Weather analysts expect snow to fall soon but none of the popular tourist destinations around New Zealand have received snowfall. The weather is exceptionally warm at these places which is affecting the multimillion-dollar ski industry.

The peak season of ski industry starts with school holidays in New Zealand on July 16, but already three events at the Winter Festival in Queenstown were cancelled last night due to lack of snow fall.

Ski Areas Association Spokesman, Miles Davidson, said that ski industry makes a huge contribution to the economy, especially in regions like Canterbury, Southern Lakes and Ruapehu. He added that last year about .4 million people visited the country's 25 skifields.

He said, “The next two weeks would be vital, and to make up for the slow start to the season, skifields would have to stay open without further disruption and rely on getting extra visitors during the Rugby World Cup”.

Duty Forecaster, Derek Holland, said that a light dusting of snow was expected today at Mt. Hutt and other South Island skifields. Weather analysts have predicted snow falls at some places by the end of this week.