Those who had Mt Tarawera in view today would have seen it hosting what is thought to be the first lot of snow for the year.
The Landing Cafe worker Ratna Jani said she could see snow on the mountain and there had been quite a bit before it started to disappear in the early afternoon.
She said it had also been quite bright and sunny earlier in the day before clouding over.
Metservice forecaster Derek Holland said snow on Mt Tarawera would have been roughly down to a level of 800m today.
However, it was not expected to snow again this week, he said.