Carpool to Mt. Hutt
- Date Leaving
- Saturday, August 08
- Date Returning
- Saturday, August 08
- Spaces Free
- 2
- Name
- Ian
- Driven here before
- yes
- Telephone
- Old data not shown
- City you are leaving from
- CHRISTCHURCH
- Notes
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$20 contribution to fuel etc.
Departure from Normans Rd Papanui.
Departure time 6.45 am.
I want to get there as the southerly dies out to catch the new snow.
BMW X5 4WD with chains.
Mt Hutt Snow Report
Status
Road
Snow
120cm — 180cm
Road info
Chains are required on 2WD vehicles from Chain Bay 2 (Canterbury View). Self-fit chain hire is available from Chain Bay 1 (Info Booth). 4WD vehicles must carry chains. Drivers of vehicles who breach our chain call and invariably require assistance from our road patrol team will be charged a $800 fee. If you see a line of traffic forming behind you, please pull to the side to allow faster vehicles past. Speed limit on our access road is 40km/h. Please keep to the left to maintain two-way access at all times.
Weather Comment
Fine until mid-afternoon then some snow. Southerlies.
Information
It's 4pm and Mt Hutt is now closed for the day. Tomorrow’s weather forecast according to MetService.com is: Snow, clearing mid-morning to fine weather. Not much wind.Make sure to check out the Mt Hutt Australian New Zealand Continental Cup Race tomorrow.Thank you to everyone who visited us!We are really looking forward to seeing you soon. Dynastar (Bobo Products) demos will be up Tomorrow!
Updated
2026-08-18 at 16:04