Perisher Valley
NSW coast declared ‘no-go zone’ after one-in-100 year swell warning
Swells up to 10 metres offshore and exceeding five metres on the coast have been forecast as wild weather whips up dangerous surf.
- Jack Gramenz
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Heady times for hotels as Perisher’s Sundeck sells and Oaks fetches $140m
The Sundeck Hotel in Perisher Valley, said to be the country’s highest-altitude hotel, has been bought by hospitality investor Peter Dean.
- Carolyn Cummins
Australia’s highest chairlift has transformed skiing on this mountain
Mount Perisher has everything you look for in an Australian snow resort, but it had one big problem – until now.
- Jim Darby
Strong start to the snow season, as mountains reveal next ‘big thing’
A wintry blast has lifted spirits for the start of this year’s snow season as alpine tourism operators look at new ways of selling the region beyond the snowfields
- David Barwell
The $26m gamble at the top of Australia
It’s perched thousands of metres above sea level, and when finished will be second only to a toilet block as Australia’s highest building.
- Catherine Naylor
The ski season is here. Only two lifts out of 78 will be running
The ski season opens this long weekend with minimal snowfall and bookings down as cost-of-living pressures bite.
- Catherine Naylor
The snow storm that could save the NSW ski season
There are sighs of relief echoing across the Snowy Mountains as snow falls for the first time in weeks, but bookings are still down as much as 40 per cent on last year.
- Catherine Naylor
Australia’s snow utopias that stun international visitors
Staying in one can feel like stepping back in time; absolved of cooking and chores, like a kid on holiday.
- Kate Allman
Flurry of excitement as massive snow dump rescues NSW ski season
The icy blast could also bring snow to Oberon and Mount Canobolas as it sweeps across NSW.
- Carrie Fellner
What a difference two weeks make: Rain washes away snow days before ski season opening
The NSW ski fields were a picture of white at the end of May, but visitors this weekend will be looking out on more grass than snow.
- Catherine Naylor