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3° to 9°C
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Milford Road
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SH 94 Milford to Te Anau — Snow — Expected resolution: Until further notice
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Coronet Peak
30cm
-3°C · 7/8 lifts
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The Remarkables
80cm
-6°C · 6/7 lifts
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Cardrona
50cm+29cm
-6°C · 2/10 lifts
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Treble Cone
60cm+40cm
-3°C · 2/3 lifts
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Sun, 2 Aug🌦️ 3° to 9°C
Mon, 3 Aug🌦️ 3° to 9°C
Tue, 4 Aug☁️ 0° to 5°C
Wed, 5 Aug☁️ -2° to 6°C
Today's StoryTourism🔵Worth Knowing
The Island Hiding a Lake Inside a Lake
Mou Waho Island, sitting in the middle of Lake Wanaka, has its own tiny lake called Arethusa Pool near its summit, making it a lake, on an island, in a lake. It's one of the world's rare examples of this nested geography, and you can hike to see it.
📊 Key Figures
- , Lake Wanaka covers about 193 square kilometres and reaches depths of over 300 metres
- , Arethusa Pool sits roughly 180 metres above Lake Wanaka's surface on Mou Waho Island
- , The Mou Waho summit walk is about 3km return, taking 1.5 to 2 hours
- , Mou Waho is a DOC-managed predator-free reserve, home to reintroduced buff weka
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