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Snow Blankets Mt Ruapehu In Time For School Holidays
Monday, 6 July 2020, 3:20 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Snow has arrived just in time for the school holidays with 3,500 people heading up Mt Ruapehu over the weekend. Whakapapa ski area’s Happy Valley learner slopes and sledding, as well as the Sky Waka, were busy for the season opening. RAL CEO ... More >>
Snow Arrives At Mt Ruapehu For Ski Season Opening And School Holidays
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 3:11 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Mt Ruapehu, 1 July 2020: Mother Nature has turned on the snow at Mt Ruapehu just in time for the school holidays. The Whakapapa ski area officially opened today for the season in windy conditions keeping visitors away, but the outlook is favourable ... More >>
New Car Park Booking System For Mt Ruapehu
Monday, 29 June 2020, 4:55 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Queuing for a carpark is set to become a thing of the past at Mt Ruapehu’s Turoa and Whakapapa ski fields. A new parking booking system is being introduced this season to help ease traffic congestion at the mountain during peak times and ensure a sustainable ... More >>
Thousands Head Up Mt Ruapehu Over Long Weekend
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 5:19 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Just over 2,000 people headed up Mt Ruapehu over the long weekend to sightsee and ride the Sky Waka. RAL CEO Jon Dean says, “It was great to welcome the first winter 2020 guests to the mountain and receive such great feedback from a lot of kiwis who ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu Ski Areas To Open In July
Friday, 29 May 2020, 7:43 am | Mt Ruapehu
Mt Ruapehu is planning to open both Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas on July 1. RAL CEO Jon Dean says, “We’re all looking forward to opening the mountain for skiing this winter in a few weeks – dependent on snowfall of course. “Our focus is offering ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu Update
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 3:04 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Jono Dean, CEO, RAL: An exciting update regarding the upcoming winter season - we’re hopeful of opening our first ski area on Mt Ruapehu in late June/early July. This will be dependent on a number of factors, including snowfall and the Alert Level ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu Update
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:26 pm | Mt Ruapehu
RAL CEO Jono Dean – The guidelines for Alert Level 2 announced by the Government yesterday show signs of promise for the ski industry for winter 2020. We’re still working with SAANZ (our industry association) for clarification around mass gatherings ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu – Alert Level 3 Update
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 5:55 pm | Mt Ruapehu
With Alert Level 3 now in place the RAL operational team will be back on the mountain this week doing general maintenance tasks in preparation for the winter ski season. Exactly what the 2020 ski season will look like, what parts of the mountain will ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu To Close For Remainder Of The Summer Season
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 3:56 pm | Mt Ruapehu
RAL CEO Jono Dean – Yesterday the New Zealand government announced new alert levels for COVID-19 and placed the country on Alert Level 2. This means cutting non-essential domestic travel. Our tourism operation is located in a relatively remote part of ... More >>
Christmas snow wish comes true at Mt Ruapehu
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 8:54 am | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 26 NOVEMBER 2019: Christmas came early – complete with snow – for a Tahitian group visiting Mt Ruapehu recently. It was an amazing experience for them all, in particular 13-year-old Tamahere Tihata who has distal myopathy. More >>
Mt Ruapehu turns on a stunner
Monday, 25 November 2019, 7:28 am | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 24 NOVEMBER 2019: It wasn’t only beaches Kiwis flocked to this weekend to soak up the sunshine. Mt Ruapehu was full of skiiers, snowboarders, tubers and sightseers making the best of the last of the snow. More >>
Local schools save old lift chairs from the scrap heap
Monday, 4 November 2019, 5:20 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 4 NOVEMBER 2019: National Park School’s latest upcycling project is benefitting both the environment and helping fund the 2020 ski season for local school children at the same time. More >>
Changes, challenges and new beginnings at Mt Ruapehu
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 5:04 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 31 OCTOBER 2019: It’s been a season of challenges, changes and new beginnings on Mt Ruapehu with an exciting summer ahead. More >>
Mt Ruapehu – a key training ground for Beijing 2022
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 10:17 am | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 10 OCTOBER 2019: The slopes of Mt Ruapehu have become a training ground for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics staff. More >>
Mt Ruapehu enticing new skiiers and promoting weekday skiing
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 4:35 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 1 OCTOBER 2019: Looking ahead to the 2020 ski season Mt Ruapehu is aiming to entice more people to give snow sports a go as well as encouraging skiiers to head up the mountain during the week to avoid the crowds. More >>
Mt Ruapehu Cadetship Opens Career Doors for Locals
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 1:46 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 26 SEPTEMBER 2019: Mt Ruapehu is opening up mountains of opportunity to local career seekers. More >>
Bluebird day at Mt Ruapehu attracts thousands
Sunday, 1 September 2019, 4:04 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 1 SEPTEMBER 2019: Spring has arrived in stunning style delivering a bluebird day at Mt Ruapehu with thousands heading up the mountain. More >>
The science of avalanche control
Saturday, 17 August 2019, 10:17 am | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 17 AUGUST 2019: The science of avalanche control on Mt Ruapehu is a complex one. More >>
Mt Ruapehu CEO to move south
Monday, 22 July 2019, 12:19 pm | Mt Ruapehu
Mt Ruapehu, 22 July 2019: After successfully leading the Mt Ruapehu ski areas through a significant period of development, CEO Ross Copland is moving south to take on a new challenge. More >>
Ruapehu Ski Transport to operate Mt Ruapehu shuttles
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 3:58 pm | Mt Ruapehu
MT RUAPEHU, 3 JULY 2019: Get set to ride a new fleet of 4WD buses to the ski areas on Mt Ruapehu this season. More >>
