Snow report Turoa

Ski holidays in Turoa

Turoa ski resort is located on the (South West) flank of Mt. Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park on the North Island of New Zealand. Turoa is located right in the middle of the North Island, at 4.5 hours drive to Auckland in the north and Wellington in the south at 4 hours drive from the resort. Nearest villages to Turoa are Ohakune (20 minutes) and Raetihi (30 minutes). A bit further away are the villages National Park Village (40 minutes) and Whakapapa Village (50 minutes). Whakapapa is obviously also the home of the nearby Whakapapa ski resort, which is also located on Mt.Ruapehu.

Slope information Turoa - Turoa

Turoa ski resort covers 400 acres of ski slopes. With a vertical drop of more than 700 meters, Turoa has the largest drop in altitude throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Turoa ski resort has a number of runs for beginners, as well as 12 beautiful long runs for advanced skiers (the longest up to 4km long!), making the area perfectly suited to families with children. In addition, the ski area holds a further 25 black (or even double black diamond) runs for expert skiers and snowboarders.

Snowboarding Turoa

Turoa ski resort has a great offering for freestyle snowboarders and skiers. For beginners there is the Alpine Meadow and Winter Garden, more advanced boarders can go to Turoa's Medium Terrain Park and experts will find more than enough challenge in the adjacent XL park.

Skischools Turoa

The Turoa Snow School offers both ski and snowboard lessons. In addition to normal private and group lessons there is also a special focus on lessons for disabled skiers and snowboarders.