Turoa (or Tūroa[a]) is a skifield on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park.

The upper field is a mix of natural pipes, steep drops, fast plains, and easier slopes, along with several terrain parks.

[4]: 25  The field is 496 hectares (1,230 acres) and has about a 690 metres (2,260 feet) vertical drop from the top chair to the skifield base.

[4]: 19  [6] Their aim was to open Ruapehu's southern slopes for skiing, partly as a replacement industry for the decline in logging which had sustained the town for the previous decades.

[6] It winds up through spectacular native forest before breaking out above the tree line and finishes at a complex of carparks below the bottom chairlift.

[4]: 19–20 In 1995, skiers were evacuated from the skifield when a small volcanic eruption occurred at the crater lake, ejecting rocks, ash and steam.

[4]: 26 In 2022 following a poor snow season attributed largely to climate change,[9] Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, the parent company of both Whakapapa and Turoa skifields, entered voluntary administration in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

[10] In August 2022, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts laid off 130 workers[11] and its total debt climbed to over NZ$30 million.