Perisher

Snow Conditions - Resort Info - Web Cams - Information & Facts - Lift Status

Updated Monday October 1st 2012 @ 11.00 am by Nichole Massland

The sun is shining on this Monday and what a way to finish the long weekend. There will be true spring skiing today, after a firm start it has softened quickly and will be slushy as the day progresses. Still plenty of snow and skiing to be done this week and Tuesday looks like another fine day with warm temperatures. Skiing is on Front Valley, Quad chair and Mt P.

Perisher closes on Friday 5th October

Park Updates

Perisher has two progressive terrain parks, a mini Rider X and Australia's only halfpipe.
PlayStation Slopestyle Park: An advanced park with 2 jumps and 6 jib features
Yabby Flat Mini Park: Mini park features including a 10ft jump, some boxes, easy rollers and berms, perfect for the little ones. After Yabby, head down through Centre Valley and take on the Rider X course!
PlayStation Halfpipe: Open

          Radar               Satellite                 Synoptic                Prognosis            Trail Map

      Front Valley         Mt Perisher           Smiggins             Tube Town              Olympic             

    Guthega                Blue Cow         Blue Cow Summit

Mountain Statistics

Winter Season Dates:		02 June 2012 - 1 October 2012
Riding Terrain:		1245 hectares
Vertical Drop:		355 metres
Base Elevation:		1605 metres (bottom of Ridge chair)
Summit Elevation:		2054 metres (Mt Perisher)
Ticket Prices:		Great Value packages here
Beginner/novice:		22%
Intermediate:		60%
Advanced/expert:		18%
Longest Run:		3 kilometres
Lifts:		47
Snowmaking		53.4 hectares - 271 Snowguns
Lift Capacity		51305 skiers lifted per hour

New Products

New 5 for 4! Ski and Stay for 5 days and only pay for 4. Available with 5 for 4 accommodation packages. For as little as $599 for adults, guests can stay at the Station and play at Perisher for 5 days but pay for just 4. Offer is limited, for visits from 30 June to 26 August 2012.

Now guests can receive FREE lift access on the afternoon prior to their first full day skiing or snowboarding on all 3, 4 and 5-Day Lift Tickets and Beginner Lift & Lesson Packages.

Skitube is a convenient and innovative train ride from Bullocks Flat through the Ramshead range and into the National Park then onto Perisher Valley and then another 7 minutes to Blue Cow. The distance is 8.5km, 6.3km is underground making it one of the longest underground train tunnels in Australia and travelling as deep as 550m underground so it's a great experience in itself. There's also FREE day and overnight parking at Bullocks Flat. Travel between Perisher and Blue Cow is free with any valid Lift Ticket.

    dddddddssSnowmaking
Snowmaking now covers 53.4 hectares across the resort. 271 snow guns in the snowmaking inventory allow us to produce snow across Front Valley; from Mid Station of the Perisher Quad Express through Yabby Flat and Goats Gully back to Front Valley; Snowy Trails; Happy Valley; Towers; Tube Town at Perisher; the rope tow’s, carpets and Captain Cook J-bar at Smiggin Holes; Early Starter, Road Run/Boot Hill, Zali’s, Snowsports School, Road Run to Roller Coaster and Excelerator (including Upper Excelerator) runs at Blue Cow.

Getting to Perisher

Skitube is a convenient and innovative train ride from Bullocks Flat through the Ramshead range and into the National Park then onto Perisher Valley and then another 7 minutes to Blue Cow. The distance is 8.5km, 6.3km is underground making it one of the longest underground train tunnels in Australia and travelling as deep as 550m underground so it's a great experience in itself. There's also FREE day and overnight parking at Bullocks Flat. Travel between Perisher and Blue Cow is free with any valid Lift Ticket.

Drive
Perisher is an easy 5.5 to 6 hour drive from Sydney via Canberra and Cooma or 7 hours from Melbourne with more than half the distance on freeway standard or dual carriage roads. Kosciuszko Road accesses Perisher, Smiggins and Guthega from Jindabyne.

Motorists are legally required to carry properly fitting chains in any vehicle other than 4WD's in a ‘snow-ice' risk section within the National Park. It's an easy half hour drive from Jindabyne in good weather. Entry to the National Park is $27 per car per day. Annual passes are $190.* (further information on the NPWS Park Use fees can be located at here)

Coaches contacts

Greyhound Australia
Regular daily services Canberra/ Sydney, Canberra/Adelaide and Canberra/Melbourne.
Tel. 13 20 30
Freecall 1300 473 946
www.greyhound.com.au

Sid Fogg's Coachlines
Return services Newcastle/Canberra Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Freecall 1800 045 952
http://www.sidfoggs.com.au/

Murrays
Daily return services to/from Canberra to Snowy Mountains during Snow season.
Day Return Snow Packages available from $142.00.
Daily return services Canberra/ Sydney, Canberra/Wollongong and Canberra/South Coast.
Tel: 13 22 51
http://www.murrays.com.au/

Hire

Sydney Minibus Hire
Hire an 8, 12 or 21 seater minibus. Snow chains and luggage trailer provided.
Ph - (02) 9524 7007
http://www.minibushiresydney.com.au/

Fly

Snowy Mountains Airport

Visit Brindabella/Aeropelican for schedule details and to book your flights form Sydney and Newcastle to the Snowy Mountains. Book online and earn Qantas Frequent Flyer Points as you go.

Snowy Mountains Airport Shuttles
Phone: 02 6452 4455
Snowy Mountains Airport Shuttles meet every Brindabella/Aeropelican flight with shuttles direct to and from Skitube. Bookings are essential. Private transfers direct to Perisher can be arranged.

Canberra International Airport

Tel. 02 6275 2236 (recorded information)
Canberra Airport is a 2.5 hour drive from Perisher and a 40 minute flight from Sydney.
Canberra International Airport is located about 7 kilometres (10 mins) from the city centre.
Regular connections are available to and from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth by both Qantas and Virgin Blue. For Airport transfers to and from the Snowy Mountains call 1300 655 811.

Qantas - Tel. 13 13 13

Virgin Blue - Tel. 13 67 89