Carter Sanson (2) helps his mother, Ros, clear snow from their driveway in Arrowtown yesterday. Photos by Tracey Roxburgh/supplied. : Snow fun gives way to ice warnings

Austin Tyler (6) pulls his little brother Leo (4) on a sled in their front lawn in Arrowtown yesterday morning. : Snow fun gives way to ice warnings

Arrowtown residents woke to 20cm of snow yesterday. This cottage is on Centennial Ave, near Buckingham St. : Snow fun gives way to ice warnings

Arrowtown School pupils could not stay away yesterday, despite school being closed. After building a giant snowman, the children set to work building a snow fort. Pictured are (front, from left) Sam Little (9), Austin Watts (9) and Max Frew (10), with... : Snow fun gives way to ice warnings

A snow-covered Queenstown from the Skyline. : Snow fun gives way to ice warnings