In fact, in 20 years of coming here, I've barely heard one. That's despite Mount Ruapehu's two ski resorts – Turoa and Whakapapa, 50 minutes apart on opposite sides of the mountain – with New ...

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), operators of Mt Ruapehu, announced today that both the Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas will be closing on Sunday 30 October 2005. Mt Ruapehu will be the last ski area in ...

The previous operator of both Mt Ruapehu's ski fields, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, went into administration two years ago, and while a preferred bidder was found to run Whakapapa, that fell through.

SPONSORED CONTENT The temperature is dropping and Mt Ruapehu has a gorgeous covering ... both Whakapapa and Tūroa comprise one of the largest ski areas in New Zealand, totalling about 1500ha.

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 ...

You can stay on the South Island in New Zealand's quintessential mountain town, Queenstown, to explore the Southern Alps and see some of the country's most beautiful areas. If volcano skiing in a ...

Solid foundation for Canterbury – Six to ten inches of mid-density snow Wednesday night followed by another seven to ...

A private bid to run the Whakapapa ski field on Mount Ruapehu has been accepted by the Department of Conservation. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts had run both the Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields on the ...

The Government has agreed to give Ruapehu Alpine Lifts a $6 million loan to prevent the company from being liquidated and to enable the ski fields at Mt Ruapehu to open over winter. It hopes the ...

Meanwhile Mt Ruapehu officially went smokefree today - World Smokefree Day. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd, which operates both Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas, now has a smokefree policy in all indoor ...

The two ski areas, which are among New Zealand’s largest, are owned by the same company and located on opposite sides of Mount Ruapehu. Should they be forced to close permanently, it would leave ...