Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Photo Essay: Classic Turns With a Moon Twist Through the windshield, the color stack of Canterbury’s Mt. Hutt resembles a cappuccino, rich browns below a snow-frothed top. At just under 7,200 feet of elevation and rocking the largest skiable area of the South Island, Mt. Hutt has earned its stripes as one of New Zealand’s top ski fields. Related: Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump […] Conditions Report Paulie | July 31, 2023 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
Slow Start for the Corporate New Zealand Ski Fields So far this winter, snow has been hard to come by in New Zealand for the corporate ski fields. Coronet Peak, one of the ‘Three Peaks’ run by NZ Ski and based in Queenstown, opened on the 16th of June but only several days later had to close due to a lack of snow. Mt Hutt (Three Peaks) which is […] Industry News Nathaniel Lewis | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
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
VIDEO: Child Falls From Chairlift at Mount Hutt, New Zealand [arve url="https://youtu.be/EpVy4ejtAqE"] Kiwi Brains | July 20, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Travel to Australia and New Zealand is Officially a No-Go For Americans This Winter If you have a U.S. passport that means you’re probably not going to make ski season in New Zealand and Australia happen this year. This will mark two southern winters in a row where skiing & snowboarding will be off-limits to foreigners down under. Related: Ski Season in South America Likely Off-Limits to U.S. Citizens This Year: Chile and Argentina […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 13, 2021 1 Comment
Eager Riders Stay Overnight at Mt Hutt, NZ, to be First to Ride New Chairlift on Opening Day A group of eager skiers and boarders slept overnight at Mt Hutt resort in New Zealand to be the first to ride the resort’s new eight-seater Nor’west Express chairlift on opening day today. The group, all donning t-shirts with the slogan ‘First on Chair’, came prepared for the all-nighter with beer and portable speakers. “You can’t sleep, it’s like so […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 11, 2021 0 Comments
First 8-Person Chairlift Coming to New Zealand The first 8-person chairlift in New Zealand is officially set for construction. NZSki announced Mt. Hutt will be replacing their current “Quad Chair” with a brand new, high speed detachable 8-person chairlift. Mt. Hutt is located on the South Island of New Zealand, roughly 50 miles from Christchurch. The ski area has three chairlifts and a magic carpet and is […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 22, 2020 0 Comments
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