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The ‘Official’ opening of Perisher’s new 6 seater chairlift

July 29, 2025September 9, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments mt perisher, new chairlift, opening ceremony, perisher 6 seater, vail resorts

After years of planning, building, testing (and just a little bit of weather watching), the brand new, 6-seater chairlift on Mt Perisher is ‘officially’ open. Sitting proudly on the front of Mt Perisher, the Mt P 6 is now the highest lifted point in Australia.

Vail Resorts promotes Australian resort leader to its largest ski resort in the United States and strengthens alignment of its Victorian resorts with dual-resort leadership appointment

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments hotham, park city, richard phillips, tina burford, vail resorts

Vail Resorts announced Richard Phillips as its next Vice President and General Manager of Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts, effective Sept. 14. Phillips currently serves as VP and GM of Falls Creek and will oversee both resorts in his new role, creating new synergies and collaboration between the neighbouring resorts. Tina Burford, the current Vice President and General Manager at Hotham, has been appointed the new Sr. Director of Skier Services at Park City Mountain in Park City, Utah – the largest ski resort in the United States. She will relocate to the U.S. after the closing of Hotham in winter 2025.

The Mt P 6 is Officially Spinning!

July 1, 2025July 29, 2025 The Frog 0 Comments 6 seater, mt perisher, new chairlift, NSW, persiher, ski resort, snow season 2025, snowatch, snowy mountains, vail resorts

After years of planning, building, testing (and just a little bit of weather watching), our brand new, 6-seater chairlift on Mt Perisher is officially open. Sitting proudly on the front of Mt Perisher, the Mt P 6 is now the highest lifted point in Australia

Hotham reveals plans for new progression focused freestyle and terrain park zone

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 The Frog 0 Comments australia, big d, falls creek, hotham, ski school, skiing, snow, snowatch, vail, vail resorts, victoria

Hotham is excited to share plans for the 2025 snow season, which will see the Big D terrain evolve into a dedicated progression focused freestyle and terrain park to include a huge variety of jump and rail lines, a permanent mogul course and a mini boarder x course. It will also become home to night freestyle events, with night skiing and boarding also remaining at the Big D.