Rating overall
7/10
Summary
Freeride - 80%
No trees but some serious off-piste
Freestyle - 50%
Small terrain park & halfpipe
Pistes - 65%
Some well pisted slopes
Mountain stats
Top lift:2300m
Vertical drop:670m
Bottom lift:1630m
Lift count :
7 x Chairlifts
6 x Drag-lifts
Other lifts 1 learner rope
550 hectares OF PISTES (67 PISTES)
Easy
Intermediate
Advanced
Pass (Low/High Season) :
83.00-83.00 Day
, 719 Season pass
Whakapapa 1 / Photo: Whakapapa Ski Area
Pinnacles with Knoll Ridge Cafe in foreground. / Photo: Whakapapa Ski Area
Ruapehu / Photo: Glyn Hubbard / Ruapehu Chalet Rentals
Whakapapa resort / Photo: Ruapehu Tourism
Ruapehu backcountry / Photo: Ruapehu Tourism
Ruapehu 27th September 2007 /
Whakapapa / Photo: Whakapapa Ski Area
Introduction
Whakapapa, along with sister resort Turoa, is located on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu. As an active Volcano, Mt Ruapehu offers some seriously epic freeriding terrain. The diversity of this terrain is caused by the way the underlying volcano has formed over millions of years. As the largest recognised ski resort in the country, Whakapapa has something for everyone, with plenty of steeps, literally hundreds of cliffs, fast chutes, gullies and big natural banks allowing for some natural freestyle. The Mt Ruapehu lift pass covers both Whakapapa and Turoa, and the company sell a cheap 'early-bird' season pass before the end of April each year.