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Thredbo snow storm

The snow storm that could save the NSW ski season

There are sighs of relief echoing across the Snowy Mountains as snow falls for the first time in weeks, but bookings are still down as much as 40 per cent on last year.

  • Catherine Naylor

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A bumper snow season is boosting business for snow operator Steve Belli at Dinner Plain and Hotham.

‘Cracker of a year’: Big snow dumps, record visitors rescue high country resorts

Soaring visitor numbers, big snow dumps and an early start to the ski season are giving Australia’s alpine resorts a mountainous lift after the worst two years on record.

  • Simon Johanson
Training to be the next Scotty James? Here’s how much it costs to buy your own chalet.

How much it costs to buy a ski chalet and live your Winter Olympic dreams

Keen to practice your snowboarding skills this winter? Alpine holiday homes cater to a range of budgets, starting from about $500,000, if you know what to look for.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Kiama was a magnet for tree-changers in 2021.

Sydney’s sea and tree changers push regional house prices to record highs

House price growth in pockets of regional NSW is outstripping gains seen in Sydney, as ongoing demand from sea and tree changers pushes prices to record heights.

  • Kate Burke
The master plan aims to diversify the Snowy Mountains from a winter destination to a year-round tourism drawcard.

Helicopters, glamping and more beds: how the Snowies will become a summer tourism spot

The Snowy Mountains and Jindabyne will be transformed into an all-year playground with increased accommodation, glamping and helicopter commutes to Perisher, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass under a 40-year state government plan.

  • Michael Koziol
The remains of a home at Wingello

More than 770 homes destroyed in eight days as bushfires ravage NSW

The RFS said that of the 1687 homes lost across the state, 771 have been destroyed since January 1.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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A towie who spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald said he also sells small quantities of ecstasy to fellow seasonal workers

Confessions of a ski-field 'drug dealer'

Jarrod lives in Jindabyne and works for a ski resort. He’s also a drug dealer.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Doppelmayr Australia engineers install one of the new towers at Perisher by helicopter on Friday.

Perisher's new lift dropped in by chopper

It's good news for beginners at the snow, with the new four-person lift replacing a T-bar on one of Perisher's runs.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
A Brown Trout in Lake Eildon.

Climate change to blame for mass Jindabyne fish death: water ecologist

A NSW government trout hatchery lost 30,000 baby fish when river temperatures hit 28.5 degrees in January.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
Ellerm-Norton takes care of unfinished business with L'Etape victory

Ellerm-Norton takes care of unfinished business with L'Etape victory

After posting the fastest time without winning the yellow jersey two years ago, Darcy Ellerm-Norton won by more than seven minutes in the Snowy Mountains.

  • Garry Maddox

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