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![Mt Hutt's year from Hell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Hutt's year from Hell
It's been a tough year for Mt Hutt skifield, with three deaths, an avalanche and now 1200 skiers trapped overnight in bad weather.
![Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens
Many of the skiers enjoyed their night on Mt Hutt, including a quiz, hot food, and "spooning" - while at least two now have a coffee date.
![High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt
About 1200 skiers - including several hundred schoolchildren - remain trapped on Mt Hutt this morning after gales of over 200km/h closed the only road off the mountain.
![Winds drop but skiers still stuck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winds drop but skiers still stuck
Around 1200 mountaingoers are still trapped at Mt Hutt skifield, with conditions still too dangerous to leave.
![I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor
A skier caught in an avalanche on Mt Hutt has described how he fought to stay on top of the snow.
![Otago: To heli and back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Otago: To heli and back
Doug Sherring fulfils a lifelong ambition on Wanaka's pristine backcountry slopes.
![Fresh call for use of snow sport helmets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fresh call for use of snow sport helmets
The Mountain Safety Council is strongly recommending skiers and snowboarders wear helmets after another fatality at Mount Hutt skifield in Canterbury.
![Snowboarder dies in Mt Hutt fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snowboarder dies in Mt Hutt fall
A Christchurch man has died from injuries after falling about 300m at Mt Hutt Ski Area, the third skiing fatality on the mountain this year.
![Queenstown: Peaks of perfection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Queenstown: Peaks of perfection
Donna McIntyre and family pack their ski gear and head for the Remarkables and Coronet Peak.
![Queenstown: The family's take](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Queenstown: The family's take
Donna McIntyre's family give their verdicts on their trip to the snow.
![Woman dies in skiing accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman dies in skiing accident
Police are investigating the death of a woman at Mount Hutt ski field in Canterbury this afternoon.
![Mt Ruapehu: A snow bunny is born](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mt Ruapehu: A snow bunny is born
Helen van Berkel returns to the slopes and finds that skiing is nothing like riding a bike... and that kids are better at it.
![Fun on the slopes as Turoa opens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fun on the slopes as Turoa opens
Jason Price spent a freezing night in his car so he could be among the first snowboarders on Turoa's slopes yesterday.