Skiing in Australia
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Skiing in Australia takes place in the Australian Alps in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as well as in the mountains of the island state Tasmania, during
Guthega, NSW is one of the four bases of Perisher, Australia's largest ski resort.
Snowmaking machine at Smiggin Holes, New South Wales.
A photograph by Charles Kerry of skiers from the 1900 Kiandra Snow Shoe Carnival. Kiandra, NSW, is where skiing began in Australia in 1861.
Selwyn Snowfields, July 2011.
Perisher Ski Resort
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Perisher Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere. Located in the Australian Snowy Mountains, the resort is an amalgamation of four villages and their associated ski fields, cov
Skiing in Australia
…Northern Skifields, has an elevation of 1400 m, while Mount Mawson near Hobart, Tasmania, is at 1250 m. Australia has five major downhill ski resorts: Perisher and Thredbo in New South Wales and Mount Buller, Falls Creek and Mount Hotham in Victoria. Smaller downhill resorts such as Selwyn Snow Resort and…
Mount Perisher at 2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Perisher Blue Logo
Olympic Ski Trail, leading to Perisher Valley from Perisher Mountain.
Smiggin Holes