Press Release – Mt Ruapehu 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 injuries from incidents on the slopes.”