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From snow forecaster to artist, see the other side of Pete ‘The Frog’ Taylor

July 10, 2022April 10, 2024 The Frog 1 Comment Abstract Art, Australian Artwork, Australian Mountains, Geometric Abstract, Original Artwork, original paintings, pete the frog taylor, Peter Taylor Creative Art, snowatch

His early mornings are spent looking at weather charts and data before publishing his daily weather forecasts for the Australian snow resorts. But away from that you can find Pete ‘The Frog’ Taylor using his artistic talents to paint original modern geometric abstracts on canvas from his home studio.

Anticipation levels high for Season 2022. Where are we headed?

April 27, 2022June 6, 2022 The Frog 6 Comments australian snow forecast, early season outlook, falls creek forecast, hotham forecast, long range snow forecast, mt buller forecast, perisher forecast, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, season 2022 forecast, snow accommodation, snow forecast, snow forecast 2022, snow holiday, snowatch, the frog, thredbo forecast

It is that time again when we look towards the new snow season, one that will hopefully be a much more normal one than what we have seen for the past two seasons. Covid has seen the last two years interrupted with lockdowns and complete resort closures. Australia’s Premier long range snow forecaster Pete ‘The Frog’ Taylor has a look at what the early part of Season 2022 has install for us.

August 8-12th snowfall gallery

August 10, 2019March 9, 2020 The Frog 0 Comments august dump, dump, falls creek, hotham, long range snow forecast, mt baw baw, mt buller, new snow, perisher, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, photo gallery, selwyn, skiing, snow accommodation, snow forecast, snowatch, snowboarding, snowing, the frog, thredbo

A collection of photos of the new snow from the resorts social media pages. Will add more as they come to hand.

Aussies seek more than only ‘ski’ snow holidays this season

December 14, 2018May 27, 2019 The Frog 0 Comments club med, club med australia, club med les arcs, club med sahoro, club med tomamu, france, japan, les arcs, olympic winter institute of australia, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, Samantha Kennedy-Sim, skiing, snow holiday, snowatch, the frog, tomamu, winter olympics

Aussies are seeking holistic snow holidays with unique experiences and cultural immersion alongside thrilling snow sports, according to sales insights released by Club Med, in-line with the all-inclusive provider’s ski season opening.

Why a Club Med snow holiday was on our must do list, and is now on the must do another list

August 2, 2018May 27, 2019 The Frog 0 Comments #ClubMedGrandMassif, accommodation, all inclusive, club med, club med australia, club med grand massif, club med grand massif samoens morillon, club med review, club med samoens review, clubmedinsider, emirates, family holiday, flaine, france, french alps, geneva, grand massif review, Lescarroz, morillon, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, samoens, sixt, ski holiday, skiing, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch, the frog

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….

Wild weather ahead!

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments 2018 forecast, accommodation, baw baw, blizzard, charlotte pass, crowds, falls creek, hotham, jindabyne traffic, july snow, mt buller, nsw snow, perisher, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, school holidays, selwyn snow resort, snow accommodation, snow australia, snow forecast 2018, snow holiday, snowatch, the frog, thredbo, victoria snow, wild weather, windy

We have are nearly at the end of the school holidays for the Victorian kids and in the middle for the NSW. We have a fantastic weekend of sunshine coming up and the crowds will no doubt flock to the mountains and make the most of the fantastic mid July conditions. Enjoy while it lasts as next week will be a totally different scenario.

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?….

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.

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.

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.