Get in Quick - Mt Ruapehu Season Pass Offer
22 April 2004 For immediate release
Get in Quick - Mt Ruapehu Season Pass Offer Ends as Winter Beckons
Skiers and boarders have just one week to scoop up
a cheap Mt Ruapehu
Season Pass before the pre--season
deal ends on Friday 30 April.
For the remainder of April
Mt Ruapehu Season Passes will cost only $299 for
adults,
$259 for students and $169 for youths aged 16 years and
under.
From 1 May, passes for adults will be $639, students $549 and youths $349.
Mike Smith, Mt Ruapehu
Marketing Manager, says Season Pass sales for April
are
up 20 per cent on the same time last year, and this can be
attributed
to the cooler autumn conditions.
"There were
good snowfalls on both ski fields over Easter, with up to
30
centimetres falling on Turoa during the holiday
period," says Mr Smith.
"So far April has had many cold,
frosty nights followed by sunny days and
if these
conditions continue, we're looking at a fantastic season at
Mt
Ruapehu."
Snowmaking facilities on Whakapapa and
Turoa, which extend to the Winter
Garden on Turoa this
year, are on track to start operating in early June
as
planned. Mr Smith says May will be a busy month as
the Ski Area undergoes
final pre--season maintenance in
preparation for both fields' expected
openings from mid
to late June.
"Over the next two months almost 750 people
will be starting winter jobs on
the mountain -- many
travelling the world to be part of the Mt Ruapehu
ski
season," says Mr Smith. "As summer sightseeing and
guided walks to the
Crater Lake wrap up, we're looking
forward to an exciting array of winter
events, including
the Ohakune Mardi--Gras, the Mt Ruapehu Spring
Festival,
and the Ski Nationals which kick off in
September at Turoa."
To order Mt Ruapehu Season Passes
visit www.mtruapehu.com, or phone 0508
RUAPEHU (782 734)
from 8am -- 5pm, Monday -- Friday until 30 April
2004.
Visit the website to check out more information on
the Ruapehu region and
upcoming events at the mountain
this year.
ENDS