Okahune, New Zealand – Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, operator of Turoa and Whakapapa ski areas on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu, has confirmed it will be opening Turoa’s Alpine Meadow beginners’ area this Saturday, two weeks earlier than planned.
Good snowmaking weather following last weekend’s snowfall has enabled the earliest opening in Turoa’s history. Turoa will open further upper mountain lifts as scheduled on June 20th, including the High Noon Express, when top-to-bottom skiing is expected. Whakapapa is on schedule to open on June 27th.
Mike Smith, Mt. Ruapehu marketing manager, says it’s a rarity for the upper mountain to open this early… Details