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Tūroa Ski Area Gears Up for Epic Winter Season on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand

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Tūroa Ski Area, New Zealand, just dropped its winter opening plans, with hospitality and snow play kicking off in Alpine Meadow from Saturday, May 31, and the ski and snowboard season set to launch on June 28, in time with the start of the New Zealand school holidays. Tūroa Ski Area’s Marketing Manager, Joanna Campbell, says the team is ready to welcome […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 29, 2025
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Woman Dies After Serious Climbing Accident at Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

One person has died while climbing New Zealand’s Mount Ruapehu on June 29. At around 11 a.m., a group of people were climbing on the eastern side of Mount Ruapehu, near Whangaehu Hut. During the climb, a woman in the group slipped and fell a significant distance, suffering serious injuries, police have said tonight. Emergency services, the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter, […]

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Nathaniel Lewis | July 1, 2024
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Slow Start For Ski Resorts in New Zealand

Over the last seven days, various ski fields have opened around New Zealand. As it is early season, limited terrain is open with currently still minimal snow coverage. There was a large gap in cold weather systems bringing snow to New Zealand’s resorts between May and June which has caused a slower start. As the season moves forward from here, […]

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Nathaniel Lewis | June 21, 2024
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Whakapapa Ski Area at Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand, Announces Season Pass Launch, Free Kids’ Passes, And Partnerships with Powder Alliance & SnowPlanet

Last week we reported on the launch of season pass sales on the Tūroa side of Mount Ruapehu on New Zealand’s north island. The twin ski areas Whakapapa and Tūroa were split into two entities after the long-standing operator of both ski areas was forced into voluntary adminstration. This week, Whakapapa is excited to share its plans for the 2024 […]

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Kiwi Brains | April 15, 2024
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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | April 8, 2024
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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. […]

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Kiwi Brains | September 13, 2023
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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 […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 15, 2023
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[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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 7, 2023
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Is This The End For The Mt. Ruapehu Ski Resorts In New Zealand?

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Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, or RAL, the operator of Mt. Ruapehu’s twinned resorts Tūroa and Whakapapa on New Zealand’s North Island, is facing liquidation after the Government reportedly declined to provide a lifeline to keep it going until the 2023 ski season. The 2023 ski season in New Zealand goes from about June to October, so it is about six months […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 6, 2022
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2 of New Zealand’s Largest Resorts on Brink of Bankruptcy After 3 Difficult Years Caused by Covid-19 and Low Snow

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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 […]

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Kiwi Brains | October 11, 2022
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Man Critically Injured After Skiing Off Cliff Outside Ski Area on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ

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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 […]

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Kiwi Brains | September 3, 2019
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VIDEO: Huge Avalanche on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand Closes Türoa Ski Area

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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 […]

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AvyBrains | August 17, 2019
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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
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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 […]

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Marian Krogh | October 20, 2016
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New Zealand’s Largest Ski Resort – Mt. Ruapehu – To OPEN This Weekend After 12″ of New Snow:

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Kiwi Brains | July 15, 2016
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Turoa, New Zealand VIDEO – Spring Skiing at its Best

Turoa Ski Field in New Zealand has been having a spring to remember. With a solid base close to 3 meters for most of the spring, clear blue skies, and warm afternoon temps, this is some of the best spring skiing I’ve ever had. The groomers have been ripping in the mornings and the rest of the snow off piste is […]

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Guy LaDouche | October 22, 2015
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Turoa, NZ Conditions Report: Spring is here!

After most of the other ski fields in New Zealand have closed (Mt. Hutt and Cardrona are closing Oct 11th) Mt. Ruapehu stays open with some great spring snow. Conditions are firm and icy in the morning and soft and slushy in the afternoon. Lot of snow, that fell this winter, still allows us to ride most of the back-country terrain. […]

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OJ | October 7, 2015
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Turoa, New Zealand – Cold Pow Day with more on the way!

After a series of storms that closed the top of Turoa ski field in New Zealand for a week, we were rewarded with the best snow I’ve seen here in the last 2 seasons. This series of storms came in cold, and it has remained cold (highs around -10°C/14°F), which has kept the snow quality chalky and […]

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Guy LaDouche | August 11, 2015
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Turoa, New Zealand Off to a Great Start

Turoa Ski Field on the North Island of New Zealand is off to a great start this season. They’ve got top to bottom skiing and riding with the Highnoon Express open for the last week. The upper mountain was closed for a couple of days in the last week due to high winds and low visibility, but today totally made up for it with 30 cms of snow in the last 24 […]

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Guy LaDouche | July 19, 2015
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Ski Patroller & a Backcountry Skier Buried in Separate New Zealand Avalanches Last Week

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Two people on two different islands were partially buried by avalanches in New Zealand today (Wednesday), both at 11am. A senior ski patroller at Turoa ski resort, NZ was partially buried today when stepping onto a snow slope to dig a snow pit. A solo backcountry skier in the Godley Glacier/Lake Tekapo region of Mt. Cook National Park, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 15, 2015
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