Plans for 2024 Winter Season Revealed for Turoa Ski Fields, New Zealand On Saturday, April 6, the Department of Conservation announced that it has granted Pure Tūroa Limited a 10-year concession to operate the Tūroa ski field in New Zealand. The previous operator at Mount Ruapehu, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), was forced to file for voluntary bankruptcy in June 2023 following a poor season and two years of Covid-19-related closures. RAL had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Gearing Up for a Bumper Spring Season The Mt Ruapehu ski fields in New Zealand are gearing up for a busy spring season with the school holidays and several drawcard events taking place over September and October. Mt Ruapehu has released its September school holiday development programs for kids aged 6-16 years which are expected to sell out. The five-day ‘Holiday Crew’ group programs run 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 13, 2023 0 Comments
Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Launches Special Long Weekend Passes With no long weekend until the end of October, Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, is inviting skiers and snowboarders to create their own long weekend and grab up to 40% off a limited release of three- and four-day lift passes. On sale now until Sunday 27 August, a four-day Adult Long Weekend Pass is NZD 349 (USD 208), or a […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 15, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] De-Icing At Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, After the Recent Snow Storm Rime ice forms when the water vapour in the air freezes when it touches below freezing temperatures. It is a common phenomenon in ski resorts in Australia and New Zealand. The rime ice can look absolutely spectacular but can obstruct ski lifts from operating. Therefore ski lifts in these areas require frequent de-icing. One such de-icing team, the Turoa […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 7, 2023 0 Comments
Following Last-Minute Government Bail Out, Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Opens Tomorrow Winter is on at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand! Whakapapa and Tūroa 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
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 Tūroa 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
NASA: Looking Straight Down Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand’s Active Volcano While passing over the North Island of New Zealand, an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) took a photograph of Mount Ruapehu, offering a nadir (straight down) view of the mountain and Tongariro National Park. Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano that stands 2,797 meters (9,177 feet) at its highest point. It is the tallest mountain on North Island. Related: […] Kiwi Brains | September 18, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Avalanche on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand Closes Türoa Ski Area A huge avalanche barrelled down Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand earlier this week after it was triggered by avalanche control. Big snowfall in New Zealand has lead to dangerous conditions requiring mitigation work. Nobody was caught or injured. Staff at Mt Ruapehu’s Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields used explosives in areas identified by the snow safety team as areas of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 17, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: “Avalanche From Hell” This avalanche is from way back when on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand. This is a ridiculously enormous class 5 avalanche with the capacity to take out a village. There is a ski resort on this mountain just out of view to the looker’s left in this video. Ruapehu is a very sacred mountain to the Mauri people and one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It’s the largest active volcano in New Zealand at 9,177-feet above sea level. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 24, 2015 0 Comments
Trip Report: Battle on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ | by Josh Daiek I powered down the table saw and took a seat for my lunch break when I noticed a missed call from Mike Douglas. His voicemail informed me of an upcoming ski trip to New Zealand, I frantically called back eager to hear the details. The trip was for a Salomon Freeski TV project, the plan, explore and expose some of the less popular skiing on the northern island. I was thrilled, I’ve always wanted to ski New Zealand. I tried not to sound overly […] Trip Report Josh Daiek | October 2, 2014 2 Comments
Turoa, New Zealand Conditions Report: Solid Terrain & Snow on the Way It was a beautiful bluebird day at Turoa. Conditions still fall into the ‘early season’ category, but the skiing was fun and there was plenty of good snow around. A big thank you goes out to the snowmaking crew who have been working around the clock to get as much terrain opened as possible. After picking my way through a rocky […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 18, 2014 0 Comments
Want to become a better skier? Turoa Report, New Zealand Turoa Ski Area, located in the center of New Zealand’s North Island, lives on Mt. Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park. They opened a week late due to lack of snow, and since then, we’ve seen some snow, rain, gnarly winds, and runs filled with ice and rock. Needless to say, I’m in love… Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 9, 2014 7 Comments
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