[2025 Mount Hutt ] Travel Guide for Mt Hutt Ski Area (Updated May)

This trip was incredible! Mount Hutt is super popular so we had to leave early to get up the mountain but no complaints here as the view was incredible! The photos don’t do it justice, I was in total awe watching the sunrise The whole day was so much fun!!! and at the very end my crazy cousin and his friends went down the mountain shirtless in freezing cold climates 😂

Mount Hutt is a ski resort located near Methven in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Driving there from Christchurch takes about 1.5 hours. However if you are planning to drive all the way up to Mount Hutt, make sure you put on snow chains on your tyres. If you prefer not to drive, you can also take a shuttle bus up from Methven. One thing good about Mount Hutt is that they have terrains suitable for all ability levels, even for first timers like myself. You can also book lessons with qualified instructors. I tried out the snowboarding beginner’s lesson and had a great time! The instructor was really friendly, knowledgable and entertaining. If you have not snowboarded or ski before, this would be a good place to start! #momentssg #skiing

The mountain is home to a commercial alpine ski area offering square kilometres of skiable terrain and a vertical of 683 metres. The ski field is owned and operated by NZSki It caters for a wide range of skier and snowboarder abilities, with two surface/conveyor lifts, a high-speed six seater chairlift, a high-speed eight seater chairlift and a fixed-grip three seater chairlift. The lift infrastructure provides access to a wide range of beginner, intermediate and advanced runs, access to large off-piste areas and several terrain parks. The most advanced runs on the mountain are through the rock formations at the top of the field known as "The Towers", and the South Face.