The ski area was open for business over the weekend with a snow base of 35cm yesterday, a top-up of 3cm of new snow at the base and 5cm at the top of the mountain providing good skiing and riding conditions on the main trails.
Colder temperatures overnight on Thursday allowed the ski area to make snow for the first time since June 3, focusing on the top half of the mountain.
The skifield opened on June 8, attracting larger crowds than expected. The mercury fell to -3degC over the weekend and Coronet Peak's 211 snow guns activated.
NZSki's other Queenstown skifield, the Remarkables, is scheduled to open on June 22.
The ski area already has 30cm of snow on the lower mountain and 70cm on the upper mountain. This weekend's snowfall was the biggest at the Remarkables since June 3.
At Cardrona Alpine Resort above the Cardrona Valley, the skifield reported 30cm of new snow as it geared up for its season opening next Saturday.
The skifield had a 60cm base at the top of the mountain and 30cm at the base buildings.
The other Wanaka area skifield, Treble Cone, reported 50cm of new snow yesterday. It is due to open for the season on June 27.
NZSki's Mount Hutt ski area, near Methven, opened as scheduled on Saturday for its 40th season.
It had a base of 70cm at the top of the mountain and 50cm at the base building due to a combination of heavy natural snowfalls last month and snowmaking.
Mt Hutt ski area manager James McKenzie said the snow pack served as the ''perfect'' base for future snowfalls and further snowmaking.
