Place to see: Whakapapa, National Park, New Zealand
Ngauruhoe from Whakapapa
Snow cannon idling halfway up the Whakapapa ski field. In the background, conical volcano Mount Ngauruhoe.
About this place:
Whakapapa is the larger and busier of two ski fields on active volcano Mount Ruapehu. It faces northwest, with great views of nearby Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Tongariro. While Whakapapa is closer to Auckland than sister ski field Turoa, weather conditions often favor one or the other. The snow is hard packed for most of the season, but softens up to a fun, buttery slush in late spring.
National Park, NZ
Discovered by Tobias Peciva
on 17 May 2008.
837 views.
