Turoa skifield's High Noon Express chairlift, damaged in a controlled avalanche on Mt Ruapehu earlier this month, will remain shut for the rest of the season.
A chairlift tower was badly damaged in the avalanche.
"A detailed report by wire rope experts has been peer reviewed by both the rope and lift manufacturer. Regrettably RAL has been advised that the haul rope is unsafe to operate," Ross Copland of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts said in a statement.
"A range of repair solutions have been explored in detail over the past 48 hours but none of the options gave us certainty that the lift would open again this season."
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