Snow Days

Here is a quick guide for those of you planning to hit the slopes soon...


Mt Ruapehu - Whakapapa is located on the northern side of Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park. It is one of the mountain's two commercial ski fields. The other is Turoa, located on the mountain's south-western slopes.

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Mt Ruapehu - Turoa is a large ski field on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. The area has been used for skiing before the completion of the Mountain Road, with the first lifts opening in 1978.

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Coronet Peak is a commercial ski field in Otago, New Zealand located 18 kilometres to the northeast of the town of Queenstown and seven kilometres west of Arrowtown.  A popular ski resort, Coronet Peak offers a long snow season, excellent skiing and snowboarding terrain and lift systems.

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Treble Cone boasts the longest vertical rise in the Southern Lakes and spectacular views over Lake Wanaka and Mount Aspiring/Tititea. The ski field is the off-season training ground for the national ski teams of Austria and Norway

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Cardrona in Central Otago, New Zealand, is the home of the Cardrona Ski Field. This is one of the most popular family orientated ski fields in New Zealand. Mount Cardrona is located in the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown

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The Remarkables are a mountain range and ski field in Otago, South Island of New Zealand. Located on the south-eastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create an impressive backdrop for the waters.

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