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Last updated: 12:36pm Sat 15th Aug

Mōrena from Whakapapa, and happy Saturday!

We're looking forward to another great weekend on the maunga, with plenty happening as we get the day underway.

Getting us started from 7:30am, Guest Services and Lorenz's Bar and Café will be open and ready to welcome you. From 8:00am, Happy Valley Rentals and Top of the Bruce Rentals will open, followed by Retail from 8:30am.

From 9:00am, Happy Valley, Snowland, and the Rangatira Express are all scheduled to open.

We have resolved an issue on the Sky Waka gondola and are up and running. We are expecting a small delay to opening the Valley T-bar and Delta but are estimating opening at 9:30am.

The Knoll Ridge T-Bar is firmly on our radar today. We'll wait for daylight to properly assess visibility and surface conditions before completing our final checks. If everything lines up, we'll be very pleased to confirm an opening time with you this morning.

There's plenty to keep an eye on, so please check back regularly throughout the morning as we provide updates on our lifts and terrain.

We're expecting another busy Saturday, so come up early, book online before you arrive, or consider joining us a little later in the afternoon.

We can't wait to welcome you to Whakapapa. See you on the mountain!

LIVE OPERATIONS FEED
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15 Aug 2:14:32 pm

Happy Hour is on today at Lorenz’s Bar & Café! Grab your crew and come on down for our buckets of Corona, Michelob, or Mateus Rosé. Happy Hour happening from 2:30pm until 5pm. Swing by for some après-ski vibes, good tunes and a cheeky afternoon drink!

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15 Aug 12:27:24 pm

A 4 - 5pm Snowland session is now available. This is our final time slot of the day, book now to avoid missing out!

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15 Aug 11:24:42 am

We will keep the good times rolling in Snowland. A 3:30 - 4:30pm session is now available to book!

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15 Aug 10:25:05 am

For the first time this season the Knoll T-bar is open! Please note this terrain is for confident and advanced riders only, and you will need to load the T-bar in pairs

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15 Aug 9:07:49 am

The Valley is now open!

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15 Aug 9:02:11 am

Happy Valley, Snowland, Rangatira, Sky Waka and Delta are OPEN! Next update for the Valley at 9:30am

Bruce Road: OPEN

Facilities

Open
Sky Waka gondola
9am - 4pm
Open
Snowland
9am - 5pm
Open
Snow School
9am - 4pm
Open
Guest Services
7:30am - 4pm
Open
Whakapapa Shop
8:30am - 4pm
Open
Happy Valley Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Base Area Rentals
8am - 4pm
Open
Medical Centre
9am - 4pm
Open
Workshop
9am - 4pm
Open
Car Park Shuttles

Food & Drink

Open
Knoll Ridge Chalet
9am - 4pm
Open
Lorenz's Bar & Café
8am - 5pm
Open
Happy Valley Bistro
9am - 4pm

Lifts

Open
Sky Waka gondola
9am - 4pm
Open
Toru carpet
9am - 4pm
Open
Double Happy chair
9am - 4pm
Open
Rangatira quad chair
9am - 4pm
Open
Delta quad chair
9am - 4pm
Open
Valley T-bar
9am - 4pm
Open
Knoll Ridge T-bar
10:30am - 4pm
Coming Soon
Far West T-bar
Coming Soon
West Ridge quad chair

Trails

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
Small Park
Medium Park
Large Park
Happy Valley Area
Open
Happy Valley
Groomed
Rangatira Area
Open
Rockgarden
Groomed
Coming Soon
Tennant's Valley
Ungroomed
Sky Waka Area
Open
K Road
Groomed
Open
Terraces
Groomed
Open
Honeymoon
Groomed
Open
Staircase
Groomed
Closed
1st Waterfall
Ungroomed
Closed
3rd Waterfall
Ungroomed
Delta Area
Open
Turtle Run
Groomed
Coming Soon
Delta West
Ungroomed
Closed
Aeroplane Gully
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Steve's Bowl
Ungroomed
Closed
McKenzie's Mistake
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Chute
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Chimney
Ungroomed
Closed
Yankee Face
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Angus' Face
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Amphitheatre
Ungroomed
Coming Soon
Tennant's Headwall
Ungroomed
Closed
Yankee Slalom
Ungroomed
Closed
High Traverse
Ungroomed
Valley Area
Open
Valley Highway
Ungroomed
Open
Pinnacle Valley
Groomed
Inactive
Bilbo's
Ungroomed
Inactive
Valley Exit
Ungroomed
Inactive
Gollum
Ungroomed
Inactive
Pinnacle Traverse
Ungroomed
Inactive
Front Stage
Ungroomed
Inactive
Broken Leg Gully
Ungroomed
Inactive
Couloirs
Ungroomed

Trail Map

Conditions

Top of Knoll T-bar
Temperature
2°c
Wind
4km/h SE
Snow Base
75cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
6cm
Top of Gondola
Temperature
4.6°c
Wind
2.2km/h SSE
Snow Base
92cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
0cm

Webcams

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Happy Valley
Happy Valley
The Pinnacles
Far West T-Bar
Te Heuheu Valley
Hut Flat
Staircase Slopes

Forecast

15th August - 20th August
Today 15th August
4.5°C
High
1.7°C
Low
fog
Sun 16th August
1°C
High
-5°C
Low
Heavy snow
Mon 17th August
-4.5°C
High
-6.4°C
Low
fog
Tue 18th August
-2.4°C
High
-6.2°C
Low
snow
Wed 19th August
-2.5°C
High
-4.2°C
Low
Cloudy
Thu 20th August
0.4°C
High
-4.5°C
Low
Partly cloudy