Ski bunnies and snoboarders assistance?
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Topic: Ski bunnies and snoboarders assistance?
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: Ski bunnies and snoboarders assistance?
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:14pm
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Ok so we are off to the snow sometime in august we have decided....
sooo any ideas of which weekend we should look at and also any to avoid? We arent really going for the skiing...its for the bubbas really...but am sure there are some weekends we should probably avoid? any other tips appreciated...last time i was in snow it was a state of emergency blizzard in Pennsylvania USA! so havent been in any hurry to go back to snow until grannie bought ella a toboggan! 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:17pm
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Where are you going?
My only advice is avoid sundays but if your only going on the learners slopes it won't be too bad waiting for lifts, or you could even walk Ella up and down on the toboggan on the busy times. Have an early or late lunch so you can use the lifts when everyone else has gone inside for lunch. Have fun I  the snow
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:21pm
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Um well if i'm there I can find out for you when is a good time to go. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:32pm
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Sometimes its all about luck. Keep an eye on the weather forecasts closer to the time. Decide if you are going to stay on the mountain or Turangi. Before I had kids we used to just go to Turangi and make the call in the morning.
We'd normally go end of August/beginning of Sept. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:34pm
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yeah heading to ruapehu...
I think turangi looks like it has more multi family rental options than ohuakune.... I wont be going in a ski lift...Ummmmmm confession time...I loathe them - they scare the B crap outta me!!! is there still snow in sept? |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:35pm
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Have a check to see when the school holidays are, check the australian school holidays as well. When we lived in Queenstown we got over run with australian families over on holiday during their winter break. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:37pm
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You could always crash at our place. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 7:55am
Having taken a toddler there twice now (she was 1 yr, then 2 yrs) I'd definitely say that Turoa (Ohakune side) is more kid friendly - if you go to Whakapapa you will probably be in the way of skiers/snowboarders. And Ohakune is much closer to the mountain than Turangi is - there is a playground in Ohakune too if the mountain weather isn't good! We rented a house for about about $100 a night - which worked out cheap for 4 of us (we took my mum with us). Look up accomodation on google and you should find lots of options. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Bombshell wrote:Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 11:14am
Yip the skifields usually close because the overseas season starts and they can't afford to stay open rather than a lack of snow. |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 11:32am
Just wanted to mention one more thing - to get to the beginners area at Whakapapa you have to go by chairlift lol!  At Turoa you just walk down.------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 11:48am
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When we went to Whakapapa and Turoa last year you weren't allowed to use toboggans on the beginners slopes. We walked up to an area behind there where there were heaps of other young families using them. The kids had great fun!
We rented a really nice modern chalet type place in Raurimu, about 20 mins from the mountain and paid about $120 per night for 7 of us. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 8:35pm
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August is the best month for snow and outside of all school holidays and long weekends. Check the website to see if there are any events on that you need to avoid. We like Whakapapa because the beginners area is nice and big and there is a huge hill just for sledding/sliding. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 8:37pm
| is the hill for sledding etc the one behind the big loadge??? or is that just a quick creation one they do....for real day trippers who didnt plan to come to snow? |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 9:46pm
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At Turuoa it was the one behind the cafe above the beginners slope. (Sorry, am hopeless at directions!!)
and spelling apparently! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 10:41pm
When you get to the carpark at Whakapapa you turn left to go down that little chairlift to Happy Valley or straight ahead past the chairlift for the Rock Garden and there is a huge slope just for sledding. You walk up the hill on the right hand side. The slope is very wide and quite smooth so you don't wipe out from hitting bumps, only bad steering. Down the bottom is a cafe but we put a flask of milo at the bottom of the hill. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 10:54pm
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I wouldn't take a small child on that hill though!
I started on that slope and it is steep, and I was 17 or something the first time I tried skiing. It's not easy to stop if you haven't had much experience. Just my 2 cents. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:04pm
I'd only go about quarter way up then slide down with bubba in your lap. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:15am
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OMFG do I Have to get in the toboggan...me thinks not...LOL!!! aactually she handled the rollercoaster at Emma rosesparty well and hung on so I think if one of us above and one below her she would be ok....just a lot of yelling HOLD ON!!!!
OMG watch out for the BS family - youll hear us before you see us! 
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:23am
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Heehee, you and BSDH could take turns at babysitting while the other tackles the whole slope. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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