Beacon Basin at Whakapapa - free to all to use!
Hey there team, the beacon basin that Whakapapa Ski Patrol have set-up is open for anyone to use. It is located by the Staircase Workshop which is out on the flats near the bottom of the Waterfall Express chair looking towards the bottom of Broken Leg Gully. It is easy to use, just open the box lid (careful) and then open the pelican case – you can turn any one of the switches on or as many as 7 at the same time. This turns on the beacon associated with that switch, go out and find it with your beacon and strike the wooden strike pas buried beneath the snow to confirm your search. Don’t dig them up please! When finished, turn it all off and close both boxes. Have fun and keep practicing. AH.
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