Ruapehu in summer

There is still plenty to do at Ruapehu in summer. You could go tramping, mountain biking, climbing or take a chairlift ride at Whakapapa and enjoy the sites.

As you can see from the photo Ruapehu often keeps its snow in summer and sometimes summer skiing and snowboarding is on the menu. This does not happen often though.

Summer is a great time to go for one of the numerous alpine walks around the flanks of Tongariro national parks three volcanos.

We recommend The world famous Tongariro crossing A day trip and a reasonable challenge, we recommend tramping boots and take warm clothing in case the weather changes suddenly which it sure can.