Whakapapa skifield
Whakapapa skifield is a commercial skifield on the northern side of Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. It is one of three skifields on the mountain, the others being Turoa, which is on Ruapehu's south-western slopes and Tukino on the eastern slopes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Resort
- Description: skifield on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whakapapa Skifield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tongariro National Park and Mount Ruapehu.
Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park, in the central North Island of New Zealand, contains the three active volcanoes of Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe.
Mount Ruapehu
Volcano
Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island volcanic plateau in New Zealand. It is 23 km northeast of Ohakune and 23 km southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō, within Tongariro National Park. Mount Ruapehu is situated 4 km south of Whakapapa skifield.
Dome Hill
Peak
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dome Hill is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Whakapapa skifield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iwikau Village and Whakapapa Village.
Whakapapa Village
Hamlet
Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park. Whakapapa Village is situated 5 km north of Whakapapa skifield.
Tukino
Locality
Photo: Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0.
Tukino skifield is located on the eastern face of Mount Ruapehu, in the central area of the North Island, New Zealand. A club managed field, Tukino is open to the general public and both skiing and snowboarding are popular. Tukino is situated 6 km southeast of Whakapapa skifield.
Whakapapa skifield
- Categories: ski resort, accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Whakapapa skifield” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ファカパパスキー場”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whakapapa skisenter”
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Explore places such as Tukino Alpine Village and Erua.
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