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
Falls Creek, Australia, To Open Tomorrow Great news for Australian skiers and boarders: Falls Creek will open for skiing and boarding tomorrow, Friday, June 16, 2023. The resort was slated to open last Saturday, June 10, 2023, but could not operate any ski lifts due to lack of snow. Since the King’s Birthday Long Weekend, 36cm (14 inches) of snow has fallen, enabling the Victorian ski […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 14, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Australian Ski Resorts Gearing Up for the Start of the 2023 Season Australian ski resorts are gearing up for the 2023 ski season, with snow cannons firing in all resorts in New South Wales (‘NSW’) and Victoria (‘VIC’). With only 24 days until opening weekend in Australian resorts, snow making efforts received a boost over night with some natural snowfalls. While these beautiful snow dustings will melt as the day warms […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 16, 2023 0 Comments
2023 Event Calendar for Perisher, Australia With the recent snowfalls in the Australian Alps, Aussie snow enthusiasts have been getting increasingly excited about the upcoming season. To keep the stoke high and get you in the mood for the 2023 Australian season, we are bringing you the 2023 Perisher events, so you can start planning your ski season. 9-11 June: Peak Festival After two years of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 9, 2023 0 Comments
High Time to Get Ready for the Australian Ski Season 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 […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 3, 2023 0 Comments
Body of 23-Year Old Backcountry Skier Found in Snowy Mountains, Australia The body of what is believed to be a 23-year-old missing backcountry skier from Canberra was retrieved this Tuesday, September 6th morning. The body is yet to be formally identified, but police believe it to be that of Andrew Seton, who went backcountry skiing on his own on September 3rd and had been missing for three nights. Andrew had been reported […] Backcountry Julia Schneemann | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher Resort, Australia, Celebrates 70th Birthday This Saturday, Perisher Resort will celebrate its 70th birthday. 70 years ago the first rope tow and the first two ski lodges opened in Perisher, marking the birth of Perisher as a ski resort. The Telemark Lodge, a pre-fabricated ski lodge imported all the way from Norway, and the Snow Revellers Lodge, a 20-bed ski lodge that had started construction the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 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
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