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Ski Bookings

I have ski lesson bookings available.

Please contact me with your travel plans and your requested days.

Mt Hutt Ski School Prices
I have ski school bookings available in July, September and October.
Contact me for Private Coaching / Lesson dates.

Private Ski Lesson, Full Day
Lift pass and rentals not included.
(1-6 people) $638.10
Private Ski Lesson, Half Day (3 hours)
Lift pass and rentals not included.
(1-6 people) $350.10

We’re here to have fun and learn, not attend a lecture.

“Family “Adult(s) and Child(ren) together”
Contact Neil for this opportunity.

I advise you to book your ski lessons once you have finalised your travel plans.
Email me with your required dates.
The ski school office handles all my bookings. Request to ski with Neil Parker.
Email: neil@1plusweb.com or contact me.
Please do not inquire about lessons ‘on the side’ or ‘under the table’.
Private lessons sell out quickly and even requests are sometimes turned away.
Book early to avoid disappointment.

Kids & Family Skiing

Dress warmly in layers plus sunscreen!

Kids who rollerblade (with pads + helmets) become better skiers!

Taking Children Skiing?
One of the beauties of skiing is that it involves the whole family. Family skiing lessons are available with Neil Parker.

Mt Hutt. Mt Hutt leads the way in NZ with our Children’s Centre.

Skiwiland Creche- Children aged 3 months to 5 years old
This features activity based child care by qualified staff in a licensed facility.
Parents are able to enjoy their time on snow while their young children are being cared for safely.

Children’s Ski Time 5 to 15
Your children are old enough to enjoy an alpine experience and you can enjoy your winter holiday secure in the knowledge that they are in best of care, starting on an adventure that could last a lifetime. They get to explore the mountain and shortly go faster than you. I recommend either half day or full day personal training for your children. Let’s have fun and keep safe while we get better at this game- skis or snow blades. We can even join Mum and Dad for a few runs and a bit of family time. Please ask to ski with Neil Parker.

Kids 10 & under ski for free!

What to Bring

This list is what I personally recommend to take on a skiing holiday / vacation.

It is based on over 30 years experience with guests enjoying their winter snow vacation. Holiday at Mt Hutt New Zealand and ski with Neil, instructor for 30 years.

Wool hat – fleece lined.
Sunglasses.
Goggles – double lens (for snowy / windy days). Ski jacket.
Ski pants.
Sweater or fleece (best to dress in layers).
Turtle necks – 1 a day.
Neck gaiter.
Warm ski gloves or mittens.
(Mittens are much warmer.)
Long underwear – 2 to 3 pairs.
Ski socks (thin wool-blend) – 3 pairs.
Sunblock SPF 15+.
Chap stick/ lip balm SPF 15.
Waterproof street boots/ shoes.
Bathing suits – limited sizes sold locally.
(For the spa)

Apreski /Evenings. Casual clothes, jeans are accepted everywhere. Evenings can be much colder, so bring a warm coat.

Methven which services Mt Hutt has a range of restaurants/ bars/ cafes/ take-aways to cater for all needs.

Park City and Deer Valley boast over 100 restaurants etc. with a special service supplying excellent take away food to your house or condo. Deer Valley consistently wins the awards for Best On Mountain Food, Best Grooming and Best Guest Service in North America. Hot tubs or pools are standard at most lodgings. Bring a bathing suit.

Ski equipment, clothes and accessories can be purchased or hired locally. If something doesn’t suit (e.g. uncomfortable boots; inappropriate skis / clothing), it is usually much easier to deal with a local ski shop. In this way the situation may be resolved and skiing resumed! At Deer Valley my personal recommendation is the Deer Valley Rental.

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Christchurch is rebuilding.

Guest Snow Tips

A “one liner” to remember for future skiing.

After skiing with my guests I like to ask them for that tip that enabled them to improve. With their permission I write that snowtip here for them to view before their next snow experience.

Aug 19 – 20 Brittany. NZ. Balance your shoulder out towards your outside ski.

Jul 10 Lyn Hawke. Christchurch NZ. Look ahead + toes!

Jul 8 Lian McKoy. Auckland NZ. Bend your ankle first when you bend your legs.

Jun 28 Alex & Fliss Milligan. Auckland NZ. Make a ‘pizza’ with your skis and remember ‘aeroplanes’.

Jun 25 Ann Richardson. Sydney Aust. Use your wrist only when pole planting. Rely on your legs rather than your upper body to turn your skis.

Jun 29 Andrew. (Stockbroker) Melbourne Aust. Balance your upper body towards your outside ski – no twisting!

Jun 11-12 Liann Thio. Singapore. Move your shoulder towards your outside ski. Drag that pole as practice.

Apr 8 Bob & Michelle Leibowitz. UT. Move your stomach (belt buckle) in the direction you want to go. Move both skis together down the hill.

Apr 7 Greg & Chris Turner & Anne FL. Balance on your toes. Move forward to start your turn.

Mar 30 – 31 Mark Ramsey, Michael Waluzak, Mike Blue Ohio. Pole plant to reach downhill. Move forward to enter the new turn. Balance earlier on the new ski.

Mar 30 Stephen Goll Florida. Balancing on both skis when turning them downhill.

Mar 29 Bob Sinnott UT. Turn your inside ski for powder.

Mar 27 – 28 Zack Tevanian CA. Keep your pizza without the “edgie- wedgie”.

Mar 24 – 26 Debbie Coleman. WA. Look up and allow the skis to go down the hill.

