Australian Bureau of Meteorology Finally Declares El Niño and Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (‘BOM’) has officially declared an El Niño, after Oceanic indicators continuously exhibited an El Niño state. Central and eastern Pacific sea surface temperatures continue to exceed El Niño thresholds. The call had been anticipated for months after the country experienced the second hottest August on record. This is the first El Niño pattern across Australia […] Weather Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2023 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
Can Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, Make it to the Long Weekend? The question on every Australian snow enthusiast’s mind as the school holidays are approaching is: can Perisher make it to their original closing date on the long weekend on Monday, October 2, 2023 or is the season doomed to finish early at Perisher as well. In Australia, only Perisher and neighboring Charlotte’s Pass are still open for sliding (or should […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 18, 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
Cold Front Sweeping Across South-East Australia, Bringing Spring Snow to Resorts Just as Australian resorts have started mothballing (some of) their operations for the season, a cold front is sweeping across eastern Australia, bringing up to an anticipated 50cm (20 inches) of snow over the next seven days. This cold front could in fact be the coldest outbreak of the season for some areas, bringing rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds, low level […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 4, 2023 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Cancels Inaugural Slush Cup Due to Warm Weather Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, announced today, September 4, 2023, that it unfortunately has to cancel the planned ‘Slush Cup’. The three-day-event was scheduled for September 29 – October 1, 2023, and was going to consist of a Dash for Cash, a Banked Slalom and a Pond Skim. We are saddened to inform our guests that Perisher’s inaugural Slush Cup will […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 3, 2023 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, to Close Down Operations at Blue Cow and Guthega for the Season 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 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 1, 2023 0 Comments
Australian Resorts Wake Up to Fresh Snow This Morning Australian resorts across New South Wales and Victoria woke up to some fresh snowfalls this morning. It has been snowing a few inches almost every day in the last few weeks and temperatures have stayed below freezing, enabling crews to run the snow cannons at night. Related: [PHOTOS] Much Needed Snow Falls in Australian Resorts & More in the Forecast […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 14, 2023 0 Comments
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