Around 1300 keen skiers and snowboarders helped Canterbury?s Mt Hutt celebrate its scheduled opening today (June 15). The keenest of all ? the seventy-or-so waiting for the Summit 6 and Quad chairlifts to crank into action for the season, including four who had slept overnight at the ski area to gain coveted ?First On The Lift? T-shirts ? were rewarded when both lifts started up fifteen minutes early at 8.45am.
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Mt Hutt is
Closed
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Last Update: Thursday 20 June, 18:02
-6.3°
Road Status
Closed
Upper Mtn Base
210cm
Lower Mtn Base
175cm
Last Snow Fall
120cm
20 Jun
Surface
Powder
Mountain
Unfortunately Mt Hutt is closed today due to intense snow falls and strong winds that are forecast to peak at midday. At 5:30pm we have received 1.2m of new snow and are looking forward to a clearing in the weather so we can conduct avalanche control work and get the mountain open again.
Weather
Strong Southerlies all day. The snow is forecast to ease back a bit tonight but continue through to Saturday. If you check out our webcams you will notice something unusual - our Race timing hut appears to have been swept down onto Broadway by an avalanche...
Access Road
The access road is closed to all vehicles - we have an extreme avalanche hazard along many sections of the road. No point even trying - the gates are locked at the Info Booth where there is at least 40cm of snow on the road.
Don't Forget...
Check out our Facebook page for regular updates and photos as the storm passes through.
All Lifts
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Oxygen not required but you'll still notice the thin air at 2086m above sea level! Take this lift if you can link turns on 20 deg slopes (i.e. intermediate or better)
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Cruising altitude of 1800m above sea level. Accesses intermediate and beginner terrain.
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More snow needed please snowmakers (or mother nature)...
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All systems go...
Terrain Parks & Pipe
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Opening on 21st June (subject to snow conditions)
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Will need a rebuild after this latest snow.
Restaurants
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Cooking on gas this year (literally!). All the usual favourites but better..
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The home of great coffee and sneaky alcoholic beverages.
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Open on day 1 - no messing - just wholesome meals and snacks, great coffee and fine wines. Absorb the ambience around our roaring log fire and reflect on the benefits of a cheeky mulled wine.
Services
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Opening on 21st June.
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Now taking kids from 3 months to 5 years.
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New skis, new boards, new helmets, new performance gear, NEW!!! Don't bother hiring gear from anywhere else. It won't be as good.
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Best retail outlet this side of the alps. If you don't have it we've got it.
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Donning their sizzling hot new jackets - our instructors are primed to take your skills to the next level. No skills at all? No worries, we'll have you up and going in no time at all.
Webcams
Shot of the Day
This pic was taken yesterday, and really captures what a cracking start we have had to the season here at Mt Hutt. With steady snowfall today and big snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow the best is yet to come. Photographer: Max Ahlberg Skier:Yann Bouduban
