Mount Ruapehu nz
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Mount Ruapehu NZ.
Mount Ruapehu Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1965 the New Zealand ski resort Mount Ruapehu lies at 2300 metres altitude in the Central North Island region of the New Zealand Mount Ruapehu. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Mount Ruapehu ski area is not snow sure. Over 35 snow cannons ensure artificial Mount Ruapehu snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Mount Ruapehu (NZ) is Palmerston North at a distance of 150km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Mount Ruapehu ski season runs from June to October.
SNO-man says
Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas came under joint management in 2000 and now operatre as Ruapehu ski area, the largest ski centre in New Zealand and one of the three largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The reasort claims the title of the largest vertical drop of any centre in Australasia.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Mount Ruapehu NZ
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
27% |
Advanced Trails
 16 runs ?km |
37% |
Expert Trails
 15 runs 15km |
34% |
Mount Ruapehu Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | NZ$486 - NZ$486 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jun 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Oct 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Mount Ruapehu Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 5km |
| total length of Mount Ruapehu trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SW |
| direction Mount Ruapehu ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2300m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1625m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1625m |
| centre of Mount Ruapehu ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 722m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 722m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Mount Ruapehu
Skiing Mount Ruapehu you'll enjoy 43 pistes and trails and that means approximately 5km of ski runs. Mount Ruapehu lifts number 28 with the capacity to uplift 30400 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the New Zealand ski resort of Mount Ruapehu is over 4km long. Ski Mount Ruapehu summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Mount Ruapehu.
Mount Ruapehu Ski Area
Mount Ruapehu ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 27% intermediate, 37% advanced ski slopes and 34% for expert skiers - the most difficult Mount Ruapehu piste is the ?km Hamilton Face run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Mount Ruapehu after dark.
Mount Ruapehu for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Mount Ruapehu
If you snowboard Mount Ruapehu you'll want to know that, of the 28 ski lifts in total, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Mount Ruapehu snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Mount Ruapehu snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Mount Ruapehu for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Mount Ruapehu Apres Ski
The apres ski Mount Ruapehu scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 14 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bungee, Grass Skiing, Jet Boating, Mountain Biking, Quad Biking, Theatre, White Water Rafting.
Mount Ruapehu for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Mount Ruapehu Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Mount Ruapehu resort - ski Mount Ruapehu by any other name
The New Zealand ski resort of Mount Ruapehu ski resort is also known as Mount Ruapehu, Whakapapa, Turoa and has the following common misspellings:
Mount Ruapehu ski area has ski slopes which face SW
The direction which the various Mount Ruapehu ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Mount Ruapehu ski resort has ski slopes facing SW.
Mount Ruapehu for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall