Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Opening More Lifts and Terrain Earlier Than Expected Thanks to Snow Dump This weekโs storm blast has been perfectly timed to top up New Zealand’s Mt Ruapehuโs snow base ahead of the weekend, with Tลซroa ski fieldโs upper slopes pushing 80″ (2 meters). Related: Government Loan Secures Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Ski Season Amid Financial Challenges Tลซroaโs highly anticipated High Noon Express lift is undergoing its final checks and is aiming to […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump After a slow start to the season in New Zealand, the Snow Gods have finally blessed the โLand of the Long White Cloudโ with a big snow dump. A classic cold front hit with wind, rain, and snow sweeping across both the North and South Island and bringing a much-needed snow dump to Mount Hutt Ski Resort. Related: Mount Hutt, […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 23, 2023 1 Comment
Following Last-Minute Government Bail Out, Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Opens Tomorrow Winter is on at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand! Whakapapa and Tลซroa is pumped to announce that the winter season is poised for lift-off from this Saturday, 1st July, as the school holidays begin. After falling into voluntary administration in October 2022, it was touch and go whether the area would ever operate again. However, in a last-minute development, the New […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Government Loan Secures Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Ski Season Amid Financial Challenges In a last-minute development, the New Zealand Government has loaned up to NZD 5 million to ensure the ski season on Mt Ruapehu proceeds as planned. The Regional Development Minister, Kiri Allan, announced the funding today to save hundreds of jobs and prevent significant economic loss to the region if the season couldn’t proceed. The Government initially declined in December […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Closes Again Less Than 10 Days After Opening Mount Hutt, New Zealand, announced today, June 19, 2023, that the resort will close again โ temporarily โ after opening for the season on June 10. The resort operators stated on social media that they received 40mm of rain in the last two days, which eroded the thin snow cover. So far this season, the resort has only received 19cm […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 19, 2023 0 Comments
Manganui Ski Area Will Be the First Ski Area to Open for 2023 in New Zealand Exciting news from Manganui Ski Area, New Zealand, which announced today on social media that it will be opening for skiing tomorrow, Friday, May 12, 2023. This makes the club ski area operated by Stratford Mountain Club the first New Zealand ski area to start operations in 2023. It is great news for the ski resort, which almost did not […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Winter Arrives Early in New Zealand Heavy snow falls reached the south island of New Zealand, with snow falling to around 400m (1312ft) on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.ย State Highway 94 was closed on Wednesday evening atย Mount Hamilton, between The Key and Centre Hill, but reopened again at 10:15 p.m. It is still recommended to carry snow chains in the area. Related: Manganui Ski Area Will Be […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 10, 2023 1 Comment
2 of New Zealand’s Largest Resorts on Brink of Bankruptcy After 3 Difficult Years Caused by Covid-19 and Low Snow Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited (RAL), the company that operates the Whakapapa and Tลซroa skifields in the central North Island, New Zealand, has gone into voluntary administration. The company had no choice after a bailout request from the government was rejected. In a press release this morning, John Fisk and Richard Nacey of PwC, the appointed voluntary administrators, blamed a problematic […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | October 11, 2022 0 Comments
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