Mount Baw Baw, Australia, Opens This Weekend for the 2025 Winter Season Mount Baw Baw, Australia, has announced it will officially open for the 2025 ski season this Saturday, June 14. The news was shared in a video on social media by resort team member Jake, who confirmed that skiing, lessons, tobogganing, and key guest services will be available from opening day this Saturday. Related: Victorian Government Eyes Sale of 2 Australian […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 11, 2025 0 Comments
Fresh Snow Dusts Australian Alps As Resorts Kick-Start Snowmaking for the 2025 Season A modest early-season snowfall blanketed Australia’s alpine ski resorts over the past 24 hours, offering a brief taste of winter just weeks before the official start of the season. Perisher, Hotham, and Thredbo all reported a light coating of fresh snow at their upper elevations, though totals remained just under 5 centimeters (2 inches). With snowmaking operations underway and temperatures […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025 0 Comments
Is Early Season Snow a Harbinger of Good or Bad News—A Statistical Analysis for Australia With the first snow of the season hitting Australian resorts such as Perisher and Thredbo, excitement for the 2025 season is starting to build. The idea that an early dusting portends a stellar winter has deep roots in ski lore, bolstered by the thrill of advanced openings and first turns on untouched snow. While early-season snowfall certainly generates enthusiasm, some […] Brains Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025 0 Comments
Third Victorian Ski Resort Announces Early Closure—Mt. Hotham, Australia, To Close September 4 After the early closure of Mount Buller and Mount Baw Baw in Victoria, Australia, a third Victorian ski resort has now announced its last day of operations. Lifts at the upside-down resort Mount Hotham will stop spinning after Wednesday, September 4. Unseasonably warm weather and rain fall eroded the snow cover in Hotham and despite resort management’s best efforts to […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 31, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Season in Victorian Resorts, Australia, Grinds to a Stop, As Mt. Buller & Mt. Baw Baw Close It has been a rather sub-par season in Australian ski resorts, but the decision to close this coming weekend has still come as a shock for some Australian skiers. Mount Buller and Mount Baw Baw announced on August 29 that Sunday, September 1, will be the last day of lifted operations for the 2024 snow season. The writing had been […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2024 0 Comments
Much-Needed Snow Front Forecast to Move Across Australian Alps A much-needed snow front is forecast to move across the Australian Alps in the next seven days, bringing approximately 38 cm (15 inches) of snowfall to Australian ski resorts. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts a low pressure system to move in from the south, bringing the majority of snowfall on Monday and Tuesday next week. The snowline is […] Industry News Oz Brains | July 12, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] What a Difference a Day Makes: Australian Resorts Wake Up to Fresh Snowfalls After a slow start to the season which saw only one chairlift running for skiers, Australian resorts woke up to fresh snowfalls on Wednesday morning, June 12. Related: Not With a Bang, But a Whimper — Australian Ski Season Off to a Slow Start Victorian resorts reported 10-15 cm (4-6 inches) of snowfall, while New South Wales resorts reported a […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 11, 2024 0 Comments
Not With a Bang, But a Whimper — Australian Ski Season Off to a Slow Start The much anticipated opening weekend from June 8-10 across Australian resorts was a bit of a let-down, with only one resort opening chairlifts in the whole country. Only Mount Buller in Victoria (VIC) was able to operate the Bourke Street chairlift and Northside Express chairlift, while other resorts were, at best, operating conveyors, if they opened at all. Bourke Street […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 9, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTO TOUR] Aerial View of Snowmaking Efforts at Perisher Ski Resort, Australia Last week saw the first natural snow of the season as a cold front swept across southeast Australia. Temperatures have dropped in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC), and resorts in the Snowy Mountains have kick-started snow-making efforts to prepare for the opening weekend on King’s Birthday, June 8-10, 2024. Nothing quite puts the efforts into perspective like aerial […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 21, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2024 Ski Season Could Be Under Threat at Charlotte Pass Snow Resort, Australia, After Fire at Sewage Treatment Plant A fire broke out in the night from Thursday to Friday, May 16-17, at the sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass Snow Resort in Australia. The small ski resort is just 4.35 miles (7km) from Perisher Valley in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales (NSW). Local fire services received an emergency call around 6:30 a.m. when flames could […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
As Australia’s El Niño Period Ends, Australian Snow Fields are Potentially Facing Rare La Niña & Positive IOD Winter The Australian Bureau of Meteorology announced on April 16 that the El Niño period has officially come to an end and the country is back in neutral ENSO territory. Climate models indicate that ENSO — the El Niño–Southern Oscillation — will stay neutral until approximately July 2024 with a possibility of moving into La Niña territory during the Southern Hemisphere […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 18, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] First Snow of the 2024 Season Falls Across Australian Ski Resorts Today, April 9, brought the first snow of the 2024 season to Australian ski resorts. Across the Snowy Mountains, from New South Wales (NSW) to Victoria (VIC), Australian ski resorts saw around 5 centimeters (2 inches) of snow. While it is safe to assume the early season snow won’t stay on the ground, it is a great sign to get […] Industry News Oz Brains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
Charlotte’s Pass, Australia, Announcing Closure The Australian ski resort Charlotte Pass, which can only be reached in winter by over-snow from Perisher Valley, has announced today that their last day of operations will be tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, 2023. This leaves Perisher Ski Resort as the only resort still operating in the entire country. Victorian resorts are all closed and neighbouring Thredbo Ski Resort announced […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2023 0 Comments
Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia, Closing Early With Mountain Operations Ceasing Today Thredbo Ski Resort has announced that the resort will be closed from today onwards. As a heat wave is sweeping over south-eastern Australia, strong winds of between 45-65 kmh (28-40 mph) have put all remaining lifts at Thredbo on windhold and Stuart Diver, Thredbo’s General Manager, announced in a message to lodges across the resort, that ski lifts will not […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 16, 2023 0 Comments
The Australian Ski Season is Running Out Of Snow as Mt Buller Announces Early Closure After a good start to the season in late June and some nice snowfalls in July, the Australian ski season is grinding to a halt due to the El Niño-like pattern prevalent over Eastern Australia. With Sydney temperatures forecast to hit 31°C (88°F) this coming weekend, most Sydneysiders seem to have abandoned Australian ski resorts and are flocking to the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 14, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Season Comes to an Early End at Mt. Baw Baw, Australia Mt Baw Baw Resort, Australia, announced on Friday, August 25, 2023, that the resort will close early after unseasonably warm conditions. The lift operator Alpine Resorts Victoria announced that the official snow season at Mt Baw Baw will be declared closed on Sunday September 3, 2023. Mt Baw Baw is located only two and a half hours east of Melbourne and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
Season Opening at Thredbo, Australia: No Skiing or Boarding But Plenty of Action While there may not have been any skiing or snowboarding at the 2023 winter opening weekend at Thredbo, Australia, that didn’t stop the fun, with guests enjoying non-stop celebrations across the mountain and throughout the village. Thredbo Brand & Marketing Manager Richie Carroll said it was incredible to see guests back in the resort to celebrate the start of winter. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2023 0 Comments
Australian Belinda Trembath Named New Head at Whistler Blackcomb, BC Australian Belinda Trembath has been named Whistler Blackcomb’s newest vice president and chief operating officer, effective May 15, 2023. Trembath has over 30 years of experience in the ski industry and mountain operations and has been Chair of the Australian Ski Areas Association (‘ASAA’) since 2018. Vail Resorts announced the appointment on April 20, 2023. Born and raised in the Australian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 21, 2023 0 Comments
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