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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