Oz/NZ 2025

OpenSnow's bug is back: a constant moisture flow to Mount Hutt creating 22" of new snow for the entire month of June.

It's interesting because the reports are not coming from the model; they claim to be from the website (with a timestamp), not an estimate.

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But here are actuals:

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This person cannot be bothered to even look at New Zealand Reports/Snowfall History - it's part of their job, but I guess they forward the update forecast and drop it in, and then leave.

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Well, it's a record season in NZ, nearing 300" by July 1st.

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We are at 668 cm according to OpenSnow, compared to 263 cm on the Official Mt Hutt site, which is only a 250-300% difference.



This slightly irritates me because there are only really 20 ski areas to track in the Southern Hemisphere, and the model estimates are so opaque and pure confirmation-biased.
 
Sbooker said:
I'm eying a couple of days last minute at Mt Buller if they get a base happening and I see a period of clear weather. I've never skied at Buller and their day ticket price is comparatively reasonable at only $144 midweek if bought the day before. Hotham and Falls (Vail) are pricier and further from Melbourne.
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How do most people get to the Australian ski areas? Where do you fly into?
  • Canberra: Peisher, Thredbo, and Charlotte Pass?
  • Melbourne: Hotham, Buller?
I typed all the resorts into AI Bots, and it seemed like a lot of driving and wasted time; Sydney is almost a non-starter.

Given that my Epic Pass does not include Australia for 2025, I have no desire to pay Australian lift ticket prices, parking fees, other fees, and remote lodging costs for the beauty of skiing next to the cool trees. Following the US collusion/duopoly of Atlerra/Vail and its price-fixing scheme of $300/day walk-up tickets, Australia appears to be the second-worst value in the world for skiing.

I think my trip to Niseko covered Australian skiing culture; we went out on the night of Australia Day - scary! Do not allow any of you to drink from beer bottles! I think all the Aussies ended up outside the bars wanting to fight each other.

It makes St. Anton look safe at either:
  • 8 pm when people ski down in the dark from 2 pm apres from the Moosewirt/Krazy Kangaroo, or
  • Standing next to a British guy/girl trying to stand straight in ski boots at 12-1 am when they are likely to fall over and spill your beer.
 
ChrisC said:
How do most people get to the Australian ski areas? Where do you fly into?
  • Canberra: Peisher, Thredbo, and Charlotte Pass?
  • Melbourne: Hotham, Buller?
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Correct. Some take the cheap flights and car rental at Sydney.

ChrisC said:
think my trip to Niseko covered Australian skiing culture; we went out on the night of Australia Day - scary! Do not allow any of you to drink from beer bottles! I think all the Aussies ended up outside the bars wanting to fight each other.
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Niseko is now known as ‘Bali on snow’. It attracts all the Aussie bogans. That behaviour is not typical of Australian behaviour in general.
 
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