Twin Ski Areas at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Saved But Could Be Split Into 2 Separate Ski Resorts After the worst ski season in decades last year at Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, the operator of the twin-resorts Tūroa and Whakapapa on the North Island was forced to file for voluntary bankruptcy in late 2022. The New Zealand Government declined to provide another lifeline to the operator, which could have kept the largest ski area in New Zealand going until […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 14, 2023 0 Comments
Is This The End For The Mt. Ruapehu Ski Resorts In New Zealand? 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 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 6, 2022 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
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