | 77 | 87 | 95 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 |
Freeze m | 1350 | 1550 | 1200 | 1350 | 1550 | 1350 | 1150 | 1000 | 350 | 950 | 1250 | 1200 | 1000 | 1150 | 1250 | 1550 | 1700 | 1650 |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 6 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 2 of September has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Cassidy Chutes at Temple Basin Ski Area. Volkl by Martin Toon
Upload new photo Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Temple Basin at the specific elevation of 1493 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Temple Basin. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
Overall 3.8 Based on 20 votes and 4 reviews
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- local from New Zealand writes:
Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.
Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin
local from New Zealand writes:
Sickest place I have ever skied. Wide open powder bowls to steep and deep powder chutes !!!! What more could you want..Don't go if you don't want to party hard after a days riding.
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