Category: Tourism

Natural Snow Dump Delivers Best Opening Weekend for Major Resorts in Years

The winter season has officially kicked off with a bang in the Snowy Mountains, as Perisher and Thredbo Resorts reported an impressive start to their opening weekend, thanks to a timely low-pressure system that brought substantial snowfall, and blizzard conditions across higher elevations. PHOTO: Stellar natural snow provided some excellent early season turns CREDIT: Perisher […]

Snow Blankets Wider Snowy Mountains Region

Residents across the Snowy Mountains region awoke to a picturesque scene this morning, Monday June 9, as heavy snowfall covered towns and landscapes at higher elevations, but also dusted the wider region. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) attributes the abrupt winter wonderland to a low-pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea, which brought cold […]

Operation Snow Safe 2025 Launches Ahead of the Ski Season

NSW Police have launched Operation Snow Safe for the 2025 ski season, a high-visibility initiative aimed at ensuring the safety of visitors and residents in the Snowy Mountains. The operation commences today, Friday, June 6, and will continue until Monday, October 6, coinciding with the official ski season opening on Saturday June 7, 2025. PHOTO: […]

Early Season Snowstorm Prepares Perisher for Thrilling 2025 Opening Weekend

Perisher, along with Falls Creek and Hotham, is set to welcome visitors to the 2025 snow season this Saturday, June 7, thanks to a significant early-season snowstorm and extensive snowmaking efforts. With up to 80cm of fresh snow anticipated, all three alpine resorts, operated by Vail Resorts Australia, will open for an event-filled long weekend. […]

Thredbo Unveils Après Club: Australia’s Biggest Free Winter Music Series

Thredbo Resort has just unveiled their line-up of music artists set to headline this winter’s calendar of free après events, now officially dubbed Après Club. The massive line-up features 10 headline acts to entertain travellers from far and wide, including Hot Dub Time Machine, Sneaky Sound System, Peking Duk (DJ SET), Yolanda Be Cool, Little Fritter, and many more. […]

Restoration of Kosciuszko Huts After Bushfire Devastation Complete

The reconstruction of 10 iconic heritage huts in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP), destroyed during the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, has been successfully completed. This extensive project reached its conclusion with the rebuilding of Round Mountain Hut, marking a significant milestone in the conservation of KNP’s 60 cultural heritage huts. PHOTO: NPWS cutting the ribbon on […]

Thredbo Resort Confirms It’s Open For Skiing This Saturday

Thredbo Resort has just confirmed that Friday Flat will be open for skiing and snowboarding this Opening Day, Saturday June 7, with Easy Does It Chairlift, Magic Carpets and a hike park. Thanks to the snowmaking team, the first laps of the season are on for Opening Day. With over 50cm of fresh snow in the forecast, […]

Snowfall Forecast for Opening Weekend in Snowy Mountains

The Snowy Mountains are likely to receive much needed snowfall over the coming week, thanks to a promising weather forecast which includes cold southerly winds and a subsequent storm system. Reports from Weather Zone, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), and Mountain Watch confirm a series of weather that will favour snow accumulation, just in […]

Aurora Australis Dazzles the Snowy Mountains’ Skies

In a spectacular celestial event, the Aurora Australis illuminated the night skies over the Snowy Mountains and the wider southeast of Australia last night, June 1. This stunning display was a result of a recent geomagnetic storm caused by a solar coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME, known for its high velocity, interacted with Earth’s […]