Mount Hutt Advanced & Expert Skiing
Advanced and expert skiers and riders can try Mount Hutt’s main bowl or head for the steeper challenges of the Double Black Diamond runs of South Face or the Rakaia Chutes.Mount Hutt’s ski slopes continue down below the base area which explains why the 683m vertical drop – one of the biggest in New Zealand’s South Island – is bigger than might be expected. The recently installed 6-seat chairlift has given Mount Hutt an extra dimension, with challenging ski terrain peeling off in both directions from the top down through the double-black diamonds of South face and along Virgin Mile Ridge.
The Rakaia Saddle Chutes provide an additional 107 hectares of accessible backcountry terrain, bringing Mount Hutt’s total skiable terrain to 472 hectares. Although the chutes are not open throughout the season, when they are, they’re regarded as a big backcountry bonus – far from the busier slopes. They take skiers and boarders below the base area where a free shuttle bus will bring them back to the base station.
Methven Heliskiing offer a moderately priced introduction to helicopter skiing on the North peak run – a descent of 800 vertical metres – and a range of heli-skiing packages including half a day, a full day or several day’s heli-skiing in the Black Hills or Taylors Range.
Methven Heliskiing
Arrowsmith Range,
Methven, South Island,
New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 302 8108
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.heliskiing.co.nz