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Half Metre Dump at Mt Hutt Promises Great Holiday Skiing

Fifty centimetres of fresh snow at Mt Hutt has set the High Country Ski Resort up nicely for great school holiday skiing and riding.

A massive storm has dumped snow for the past week at Mt Hutt leaving snow drifts up to 3 metres deep in some places on the mountain.  The heavy weather closed the ski area and its access road on Sunday.
 
Speaking yesterday, Ski Area Manager Dave Wilson says the wind and snowy weather was expected to ease overnight and fine up to a great day today (Monday).
 
“We’re very happy, we are amped.  This is a huge dump and while it will be wind-affected, we’re looking forward to a powder day tomorrow. It’s shaping up to be the best day of the season so far.”
 
“This series of falls has dumped around 80cms of snow over the past week on an already good base. Once this weather clears we will look at the snow conditions to the bottom of the Towers Triple Chair to assess if we can open it.”
 

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