Australia

Thredbo introduce Bagjump this season

Thredbo have announced they’ll introduce a ‘Monster Bagjump’ this winter for riders to practice their freestyle moves.

Posted by Brendon on May 26th, 2010 in Australia and Thredbo.
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Cheap US ski deals for Aussies this season

The strong demand for Australian resources and the weakening of the US dollar has meant a significant drop in prices for prospective snow tourists to the USA this ski season.

Posted by Brendon on October 24th, 2009 in Australia and USA.
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Photos: Thredbo’s October dump

The biggest snowfall of the season hit the Australian ski resort of Thredbo this week. Unfortunately the resort has already closed for the year.

Posted by Brendon on October 7th, 2009 in Australia and Thredbo.
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Snow season draws to a close in the Southern Hemisphere

Australia, New Zealand, and South American ski resorts are in the final stages of closing up for the season. Here’s a list of the resorts that are still open for 2009.

Posted by Brendon on October 1st, 2009 in Argentina and Australia and Chile and New Zealand and South America and Weather.
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Stylewars 2009 competition wrap-up

The five-day-long snowboarding festival in Falls Creek, Australia didn’t see the best weather conditions but it didn’t stop riders throwing themselves around the park. Here’s our wrap-up of the event.

Posted by Brendon on September 2nd, 2009 in Australia and Falls Creek and Stylewars.
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Video Roundup: Boost Mobile SnoSho 2009

The Boost Mobile SnoSho was played out at Perisher on the weekend and saw Canadian, Mark Sollars, take out the prize winning $20,000 cash. Here’s the video wrap-up from the event.

Posted by Brendon on August 31st, 2009 in Australia and Perisher and SnoSho.
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Thredbo recovers with a fresh blanket of snow

After recent rainfall the Australian resort is on the way back to recovery after a fresh 30cm of snow fell overnight.

Posted by Brendon on August 26th, 2009 in Australia and Snow Report and Thredbo and Weather.
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Australian snowfields facing extinction?

With the average snowfall declining by almost 40 per cent in the last 50 years Australian skiers may be forced to travel overseas thanks to global warming.