Photo Tour: New Snow at Australian Ski Resorts Today Winter has arrived in the alpine areas of Australia, bringing with it a thick blanket of snow. Images from Mt. Hotham in Victoria and Perisher in NSW Australia show a thick blanket of snow that fell on Australia’s main ski resorts. Melbourne, Australia also just saw its wettest April since 1960 and its wettest start to the year since 1924, […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 30, 2020 1 Comment
2 Skiers Nearly Caught in Large Avalanche in Australia After 40″ Storm Australia just saw 100cms (40″) of snow in 4 days. That new snow has lead to instabilities in the Australia backcountry. 2 skiers were nearly caught in an avalanche in the Mount Hotham backcountry in Victoria that they triggered Our friend and fellow guide is the head of ski patrol at Hotham. Â He told local media today: ‘We have had […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 8, 2017 0 Comments
Two Snowboarders Killed In Australian Avalanche Two snowboarders (32 and 33-years-old) have died in an avalanche in the remote 6,516-foot Mount Bogong are of Australia’s Victoria Provence’s Alpine National Park. The first snowboarder’s body was found on Monday via his avalanche beacon’s signal. He was buried 15 feet deep. The second snowboarder was found today at 10:30am […] Avalanche SnowBrains | July 15, 2014 2 Comments
The Gnarliest Runs in Australia | Part Two: Victoria all words by Huck & Dyno, photos from ski.com.au Although lower in altitude, the Victorian Alps seem to have been carved deeper and more abruptly. Mount Hotham claims probably Australia’s only real in-bounds, double-black diamond terrain, in the Mary’s Slide area. They had to go and call it the EXTREME ZONE though, which is hilarious. SUPER EXTREME. Mary’s Slide is named after Mary […] SnowBrains | June 26, 2013 4 Comments
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