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Morning Report

Last updated: 10:26am Mon 31st Aug

Mōrena from Whakapapa, and happy Monday!

It's a chilly start on the maunga this morning, and we're expecting a cold and windy day ahead after another wet night.

From 8:00am, our base area facilities will open as scheduled, ready to get you fuelled up and geared up for the day.

From 9:00am, Happy Valley and Snowland will be open and ready to welcome you.

The Sky Waka Gondola, Rangatira Express will begin the morning on hold while we wait to see if the wind improves. We'll be watching conditions closely and will keep you updated throughout the morning.

The Delta will be closed due to low visibility and skiing and riding on the Sky Waka will also be closed.

The Valley T-Bar and Knoll Ridge T-Bar will be closed today. After a couple of wet days, the T-Bar lines need some repair work, and with today's forecast making it difficult for our teams to get out and complete that work, we've made the call to keep both lifts closed for the day.

It's forecast to be a cold one, so rug up warm and come make the most of your Monday at Whakapapa.

We look forward to welcoming you. See you up here!

LIVE OPERATIONS FEED
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Whakapapa Operations
31 Aug 10:25:30 am

The wind has not improved unfortunately. The Sky Waka and Rangatira will be closed for the day.

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Whakapapa Operations
31 Aug 9:08:44 am

Happy Valley and Snowland are now open! The Rangatira and the Sky Waka remain on hold. We need the wind to improve for it open. There will be no skiing and riding on the Sky Waka today. The gondola terrain will be closed.

Bruce Road: OPEN

Facilities

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

Lifts

Closed
Sky Waka gondola
Open
Toru carpet
9am - 4pm
Open
Double Happy chair
9am - 4pm
Closed
Rangatira quad chair
Closed
Delta quad chair
Closed
Valley T-bar
Closed
Knoll Ridge T-bar
Closed
West Ridge quad chair
Inactive
Far West T-bar

Food & Drink

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

Trails

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

Trail Map

Conditions

Top of Knoll T-bar
Temperature
-3.8°c
Wind
24.5km/h SSE
Snow Base
65cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
0cm
Top of Gondola
Temperature
-2.4°c
Wind
7.6km/h ENE
Snow Base
82cm
24 hr Snowfall
0cm
7 day Snowfall
0cm

Webcams

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

Forecast

Tuesday
-0.2°C
High
-3.6°C
Low
Light snow
Wednesday
4°C
High
-1.7°C
Low
Light sleet showers
Thursday
4.8°C
High
0.4°C
Low
Light rain
Friday
3.7°C
High
-0.6°C
Low
Heavy rain
Saturday
3.7°C
High
-1.6°C
Low
Cloudy