| Reviews: 15 |
| UK - Scotland |
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  4 of 5 02/12/2003 @ 16:05 |
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| Price Paid |
| £15 (approx) for a day lift pass |
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| Booked Trip Through |
| me |
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| Times Visited |
| Just Once |
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| Review Detail |
Mt Hutt, is another one of the smallish resorts located on the south island of New Zealand. I was staying in Christchurch, and it took about an hour and a half to get to the slopes via bus, as Mt Hutt itself is just a mountain, not a town in itself, so you cannot stay there.
I had a pretty good day on the slopes when I visited. The snow conditions were good, and the area itself was slightly bigger, and more intersting than Coronet Peak.
It was a bit more geared towards boarders, with some jumps, and a set of rollers which were really good fun. There was a resturant and bar, where you could refresh yourself at lunch, although it was quite busy.
I saw a load of boarders hiking off towards a ridge, and I was told by locals that there was almost always some decent powder available if you were willing to hike for it.
Overall, a nice little ski area. Great place to spend a few days riding, though I think you would get bored if you spent an entire week here, as there really isn't that much terrain accessable via the lifts. |
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| Strengths |
Cool little funpark
Natural half pipe
Decent powder if you're willing to hike
No lift queues |
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| Weaknesses |
You cannot stay at the mountain, nearest major town (Christchurch) is 1.5hours away. I think there is another small town a bit closer though.
Small ski area.
No other shops or bars at the mountain. |
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| Similar Resorts Visited |
| Whistler, Innsbruck, Pas de la Casa, Val Thorens, Val D'isere, Les Arcs |
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