Craigieburn Valley Ski Area, New Zealand, Reopens For the Weekend Craigieburn Valley Ski Area received 15 centimeters (6 inches) of snowfall in the last five days and has announced on social media that it will be opening this weekend, September 14 and 15. The top tow and maybe middle tow will be running, and the day lodge will be open to warm up in. However, the canteen will not be […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump After a slow start to the season in New Zealand, the Snow Gods have finally blessed the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’ with a big snow dump. A classic cold front hit with wind, rain, and snow sweeping across both the North and South Island and bringing a much-needed snow dump to Mount Hutt Ski Resort. Related: Mount Hutt, […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 23, 2023 1 Comment
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Closes Again Less Than 10 Days After Opening Mount Hutt, New Zealand, announced today, June 19, 2023, that the resort will close again — temporarily — after opening for the season on June 10. The resort operators stated on social media that they received 40mm of rain in the last two days, which eroded the thin snow cover. So far this season, the resort has only received 19cm […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 19, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Will Kick Off the 2023 Season This Saturday Mount Hutt, New Zealand, will start winter operations this Saturday, June 10, 2023. After some early snowfalls, the resort announced a season opening for Friday, June 9, 2023, which was pushed back by a day to this Saturday. Each year Mount Hutt aims to be the first resort in Oceania to open by beating the Australian resorts by a day, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 7, 2023 0 Comments