An alarm has been raised about the future of Australia’s famed ski fields after a new report into the effects of climate change found snowfall may drop by almost 80 per cent. The report by researchers at the University of Bayreauth in Germany found snowfall in the Australian Alps couldContinue Reading
The urge for Aussies to escape to the slopes for a skiing getaway is as strong as ever, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to local resorts this season despite all signs pointing to a possible nightmare year. The odds were stacked against the ski resorts even before theContinue Reading
Australians in the southeastern states are being warned that dual cold fronts will bring in some frosty weather and even snow this week. July’s unseasonably warm weather is about to give way to some freezing temperatures in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania as a cold front skimmed our most southern stateContinue Reading
Australians in the southeastern states are being warned that dual cold fronts will bring in some frosty weather and even snow this week. July’s unseasonably warm weather is about to give way to some freezing temperatures in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania as a cold front skimmed our most southern stateContinue Reading
A fresh dusting of snow over Australia’s beleaguered ski fields is “cause for optimism” after early hopes for another bumper season were dashed. The ski fields in NSW and Victoria recorded snowfall of up to 10cm on Thursday as a cold front pushed over Australia’s southeast, with another on theContinue Reading
The New Zealand government has forked out $5 million in a last-minute bid to save the country’s North Island ski season after a major skiing operator collapsed. The 11th hour loan of NZ$5 million (A$4.6 million), confirmed just days ahead of the season opening on July 1, was announced toContinue Reading
Australia has had an unseasonably warm start to winter which, experts warn, may be an ominous sign of what’s to come as temperatures rise and a building El Nino pattern threatens to make 2023 the hottest year ever recorded. And two graphs showing the abnormal temperatures in June so farContinue Reading