Coronet Peak managed to reopen on Sunday, a week after having to close the ski area due to a lack of snow.
The reopening was largely due to a massive snowmaking effort which started towards the end of last week and continued through to early yesterday morning, after the weekend’s storm delivered about 2cm of fresh snow.
Ski area manager Nigel Kerr said the mountain was busy yesterday, and more runs were open, "[so] we’re feeling better about things".
However, Coronet was still a long way off being fully open.
All learner terrain was open, and Mr Kerr estimated about 25% of the intermediate trails and about 20% of the advanced trails were in action.
No "expert terrain" was in play.
The Remarkables was also open yesterday, where six of its seven lifts were operating and its two beginners areas open.
Ski area manager Ross Lawrence said between Friday and yesterday about 20cm of new snow fell.
It was still snowing early yesterday afternoon.
"When conditions require it, we will close the road until it is safe enough to continue clearing and reopen to the public," Mr Jones said.
"This happened on a number of highways over the weekend for varying periods of time.
"State Highway 1, the Northern Motorway, was reopened early [yesterday] morning, SH 87 between Outram and Kyeburn was reopened by about 1pm."
A Downer truck with a plough got stuck in a snow drift on State Highway 87 a couple of times and staff needed to dig it out.
On Sunday afternoon and evening there were reports of vehicles stranded on the Northern Motorway out of Dunedin.
Some travellers did not make it through on Sunday night.
Blueskin Bay community emergency response co-ordinator Mandy Mayhem said her group of four volunteers triaged 48 people who were stranded on their way south when the motorway was closed.
Some slept at Waitati Hall, some slept in the car park, some slept in homes in the community, and some slept at Te Whare Wananga.
The hall was regularly used to provide travellers with refuge and it once again coped, but it was not designed as an emergency centre, Ms Mayhem, who is also a Dunedin city councillor, said.
"It’s just a community hall. It’s where we have yoga or Pilates every other day.
"So, I have to use Facebook and say, ‘Incoming, be prepared, I’m going to need mattresses and bedding and pillows’."
