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Peak Festival Art Show

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Frog 0 Comments 2026, art show, artwork, landscape paintings, paintings, peak festival, peak festival art show, perisher, pete taylor, peter taylor, snow, snow paintings, the frog

This year the Peak Festival Art Show returns after it’s inception and addition in 2025 to the very successful and popular Peak Music Festival at Perisher. Exhibition Dates: June 5–7, 2026
Everyone is warmly invited to attend the Official Opening Ceremony on Saturday June 6 at 4:00pm in the Perisher Ski Tube Building. Join fellow artists, friends, family, and festival guests for an afternoon celebrating creativity in the heart of the snowfields.

Mt Perisher 6 Chairlift spins for staff on special test run

May 9, 2025June 3, 2026 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.

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.

Late July 2021 snowfall gallery

July 26, 2021April 7, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments falls creek, hotham, mt buller, perisher, pete taylor, snowatch, snowfall 2021, snowfall gallery, snowfalls australia, the frog, thredbo

We have seen some big falls over the last couple of days and we have added images showing the extent of this latest big dump in the resorts…enjoy!

Laura Peel joins legends with World Cup win and Crystal Globe

March 9, 2020April 7, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments crystal globe, laura peel, long range forecast, pete taylor, snow forecast, snow holidays, snowatch, snowatch forecast, the frog, womens aerials, world cup, world cup aerials

Australian aerial skier Laura Peel has won gold overnight at the Siberian resort of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, securing her first ever FIS World Cup champion title.

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.

May 2019 snowfall photo’s

May 27, 2019July 9, 2019 The Frog 0 Comments australia snow, charlotte pass, falls creek, hotham, mt buller, new snow, perisher, snow dump 2019, snow forecast, snowatch, snowfall 27th May 2019, snowfalls, the frog, thredbo

a collection of photos of the fresh early season snowfalls taken May 27 – 2019 from in and around the NSW and Victorian resorts. More will be added as they come to hand as the snow will continue into the 30th.

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, 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….

Buller Air Zone launch gives Mt Buller new altitude

July 14, 2018 The Frog 0 Comments Buller Air Zone, ceo mt buller, Mansfield Shire, mark bennetts, mt buller, Mt Stirling Resort Management Board, Olympic Training Centre, OWIA, pete taylor, RMB, snowatch, the frog

Mt Buller has announced the opening of Australia’s newest indoor acrobatic facility, the Buller Air Zone. Featuring one of

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