The mountain received some fresh snow on Tuesday but the skifield remains closed on Wednesday.

Despite snowfall closing the road and an avalanche risk, Manganui Skifield remains closed because there is not enough snow.

The latest snow report, issued by the Stratford Mountain Club at 7.40am on Wednesday, states that current snow levels are not sufficient for opening and a considerable avalanche risk through the gorge also remains in place.

The snow depth remains between 15-30cm, with the temperature hovering around zero - at 1.8 degrees Celsius at 1400m altitude at 9am with winds of 29.6kmh. Alpine conditions remain on the road, with chains to be carried.

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Thursday's forecast is for showers in the morning, falling as snow above 1200m.

The New Zealand Avalanche Advisory's considerable avalanche risk also remains in place on the mountain for alpine (1000-2000m) and high alpine (above 2000m) areas.

Todd Velvin, snow safety services convenor, said people had to be educated and experienced to go through a considerable avalanche risk.

"Considerable" meant there was a likely chance an avalanche could occur, he said.

"There's a whole lot of different equations that go into generate a forecast," he said.

"It all depends on the amount of snow you have, weather conditions, rain events. It's very variable."

They had to analyse the snow once it lands on the ground as well as other conditions.

"Any mountain that you come across in New Zealand that has snow on it and the right angle, the right slopes, has the potential to produce an avalanche risk.

"At the moment we haven't had as much snow as we were first forecasted for so the risk for a large avalanche is less likely at this point. It's decreased."

But that wasn't to say a small avalanche would not occur.

"A smaller sized avalanche might not bury someone but might take them over a cliff into a gully system."

Those who went through it needed to have education and know the terrain they were dealing with, he said.

The Avalanche Authority said a shift in weather has the concern focusing on wind slab (release of a wind-formed cohesive layer of snow), which is developing in the latest winter storm.

"Care is going to be needed over the next few days as more snow arrives with the moderate winds."

