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Mt Perisher 6 Chairlift spins for staff on special test run

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments 6 seater, 6 seater chairlift, mt perisher, perisher, pete taylor, snow accommodation, snow forecast, snowatch, the frog, thredbo

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.

Perisher’s new 6 seater chairlift

December 5, 2024May 9, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments 6 seater chairlift, Doppelmayer, jindabyne, mount perisher, mt perisher chairlift, perisher, pete taylor, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch, thredbo, tourism nsw

I was lucky enough to be taken on a tour of the current build site of the brand new state of the art 6 seater chairlift on Mt.Perisher. Once completed this will be the highest lifted point in Australia at 2042m (5m higher than the current Karels lift at Thredbo).

After two of the worst snow seasons on record, how are we looking for Season 2025?

April 27, 2022April 30, 2025 The Frog 6 Comments australian snow forecast, early season outlook, falls creek forecast, hotham forecast, long range forecast 2025, long range snow forecast, mt buller forecast, perisher forecast, pete taylor, pete the frog taylor, selwyn forecast, snow accommodation, snow forecast, snow forecast 2025, snow forecast australia, 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.

May 2020 Snowfall galleries

May 12, 2020April 7, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments falls creek, hotham, long range forecast, may snowfall, mt buller, perisher, season 2020, snow accommodation, snow forecasts, snow travel, snowatch, thredbo, travel

We were lucky enough to see two good dumps of snow in the Australian resorts during the first half of May. Here is a selection of photos from the resorts.

August 8-12th snowfall gallery

August 10, 2019April 7, 2025 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.

Ski Kaos – Snow Travel & Accommodation

May 17, 2019April 7, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments accommodation, jindabyne, skikaos, snow accommodation, snowatch, thredbo

Ski Kaos Accommodation manages Thredbo & Jindabyne Holiday Apartments. Most are value-range but some are more upmarket.

See what’s new at Mt Baw Baw for Season 2019

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 The Frog 0 Comments dingoes, huskies, mt baw baw, mt baw baw accommodation, snow, snow accommodation, snowatch 2019, snowball fights, the frogs snowatch, victoria snow

NEW FOR 2019: A refreshed toboggan experience While other Australian ski resorts have banned tobogganing, Mt Baw Baw is fully

Buller Ski Lifts will auction 61 chairs from the Blue Bullet chairlift ahead of the lift’s retirement at the end of the 2018 snow season

September 10, 2018September 27, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments Auction, Blue Bullet, Blue Bullet Chairlift Auction, Chairlift, mt buller, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch

The live auction will be held at Mt Buller on Saturday 22 September starting at 12 noon with all funds raised going to the

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

August 2, 2018April 7, 2025 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….

Charlotte Pass $10m, 10 Year Masterplan Announced

July 23, 2018October 10, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments $10m, 10 Year Masterplan Announced, accommodation, chalet, charlotte pass, masterplan, snow accommodation, snow holiday, snowatch

Charlotte Pass Snow Resort Pty Ltd (CPSR) today announced a 10 million-dollar, 10 Year Capital Investment program for the resort. This unprecedented investment at Charlotte Pass will see an increase in lifting capacity and the expansion of accessible terrain, through the installation of a brand-new Surface Lift towards Mount Stilwell and the replacement of the Basin Poma with a new surface lift.

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