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While it pretty much forgot to snow in Oz this year (the season being saved by snowmaking) it seems NZ was off the other end of the scale. Whakapapa on the North Island is closing for now at it's official season end on 29th October with a near 2m base on the upper mountain.
That though might not be the end of it, while a final decision will be taken late November depending on weather, they're hopeful of opening up for Summer Skiing in Dec and taking the 2006 NZ season through Christmas and New Year.
That would be like our ski season going through mid-summers day and surface lift operations continuing into July.... you never know!
From Newsletter:
Quote:
SUMMER SKIING??
It’s NOT official yet but it's looking promising for some summer skiing/boarding at Whakapapa this year! Yipeee….sun, scenery and snow, a perfect mix! This, of course, is subject to snow and weather conditions. There is nowhere else in the Southern Hemisphere where you can take a chairlift ride up and go skiing/boarding over Christmas! We'll send out an email as soon as any decisions have been made.
Lift ticket prices will be announced closer to opening day. 2006 Ruapehu Season Pass holders will receive a significant discount. Please see
www.mtruapehu.com
in late November for more details.
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Well, there was certainly plenty enough snow to ski there in the 2nd week of Jan 1995 (a bit before the last big eruption, the crater lake was at about 60C at the time). I would say a bit over a metre, as I fell down a hole to mid thigh on the climb up to the crater rim. There was snow down just to the top station of the gondola, and I think I remember a couple of people skiing. It may not have been too pleasant though as the snow, certainly that just above the gondola, was pretty heavy and slushy - but probably nothing out of the ordinary for those used to skiing in Scotland
. I didn't ski, as I'd only recently started and wasn't yet addicted
.
FWIW, there was no snow on the mountain at all in April 1998.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
They
seem to be taking full advantage of the late snow
.
Will our female snowheads follow the example and invite the other half of the contingent to a Bra BQ at
the EOSB
?
The whole event does seem to have been fun - and raised money for a charity. Might be an idea to have a charity event at
the EOSB
, thinking about it.
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Wow, that's pretty amazing - lucky old New Zealand!
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. I didn't ski, as I'd only recently started and wasn't yet addicted 
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