[PHOTOS] Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Receives 20 Centimeter Dump as Opening Day Approaches Australia’s northernmost snow resort, Selwyn Snow Resort, received a much-needed 20-centimeter (8-inch) snowfall over the past 24 hours, offering a welcome boost ahead of its planned June 21 opening. RESORT UPDATE : 8 JUNE 2025 It’s SNOWING….STILL !!! Just 12 more days until we will be welcoming all the riders and sliders to Selwyn. The snowfall has continued and the […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 7, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Tasmanian Ski Resort Ben Lomond Kicks Off Australian Ski Season as Others Prepare for Opening Day The small ski resort Ben Lomond in Tasmania, Australia, kicked off the Australian ski season today, Friday, June 6. While it was only one t-bar operating and skiers had to dismount half-way, this did not deter some diehard skiers and boarders from ringing in the Australian ski season. Tomorrow, June 7, Thredbo, Perisher, Hotham, and Mount Buller will open skiing […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 5, 2025 0 Comments
Australian Winter Heatwave Forces Closure of Selwyn Snow Resort Selwyn Snow Resort in New South Wales, Australia, announced today that the resort will be closed after today, August 25. If the resort can reopen for the remainder of the season is currently unclear and will be weather and snowmaking dependent. The snowmaking crew gave it its best effort to get enough snow together to enable skiing and boarding for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 24, 2024 1 Comment
[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
Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Closes for the Season Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, announced today, September 4, 2023, that the resort will be closing for the season. The small resort in the state of New South Wales is Australia’s most northern ski resort and as such is particularly vulnerable to the elements. On January 4, 2020, the small Australian resort was burned to the ground after bushfires swept […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 3, 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
Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia Reopens This Saturday, August 12, 2023 Australia’s most northern snow resort, Selwyn, announced today that they will reopen for tobogganing tomorrow, August 12, 2023. The resort was forced to close almost two weeks ago after an unseasonably warm late July period, that saw its snow cover eroded. Selwyn has been having a tough few years after burning to the ground during the 2019/20 bushfires. Then Covid struck […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 10, 2023 0 Comments
Unfavorable Mid-Season Conditions Plague Australian Ski Resorts Skiing in Australia this season has been full of ups and downs. During the beginning of the season in late June, snow was scarce. Many resorts were forced to employ snowmaking to replenish their trails and terrain. Soon after, cold temperatures began to roll in. The rest of the season looked like it would turn out ok in the end. […] Ian McIsaac | August 9, 2023 0 Comments
Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Forced to Close Temporarily Due to Lack of Snow Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, announced today that it will be closing for the next few days. “Unfortunately, mother nature has washed us out and as a result we will have no lifts spinning for skiing and snowboarding. Tobogganing and Snow play will be available free of charge on Long Arm run, but no carpet lift will be in operation. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia, Will Open Lifts This Friday After 3-Year Hiatus Exciting news were announced today: after a long-awaited three-year hiatus, skiing, boarding and tobogganing are back at Selwyn Snow Resort, Australia. Get ready for an exhilarating winter adventure as the lifts are set to spin again at Selwyn from this Friday, June 23, 2023. Thanks to a massive effort in snowmaking and the generosity of Mother Nature, the snow resort […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 19, 2023 0 Comments
10 Days Until the Start of Winter in Australia While it is only ten days until the start of winter in Australia, ski resorts down under seem to have gotten a head-start on the white stuff, as resorts in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC) woke up to up to 20cm (8 inches) of snowfalls on Monday morning. Temperatures across the south-east have been below the May average, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 22, 2023 0 Comments
Australian Selwyn Snow Resort to Reopen After Being Burned to the Ground in 2020 Bushfires The Australian ski resort of Selwyn, NSW, is slated to reopen on June 10, 2023, more than three years after the resort was obliterated in bushfires in January 2020. The resort was planning to open last year in June 2022, but Covid-19-related material shortages and early snowfall made it impossible for the resort to be finished in time. Related: Australian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 29, 2023 0 Comments
Grand Reopening of Australian Ski Resort Destroyed by Fire in 2020 Delayed Due to Too Much Snow Selwyn Snow Resort in New South Wales, Australia, can’t catch a break. The resort was destroyed by a bush fire in February 2020 followed by the covid pandemic that banned tourism for two years. So the last thing it needed was to have to put back its grand reopening. Related: Australian Ski Resort Devastated by Bushfires Will NOT OPEN For Winter […] Industry News Oz Brains | June 13, 2022 0 Comments
2 Storms For Australia Next-7 Days | Up to 50″ of Snow Forecast The seven day snowfall forecast for Australia’s ski resorts is looking phenomenal. There are two storm systems headed to Australia within the next week and possibly into the weekend. Almost 50 inches of snow is expected out of these storms. The storm is currently bringing rain but temperatures are expected to lower by the end of the weekend and start dumping […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 1, 2017 0 Comments
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