All the resort facilities at Mt Hutt are located within or close to the day lodge. The day lodge is reasonably modern and contains all the required services. These include eating facilities, child care, ski school, ski and snowboard equipment rental, and lockers. The ski lockers are free overnight for those who rent equipment on the hill.

Mt Hutt Ski Hire & Snowboard Rentals

The Mt Hutt ski hire set-up is well organised. The quality of the standard rental equipment is good and there are performance rental skis and snowboards with strap-in binding systems available.

Mt Hutt ski hire is more expensive than snowboard and Methven ski hire, but it is advantageous if you plan to spend multiple days at Mt Hutt. It has the benefit of not having to lug equipment up and down the mountain, and allows the ability to swap and change equipment as required.

There are two Methven ski hire shops, all providing a range of standard equipment, performance gear and powder skis.

Both Mt Hutt and the hire shops in Methven have refund policies in the (likely!) event that Mt Hutt is closed.

Mt Hutt Ski School

The Mt Hutt ski school is available for children aged 4 through to adults for skiing. Snowboarding lessons are also available for children aged 7+ through to adults. They have a range of lesson options to choose from including Private Lessons, Full Day Group Lessons, Performance Coaching, and Ski or Snowboard packages that include rentals, lessons and lift passes.

Eating On Mountain

Ōpuke Kai is the highlight of dining on-mountain at Mt Hutt. It is a lovely café with old-style western saloon décor that is cosy and inviting. There is an upstairs area with great couches and a sundeck outside to catch all the on-slope action. The coffee is terrific and the food basic, but tasty.

The base building features the Sixteen10 Espresso Bar which serves up barista-made coffee and quick food options such as paninis, hot chips and snacks. The base building also has the Sky High Cafe that sells a large variety of grab-and-go type food. The building features a large deck for those sunny days where you’ll need to “keep your eyes on your fries” as the keas have a bad reputation for stealing food. Keep an eye on your gloves too because they’ll have a crack at anything. They’ve even been known to pick up a beer bottle to take a swig. Beer guzzling keas!

Methven Ski & Snowboard Rentals

Another option is to rent your gear in Methven which is more ideal if you are going to hit up several other ski areas nearby.

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