Comparison
Mt Hutt vs Treble Cone: which has more reliable snow?
Mt Hutt or Treble Cone? Natural snow month by month, at the village, mid-mountain and summit, from eleven winters of weather data.
Month by month
Each cell is one month: the share of days with 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow at mid-mountain over the last 11 winters, from brown (often thin) to deep blue (snow-sure). Blank means almost none.
The short answer
Treble Cone has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 3 months of the year, against 0 at Mt Hutt. Month by month, Treble Cone has the edge in July, August, September, October and November.
Month by month
June: Mt Hutt 0 of 11, Treble Cone 1 of 11 snow-sure winters (3% and 17% of days).
July: Mt Hutt 1 of 11, Treble Cone 5 of 11 snow-sure winters (33% and 72% of days).
August: Mt Hutt 7 of 11, Treble Cone 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (71% and 91% of days).
September: Mt Hutt 6 of 11, Treble Cone 10 of 11 snow-sure winters (72% and 92% of days).
October: Mt Hutt 3 of 11, Treble Cone 9 of 11 snow-sure winters (40% and 82% of days).
November: Mt Hutt 0 of 11, Treble Cone 6 of 11 snow-sure winters (5% and 72% of days).
A snow-sure winter is one where mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on at least 90% of that month’s days.
Height and terrain
Mt Hutt and Treble Cone are 247 km apart as the crow flies. Mt Hutt first, then Treble Cone: Village 1,406 m against 1,200 m; Mid-mountain 1,746 m against 1,530 m; Summit 2,086 m against 1,860 m. Mapped downhill runs: Mt Hutt 14 km, Treble Cone 30 km (OpenStreetMap).
In August, the village had 30 cm or more of natural snow on 25% of days at Mt Hutt and 88% at Treble Cone.
Questions
Which has more reliable snow, Mt Hutt or Treble Cone?
Treble Cone has had the more reliable natural snow: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 3 months of the year, against 0 at Mt Hutt. Month by month, Treble Cone has the edge in July, August, September, October and November.
Which has better snow down to the village, Mt Hutt or Treble Cone?
In August, Treble Cone: its village had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 88% of days, against 25%.
Does this include snowmaking?
No. These are modelled natural snow figures only, from ERA5 weather. Groomed pistes with snowmaking often ski better than this.