Snow continued falling yesterday in the resorts, heaviest falls in the north where Perisher, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass picked up another 50-60cm, Falls Creek around 17cm, Hotham a bit less and unfortunately it warmed up in the south and Mt Buller and Baw Baw had their new snow washed away by rain.
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A month out from the 2025 snow season’s opening weekend, the new Mt Perisher 6 high-speed six-seater chairlift had a significant milestone as it spun with staff members onboard in a special test run, as the $26M construction nears completion.
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A comprehensive review of the new Club Med Grand Massif Samoen’s Morillon resort in France
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to be invited by Club Med to review their brand new snow resort in the French Alps at Grand Massif Samoens Morillon. I’d never been to a Club Med snow resort before, but had been to three of their summer resorts (Malaysia, Bali and Mauritius) and was a big fan of the all inclusive holiday. It was on my bucket list due to the great time I had with the family during our Club Med stays over the last few years (see article on our previous Club Med trips). Knowing that Club Med resorts cater so well for families I simply had to take the family along to be able to review all angles….
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Club Med is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) – a coming together of two organisations with a shared passion for winter sports and supporting Australia’s elite winter athletes in the lead up to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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The simple reason why is because of the truly amazing experiences I have recently had at Club Med Sun resorts.
I’ve been lucky enough to have spent time with my family at three Club Med Sun/Summer resorts over the last three years. Having been a snow forecastor for Snowatch.com.au in Australia for around 20 years most of my holidays during that time have been to snow destinations…..
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As we now move into Spring it looks like we have yet another polar blast and a dump of snow on the cards early next week. Some early shower activity on Sunday will soon turn to snow and we should see widespread snowfalls on Monday to low levels by night and the snow should continue to well below 1000m on Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the three days we could see up to 50cm of new snow (and there is a possibility of more than that in some areas).
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To celebrate the incredible snow conditions Thredbo has just launched its 2018 Season Pass Sale…offering skiers & snowboarders the ultimate in flexibility, choice and savings with a winter only 2018 Season Pass or the Thredbo 365 Pass that includes winter, summer and Mountain Collective benefits around the world.
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