{"id":2087790,"date":"2026-08-11T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087790"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:51:48","slug":"ohau-snowfields-new-zealand-report-special-on-snow-spackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087790","title":{"rendered":"Ohau Snowfields, New Zealand, Report; Special On Snow Spackle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spackle coating to Ohau Canteen. Photo: P.M.Fadden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Report from 9 August, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Skiers and snowboarders at Ohau Snowfields<\/a> are celebrating arrival of a special and unique classification of snow; spackle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spackle snow is far from powder snow. But spackle just so happens to work a treat when it comes to skiing or snowboarding at Ohau, New Zealand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chairlift into clam chowder. Photo: P.M.Fadden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The forecast called for snotty cloud, low wind, and likely precipitation.<\/strong> Any snow would arrive as a special, heavy layer capable of gentling the sharks beneath a coating sweet, sweet spackle.<\/p>\n

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    Icing. Photo: P.M.Fadden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Wet weather gear is helpful in a spackle storm. Falling snow sticks to everything, people included.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A solid knowledge of Ohau terrain also is rather handy. One of the many elements to make spackle special is that it\u2019s usually skied somewhat blind.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ohau options, for those who dare. Photo: P.M.Fadden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Most if not all of the epic terrain at Ohau was very much \u00a0ripe to be skied(so long as you don\u2019t mind periodic zero viz)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Consistency of the snowpack was an especially creamy spread.<\/strong> The spackle snow did well to work the legs, cushion the line, and make for truly special day of riding that seems thankfully local to Ohau Snowfields.<\/p>\n

    Sun(&Spackle) salutation. Photo: P.M.Fadden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    And again, as is often the case, the spackle storm at Ohau was, by and large, a special sort of downhill party where everybody knew everybody and nobody had a care in the world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Related: Ohau Snowfields, New Zealand, Report; Trickster POW<\/a><\/p>\n

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