From lectures to laps all season long.
Lock in the best-value season pass and make Whakapapa your second campus. Ride around uni life with the freedom to head up last minute, stack laps with your mates and learn at your own pace.
Early Bird is $499 for students
SEASON PASS 2026
Student $499
Full-time enrolment (min. 32 weeks) at a NZ tertiary institute is required.
Includes:
Access to all operating lifts at Whakapapa for skiing or snowboarding including the Sky Waka gondola for the 2026 Winter Season.
Valid:
Mon - Sun
Meet your home mountain.
Just 4 hours from Auckland, Whakapapa is the closest ski area for the Upper North Island. Volcanic terrain, national park setting and a raw edge you won't find down south.
- 690M vertical descent
- 2320M highest lifted point
- 550HA ski area
- 4X surface lifts
- 4X chairlifts
- 1X gondola
- 3X licensed eateries
- 2X rental shops
- 1X workshop
- Ski & snowboarding lessons
- Dedicated beginner area
The perks that come with it.
We’re bringing back some of the best perks for Season Pass holders, on and off the mountain, giving you more reasons to ride all winter.
- Unlimited discounted day passes at Tūroa (Adult $75)
- Priority Sky Waka access so you ride more and wait less
- 10% off group lessons, rentals, retail and workshop services
- Two 50% off private lesson vouchers to help you progress faster
- Four 50% off Buddy Passes for use on any Whakapapa Day Pass to bring your mates up for less
Mountain Lodges
With 47 alpine clubs you can join, waking up on the mountain means first chairs, fresh snow and sharing those early laps with a tight on-mountain community.
community & events
Good people, solid vibes and plenty of on-mountain events make the Whakapapa season pass community an easy place to meet mates and ride together all winter.
Snow School
Season passes aren’t just for experts. Get 10% off lessons, rentals, retail and workshops, plus two 50% off private lesson vouchers to help you progress all winter.