Perisher Valley
The ski season is here. Only two lifts out of 78 will be running
The ski season opens this long weekend with minimal snowfall and bookings down as cost-of-living pressures bite.
- by Catherine Naylor
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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.
- by Catherine Naylor
Australia’s snow utopias that stun international visitors
Staying in one can feel like stepping back in time; absolved of cooking and chores, like a kid on holiday.
- by Kate Allman
Flurry of excitement as massive snow dump rescues NSW ski season
The icy blast could also bring snow to Oberon and Mount Canobolas as it sweeps across NSW.
- by Carrie Fellner
What a difference two weeks make: Rain washes away snow days before ski season opening
The NSW ski fields were a picture of white at the end of May, but visitors this weekend will be looking out on more grass than snow.
- by Catherine Naylor
‘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.
- by Simon Johanson
Holidaymakers turned around after ski resorts hit capacity
Hundreds headed to NSW’s snowfields this weekend were forced to abandon their plans, after resort parking hit capacity on Saturday.
- by Mary Ward
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Weather
Beaches battered by strong winds and surf along the NSW coast
Powerful waves up to five metres high are predicted to crash into beaches along the NSW coast on Sunday.
- by Megan Gorrey
Perisher expecting a metre of snow in a week as keen skiers flock to early opening weekend
With 60 centimetres of snow falling at Perisher and ideal temperatures for snow-making, NSW ski resorts have opened their season a week earlier than scheduled.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Big surf, early snow dumps: Back-to-back cold fronts hit NSW
As cold fronts deliver big surf and significant snow, the demand for a trip to the slopes has resulted in Perisher opening a week early and one emergency rescue in Thredbo.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Weather
Back-to-back cold fronts launch ‘epic’ snow season
The first day of winter has delivered another dumping of snow across parts of the state, prompting ski resorts in the Snowy Mountains to launch the season early.
- by Amelia McGuire and Angus Dalton
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