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Perisher, Australia, to Close Down Operations at Blue Cow and Guthega for the Season

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Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, announced today, September 2, 2023, that this weekend will be the last weekend lifts will operate at the ski areas of Guthega and Blue Cow. The Perisher resort consists of four interconnected areas: Perisher, Blue Cow, Guthega, and Smiggins Hole. Situated in the Kosciuszko National Park, roughly 250 miles (400km) from Sydney, Perisher is Australia’s largest […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 1, 2023
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Perisher, Australia, Conditions Report: In the Eye of the Blizzard from Oz

Saturday July 8, 2023 The snow was coming, all the forecasts agreed. The only disagreement was the exact amount, but it looked like today would be anywhere between 40-60cm. No one could sleep. Not because of the anticipation but because of the howling winds whipping across the Snowy Mountains. Gusts of up to 110kmh were shaking my house in Jindabyne […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 7, 2023
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Perisher, Australia, Report: Good June Cover With All 4 Resorts Open

Report from Sunday, June 26, 2023 Initially I was going to go skiing on Saturday, but in the morning the wind was bad and the visibility non-existent, and many lifts were on hold, so I decided to postpone my first day of skiing for the Australian season and get some work done instead. Sunday was forecast to be very windy […]

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Julia Schneemann | June 25, 2023
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High Time to Get Ready for the Australian Ski Season

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With just slightly over five weeks left until the Australian ski season kicks off, we hope you have all your proverbial ducks in a row. The snow has started falling, with some resorts seeing up to six inches or 15 cm of snow in the last 24 hours, and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting up to eight inches […]

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Oz Brains | May 3, 2023
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[VIDEO] Perisher Skitube, Australia, Gets a Make-Over

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The Skitube in Perisher, Australia, is a Swiss-designed mountain rack-railway that takes skiers from Bullocks Flat below the natural snow-line outside the Kosciuszko National Park to Perisher Valley. From Perisher Valley, a second train also travels to Blue Cow. The Skitube started operations in 1987, and it remains the most popular means of reaching the Perisher Ski Resort, taking 4,500 […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 3, 2023
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Perisher Resort, Australia, Releases 2023 Day Pass, Lessons, and Skitube Sales

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Perisher Resort, Australia, has launched its 2023 snow season sales for lift tickets, lessons, rentals, and Skitube tickets. Perisher Resort is situated in the Kosciuszko National Park, roughly 250 miles (400km) from Sydney, NSW. Perisher Resort is Australia’s largest ski resort and consists of the four interconnected resort areas Perisher, Guthega, Blue Cow, and Smiggins Hole, offering 3,076 acres of […]

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Oz Brains | March 22, 2023
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Perisher, Australia, Report: Spring Snowdump Forecast

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The last few weeks of spring skiing are here and we are all starting to wonder what on earth we’re going to do from October on. I guess count down the time until we can ski in the Northern Hemisphere? But until the lifts stop spinning down under, we’ll be out there making the most of the gorgeous sunshine and […]

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Julia Schneemann | September 14, 2022
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Perisher Resort Australia Extends Season | Most Snow Since 2012

Perisher Resort in Australia just announced they will extended their season this year, they say there is just too much snow to close. Perisher is Australia’s largest ski resort and is a combination of 4 resorts with a total of over 3,000 acres of skiable terrain. Over 2 meters (6.5 Feet) of snow fell at Perisher in the month of […]

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