Mt. Hutt
Canterbury (South Island) · New Zealand
Mt. Hutt is a ski resort in Canterbury (South Island), New Zealand. It averages around 500 cm of snow a season on a Maritime, above treeline, wind-exposed snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Oct.
Frequently rated NZ's best resort by locals; reliably windy
10-day forecast
46 cm total · best window Wednesday, Aug 26 (2d, 38cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,585 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Sunday, Aug 30 — Lean (23). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 24.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 2,086 m
- Base
- 1,585 m
- Vertical
- 501 m
- Terrain
- 365 ha
- Avg annual snow
- 500 cm
- Typical season
- Jun-Oct
- Snow climate
- Maritime, above treeline, wind-exposed
- Type
- Lift-served
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