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Chitchat Summer vacation in New Zealand resort becomes winter vacation!

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Freak snowfall brings winter to summer in southern alpine areas

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Cardrona Alpine Resort guests awoke to 30 centimetres of fresh snow on Sunday morning.

Guests at Cardrona Alpine Resort, near Wanaka, have woken to a winter wonderland – in the middle of summer.

Light snow began falling on Saturday afternoon, but increased to heavy falls overnight, leaving a 30-centimetre base, Cardrona marketing coordinator Matt McIvor said. The white stuff was still falling on Sunday morning.

In five years at the resort McIvor said he had never seen these conditions in January.

"It definitely feels like winter up here. This is a powder day."

Some resort guests from Vietnam and China told McIvor they had never seen snow before.

The resort is open for summer activities, including mountain biking, carting, walking and tubing, but the record snowfall would put a stop to those today, McIvor said.

"I think they'll be making snowmen today."

The access road to the resort was restricted to four-wheel drive only, McIvor said.

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A car covered in snow at the Cardrona Alpine Resort.
 
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