Mt Ruapehu

Mt Ruapehu 

 Intro 

Mt Ruapehu is a snow mountain about four hours away from where I live. It’s a mountain that I go to every year and ski at. Today i'm going to tell you about two of the ski fields. 

Tūroa 

 Pros 

Tūroa is the ski field that I normally ski at when I go. It's closer to where I stay at when I go. Tūroa has soft smooth snow with some pretty hard black trails. (Black trails are the hardest trails.) I think Tūroa has the best view from the top of the mountain. In my opinion I prefer Tūroa better because I know the trails better. Plus, Tūroa is closest to the hot pools. 

 Cons

 Tūroa has cold chilly ski lifts, except for the one cushion ski lift at the top. Tūroa has quite a lot of rocks near the top. So if you can’t parallel ski then that might be a problem. 

Whakapapa 

 Pros

 Whakapapa is another ski field at Mt Ruapehu that I also go to sometimes. It has a big gondola that fits 10 people and the view is incredible! Whakapapa has a lot of good jumps and ramps to ski over. There's a place at the bottom of the mountain called happy valley and it’s really good to learn how to ski because it’s nice and big. Whakapapa even has this thing called a night ski where you go at night from 7-10pm and ski around the place. It's so much fun! 

Cons 

Whakapapa is very crowded and there's always a long line at the lifts. There are a lot of rocks that hide under the snow so you have to look out for them. Also the cafe there is very expensive so we normally just bring our own food. Outro Mt Ruapehu is my favourite place in the world so I hope you like what I shared with you. :)