Whakapapa Ski Field

General access map for Whakapapa summer 2018/2019

Whakapapa base area has construction zones with restricted access for the duration of summer 2018/19 until the opening of the gondola 1 June 2019. Please refer to this access map for details of construction zones and safe access trails to clubs and the upper mountain.

For the beginners

Whakapapa ski area is the best place place to learn to ski or board in New Zealand being home to New Zealand's premier beginners' area, Happy Valley.

Happy Valley is located in its own valley with 4 learner conveyor lifts (2 covered), a slow-moving chairlift, café, rental complex and ski school meeting area. With its gentle slope and long profile, beginners can build confidence, have fun and feel safe in an enclosed area. For your little ones in tow, there’s also a lift-accessed sledding area.

For the Intermediate and Advanced

For intermediate and advanced skiers/riders, Whakapapa offers terrain from wide open runs to bowls, bumps, chutes and drops. There are more than 50 groomed trails to fall in love with at Whakapapa.

For freeskiers and snowboarders there are terrain parks on the lower mountain and extensive upper mountain lift facilities to access advanced black runs.

Whakapapa Ski Field, Mt Ruapehu

GENERAL ACCESS MAP FOR WHAKAPAPA SUMMER 2018/19

Whakapapa construction zone boundaries and public access info

Whakapapa base area has construction zones with restricted access for the duration of summer 2018/19 until the opening of the gondola 1 June 2019. Please refer to this access map for details of construction zones and safe access trails to clubs and the upper mountain.