New Zealand watch: Mt Ruapehu opening this weekend

Mt Ruapehu on the North Island of New Zealand has seen record snow levels with all Turoa runs open this weekend.

All 34 snow guns at Turoa have been running on the lead up to the start of the season. With a mix of natural snowfall, there is a metre-deep snow baseon the hill.

At Whakapapa, 54 snowguns, plus natural snowfall, have added a half-metre base. It will open the next week.

About 2000 skiers are expected by the resort on the first day of skiing.

To keep up to date on Mt Ruapehu visit the video snow report posted each day: http://www.mtruapehu.com/winter/video-report/

Posted by Brendon on June 19th, 2009 in Mt Ruapehu and New Zealand and Snow Report

Brendon @cherrypow

Hi, I'm Brendon, editor and one of the co-founders of CherryPow. When work isn't calling I'm planning the next snow adventure and writing about it.