Monday, 28 June 2021, 4:18 pm
Mt Ruapehu, 28 June 2021: Well-honed first responder
skills are crucial for the Mt Ruapehu team and they recently
spent a week up the mountain refreshing their team work
before the winter season gets into full swing.
About
50 patrol and lift operators, and the maintenance team,
pushed through some challenging scenario drills to ensure
that they’re ready for the winter season ahead.
Andy
Hoyle, RAL General Manager Safety & Environment says,
“A wide variety of incidents can occur on the ski areas
each winter season so we aim to prepare our team to handle
them all. These range from a lift evacuation through to