Mar 24 Kim Roseman. GA. Get onto the balls of your feet.

Mar 19 – 23 Allison Palmisano. GA. Balance on your outside ski. The exercise holding up the poles.

Mar 18 – 22 Nikki Gendelman. NY. Make your pizza and turn “all by yourself”.

Mar 9-11 Johnathon Wasserman. NY. Pizza turns and giant bumps.

Mar 8 Ashley Anderson. Atlanta. Remember the video. Your legs turn your skis.

Mar 4-6 Grasshopper, Bigsister, Alex. Atlanta. Feel the force. Cream pies only at lunch!

Mar 6 David Levy. Pole plant using your wrist only.

Mar 2 Kathy Stockard. Getting up over my skis.

Mar 1 Ann Charat. UT. Feet apart. Look ahead. No up – accross!

Mar 1 Bruce Oestreich. NY. Turn around the bump. Bend your downhill knee.

Feb 25-26 Joseph & Adele Gulfo. Stay on your toes/ balls of your feet. Shoulder down hill while hips and knees uphill.

Feb 25-Mar 3 Anne Sawyer NY. Exhilarating to feel your feet! Redefining the boundaries with undulations!

Feb 24 Emily Purdon. Beautiful pizza stops.

Feb 18-23 Katie Skillman. Turn your toes to see the animals.

Feb 15-17 Michael Bowes, Essex UK. Turn your inside ski.

Feb 5 – 6 John & Bobby McGlinn. Bobby – do the ‘big toe’ thing earlier and earlier in the turn. John – plant your pole on the bump. On groomed snow do the ‘rubber band ‘thing.

Feb 4 Willie Hunt. Make your ‘pizza’ and then your ‘french fries’.

Feb 1 – 2 Dawn Curtis. TX. Feel your downhill leg bending as well as the uphill one.

Jan 30 – 31 Barry & Ina Orr. New Jersey. Ina-Make your ‘banana’ as you look ahead. Barry-Allow gravity to lead you down the hill.

Jan 28 Mary Lynn Silvestro. Ohio.Roll your feet from side to side.

Jan 27 Maria. Mexico. Turn your feet in the wedge to turn your skis.

Jan 26 Mark Ramsey. Ohio. Relax the ‘small’ of your back to make balancing easier.

Jan 20 – 21 Debbie Vangelos. Use a smaller wedge and turn to control your speed.

Jan 18 Wally. Move your outside shoulder over your outside ski.

Jan 17 Julia Averbuck, Brazil. Turn your skis across the mountain to slow down.

Jan 16 Julia & Thomas Averbuck, Brazil. Balance in the middle of your foot.

Jan 15 – 17 Alain Borel, White Post, VA. Tip your skis up onto their edges for the groomed. ‘Skid’ your skis in the bumps.

Jan 14 Art, Alison & Roy, Texas. Open your skis to a ‘pizza’ and then make ‘french fries’. (Send me a copy of the photo please.)

Jan 13 Katy & Allie, Texas. Either press on the ‘orange’ or the ‘lemon’. Dress with lots of layers for skiing.

Jan 11 John & Becky Millar. John – Complete the turn on your right leg for control. Becky – Looking downhill allows you to move your hips over your feet.

Jan 1 Thomas Keough, Oregon. Move in and out of the “banana” position.

Dec 30-31 Larry & Adrienne, LA. Hit the golf ball in the middle of the club head. As you move ‘up’ roll your toes over.

Dec 25-28 Gerry & Renata Grabcheski. Lower your outside hand.

Dec 23-24 Chuck & Cindy Dana, Toledo. Turn your skis with your legs.

Dec 22-23 Cheryl NY. Turn both skis kiddo!

Dec 22-23 Anne Robinson Virginia. Balance with your shoulder over the outside ski.
Jerry Robinson. Balance on your big toe in a smaller wedge.

Dec 18 P Bakre NY. Feel your shin on the front of the boot.

Dec 17 Jim Genova Dallas TX. Roll onto the contra edge.

Dec 16 Sharron Glickman San Francisco. Show the ski bases to the trees on the side of the run.

Dec 15 Paul Scmnacher & Laney San Francisco CA. Turn your right ski first to go right, especially in powder.

Dec 10-12 Bryce Scarfone. ‘Snowsnakes’ for skiing powder & no ‘canoe’ turns!

Dec 10 Jordan Silverman Park City UT. ‘Snowsnakes’ to ski the powder.

Oct 23 Sam Struthers Christchurch NZ. Toes forward. Outside pole.

Oct 9 Trish Waters Melbourne Aus Feel your shin on the tongue of your boot.

Sept 28 Jan & Michael Gold Coast Aus Jan: Look ahead & go from one set of edges to the other. Michael: Look ahead & use the pole drag drill to angulate.

Sept 28 Ross Chisnall Mayfield NZ Press on your big toe.

Sept 27 James Kingscote Ohoka NZ Go down; plant your pole; move up to your toes.

Sept 21 Kathy Wilmont Auckland NZ When you flex, bend your ankle.

Sept 15 Shane McCarthy Dublin IRE Look ahead to maintain balance.

Sept 13-15 Rowan Holland Palmerston North NZ Balance in the middle of your foot.

Sept 12 Catherine Philpot Wimbledon UK Balance on your outside ski early.

Sept 11 Jamie Montgomery Christchurch NZ Pizza please Jamie.

Sept 11 Bridget McIver Auckland NZ/ San Francisco CA Use your feet and legs.