Skiing and tramping in Tongariro National park - Part 1 (Skiing)

Our accomodation for the week

On 9th July we headed down to Ohakune for a week of skiing and tramping/mountaineering. We were staying in the rather unusual Turoa Yurt Village. The buildings are circular and are based on Mongolian Herdsmen's housing.

There had been over two metres of new snow during the previous week, so we were glad that the roads had been cleared a couple of days before we left to head south.

Looking up to the top of the ski lifts

Hayley and James getting in a tangle

Go for it!


The skiing was great and so was the weather as we finished our first day on the slopes. The weather then took a turn for the worse and we had two days of heavy rain, causing the rivers to go into spate.

This was a small stream the previous day!

The bad weather enabled me to visit the local police station and make some more enquiries about working in the area in the future.