Winter activities
Skiing and Boarding
Throughout the ski season the Tararua Tramping Club runs many ski, ski-touring, snowboarding, and instruction trips, including both weekend and week-long snow ski and board trips to Mount Ruapehu and sometimes further afield to South Island ski-fields.
Tararua Lodge - the Club's Alpine Lodge
Many ski trips are held at Tararua Lodge, our club's alpine lodge situated right on the Whakapapa Ski field on the northern slopes of Mt Ruapehu, a 10 minute walk from the top of the Rock Garden and Centennial chairlifts.
Facilities at the lodge include 31 bunks, bathrooms with hot showers, drying room, full kitchen and dry stores, ski service area, comfortable lounge with stunning views of Whakapapa Ski field and Mt. Ngāuruhoe.
Tararua Lodge can also be booked by club members, non-members, and independent parties. For more information about the lodge and booking prices, click here.
Ski Trips for Families and Children
The Club runs several ski trips for family groups to Tararua Lodge on the Whakapapa Skifield during the winter season, ranging from weekends to week-long trips.
For further enquiries, come along to any Tuesday night club meeting or contact vacancy -> mailto:ttc [period] tararua [period] lodge [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website .
For information about other ski trips run by the club, check our snow fixture card.
For more information about the other kinds of family trips run by the club, click here.
Whakapapa Expenses
Here's an idea of the costs for a typical weekend at the Tararua Tramping Club Ski Lodge.
| Transport | (ex Wgtn) | $70 |
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Accommodation | Club member | $35 |
| See Lodge Charges | Non-member | $55 |
| And lift passes |
How do I join in?
Upcoming ski trips are listed on this website, in the monthly Tararua Tramper magazine, and on the ski noticeboard at the clubrooms.
To sign onto a trip, contact the leader of the trip to discuss the trip, transport arrangements (usually a car pool), and equipment. Alternatively, come along to any Tuesday night club meeting and put your name on the relevant trip list on the ski noticeboard.
If you need to hire ski equipment, the trip leader can recommend some ski hire shops.
For more information come along to one of the regular club meetings and chat with a member of the ski committee.