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What do I need to know before going to the snow?
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Never seen snow before or been dreaming about learning to ski or a snowboard? Our Top Tips for your first day on the snow... ORGANISE EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE TO HAVE STRESS FREE DAY AND MAXMISE THE WINDOW… BE ORGANISED BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.
Your First Stop is The Alpine Centre
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SKI BIZ @ THE ALPINE CENTRE IS YOUR FIRST STOP WHEN HEADING TO MT RUAPEHU! No matter your reason for coming to the snow, the team at Ski Biz @ The Alpine Centre can help you with everything you need and need to know when visiting Mt. Ruapehu this winter. The Alpine Centre is easy to see and find just off State Highway 4 in Carroll St, National Park Village on the way to Whakapapa and Turoa Ski Areas when coming from the north.
Alpine Vintage Car Show
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Calling all car enthusiasts and motorheads! New Zealand's 2nd Annual *Alpine* Vintage & Classic Autoshow will take place 1 June, 2024 [King's Birthday weekend].
Tongariro Alpine Crossing booking system now live
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Bookings are now recommended for all visitors using any part of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing track.
The 2023 Mt Ruapehu winter season is ON!!!
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The 2023 Mt Ruapehu winter season is ON! Both Mt Ruapehu ski fields - Whakapapa and Tūroa - will run this winter with facilities opening gradually from 1 July as conditions and weather allow.
Inaugural Alpine Vintage & Classic Autoshow launches King's Birthday weekend
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The inaugural Alpine Vintage & Classic Autoshow is coming to National Park Village on Saturday, 3 June 2023. Enter today!
National Park community steps up for flood fundraiser
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A fundraiser auction, arranged and hosted by Schnapps Bar – a National Park Village institution popular with locals and visitors alike, has raised $32,397 for those affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawkes Bay.