MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said a high-pressure system had hit the region, resulting in no snowfall over the past week and little was expected for the coming week.
"This ridge of high pressure is keeping things fairly settled. So, it’s quite hard for kind of showers or any big weather systems to move on to the country or develop."
Although this pressure system meant snowfall was scarce, it also meant skies were clear at the Cardrona and Treble Cone skifields.
Ms Makgabutlane said it was normal to see fluctuations throughout winter with active weather systems bringing snow and high-pressure systems, meaning less precipitation.
"Definitely quite a normal rhythm and cycle of events ... there are periods between winter and spring or within the snow season where you get a little bit of a low in the snow activity."
The lack of snowfall had not stopped snow athletes as training sessions were continuing to run at both skifields.
Snow Sports New Zealand head coach park and pipe Tom Willmott said conditions had been cold, calm and sunny, giving athletes the opportunity to train uninterrupted.
"We really love these big, fat, high-pressure systems ... we can train all the way through to Friday — let’s periodise, let’s build up, let’s go hard."
Mr Willmott said snowfall was not required too regularly for high-quality training, but a snowfall would be needed in the next week to keep the fields.
"The ideal would be a storm once a week, say, or once every 10 days to top things up to help us accumulate the snow required for things like building the half-pipe."
Ms Makgabutlane said the start of June brought large snow dumps across the region and the dip in snowfall was natural for this time of the year.
However, more active weather systems could be headed the region’s way towards the end of next week, bringing a much-needed snowfall, she said.
During these common low snowfall periods, Mr Willmott emphasised the importance of focusing on what could be controlled, which meant making the most of the sunshine and training as much as possible.
Snow Sports NZ is also preparing to open a new dry slope facility on August 5, giving athletes more options when the weather is not ideal. This was especially important for athletes preparing for the Milan Winter Olympics to be held in February.
