Mount Hutt, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Mount Hutt Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Mount Hutt Ski Area is a ski area in Mount Hutt, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 14 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 1,418 m and 2,064 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 14 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 2,064 m
- Vertical drop
- 646 m
- Nearest airport
- CHC · 81 km
Slopes by difficulty
35 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
Mount Hutt Ski Area is a ski area in Mount Hutt, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 35 mapped downhill runs add up to 14 km, which ranks it #7 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 5.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 401 m long.
Slopes at Mount Hutt Ski Area
About 17% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 43% intermediate and 35% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Hutt Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,418 m up to 2,064 m, a vertical drop of 646 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Mount Hutt Ski Area
The nearest airport is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), about 81 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 45 min by car; Timaru Airport (TIU) is 93 km away. Nearby ski areas include Porters Ski Area (13.0 km), Mount Olympus Ski Area (1.3 km), Mt. Olympus and Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (8.8 km), which together add 33 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Mount Hutt Ski Area
- 1Christchurch International AirportCHC81 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 2 TIU93 kmstraight line
- 3 HKK97 kmstraight line
- 4 WSZ195 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Mount Hutt Ski Area
- 26 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 34 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 35 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 39 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 43 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 44 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 45 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 65 kmTemple Basin7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 71 kmFox Peak Ski Area1.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,843 m
- 79 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 m
- 86 kmMount Dobson Ski Field7.0 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,010 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.