Powder Alliance Adds Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, to Ski Pass Powder Alliance announced on August 22 that they will be adding Mt Ruapehu to the 22/23 season pass. This takes the number of resorts covered by Powder Alliance to 21 ski resorts worldwide as Mt Ruapehu has two separate resorts: Tūroa in the southwest and Whakapapa in the north. Powder Alliance’s season pass gives you access to 16 U.S., 2 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
Worst Ski Season in Decades for Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand: Staff Made Redundant as Ski Field Closes Temporarily Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand is experiencing one of the worst ski season in decades. Large areas of the dual ski resort are closed at the moment—a shocking situation in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter. The beginning of the season started promising, with large snowfalls in early June, however, precipitation has since decreased. The resort operated snow machines […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 24, 2022 0 Comments
Steam Plumes Visible as Volcanic Activity Increases at Mt. Ruapehu Ski Resort, NZ Six weeks of raised seismic activity at New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu resulted in the strongest tremor in twenty years yesterday, sending plumes of steam into the air. Despite the increased activity, the volcano remains under a Level Two Alert. There will likely be no eruption or a minor eruption confined to the lake basin within the next four weeks. Over the […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | May 4, 2022 0 Comments
Man Critically Injured After Skiing Off Cliff Outside Ski Area on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ A 40-year-old man was transported to the hospital in a critical condition over the weekend following an incident at the Mangaehuehu Glacier on Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand. He and his group were skiing in an area outside the ski field boundary, where avalanche risk was significant and officials had gone to huge lengths to prevent skiers from entering. “Due to […] Avalanche Kiwi Brains | September 3, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Rescued after Vanishing from Resort in Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand July 17th, Mt. Ruapehu ski area, NZ— A woman was about to drop her last run of the day when she phoned to say that she was aiming to end up in Massey ski lodge before her battery died. By 5:50 PM, the skier had not been seen, and officials were notified about the missing person. Turoa ski patrol, Ruapehu alpine […] Spencer Miller | July 31, 2017 1 Comment
New Zealand Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals: Up to 26″ New Zealand storm snowfall totals: *** Mt. Hutt 67 cms/ 26″of new snow Mt. Ruahpehu 40 cms/ 16″ new snow “150km+ winds around the tops & blizzard conditions. There are massive, delicious wind drifts across the mountain which also means there are a few wind stripped spots that our groomers are working to cover.”-Turoa Update, courtesy Mt. Ruapehu Facebook […] Conditions Report LadyBrains | July 14, 2017 0 Comments
Spring Skiing is ON at the ONLY Ski Resort Still Open in the Southern Hemisphere | Mt Ruapehu, NZ Spring skiing is ON at Mt Ruapehu right now. Resort skiing and touring around the area are fantastic at the moment and conditions should be good for several more weeks. This is the only ski resort open in the southern hemisphere right now. Mt Ruapehu is actually New Zealand’s largest ski resort with more than 1000 hectares of in-bounds terrain […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | October 20, 2016 0 Comments
New Zealand’s Largest Ski Resort – Mt. Ruapehu – To OPEN This Weekend After 12″ of New Snow: [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmtruapehu%2Fvideos%2F10157020305660417%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] “Winter has finally arrived! Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas look set to open for skiing and boarding on the upper slopes this weekend, following a 30cm snowfall over the past 48 hours, with more forecast. Machines are working around the clock to set up T-bars and groom trails on the upper mountain. Keep an eye on our snow […] Conditions Report Kiwi Brains | July 15, 2016 0 Comments