Heavy pre-season snowfalls and reasonable snow making conditions has Mt Hutt in great shape for early season skiing and riding according to ski area manager Dave Wilson. Commenting on the first week of operations Mr Wilson said,

We’ve enjoyed a great week of sunny skiing and riding on a 35cm snow base. There are four beginner to intermediate jibs set up in the new High Country Terrain Park and the national ski team is training. It may be a bit gloomy elsewhere in terms of snow conditions, but Mt Hutt is shining right now and the atmosphere is great.”

Mt Hutt received another 218cm of fresh snow earlier this week and The Remarkables was snowmaking after a light dusting of snow and plans to open as soon as conditions allow.
Mr Wilson was looking forward to welcoming families to the High Country Ski Area during the school holidays (from June 27).

We have several programmes available for kids at all levels from age 6 – 16, excellent learning facilities and a fully licensed Skiwiland crèche for the wee brothers and sisters.”

Mt Hutt opened on June 15th with skiing and riding from Summit to the base area.
Meanwhile Coronet Peak will celebrate the opening of a new base building following a $30m (NZ) upgrade and has re-opened today thanks to some natural snowfall and good snowmaking temperatures. 15 centimetres (six inches) of fresh snow have fallen at the top of Coronet Peak, eight centimetres at the base and that’s just Mother Nature’s contribution. Snowguns have been blasting constantly for the past 36 hours supplementing the natural falls to provide coverage across all main trails.

Cardrona Alpine Resort has also had 10-15 cm of natural snowt. This is on top of extensive snowmaking in the Main and Captain’s basins over the last two nights. Snow is expected to fall intermittently through to Thursday morning and weather permitting, Cardrona has been going since June 27.