Ski Ruapehu and ski the volcano

Page updated: July 24 2008

Daily ski updates

For daily updates on Ruapehu ski and snowboard conditions during the 2008 season check out our ski New Zealand home page.

The beasty boy calms his nerves
The latest volcanic news from Ruapehu is that GNS are reporting the volcano has calmed its nerves a little and the possibility of eruption whilst always present at Ruapehu has declined. Check out the GNS update here. This is a good piece of news in terms of potential to disrupt our ski season but there remains a threat around the crater so please maintain caution if you are up there.

Hazard Maps
Click the one you want to see for a large easy to read version each one is around 200k so give it some time to download if you don't have a fast connection

Volcano Erupts in 2007
Almost on the 12th anniversary of the 95 eruption the volcano jumped into life in 2007. Producing Lahars and injuring some climbers staying in one of the huts. The Hydrothermal eruption happened suddenly and was unexpected. A timely reminder of the respect we need to show this active volcano. This was not a big eruption as such just a small one by Ruapehu standards but still extremely hazardous if you were close to it.

Ski Ruapehu
What an awesome experience, you can ski or snowboard on an active volcano! Well we guess it can be intimidating too but its really not a place to fear more one to respect. The Volcano is routinely monitored for hazard level by the Geological and Nuclear Science institute which is a New Zealand govt owned Crown Research Institute. They operate a public site called Geonet where hazards are updated regularly the current rating is:

Geonet rating Alert level is 1 'Signs of unrest'

Mount Ruapehu is an active Volcano and has a number of hazards you should be aware of. Follow the links below to learn more.

Helpful links
Brad Scott the head GNS Vulcan for Ruapehu recently provided us with more useful links and information:

Volcanoes in New Zealand - This is a cool page giving a great overview.

Volcanic Hazards at Mount Ruapehu - This is a comprehensive summary of the Hazards at Ruapehu have a read it's interesting stuff.

Volcanic Ash - what it can do and what to do This is a cool site by the USGS.

Ruapehu Stratovolcano - This is a volcanoes of the world site that features our hill.