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Mt Hutt becomes first ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere to open in 2020

Mt Hutt becomes first ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere to open in 2020
June 16, 2020

With recent snowfalls and snowmaking activity providing a good early season cover, Mt Hutt became the first full scale ski resort to open in the Southern Hemisphere last Friday.

With local Cantabrians journeyed up to Mt Hutt early to secure coveted first-on-chair t-shirts, Ski Area Manager James McKenzie said around 1,800 people were on the slopes to kick off the season.

McKenzie advised "it’s great to see everyone up here, everyone’s stoked, smiling and there’s an awesome energy in the air. After all the planning that’s gone into this season with Covid-19 it’s great to see the lifts spinning and people enjoying the slopes.”

Mt Hutt is scheduled to open for the five best weather days each week before opening daily from 1st July.

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Karen Sweaney

Co-founder and Editor, Australasian Leisure Management

Artist, geoscientist and specialist writer on the leisure industry, Karen Sweaney is Editor and co-founder of Australasian Leisure Management.

Based in Sydney, Australia, her specific areas of interest include the arts, entertainment, the environment, fitness, tourism and wellness.

She has degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Sydney and Geological Oceanography from UNSW.

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