Whakapapa piste map, snow forecast and lifts

Whakapapa: piste map and stats

Whakapapa is a ski resort in Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand. It has 15 km of pistes across 17 named runs and 12 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,573 to 2,295 m of altitude, with 721 m of vertical. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Whakapapa

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,295 m): no significant snowfall (updated 30 September).

Terrain by difficulty

Green

11.4 km · 22

Blue

1.9 km · 4

Black

1.9 km · 3

Lifts by type

T-bar

2.6 km · 4

Chairlift

2.5 km · 4

Gondola

1.8 km · 1

Magic carpet

0.3 km · 3

Runs, lifts and services

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7 · Home Run

1,217 m · 160 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.2% · 1,668–1,829 m altitude

17 · Dreamer

1,011 m · 284 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.1% · 2,011–2,295 m altitude

13 · Rivieara Paradise

841 m · 207 m vertical · avg. gradient 24.6% · 1,829–2,036 m altitude

Knoll Face

808 m · 233 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.9% · 2,009–2,242 m altitude

5 · Tennants Valley

728 m · 121 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.6% · 1,640–1,761 m altitude

4 · Rockgarden

597 m · 103 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.2% · 1,642–1,745 m altitude · 2 sections

Happy Valley Beginners Area

469 m · 49 m vertical · avg. gradient 10.4% · 1,573–1,622 m altitude · Classic track

Delta Trail West

342 m · 24 m vertical · avg. gradient 7.1% · 2,025–2,049 m altitude

Hut Flat 2

244 m · 38 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.8% · 1,764–1,803 m altitude

Hut Flat Beginners Area

238 m · 24 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.9% · 1,760–1,784 m altitude · Classic track

3 · Showcase

236 m · 61 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.7% · 1,626–1,745 m altitude · 2 sections

The Gut

771 m · 128 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.5% · 2,102–2,229 m altitude · Classic track

Valley Traverse

556 m · 72 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.0% · 2,150–2,222 m altitude

Valley Exit

263 m · 31 m vertical · avg. gradient 11.8% · 2,016–2,047 m altitude · Classic track

Yankee Slalom

1,077 m · 229 m vertical · avg. gradient 21.3% · 1,803–2,032 m altitude · Moguls

Aeroplane Gulley

511 m · 90 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.6% · 1,874–1,964 m altitude · Moguls

3rd Waterfall

311 m · 80 m vertical · avg. gradient 25.8% · 1,776–1,856 m altitude · Moguls

Data quality

Named runs19 / 29

Difficulty tagged100%

Lighting tagged7%

Snowmaking tagged0%

Lift capacity tagged0%

Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.