Perisher, Australia, Report: Fantastic Base for Spring Skiing This week brought us some amazing snowfalls all the way down to Jindabyne. Unfortunately that meant traffic up to Perisher and the Skitube was challenging. Tuesday made for some great powder runs and from Wednesday the sun came back out to play. The groomers have been busy at work and there is just something very satisfying about the sound of […] Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Report: Great Snowbase for the Rest of the Season Apologies for omitting last weekend’s update but I was on competition duty at a moguls competition and then got a bad case of laryngitis. So let’s jump in where we left off, in the last 10 days we have had 28in (70 cm) of snow of which 6in (15cm) in the last 24 hours. Snow descended all the way to […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
The 2023 Epic Australia Pass is Now on Sale This week Vail Resorts announced the start of its sale for the 2023 Epic Australia Pass. The Epic Australia Pass gives you unlimited access to Perisher, Falls Creek, and Hotham as well as access to a multitude of global resorts, including Hakuba in Japan, Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, and Vail Resort in the US as well as Andermatt in Switzerland. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 19, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Report: Fresh Snow and More on the Way After the Storm last week Perisher saw a good 30cm (12 in.) of snow on the weekend, followed by four days of sunshine before the next front moved across the Australian Alps. This current front brought about 15cm (6 in.) of snow yesterday with some snowflakes still falling during the day. Temperatures hover around freezing, making the new snow wet […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher Resort, Australia, to Replace 2 Chairlifts with 1 High-Speed 6-Seater Perisher set to expand its lift infrastructure: It has come to SnowBrains’ attention that the development application lodged by Vail in December 2019 for a new chair lift on Mt. Perisher was quietly approved in September 2021 while lifts in the resort had stopped spinning due to the state-wide Covid-19 lockdown. The approval gives the green light to replace the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Report: Good Conditions Despite the Storm The Snowy Mountains were hit by a complex low pressure system dropping approximately 175mm (7 in) of rain in the snow fields on Wednesday and Thursday, resulting in a closure of the Thredbo Ski resort yesterday. You may have seen some scary footage from the Perisher skitube yesterday looking more like the Niagra Falls, so you will be pleased to […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Perisher, Australia “Skiing in Australia?” I hear you say. Let me start off by saying that I have had some of the most amazing tree runs and off-piste skiing in Perisher that I have ever had. And that’s a lot coming from a European-raised skier. Disclaimer: I have also had some of the most miserable skiing: wet, cold, windy, and being stuck […] Julia Schneemann | August 3, 2022 1 Comment
Lift Lines at Thredbo Resort, Australia, Have Been Light This Year. Could That Be Because They Aren’t on the Epic Pass? The ski season in Australia is in full swing. It got off to a great start and conditions have only gotten better. Related: [PHOTO TOUR] Big Snowfall in Australia Provides Best Opening Conditions in Decades Pleasantly the crowds at Thredbo Resort have been light. Even during the start of New South Wales private school holidays, the longest lift lines were […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 12, 2022 0 Comments
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