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Perisher Blue, Australia

Introduction

Perisher Blue is in the Kosciusko National park in the Snowy Mountains. Mt Kosciusko, the highest point in the country is called Australia's 'Super Resort' as it has come about through the amalgamation of a number of resorts including, Perisher, Blue Cow, Guthega and Smiggins. There are 1250 hectares of rideable terrain with an elevation to 2054m. However the vertical descent is only about 350m. Nevertheless they have installed 50 lifts and the Australians make the most of the terrain available. Another plus is the huge amount of encouragement for snowboarders. There is a fun-park, a separate Board Riders school a woman's snowboard programme, a Board rider's guide and the Addiction Snowboard store where they will tune and groom your stuff. The mountain itself has a good range of difficulties but unfortunately the black runs are few and far between. Also if you stick too much to pisted areas you will find little to challenge riders above intermediate standard. Most of the black runs are accessible by T-bar only and it really is a drag.

New for season

07 season Snowmaking and Grooming
$3.6 million on the upgrade of snowmaking at Blue Cow and the installation of important water supply infrastructure to enable further snowmaking in Perisher Valley and Blue Cow in future years. State of the art automated snowmaking systems will also be trailed at Blue Cow. The grooming fleet of 19 has been modernised with the addition of a new Sherpa Winch groomer and Kassbohrer Park Bully 200 Edge
06 season: Extended snowmaking, new $400,000 groomer, improved lift access. Increased use of snow fences to collect snow. Tube Town will have its own snowmaking and lighting system

05 season: New for 2005 theres a tube park, $1.4million spent on snowmaking equipment to increase coverage on Roller Coaster and lower Excelerator runs, $1.2million spent on 2 new snow groomers. The slope style course has been moved to create a new terrain park at Blue Cow

04 season: new superpipe will have walls 4.5 metres high with a transition radius of about 5.2 metres. Increased snow making facilities , new 8 seater chairlift The Village 8 Express. New terrain parks and snowdeck park.

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