We're on the downslope now, excuse the pun, but the mainland snow season is hanging in there despite rain in the last 48 hours.

The traditional season finish is the first weekend in October, which is the Labour Day long weekend in NSW, SA, Qld and the ACT, while it's just a regular two-day weekend in Vic, Tas, WA and the NT.

At this stage, it looks like lifts at higher resorts should make it through till then, with the usual slushy late season conditions prevailing.

But this week's weather system (which has delivered on the promise earlier this week of bringing rain to all states and territories – some of it quite heavy) has been frustrating for snow-lovers.

Mt Buller in Victoria fared worst, with 55 mm in the gauge to 9 am this morning. But all resorts have seen at least some rain, which continues today. And while there should be enough remnant moisture for light-to-moderate snowfalls as a cooler airmass rolls in over the weekend, it won't be enough for significant snowpack damage repair.

Meanwhile, the most recent official snow depth reading taken by Snowy Hydro on Thursday September 7 at Spencers Creek – at an elevation of 1830 m about halfway between the NSW ski resorts of Perisher and Thredbo – was still a healthy 183.6 cm.

Image: Back country skiing should be good well into spring this year. Source: Steve Smith.

That's a solid indication that the snowpack up high remains in good shape, and there's further evidence of that in the image above, which was taken at Perisher on Friday.

As you can see, there are patches on the exposed ridges in the foreground where not much snow accumulates in even the snowiest year due to wind, but in the background on the Main Range, it's all still pretty much white.

Lower down is a different story. The image below shows the lower slopes of Mt Buller's Little Buller Spur run on Friday morning. All things considered, it's not in such bad shape considering it just copped 55 mm of "clear snow" (as in rain).

Image: Yeah, we'd ski that without too many arguments. Source: ski.com.au.

Let's move on to our weekly wrap of conditions at the resorts:

Should I go the snow this weekend?

Any snow is good snow from about this time of year onwards, so if you can get away, do it. As mentioned above, a little snow will fall, with the snow level dropping quote low by Sunday into Monday, so be sure to rug up as spring-like temperatures will be on hold for a few days.

Victoria

Mt Hotham and Falls Creek still have most of their lifts open, while Mt Buller now has 14 of its 20 lits turning. Check the highlighted links for updated info.

Australia's lowest mainland resort Mt Baw Baw is now struggling with a base of just 15 cm, but the resort still has two of its seven lifts open. More info here.

NSW

Thredbo, Perisher, and Charlotte Pass still have most of their lifts spinning with great conditions up high, so check the highlighted links for updates.

Tasmania

It's been a bleak old Tassie season with more rain than snow, but snowfalls are heading Tasmania's way in coming days. Whether it's too little too late to crank up the lifts at Mt Mawson and Ben Lomond remains to be seen.

As ever, please check the Weatherzone snow page for the latest cams, forecasts and other info.