After seven flights and several stopovers catching up with friends and family I have finally made it back home to Mammoth, oversized ski bag in tow. I got a few weird looks at the airport due to my winter luggage, looking a little out of place in the 80 degree heat. It was great to […]
Usually there are two main reasons Mount Hutt goes on ‘hold’. First, it is sometimes windy. And second, the road sometimes needs to be cleared of snow. Well, on Saturday there was a new reason, a strong 7.1 earthquake that hit Canterbury cut off power to the hill. Luckily in Methven the quake only caused […]
The New Zealand weather is pretty hard to pick sometimes. Being an island sticking out between the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea can make funny things happen. So here’s an outlook for the next few days: After a pretty good week weather-wise at Mount Hutt it looks like snow is on the way. Two out […]
Well, I had the pleasure of staying at Mount Hutt overnight last week. Unfortunately I didn’t have much choice and neither did the other 1200 people stuck there for the night after 200km/hr winds closed the access road. The day started out a little breezy which is not uncommon at Mount Hutt but the winds […]
Well the skiing at Hutt is pretty good right now, the mountain recieved about a metre of new snow from the last storm and conditions are great. Unfortunately a few areas are closed due to avalanche hazard but there is still plenty of terrain open and fun to be had. I’ve been taking things slow […]
Summer time in Mammoth is awesome. Just about everyday dawns fine and crisp with things warming up nicely during the day. Whilst it can get pretty hot in the sun a lot of the time the many trees provide some refreshing shade. However, coming from NZ where rain is never too far away I’d have […]
Well since my last post promoting the virtues of spring skiing it has been snowing lots! I went powder skiing today which was awesome fun, the visibility was a little bit limited but the great snow made up for it. As I look out the window it’s dumping even more snow outside, oh well another […]
Whilst a lot of people might now be thinking about the beach, bear in mind spring time at Mammoth is great. There are a lot of advantages to skiing in spring; here’s a few to think about: It’s generally warm! For those that dislike the cold, skiing in spring is a toasty experience. Work on […]
So this week started off with 2 feet of fresh powder, and it’s spring! Then I was stoked to recieive an award for the supervisors choice of instructor of the year at Canyon Lodge. During the week I’ve had a lot of fun instructing, ranging from teaching 5 first time kids from one family how […]
Mammoth can get a little breezy sometimes but even when it’s windy it is not all bad. I’ve also been listening to the ‘word on the street’ about how windy or bad the weather is going to get. I normally hear it first on my morning gondola ride with someone speculating about the perfect storm […]
