Tūroa Ski Area

Tūroa Ski Area is a sports venue in Greater Wellington, North Island. Tūroa Ski Area is situated nearby to the valley South East Basin, as well as near the hamlet Tūroa Village.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Ruapehu and Crater Lake.

Mount Ruapehu

Volcano

Photo: JShook, CC BY 2.5.

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 3 km northeast of Tūroa Ski Area.

Crater Lake

Lake

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crater Lake is situated 3 km northeast of Tūroa Ski Area.

Dome Hill

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dome Hill is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tūroa Ski Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tūroa Village and Tukino Village.

Tūroa Village

Hamlet

Turoa is a skifield on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. The area has been used for skiing since before the completion of the Mountain Road; however, the first commercial field was ready in 1965, but with a poor snow season did not operate.

Tukino Village

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 Village is situated 7 km east of Tūroa Ski Area.

Iwikau Village

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Iwikau Village is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Tūroa Ski Area.

Tūroa Ski Area

Type: Sports venue
Categories: skiing, winter sport, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.29987° or 39° 17′ 60″ south

Longitude

175.54021° or 175° 32′ 25″ east

Open location code

4VGQPG2R+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 499036978

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=winter_sports

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=skiing

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