Turoa Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 20 May
- Last Snowfall:
- Snow Depth (upper):
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- Piste: –
- Off-piste: –
Today’s Weather (1962 m)
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 15 |
2 °C |
F-Level
2250 m |
| PM |
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15 |
2 °C |
F-Level
2250 m |
| night |
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25 |
2 °C |
F-Level
2300 m |
Acres of ski: 1000 | Pistes: 43 | Snowmaking: Yes
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 3 | X-Country: -
Resort Opens: 29 Jun 2013 | Resort Closes: 3 Nov 2013
Lifts: 9 (5 chair lifts 4 surface lifts)
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10 |
- Nearest Airport: Palmerston North
- Nearest Train Station: Ohakune
- Tourist office phone: +643858456
- Tourise office website: www.turoa.com
- Slopeside Accommodation: -
Rising head and shoulders above the central North Island, Turoa boasts the largest vertical drop in Australasia; no wonder they call Turoa "The Giant". The south facing slope can get dry powder during the season, making Turoa a perfect alpine playground for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities. After a day of challenging yourself on some of the runs, finding the secret powder stashes, and going big in the natural half pipe, Turoa's visitors and locals head down the mountain to Ohakune to dine, relax and re-live the day's adventures.
Resorts close to Turoa include:
Tukino (9 km),
Whakapapa (10 km),
Manganui (124 km),
Rainbow (363 km),
Mount Lyford (400 km),
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 43
- Beginner: 25%
- Intermediate: 50%
- Advanced: 25%
- Cross-country: -
- Snowmaking: Yes
- Acres of ski: 1000
- Terrain Parks: 3
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 14
- Bars: 10
- Slopeside accommodation: -
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Mountain info
- Summit: 2322 m
- Vertical Drop: 720 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 4
- Chairlifts: 5
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
- Toplift: m
Travel
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- Season opens: 29 Jun 2013
- Season closes: 3 Nov 2013
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Visitor Reviews of Turoa
B.A Balacka from New Zealand writes:
Thusday 13th of Sept...best day of the season..dumping snow throughout week..bluebird day...took an hour to get up the mountain road (poor organization with the 2wd cars needing chains and blocking up traffic...seriously Turoa you can't organize a simple2way traffic flow so the cars that can move up the mountain are actually able to?...got up the mountain at 945am (and later found out the people that got their tickets at 10am got theirs for half price..) got up the 1st chair and hello..the big 6 chairlift (the only chair that can access the highest part of the mountain-there is another tee bar that has high access, but Turoa has decided it will not be used for the rest of the 2012 season...leaving only one chair to access top mountain...seriously Turoa?) de-icing leaving only 3 chairs operating on the best day of the year until 1130am...when the 6 chair finally opened-and being the only chair for top mountain access there was only 200 plus people in the queues...not cool for a weekday session...snow was epic, runs were sick...organization well below what you would expect for what is actually the best ski area in North Island, NZ...skiing is expensive plus I took the day off work....poorly run business (verging on disrespectful)..nice staff on the lifts; good people.
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