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Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Gearing Up for a Bumper Spring Season

The Mt Ruapehu ski fields in New Zealand areย gearing up for a busy spring season with the school holidays and severalย drawcard events taking place over September and October.ย ย  Mt Ruapehu has released its September school holiday development programs for kids aged 6-16 years which are expected to sell out. The five-day โ€˜Holiday Crewโ€™ group programsย run 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. […]

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Kiwi Brains | September 13, 2023
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Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand, Employee Charged as Australians Admit to Free Skiing Scam

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Four Australian skiers have admitted to using free passes to ski at Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wฤnaka, New Zealand, obtained dishonestly through a resort employee. The individuals admitted their wrongdoing between August 31 and September 3 in Queenstown District Court, Debbie Jamieson reports for Stuff.co.nz. Related: Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand, Report: Hits, Hijinks, and All Ages Fun Rolled Into […]

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Kiwi Brains | September 4, 2023
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Treble Cone Ski Area, NZ, Threatens to Revoke Skier’s Season Pass After He Shared Tips With His Beginner Buddies

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Treble Cone Ski Resort, New Zealand, has warned a skier that they could revoke his season pass after he shared skiing tips with his friends on the beginner slopes. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Treble Cone, Home of New Zealandโ€™s Freeride Community Last weekend, James Sorrenson, a Hawea resident, shared skiing tips with friends on Treble Cone’s learner slope. To his […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 29, 2023
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70 Year Anniversary at Mt Ruapehu Ski Resort, New Zealand

This September marks Ruapehu Alpine Liftsโ€™ (RAL) platinum anniversary operating Mt Ruapehuโ€™s Whakapapa and Tลซroa Ski Areas. To commemorate 70 years, on Friday, September 1, 2023, guests can nab themselves a special NZD 70 (USD 41) adult weekday pass and youth passes will be discounted to NZD 45 (USD 27). Passes purchased on Friday, Septemberย 1, 2023, can be used on […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 28, 2023
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Very Large Scale Avalanche at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

A very large size 5 natural avalanche was observed yesterday up the Murchison Valley in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand. The avalanche released from Mt Phyllis and crossed the Aida glacier, one of New Zealandโ€™s several glaciers. The crown wall was at least 1.5km (0.9 miles) long and the debris ran about 2km (1.25 miles) onto the flats. It […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 22, 2023
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Mt. Ruapehu Ski Area, NZ, Reports Deepest Current Snow Base in the World

Ski season is still roughly 100 days away for the northern hemisphere but the southern hemisphere ski zones of South America, Australia, and New Zealand are still right in the thick of theirs. Patagonian ski areas in Argentina and Chile are reporting a below-average winter, with Australia seeing far below-average snowfall for most of its winter as well. But New […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 21, 2023
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Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Launches Special Long Weekend Passes

With no long weekend until the end of October, Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, is inviting skiers and snowboarders to create their own long weekend and grab up to 40% off a limited release of three- and four-day lift passes. ย  On sale now until Sunday 27 August, a four-day Adult Long Weekend Pass is NZD 349 (USD 208), or a […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 15, 2023
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With a 100″ Base Mt Ruapehu Has the Most Snow in New Zealand, With More on the Way

Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand is leading the national ski field snow base with 4″-10″ (10-25cm) of new snow blanketing the maunga this week, and more snow forecast. Tลซroaโ€™s upper mountain is boasting the highest snow base in the country with 100″ (255cm) and 45″ (115cm) on the lower slopes. Related: [PHOTOS] De-Icing At Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, After the […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 11, 2023
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