Cold Temperatures but Little Natural Snowfall Down Under
29th June 2024
Last modified on July 3rd, 2024
Resorts in Australia opened earlier in June with very little skiing on offer.
Now the temperatures have plunged which has allowed for snowmaking to take place and resorts have been able to open more terrain.
Mt Hotham in Victoria saw its coldest temperatures for six years at -8.3°C
New South Wales, home to Perisher and Thredbo ski resorts, also has its coldest temperatures for six years at -3.8°C.
Snow making has been taking place on an industrial scale.
There is some natural snow forecast, but nowhere near enough to mean resorts can fully open.
Perisher has around 20% of its slopes open, but most other resorts only have 5-10% of their terrain open for skiing and snowboarding.
In New Zealand it has been cold too and again there has been little natural snowfall.
Mt Hutt has some of the best conditions in a generally poor start so far.
Cardrona has around 25% of it slopes open.
Coronet Peak and the Remarkables are open, but with limited skiing on offer.
Treble Cone opened this weekend.
There are some signs of more unsettled weather and potentially light to moderate snowfall towards the end the week.
Here at PlanetSKI we’ll keep you posted.
It is a different story in South America that is having a bumper start to winter as we have reported.
