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Lifts/cable cars Whakapapa – Mt. Ruapehu

Lifts/cable cars at the ski resort Whakapapa – Mt. Ruapehu

Skiresort.info test report

Slope offering
Snow reliability
1/12
Test result

3 out of 5 stars

Evaluated by Skiresort.info, the world's largest test portal for ski resorts.
The evaluation is done as follows

Ski lifts at the ski resort Whakapapa – Mt. Ruapehu

From the Whakapapa Base Station, you can quickly and comfortably reach the ski area with the 10-seater Sky Waka gondola. At the top of the ski area, two quad chairlifts and drag lifts await. In the lower section, a fast quad chairlift serves easy slopes in the Rockgarden. An elevator takes you to Happy Valley, where there is a double chairlift and several conveyor belts for beginners and families.

Number of ski lifts

  • 12

Total capacity

20405 Passengers/hour

Total lift length

7.5 km Total
1
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
Sky Waka Gondola
Length: 1799 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2400
Manufacturer: LEITNER
1
4pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Rangatira Express
Length: 740 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2800
Manufacturer: Leitner-Poma
2
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Delta Quad
Length: 500 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1600
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
West Ridge Quad
Length: 993 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1740
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
1
2pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Double Happy Chair
Length: 303 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1100
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
3
T-bar
Far West T-bar
Length: 982 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1025
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
T-bar
Knoll Ridge T-bar
Length: 932 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1420
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
T-bar
The Valley T-bar
Length: 787 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1420
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
2
People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Happy Valley Carpet 1
Length: 123 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1800
Manufacturer: Sunkid
People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Happy Valley Carpet 2
Length: 60 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1800
Manufacturer: Sunkid
2
People mover/Moving Carpet
Happy Valley Carpet 3
Length: 145 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1800
Manufacturer: Sunkid
People mover/Moving Carpet
Length: 95 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1500
Manufacturer: Sunkid

4 Sunkid Moving Carpets in the ski resort

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Rangatira Express - 4pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Rangatira Express - 4pers. High speed chairlift…
West Ridge Quad - 4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
West Ridge Quad - 4pers. Chairlift…
Delta Quad - 4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Delta Quad - 4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Double Happy Chair - 2pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Double Happy Chair - 2pers. Chairlift…
Far West T-bar - T-bar
Far West T-bar - T-bar
Knoll Ridge T-bar - T-bar
Knoll Ridge T-bar - T-bar
The Valley T-bar - T-bar
The Valley T-bar - T-bar
Happy Valley Carpet 1 - People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Happy Valley Carpet 1 - People mover/Moving…
Happy Valley Carpet 3 - People mover/Moving Carpet
Happy Valley Carpet 3 - People mover/Moving…
Happy Valley Carpet 2 - People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Happy Valley Carpet 2 - People mover/Moving…
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