Holidayers heading to the snow for the opening weekend of the ski season are being urged to prepare properly after thousands of vehicles were forced to turn around last year. Victoria Police revealed more than 3600 vehicles were turned back at Mount Hotham for attempting the journey without the wheelContinue Reading
A couple who befriended an elderly bachelor and sought to manipulate him into giving them control over his six-bedroom ski lodge in the Snowy Mountains have been blasted as “rogues” by a judge. Abby May, 44, and Dean Gibson, 50, launched proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court last year againstContinue Reading
The first drop of snow for the year has hit ski resorts in Victoria and NSW, with up to 5cm of cover at Perisher. According to Weatherzone, a cold front swept across southeast Australia which saw snowfall overnight that kept tumbling down until about 9am on Tuesday morning. “A heavyContinue Reading
If this nightmare ski season has proven anything, it’s that Australian skiers and snowboarders know how to make the best of a bad thing. And this season was one of the worst in decades. Not only that, but the stop-start season has proven Aussies are desperate to hit the snowContinue Reading
Australia’s ski resorts were finally celebrating good snowfall over the weekend after a patchy season, but it didn’t go as smoothly as hoped. Hours after three people were injured when their chairlift seat at Thredbo detached and fell to the ground on Saturday, snowgoers were evacuated from the Skitube atContinue Reading
The cost of living crisis is starting to impact people’s snowfield getaways, with holiday-makers taking to social media to vent their frustrations over prices at Perisher. A recent Facebook post has tourists scratching their heads after one snow-enjoyer was slugged $40 for two hot chocolates with schnapps. They also hadContinue 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
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
It may be the peak of the Australian ski season, but the slopes at our largest ski resort look far from their snowy best – and skiers and snowboarders are not impressed. Snow lovers have vented their frustrations over the patchy cover at Perisher Ski Resort this weekend, sharing imagesContinue Reading
A visitor who attended a popular Australian snow holiday destination is probably feeling a little red-faced, after their phone containing an obscure list of life goals as its lock screen background picture, was found by a fellow guest. The phone, which was located “halfway down” the Front Valley at PerisherContinue Reading