{
  "name": "Mt Hutt",
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/mt-hutt/",
  "summary": "A ski field above the Canterbury Plains, west of Christchurch, known for usually opening first each season in the Southern Hemisphere.",
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Canterbury",
    "latitude": -43.47,
    "longitude": 171.53
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2086,
    "village": 1403
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "June",
    "closes": "October"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.mthutt.co.nz",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T13:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "Snow arrives on Tuesday, with 2–15 cm over the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 2.1,
          "high": 10.9,
          "mean": 5.5
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "2–15 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -3,
        "windKmh": 18,
        "gustKmh": 47,
        "freezingLevelM": 2950
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 72,
          "freezingLevelM": 2250
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -9,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 56,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 80,
          "freezingLevelM": 3250
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain and snow",
          "snowfall": "2–7 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 2.1,
            "high": 6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 68,
          "freezingLevelM": 1400
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "snowfall": "0–5 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": -4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 53,
          "freezingLevelM": 950
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 1300
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 12.3
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": -1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": -1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.8
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -9,
            "max": -2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -9,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 2
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+12"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "Snow arrives on Tuesday, with 1–15 cm over the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 1.5,
          "high": 10.5,
          "mean": 5.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "1–15 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 1,
        "windKmh": 18,
        "gustKmh": 47,
        "freezingLevelM": 2950
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 72,
          "freezingLevelM": 2250
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 56,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 80,
          "freezingLevelM": 3250
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain and snow",
          "snowfall": "1–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 1.5,
            "high": 5.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 68,
          "freezingLevelM": 1400
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "snowfall": "0–5 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 53,
          "freezingLevelM": 950
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 1300
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–10 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 9.5
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.8
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 6
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 7
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 6
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+12"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 0.6,
      "february": 0.7,
      "march": 0.8,
      "april": 1.3,
      "may": 3.3,
      "june": 5.1,
      "july": 7.5,
      "august": 6,
      "september": 5.7,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 2.4,
      "december": 1
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 1,
      "february": 1,
      "march": 1,
      "april": 5,
      "may": 7,
      "june": 13,
      "july": 22,
      "august": 18,
      "september": 13,
      "october": 13,
      "november": 7,
      "december": 1
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": 3.6,
        "high": 12.6
      },
      "february": {
        "low": 3.5,
        "high": 12.3
      },
      "march": {
        "low": 1.9,
        "high": 10.3
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -0.7,
        "high": 7.2
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -2.5,
        "high": 4.3
      },
      "june": {
        "low": -4.9,
        "high": 0.5
      },
      "july": {
        "low": -5.5,
        "high": -0.3
      },
      "august": {
        "low": -5.9,
        "high": -0.3
      },
      "september": {
        "low": -4.7,
        "high": 2.3
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -2.8,
        "high": 5.6
      },
      "november": {
        "low": 0.2,
        "high": 8.7
      },
      "december": {
        "low": 2.2,
        "high": 10.8
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016": 52,
      "2017": 138,
      "2018": 118,
      "2019": 102,
      "2020": 89,
      "2021": 75,
      "2022": 133,
      "2023": 92,
      "2024": 106,
      "2025": 95
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 2
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 2
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 4,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Air New Zealand (Mt Hutt)",
      "url": "https://www.airnewzealand.com/en-nz/ski-mt-hutt"
    },
    {
      "label": "SnowStash (Mt Hutt)",
      "url": "https://snowstash.com/new-zealand/south-island/mt-hutt"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hutt"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}