Australia’s Longest-Standing Snowboarding Event, Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, Starts This Week On July 24th, entries will open for the Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, held at Mt Buller resort in Victoria, Australia. This is the 15th year the event has taken place, making it Australia’s longest-running snowboard contest. In a usual season, Cattleman’s Rail Jam takes place on a legendary three-piece stair set located at the heart of Mt Buller ski resort. […] Industry News Hannah | July 21, 2021 1 Comment
5-Day Lockdown in Victoria, Australia Forces Ski Resorts to Close The state of Victoria, Australia, has just begun a “short, sharp” five-day lockdown to contain a growing outbreak of the Delta variant of covid-19.ย The lockdown means many ski resorts have been forced to closed, just as the snow is starting to fall. “We’ve got no choice. We have to do this, otherwise, it will get away from us. We don’t […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 16, 2021 0 Comments
Australian Ski Businesses in Big Trouble, Refunds in the Thousands of Dollars Australian ski resorts and businesses are struggling to stay afloat as Sydneyโs covid lockdown gets extended another seven days. This will add up to a total of three weeks of lockdown in New South Wales, Australia. Another week of lockdown means ski businesses are dishing out thousands of dollars in refunds alone. Related: New Zealand Ski Resorts Left Struggling After […] Industry News Artur | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
Australian Government Enforces 12-Day Lockdown in NSW as Winter Break Begins The Australian government stuck a knife into the heart of New Zealand ski areas yesterday by locking down and restricting movement in New South Wales (NSW) for twelve days after the Sydney community covid-19 outbreak.ย Ski fields in New Zealand have been flooded with cancellations as quarantine-free travel remains off the cards during most of the New South Wales school […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 29, 2021 0 Comments
Snowboarder Dressed as Chewbacca Assaulted Ski Resort Manager After Being Told he Was ‘Scaring Kids’ A snowboarder dressed as Star Wars character Chewbacca when he assaulted a manager of Thredbo ski field, Australia, has been jailed for at least one year and four months. Manager Jordan Roberts approached Keith Melvyn Wass after the resort had received complaints that kids were scared by his Chewbacca costume.ย Following a verbal disagreement, 54-year-old Wass hit Rogers in the jaw […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 18, 2021 0 Comments
Dumping Down Under! Perisher Resort, Australia, Receives Over 2-Feet in Last Few Days Thanks to early season snow, Perisher Resort in Australia opened last week a week earlier than planned.ย And since then, it just won’t stop snowing. In the last week, the resort has reported 70cm (28″), most of which came in a 60cm (24″) dump. Conditions are so good, the resort is opening new terrain this weekend. Winter is most certainly ON […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 11, 2021 0 Comments
Perisher Ski Field, Australia, to Open This Friday, A Full Week Earlier Than Scheduled Perisher ski field in Australia announced over the weekend that they would be opening a full week earlier than scheduled. As a result, theyย will be first to kick off the southern hemisphere ski season when their lifts start turning on Friday, June 4th, 2021. Drumroll please… We couldn’t wait to welcome you back so we decided to open early! That’s […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 1, 2021 0 Comments
New Data Suggests Record Season for New Zealand & Australia Ski Resorts A new study analyzing Googleโs newest search data and trends indicates it may be a brilliant season for Australia and New Zealandโs ski resorts, with many major ski destinations receiving more than 100% increases in pre-COVID levels of search popularity. With South Hemisphere resorts due to open in coming weeks, this indicates Europe and Northern America may be in-store for […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments