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All-Star Olympic line-up for the Torah Bright Mini Shred in Thredbo supported by Toyota

July 10, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments dj, mini shred, rhythm snow sports, roxy, sign up, snowatch, thredbo, torah bright, toyota

The school holidays have kicked off with amazing conditions with over 30 cm of fresh snow falling over the weekend. Now the most anticipated and fun event of the school holidays is just around the corner, the Torah Bright Mini Shred supported by Toyota in Thredbo on Sunday July 15.

Club Med is now recruiting ski & snowboard instructors for winter 2019

July 5, 2018July 16, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments all inclusive, club med, club med ashore, club med holidays, club med japan, club med tomamu, hiring, jobs, ski instructors, snow holiday, snowatch, working holiday

Leading premium all-inclusive resort provider Club Med, is calling all skilled and personality-plus snow lovers with a passion for skiing or snowboarding, a sense of adventure, and love for travel, to join their international team of instructors in Japan for winter 2019.

Mercedes-Benz Star Lodge adds a touch of luxury at Mt Buller

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments car, luxury, mercedes-benz, mt buller, scotty james, skiers, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch, snowboarders, star lodge, SUV

Last weekend saw the opening of an exciting addition to the resort at Mt Buller with the opening of a stylish lodge a-top the Baldy ski run.

In the fine tradition of the ‘warming huts’ that dot European and American ski fields, giving skiers and snowboarders a spot to warm up and rest, Mercedes-Benz opened the doors to the Star Lodge on Saturday 30 June.

Could this be the next big dump?

June 28, 2018July 12, 2018 The Frog 3 Comments accommodation, australia, long range forecast, pete the frog taylor, snow australia, snow forecast, snow holiday, snowatch, the next dump

We had the season starter and then cold nights for snowmaking. now we get some light snowfalls over the coming week or so, but what next? Will there be another dump? and if so when will it be?….

Thredbo to open the Supertrail, Antons & Basin

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments antons, australian snow, basin, skiing, snow, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowboarding, stormin norman, supertrail, thredbo

Thredbo are expecting that the Supertrail and Antons will make their season debuts this Friday, followed by The Basin on Saturday which is great news for skiers and boarders.

Jubilation in June as Season 2018 goes from zero to hero

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 The Frog 4 Comments deep snow, dmping, falls creek, hotham, june dump, mt buller, perisher, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, season 2018, snowatch, snowing, the frog, thredbo

What a week we have had. It started with zero natural snow on the ground and a man made patch or two. We saw it wet on Tuesday and Wednesday with a little snow up high, then things went nuts. June went from zero to hero within a matter of days.

Mt Buller’s critical water storage project funding guaranteed

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments buller ski lifts, laurie blampied, mark bennetts, mt buller, mt stirling, opening weekend, snowatch, snowmaking, victoria

The future of Mt Buller’s critical Water Storage Project has been secured with the Andrew’s Labor Government yesterday announcing a $7.5 million grant through the Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

Mr Anthony Carbines, MP took the opportunity whilst at Mt Buller to celebrate the opening of the 2018 snow season, to publicly announce the funding.

June is about to get Juicy – A Season Starter!

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments 15 day forecast, australia snow, baw baw, dump, falls creek, juicy june, mt buller, perisher, pete the frog taylor, selwyn snow resort, snow forecast, snowatch, snows coming, the frog, thredbo

Season 2018 is about to change for the better in a big way. The Juice is about to be put back into June. It may be a week or so late and we didn’t quite kick off the season the way we would have liked last weekend but fear not, a dump is coming.

Having no snow is normal – but where do we go from here?

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 The Frog 2 Comments australia snow, falls creek, hotham, mt buller, opening weekend 2018, perisher, snow depth chart, snow forecast, snow forecast australia, snowatch, thredbo

With the official start to Snow Season 2018 starting on Saturday and there being virtually zero natural snow on the ground and only a smattering of the man made stuff, I’d thought I’d go back over the last 25 years to show that this is actually quite normal and there is no need to panic. This year we have been unlucky in that temps in the resorts have not been great for making snow so things look quite dire in the resorts.

Opening weekend: What lifts/runs will be open?

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 The Frog 2 Comments australia snow forecast, early season outlook, falls creek forecast, hotham forecast, mt buller forecast, opening weekend, perisher forecast, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, season 2018, selwyn forecast, snow forecast 2018, snowatch, the frog, the frogs snowatch, thredbo forecast

With little to no natural snow in the resorts it will be touch and go for some to get a lift or two running for opening weekend. So what’s the likelihood of resorts have a run or two going?

Here is how I see it:

There will be some snowmaking opportunities over the next week which will help but there is also a large moisture band due to arrive in the mountains on Friday that could really put a dampener on the opening weekend festivities. There is also a ‘but’ with that. The system ‘could’ also drop some white flakes. The snow line looks to be marginal at the moment and if it shifts one degree less we may get 5-10cm, but if it goes the other way and sits around 2C then we are in for a wet weekend and it will cause damage to the already thin man made cover.