978 ft
Distance
-212 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Third Waterfall Details

  • Activities
    • Downhill Ski
    • Backcountry Ski
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Whakapapa Skifield - Ruapehu
    National Park
  • Ref Number
    #51
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Winter only trail
  • Trail Type
    Ski Run (Off-Piste)
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #63 in Skiing
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Skiing [+]
    • 5 in Skiing
    • 5 in Skiing

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Third Waterfall is a 298 m black diamond ski run (off-piste) alpine trail located near National Park. This downhill ski primary trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Third Waterfall downhill ski trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -212 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,908 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,120 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,909 ft
  • Grade
    -21.7%
  • Grade max
    -105.4%
  • Grade min
    -2.6%
  • Distance down
    978 ft
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