Whakapapa Winter Report
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Current status
Bruce Road: OPEN
DAILY REPORT
Last updated: 10:17am Sun 17th Aug

Morena and welcome to a freshly snow covered Whakapapa!!! After initial checks the snow on the upper mountain is amazing!

We have received a nice little Whakapapa northerly 5-10cm's of fresh snow up high overnight, 3-5cm's down low!! We expect this snow to continue throughout the day! Should the wind and visibility stay good it could be an epic day ahead.

The Happy Valley beginners area, the Rangatira, Sky Waka, the Delta, and the Valley T are all open.

LIVE OPERATIONS FEED

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 10:34:37 pm
Discounted Lessons: Our Snow School team are offering an extra 20% off afternoon private lessons. Combined with our existing discount, you’ll save 40% on privates starting from 13:00 booked on site today in our Snow School Office

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 10:17:31 pm
Open: Road open, no restrictions

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:37:58 pm
Open: The Valley T-Bar is open

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:06:24 pm
Update: Patrol are currently in the Valley and visibility is looking favourable. After they assess the conditions we will update here with how we are tracking

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:01:34 pm
Open: Delta chair is open for intermediate skiing and snowboarding

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:01:26 pm
Open: Our snow play area outside Knoll Ridge Chalet is now open

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:01:19 pm
Open: The Sky Waka gondola is open for sightseeing, and intermediate skiing and snowboarding

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:01:13 pm
Open: The Rangatira chair is open for intermediate skiing and snowboarding

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:01:05 pm
Open: Our dedicated sledding zone in Happy Valley is now open to those who have booked online

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 9:00:34 pm
Open: The Happy Valley beginners area is open for skiing and snowboarding

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 8:40:48 pm
Update: Patrol are still assessing the Valley T-Bar. This will remain on hold

Whakapapa Operations
16 Aug 8:39:26 pm
Update: Visibility has cleared and we will open the Delta chair. Aiming to have this spinning by 9am

Conditions

Top of Knoll T-Bar
Temperature
4°c
Wind
1.8km/h WNW
Snow Base
37cm
24 hr Snowfall
8cm
7 day Snowfall
8cm
Top of Gondola
Temperature
5.3°c
Wind
1.8km/h SE
Snow Base
39cm
24 hr Snowfall
4cm
7 day Snowfall
4cm

The snow base depth is measured using a combined average across snow various points at a similar altitude.

Webcams

Web cam shot
Sledding Zone
Sledding Zone
Top of the gondola
Te Heuheu Valley
The Pinnacles
Happy Valley
Hut Flat
Staircase Slopes
Far West T-Bar
Knoll T-Bar
Delta Chair

Lifts status

Open
Happy Valley
9am - 4pm
Open
Rangatira quad chair
9am - 4pm
Open
Sky Waka gondola
9am - 4pm
Open
Delta quad chair
9am - 4pm
Open
Valley T-Bar
9.30am - 4pm
COMING SOON
Knoll Ridge T-Bar
COMING SOON
West Ridge quad chair
COMING SOON
Far West T-Bar
COMING SOON
Cindertrack carpet

Food and Facilities

Open
Knoll Ridge Chalet
9am - 4pm
Open
Lorenz's Bar & Café
7am - 4pm
Open
Happy Valley Bistro
8:30am - 4pm
Open
Base Area Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Happy Valley Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Cutting Edge Workshop
9am - 3pm
Open
Whakapapa Shop
8:30am - 4pm
Open
Snow School
9:30am - 4pm
Open
Guest Services
8am - 4pm
Open
Medical Centre
8:30am - 4pm
Open
Sledding
Book and buy online
Open
Sightseeing
9am - 4pm, last ride up 3.30pm
COMING SOON
Car Park Shuttles
Forecast
17th August - 22nd August
Today 17th August
2.5°C
High
-0.4°C
Low
Light sleet
Mon 18th August
1.9°C
High
-2.5°C
Low
Partly cloudy
Tue 19th August
0.5°C
High
-3°C
Low
Light snow
Wed 20th August
-2.7°C
High
-6°C
Low
Cloudy
Thu 21st August
-0.6°C
High
-3.4°C
Low
Cloudy
Fri 22nd August
-1.7°C
High
-5°C
Low
Partly cloudy

Trails

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
Small Park
Medium Park
Large Park
Happy Valley Area
Rangatira Area
Sky Waka Area
Cindertrack Area
Delta Area
Valley Area
Knoll Ridge Area
West Ridge Area
Far West Area

Interactive Trail Map