It was a cold, dark Friday morning when 19 intrepid students met before sunrise to start their adventure to Mt. Hutt. Travelling in the nice, new school vans to Methven was quiet and comfortable but the excitement started to bubble as we transferred to the Mt. Hutt shuttle bus. 

On arrival, we quickly got our skis, boards and helmets and headed to the snow. After initially familiarizing with our equipment and the snow we moved to our lesson. Screams of, “This is hard” and “I can’t get up” were soon followed by, “look at me” and “this is so much fun." 

A whole day was had at Mt. Hutt with some students venturing to the top of the mountain either just for the views or for a trip down on their boards or skis. Needless to say, the trip back to school was a quiet affair and thankfully the trip was on a Friday so tired and aching bodies had plenty of time to recover.