snow cave

Basic Snowcraft course – Mount Ruapehu

Date: 24 - 27 July 2025.
Trip type: Snow craft.
Location: Mt Ruapehu - Tongariro National Park.
Author: Tiffany S and Mike W.
Trampers: Aiden, AJ, Ashleigh, Ellis, Ethan, India, James.

With Alpine trips on the horizon, a basic snowcraft course was scheduled and Tiffany and Mike kindly stepped up to lead it. The course was highly oversubscribed, with only 8 spaces, so those of us who were selected were extremely appreciative. We all met at the club gear room on a Wednesday evening to cover … Read more

A Tale of Two Snowcaves (and a Lasagne)

Date: 20 September 2019.
Trip type: Alp1 (M).
Location: Ruapehu - Whakapapa.
Author: Mark L.
Trampers: Nick H (leader), Elisabet, Michael, Lukas and Mark L.

Dawn overlooking Crater Lake from Dome at Mt Ruapehu

“And this is my snow saw,” said Nick, as he removed the gleaming blade from its holster. A strangely curved, unwieldy and yet hugely useful device for creating a snow cave, as I would find out later that weekend. Led by Nick H, we were a band of five who had gamely signed up for … Read more