Weather

This morning we have strong winds, freezing mist with occasional snow showers. Forecast is for clearing Saturday morning.
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	Lower Mountain	Upper Mountain
Wind	Mod-strong Northwesterly	Strong Northwesterly
Visibility	50m	25m
Temp	-1.0°C	-4.0°C

Snow

We have had 15cm of snow overnight on the upper mountain and 5cm on the lower mountain. There is more snow forecast for today and tonight. Lots of freshies for the weekend.

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	New Snow	Base (Upper Mountain)
Snow Level	15cm	172cm

Facilities Operating

Lower Mountain
Alpine Meadow Beginners:	Closed
Parklane Chair:	Closed
Wintergarden Platter:	Closed
Upper Mountain
Movenpick Chair:	Closed
Giant Chair:	Closed
High Flyer Chair:	Closed
High Noon Express:	Closed
Jumbo T-Bar:	Closed
Mother Terrain Park:	Closed
Mother BoarderX:	Closed

MOUNTAIN RD ^CLOSED

Closed at 13km due to snow and ice.
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Information

All facilities are CLOSED for today due to strong winds and poor weather conditions. Ladies week is cancelled for today. Good snow is forecast for tonight. - Freshies for the weekend. Check out www.mtruapehu.com for accommodation options in and around the central plateau.

Mountain Products & Services

Next time rent your gear on the mountain. Turoa rentals is open with a great fleet of skis, snowboards and sleds making it super easy for you to get out on the slopes.

Grab a "Fresh Tracks" 1 hour private lesson at 9.am for just $90.00. Perfect for the coming weekend with the snow forecast!!

Events

The Hospitality Championships is rescheduled to next Monday 6th of September.

Get ready for "WoW" (Weekend of Wells) Jossi, Byron and Jackson Wells New Zealands Freeskiing superstars will be showing their stuff here at Mt Ruapehu on the 4th and 5th September!