Coming 1 December
Mt Ruapehu Summer Season
Discover Summer
Current status
Last updated: 6:56am Fri 19th Apr

The Sky Waka Gondola and Pinnacle Cafe will OPEN from 10am. Come take a ride on NZ's longest gondola ride to 2000m above sea level, up and over some amazing volcanic topography with spectacular views out over the Tongariro National Park and beyond. At Knoll ridge cafe you can enjoy the Pinnacle Cafe or High Tea at 2020m - booking required at https://www.mtruapehu.com/passes/summer-sightseeing Winter 2024 Season Passes are ON SALE at www.whakapapa.com

Bruce Road: OPEN
DRIVE WITH CARE

Conditions

Upper Mountain
Temperature
3.4°c
Wind
Light - moderate W
Lower Mountain
Temperature
3°c
Wind
Calm W

Webcams

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Happy Valley
Happy Valley
The Staircase Slopes
The Pinnacles
Te Heuheu Valley
Sky Waka and Knoll Ridge Cafe
Far West T

Lifts and Trails

Open
Sky Waka Gondola
10am - 3.30pm, last ride down 4pm
Yes
Skyline Walk
caution - icy patches
Yes
Meads Wall Walk
Yes
Waterfall Descent Walk
Yes
Wild West Trail Walk

Food and Beverage

Open
Pinnacles Café
10am - 3.30pm

Other

Open
Whakapapa Shop
9am - 4pm

Trails

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

Forecast

18th April - 23rd April
Today 18th April
7.2
High
2.9
Low
cloudy
Sat 19th April
6.6
High
3.6
Low
heavyrain
Sun 20th April
8.1
High
4
Low
fog
Mon 21st April
6.8
High
1.3
Low
cloudy
Tue 22nd April
7.7
High
-1.2
Low
clearsky
Wed 23rd April
0.6
High
0.5
Low
fair