Australia's highest mountain village, at 4,575 feet, Hotham's Village sits above treeline for a truly alpine ski experience. The mountain's summit is at 6,106 feet, giving the mountain 1,296 feet ...

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While Australia might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of world-class ski resorts, it’s home to some of the most breathtaking winter destinations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Perisher, located in Kosciuszko National Park, and Australia's largest ski resort, is scheduled to open on June 8th with a projected closing date of October 7th, for the 2024 winter season.

On average, snow depth in the Australian Alps has dropped by around 30-40cm over the past 70 years, as rising temperatures ...

Mount Perisher has everything you look for in an Australian snow resort, but it had one big problem – until now.

Both ski resorts' planned opening dates, per their websites, fall on this upcoming Saturday. Those mountains might be waiting on the weather before releasing any specifics.

With 48 inches of snow this season so far, Mt. Hotham is already almost halfway to its yearly average of 118 inches (the ski resort plans to stay open until October 5, 2025).

One note, though—2025-2026 Epic Pass holders get access to these resorts in 2026. So, don’t buy an Epic Pass in the summer of 2025 expecting that you can use it to ski in Australia the same year.

In July it cost Mr Atkinson $249. "Back in the 90s, people in the middle-class could afford to ski. And I'd say now, the middle of the middle-class can't afford to ski," Mr Atkinson said.