Season pass pricing increases but included are two days at the alternative Mt Ruapehu ski field.
NZSki has appointed Steve Hall as its Remarkables ski area manager.
Pure Tūroa Limited says it is “thrilled” to have secured a 10-year concession to operate the Tūroa ski field on Mount Ruapehu and a special launch offer to be announced next Monday.
Tekapo Springs has invested $700,000 in a new snow machine that it says will double the length of its winter snow season.
Two Kiwi ski guides have died after an avalanche on Mt Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan.
The Department of Conservation is expected to provide a report to the government this month on Pure Tūroa’s concession bid to run the Tūroa ski area.
NZSki has paid tribute to the achievements of outgoing Remarkables ski area manager Ross Lawrence who has been with the company for 16 years.
The Department of Conservation is beginning public hearings on Pure Tūroa Limited’s concession application to operate the Tūroa ski field.
The company says it is “very hopeful” of DOC and government approval for the deal, which will see it take over Tūroa ski field.
The beleaguered operator returns to profit as the deadline looms for submissions on Tūroa’s future, which includes $32m in proposed upgrades.
Snow production is a relatively small contributor to the global ski industry’s carbon emissions – it is the associated tourism that must adapt as the world warms.
Cardrona Alpine Resort says it will become the biggest commercial ski area in New Zealand when Soho Basin is added to its offer in winter 2025.
The increasing popularity of snowmaking is helping the ski industry but there are risks as well as benefits.
The community-led group says RAL staff have been given final notice and asset seizures started.
The government has appointed two insolvency practitioners from Calibre Partners as the receivers of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
NZSki is replacing its Shadow Basin chairlift at The Remarkables in time for the 2024 ski season.
NZSki has been ordered to pay a $440,000 fine and $130,000 reparations after the death of a skier at Coronet Peak in 2019.
“We’re looking at a situation where we’re almost exactly the same position we were in last year,” warns RAL liquidator John Fisk.
Skiing and snowboarding have long been privileged activities but it is time to recognise Mt Ruapehu as a place of cultural and geological wonder.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is marking its 70th platinum anniversary on Friday 1 September with a $70 adult weekday pass.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has been ordered to pay just over $433,094 for operating buses that were improperly maintained with poorly trained drivers, which led to a fatal crash.
The operator says it has made significant safety improvements following a fatal 2019 accident.
More than 450 athletes from 30 countries will converge on Wānaka and Queenstown for the 2023 Winter Games beginning on Friday.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is discounting its Long Weekend access pass to encourage more visitors to spend longer at the ski fields.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is resuming its learning and development programmes held on the mountain following a strong start to the season and a deep snow base.
The Lake Ōhau Lodge and a concession for the Ōhau Snow Fields in Mackenzie Country are now up for sale.
A decent dump of snow will allow Mt Ruapehu’s ski fields to open more of their lifts this weekend.
A small number of operators and regional tourism organisations have been listed as creditors of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
Cardrona Alpine Resort has launched a new food venture and named it ‘Carol’s’ in recognition of a long-serving staff member.
Snow conditions at Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields are contributing to a strong finish to the July school holidays.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is urging visitors to the Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields to book online or call into Torpedo7 to pick up their passes this season.
More than 120 commercial vehicles including buses and taxis have been checked for roadworthiness around the southern ski fields over the weekend.
It hasn’t been an ideal opening but the operator is focused on moving season passes in compressed two-week campaign.
Season passes for Whakapapa and Tūroa ski fields on Mt Ruapehu are slated to be available from 1pm today for a two-week period.
Ngāti Tūwharetoa joins Whakapapa Holdings and Pure Tūroa in the race for RAL’s ski assets.
It was high noon at the watershed meeting on Tuesday, with creditors managing to shoot themselves in the foot.
A liquidation process will begin today with a sale of RAL’s ski operations still possible.
Creditors meet today for a vital vote on the future of RAL’s ski operations.
The Ski Areas Association New Zealand [SAANZ] has expressed its support for a solution that ensures both Whakapapa and Tūroa ski areas can operate this season and beyond.
NZSki’s Coronet Peak opens its slopes today, marking the start of Queenstown’s ski season.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts’ voluntary administrators have recommended the liquidation of the operator and the sale of its two ski fields to the preferred bidders.
Whakapapa Holdings Limited reveals its plans for the ski field, season passes, and lifetime pass holders.
But the bidding process is criticised for creating “a false sense of urgency” to push a deal through.
Wages have been the biggest expense and their own bill racks up too as a solution is sought.
A bidder for one of Ruapehu’s ski fields plans a capital raise of up to $12m and a USX listing to help fund the operation.
NZSki’s Mt Hutt will host a four-day celebration this August to mark 50 years of ski field operations.
Former RAL boss Dave Mazey is understood to be involved in one of the bids.
The group behind a community effort to take ownership of Ruapehu’s ski fields has unveiled its proposed structure.
The government’s $6m investment in the Winter Games will help drive southern tourism during the ski season and showcase New Zealand to the world.
Iwi Ngāti Rangi wants to work closely with stakeholders on the operation and potential sale of Mt Ruapehu skifield operations.
