Mother Nature Adds 64cm of Snow to Perisher in the Last 48hrs

New Snowfalls Coupled with Record 800,000 Cubic Metres of Snowmaking Deliver Great Conditions

Perisher Valley, NSW - Mother Nature joined the party by adding 64 centimetres of fresh snow at Perisher, Australia's largest Alpine resort, Sunday though Monday. Prior to the new snowfall, Perisher had achieved a new Australian record in snowmaking, producing over 800,000 cubic metres of snow with depths of up to 3 meters in some areas.

With further falls of up to 20 centimetres forecast later this week by the Bureau of Meteorology and the resort's greater natural snow reliability, Perisher can now provide skiers and snowboarders access to almost 1245 hectares of snow covered terrain.

"The four resort areas of Perisher, Blue Cow, Guthega and Smiggin Holes will be interconnected this weekend" said Gary Grant, General Manager "With all this terrain available on just one ticket, Perisher represents exceptional value to our guests" Grant went on to say.

Perisher is planning additional investment in snowmaking to increase coverage to 110 hectares. The resort plans to have all trails linking its four ski areas covered throughout the winter season.

SNOW!! 36cm of Fresh Snow!!

Perisher Valley, NSW - The predicted blizzard arrived with heavy snowfalls across the entire resort, starting early yesterday morning and continuing through to the wee hours of today, with 25cm received overnight alone! It's cleared up today and the resort is looking good!

Our mountain crews have been busy preparing new lifts and runs for opening, including Pretty Valley at Perisher and Kaaten Triple Chair at Smiggins. Blue Calf T-Bar at Guthega also opened today for guests staying at Guthega, there's no access to Blue Cow as yet but we'll be working on it. The toboggan slope will also opened today.

Countdown to Season Kick off this Saturday!

Perisher Valley, NSW - It's only a matter of days now until the official start to the 2010 snow season at Perisher and Mother Nature has come to the party with a cold front crossing the Snowy Mountains and snow falling all day.

We have been told to expect to receive around 20cms of fresh snow, just the start we need! Plus our snowmakers have been operating the guns continually since Monday night in preparation for opening weekend skiing and boarding.

Full details on this weekend's operations will be on our website soon, and keep checking the snowcams to see how we're going.