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
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 […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
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. […] Conditions Report OJ | October 7, 2015 2 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 11, 2015 0 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 19, 2015 2 Comments
Ski Patroller & a Backcountry Skier Buried in Separate New Zealand Avalanches Last Week 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, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 15, 2015 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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