Oceania
Closed for the season
Best months to book: August, September, July · last season + 30-yr record
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Not operating today
Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.
Last Snowfall
Sep 16
4d agoPast 24 Hours
0cm
Reported by Ben Lomond Alpine ResortPast 48 Hours
0cm
Past 10 Days
2cm
7-Day Forecast
1cm
Snow Depth
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Ben Lomond Alpine Resort is closed for the season. Here is when it is usually best to book.
August
#1 to book
3cm avg · scored 12
September
#2 to book
2cm avg · scored 13.4
July
#3 to book
2cm avg · scored 13.6
Best weeks to book
Ranked on 25% last season's SnowSure score (2026) · 75% 30-year snowfall and base-depth record. The live score returns when the lifts turn.
Depth
Resort closed — no current ski-base depth.
Recent
1.5cm of new snow in the past week.
Forecast
Light snow possible this week.
Historic
It is early in the season, so season-to-date totals are not yet meaningful against the 5-year average.
Not operating today · Data updated Sun, Sep 20, 04:01 PM UTC · informational only
Days 8–14 and every model are in SnowSure Pro.
Unlock with ProHistorical data from Open-Meteo archive • Forecast: SnowSure™ multi-model blend
21 Mon 3° / -6° | 22 Tue 7° / -8° | 23 Wed 9° / -6° | 24 Thu 11° / 0° | 25 Fri 15° / 3° | 26 Sat 4° / -5° | 27 Sun 6° / -6° | Days 8–14 and every model are in SnowSure Pro.Unlock with Pro | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | 28 Mon | 29 Tue | 30 Wed | 1 Thu | 2 Fri | 3 Sat | 4 Sun | |
| Conditions | 🌤️ | 🌧️ | ☀️ | ⛅ | ☀️ | ☀️ | ☀️ | ☀️ | ☀️ | ☁️ | ⛅ | ☁️ | ☀️ | ☀️ | ☁️ | 🌧️ | ☁️ | 🌧️ | ☁️ | ☁️ | ☁️ | |||||||
| mostly clear | light drizzle | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | light drizzle | cloudy | light drizzle | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | ||||||||
| Summit1,572 mModeled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temp°C | -1° | 2° | -2° | 1° | 6° | -6° | 0° | 8° | -3° | 6° | 10° | 2° | 9° | 14° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 1° | 1° | 5° | -2° | |||||||
| Feels like°C | -6° | -3° | -7° | -3° | 2° | -10° | -3° | 6° | -6° | 3° | 6° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 2° | 1° | 0° | -2° | -3° | 2° | -6° | |||||||
| Snowcm | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Precipmm | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3 | 0.6 | · | 0.4 | 2.1 | · | 1.7 | · | · | · | |||||||
| Windkm/h | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| Mid-mountain1,516 mModeled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temp°C | -1° | 2° | -2° | 1° | 6° | -5° | 1° | 9° | -2° | 7° | 10° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 1° | 1° | 6° | -2° | |||||||
| Feels like°C | -5° | -3° | -6° | -3° | 2° | -9° | -3° | 7° | -6° | 3° | 7° | 0° | 7° | 11° | 2° | 1° | 0° | -2° | -2° | 3° | -5° | |||||||
| Snowcm | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Precipmm | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3 | 0.6 | · | 0.4 | 2.1 | · | 1.7 | · | · | · | |||||||
| Windkm/h | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| Base1,460 mModeled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temp°C | 0° | 3° | -1° | 1° | 7° | -5° | 1° | 9° | -2° | 7° | 11° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 6° | -2° | |||||||
| Feels like°C | -5° | -2° | -6° | -2° | 3° | -9° | -2° | 7° | -5° | 4° | 7° | 0° | 7° | 12° | 3° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -2° | 3° | -5° | |||||||
| Snowcm | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Precipmm | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3 | 0.6 | · | 0.4 | 2.1 | · | 1.7 | · | · | · | |||||||
| Windkm/h | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| Humidity% | 60 | 40 | 77 | 48 | 33 | 86 | 67 | 39 | 86 | 55 | 41 | 83 | 79 | 49 | 91 | 93 | 62 | 85 | 73 | 57 | 88 | |||||||
| 0°C linem | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Every model for Ben Lomond Alpine Resort, side by side for 14 days
Where the models agree, where they split, and which one has been most accurate here. Free for 14 days, then yearly.
Unlock with ProThe black line is not a simple average. For Ben Lomond Alpine Resort (southern alps), we combine seven global weather models using weights learned from daily forecast verification — comparing each model's prediction to measured snowfall (SNOTEL, resort reports, ERA5).
Building verification history for this resort.
How we verify forecasts →Australia & Tasmania region
El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026
Ben Lomond is under review in SnowSure's El Niño dataset — we will not publish a rank against a discontinuous historical series.
This station is under review and carries no rank: its 30-year ERA5 baseline falls below the 80cm floor our methodology commits to, so percentage swings computed on it are unstable by construction. We expect it to benefit from El Niño; our method cannot size that reliably.
In 6 past El Niño winters at Ben Lomond Alpine Resort, ERA5 season snowfall median was 2 cm (1 in), about this resort’s long-term median. This is a historical analog from reanalysis — not a prediction of this winter’s storm track.
Prevailing ONI
El Niño
JJA 2026 · ANOM +1.8°C
Analog season median
2cm
6 El Niño winters · ≈ long-term median
All-season median
2cm
Across 31 ERA5 seasons (2026)
| Phase | Seasons | Median | p25–p75 | Recent analogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Niñocurrent | 6 | 2cm | 1cm – 3cm | 2026, 2023, 2015, 2009, 2002, 1997 |
| La Niña | 4 | 1cm | 0cm – 11cm | 2022, 2010, 1999, 1998 |
| ENSO-neutral | 21 | 2cm | 1cm – 25cm | 2025, 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 |
Season snowfall from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis (~9 km). ENSO phase from NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index. Relative phase differences are more trustworthy than absolute cm totals. Source: NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index + Open-Meteo ERA5 via SnowSure season archive.
How accurate is this forecast?
We verify every forecast against what actually fell — see the model-by-model results.
