Perisher Blue, New South Wales
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| Perisher Blue | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Perisher Valley |
| Nearest city: | Canberra |
| Top elevation: | 2054m |
| Base elevation: | 1640m |
| Skiable area: | 3076 acres |
| Lift system: | 50 lifts |
| Snowfall: | 1.9m (median)[1] |
| Web site: | Perisher Blue |
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.
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 AHD 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.
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, four Double chairlifts, 21 T-Bars, four J-bars, four ski carpets, and eight other types of skier and boarder 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.
The resort covers 12 km² and has 148 snow guns covering 4 km². Snow making usually commences in the last week of May.
[edit] Weather
Temperature
Taken at Perisher Valley, New South Wales, 36.40°S 148.41°E.
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
Measurements 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
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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
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Trail Map[2]
[edit] Radio Stations
2XL 98.7 FM (commercial) Snow FM 101.9 (commercial)
