Name: Whakapapa
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Don't miss the latest happenings out of Whakapapa, including new lifts, terrain expansions, weather, photo galleries, infographics and current events skiers and mountain travelers should know about. Stay up-to-date on Whakapapa news and events by clicking on articles from the list below or page through to see coverage from the entire ski season.

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Far-Flung Ski Destinations: The Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere offers the opportunity to ski when it's summer at home, an experience diehards will love.
21st August 2014
New Zealand Prepares to Open With More Than a Meter of Snow
NZ has up to a meter of pre-season powder already; resort openings start Saturday.
6th June 2012
Southern Hemisphere skiing update
While some resorts are closing for the season others are reporting powder conditions.
25th September 2011
Oz gets best of early-season snow
Southern Hemisphere snow-seekers should head for Australia; Charlotte Pass, Perisher, and Thredbo are open with 72cm.
29th June 2011
Far-flung ski destinations: The Southern Hemisphere
The southern hemisphere gives avid skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to ski throughout the summer months.
26th November 2010
Southern Hemisphere Marks Mid-Season; So Far, Snow Good Down Under
The ski season is well underway in the Southern Hemisphere: where's the best powder and what's in store for the coming week
29th July 2010
Down Under: Australia's Snow Gums To New Zealand's 'Southern Alps'
Australia? New Zealand? The winter Down Under is the opposite of North America and the European Alps so that means plenty of fun for those who live there and those who make the trek to feed their habit year-round.
27th April 2009
New Zealand Clubfields Host The Big Boys
The K2 Big Mountain Chill Series has been consolidated into one super four day event across Craigieburn and Olympus clubfields in New Zealand's Canterbury ranges.
27th August 2008
New Zealand Blizzards Kick-start The Season
NEW ZEALAND - Both the North and South Islands experienced a fierce snowstorm July 5, dumping over half a metre of snow on most of the country's resorts.
9th July 2008
Mt. Ruapehu Goes Off With Snow
NEW ZEALAND - The North Island ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa on Mt. Ruapehu is celebrating a much needed mammoth dump of snow. The mountain received a week of heavy snowfalls resulting in a record snow base, after a week of rain that washed away the active volcano's minimal snow cover revealing rocks and grass.
2nd July 2008