Mt Hutt – South Island Champs Weekend

This weekend is set to be one of the biggest race events of the 2022 junior race calendar… We can’t wait for all to join us!

We strongly recommend athletes join us for either the 3 or 4-day options, which will see us spend time race training (at Mt Hutt), followed by GS race day on the Saturday and SL race day on the Sunday.
For those athletes that can’t take the Thursday and/orFriday off school, then take the 2-day option and join us for the Saturday and Sunday.

Coaches in attendance for this camp will be:

• Adrian Farnsworth
• Additional Coaches TBC

There are two options available for this weekend:

1. 4-Day Option
   • Thursday 8th September
     • Lane Training Day at Mt Hutt* (as weather and snow conditions allow)
       *We require at least 8 registered athletes to be able to proceed with a lane booking on this day. If there are less than 8 athletes, this will be a tech training day outside of any lane.
   • Friday 9th September
     • Lane Training Day at Mt Hutt (as weather and snow conditions allow)
   • Saturday 10th September
     • Race 1 = GS South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = GS Mt Hutt Junior Interfield 
   • Sunday 11th September
     • Race 1 = SL South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = SL Mt Hutt Junior Interfield 
       
2. 3-Day Option
   • Friday 9th September
     • Lane Training Day at Mt Hutt (as weather and snow conditions allow)
   • Saturday 10th September
     • Race 1 = GS South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = GS Mt Hutt Junior Interfield 
   • Sunday 11th September
     • Race 1 = SL South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = SL Mt Hutt Junior Interfield
       
3.   2-Day Option
   • Saturday 10th September
     • Race 1 = GS South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = GS Mt Hutt Junior Interfield 
   • Sunday 11th September
     • Race 1 = SL South Island Junior Interfield Champs
     • Race 2 = SL Mt Hutt Junior Interfield 

Training Fees:

What’s included:

• Training day coaching, which will consist of 2-4 hours of training in a race lane (dependent on weather and snow conditions, plus minimum athlete numbers for lane bookings), followed by general skier improvement training in the afternoon.
  
  
• Race day ski tune and wax on Friday and Saturday nights for all athletes that leave their skis with the coaches
  
  
• Race day representation and coaching, which will consist of: representation of Northern Ski Team athletes at official meetings; collection of race bibs; race day briefings with athletes; course inspection with athletes; and assistance and support at the start gate. Following prize-giving, we will head back on-snow for some free-skiing together as time and conditions allow.
  
  
• Off-snow activities for bad weather days, off-snow afternoons and evenings will be arranged for athletes and families.

What’s Not Included:

• Lift Passes for athletes. If you already have a 3 Peak Season Pass (because you joined us during the July Holiday Camp), this includes your lift passes for Mt Hutt. Mt Hutt lift passes for competitors (those aged 11 and older) are discounted to $39.50 for each of the race days. Children aged 7 and under ski for free at Mt Hutt.
  
  
• Interfield race entry for the race events.
  Athletes will be required to register and pay via the Snow Sports NZ website. Please ensure that athletes select Northern Ski Team as the training provider and club that they are representing.
  
  
• Return flights to Christchurch.
  
  
• Accommodation during the weekend.
  For those that joined us at Mt Hutt during July 2021, you’ll be familiar with Barkers Lodge. Tony and the team have been awesome in agreeing to open up some of the rooms in the lodge for us, which is amazing considering the lack of accommodation options in Methven.
  For those not so familiar, most of the rooms sleep 4 x people and each room has it’s own ensuite. The room rates include continental breakfast at the lodge, however the kitchen facilities will not be accessible, so we’ll need to make our own dinner arrangements.
  For bookings, please email Tony directly at barkerslodge@xtra.co.nz or phone 0210505933.
  The rates are as follows:
  • 2 x people (bed and breakfast) = $150
  • Additional people = $30 each
    
    
• Meals throughout the weekend.
  
  
• Transport throughout the weekend.
  For car rental we recommend you take a look at airportrentals.com as a good car rental comparison website for rentals from Christchurch airport where you can get a RAV4 AWD from as low as $100 per day. If you plan on driving up to the ski resorts, please be sure to rent a 4WD or AWD vehicle and be sure to add chain hire if the forecast is looking like there is a possibility of snow during our visit.

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