Perisher Blue is Australia's largest skiing resort. It is located in the Australian Snowy Mountains in the southeastern corner of New South Wales, in the Snowy River Shire, about 600 kilometres southwest of Sydney. Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites), with metal edges, strapped to the feet... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... Worldwind image of Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains (the Snowies) are the tallest Australian mountain range and contain Australias tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko at 2228 metres above sea level(Mawson peak on Heard Island is Australias highest peak at 2745 metres if you include Australian Territories). ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Snowy River Shire () is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Australian Alps region of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia. ...

The resort is an amalgamation of the Perisher, Smiggins Holes, Blue Cow and Guthega skifields and many lifts. The base elevation is about 1,640 metres above sea level and the summit elevation at the top of Mount Perisher is 2,054 metres. The resort is accessible by road and by the Skitube, Australia's only underground rack-railway. The main skiing period is in July and August, with the official season running from the second weekend in June to the first weekend of October. Consolidated Press Holdings, a company owned by the Packer family, has a 75% stake in the resort. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Skitube railway cars and rack railway track. ... Australian Consolidated Press (ACP), a member of Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. ... Kerry Packer Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. ...

Perisher Blue consists of 50 lifts. One eight seater (built in 2003), two high-speed Quad detachable chairlifts, four fixed-grip Quad chairlifts, two Triple chairlifts, three Double chairlifts, 21 T-Bars, four J-bars, four ski carpets, and eight other types of skiier moving devices.

There are four villages that comprise the Perisher Blue resort:

• Perisher Valley, Elevation 1,720 m
• Smiggin Holes, Elevation 1,680 m
• Guthega, Elevation 1,640 m
• Blue Cow, Elevation 1,890 m

The run difficulties are graded, 22% beginner, 60% intermediate and 18% advanced. Perisher Valley is primarily a winter only resort village, although all-year-round accomodation is available. ... Guthega, New South Wales () is a ski resort village in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy River Shire. ... Blue Cow is a winter only resort village. ...

The resort covers 12 km² and has 148 snow guns covering 4 km². Snow making usually commences in the last week of May.

Weather

Temperature

Taken at Perisher Valley, New South Wales, 36.40°S 148.41°E. Perisher Valley is primarily a winter only resort village, although all-year-round accomodation is available. ...

 Average minimum Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year °C 5.6 5.4 3.9 1.0 -1.0 -3.6 -5.2 -4.2 -2.3 0.4 2.3 4.1 0.3 

 Average maximum Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year °C 18.1 18.0 15.3 11.0 7.4 3.5 2.1 2.8 5.2 9.4 13.2 15.1 9.7 

Snow

Measurments taken at Spencer's Creek (approx 2 km from Perisher Valley), as these are the only reliable historical readings. Natural depths in the ski resort are similar. All depths in cm.

 Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Season -------------------------------------------------------------- Mean 45.3 107.3 164.3 178.0 108.3 120.6 Std. dev. 42.3 60.0 64.1 68.6 72.2 54.3 Median 35.9 100.2 153.4 171.0 85.4 110.6 Range 188.0 212.6 281.7 252.7 260.9 202.8 

External links

• Official Site
• Perisher Blue trail map

Radio Stations

2XL 98.7 FM (commercial) Snow FM 101.9 (commercial)