Catch net practice was one of the drills run on Mt Ruapehu over the last week. Photo / Supplied
About 50 Mt Ruapehu patrol and lift operators, along with maintenance staff, have spent the past week pushing through scenario drills to ensure they're prepared for the upcoming winter season.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) general manager of safety and environment Andy Hoyle said a wide variety of incidents could occur
on the ski areas each season.
"We aim to prepare our team to handle them all," Hoyle said.
"These range from a lift evacuation through to injuries from incidents on the slopes."
Hoyle said the training involved a lot of "at heights" work, including a tower rescue, chairlift evacuation, rope rescue and cable riding.
