Skiers and snowboarders get ready - the Turoa and Whakapapa ski areas will open this year.
Mt Ruapehu Alpine Lifts plans to open the first ski area in the last weekend of June or first weekend of July in time for the July school holidays.
The exact date is still to be confirmed and will be dependent on a number of factors, including snowfall and the alert level restrictions that exist at the time, an update on RAL's Facebook page said.
The new dates - like always - will also depend on snowfall.
The operator had originally planned to open Happy Valley on May 30 for Queen's Birthday Weekend but the date had to be pushed back due to delays around maintenance, preparation and hiring staff caused by the lockdown.