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SkiingPerisher Valley, New South Wales

Perisher

Ski area88 kmSnow May–Sep
Pistes88 kmdownhill
Lifts47in the area
Snow seasonMay–SepMount Twynam
Nearest townPerisher Valley1.1 km
36.40° S, 148.41° EUTC+11 · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
When to goPerisher Valley · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec27October
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
October: high / low11° / 0°
Skiing

Perisher in brief

Perisher is a ski area in Perisher Valley, New South Wales, Australia with about 88 km of downhill pistes and 47 lifts.

At Mount Twynam (2,195 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in May–Sep.

The nearest town in the atlas is Perisher Valley, 1.1 km away.

Weather nearby now

Perisher Valley
6°
Partly cloudy now
Wind11 km/h
Humidity95%
Cloud cover30%
Today
23 Oct
17°
5°
2 mm
Sat
24 Oct
18°
5°
1 mm
Sun
25 Oct
15°
5°
30 mm
Mon
26 Oct
9°
-1°
14 mm
Tue
27 Oct
9°
-3°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Total
Perisher Valley1,719 m–11°–11°–10°–4°–3°–3°–5°–5°–8°0 cm
Mount Twynam2,195 m–8°–8°–6°5 cm1°–0°–0°–2°–2°–5°5 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)36 km
Red (intermediate)40 km
Black (difficult)11 km

Lifts

47
  • T-bars20
  • Chairlifts14
  • Moving carpets7
  • J-bars3
  • Rope tows2
  • Zip lines1

Snow through the year

Mount Twynam · 2,195 m
Jan·11°
Feb·10°
Mar·8°
Apr·4°
May❄1°
Jun❄-3°
Jul❄-4°
Aug❄-3°
Sep❄0°
Oct·3°
Nov·6°
Dec·8°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

Perisher Valley
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Perisher Valley

New South Wales · 1.1 km S
11°Oct high
13wet days
27score
Perisher Valley
Thredbo
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Thredbo

New South Wales · 15 km SW
13°Oct high
14wet days
35score
Thredbo
Jindabyne
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Jindabyne

New South Wales · 19 km E
16°Oct high
13wet days
58score
Jindabyne
Around here

Perisher Valley and around

Perisher Valley
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Perisher Valley

New South Wales · Australia
Jan–Feb · Decbest months
2°July high
1,719 maltitude
Perisher Valley

Nature

Blue Lake, New South Wales
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8.7 km W

Blue Lake, New South Wales

Lake · 2,053 m
Blue Lake, New South Wales
Thredbo River
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7.4 km E

Thredbo River

River
Thredbo River
Guthega Pondage
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4.8 km NW

Guthega Pondage

Lake · 1,620 m
Guthega Pondage

Mountains

Mount Kosciuszko
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14 km SW

Mount Kosciuszko

2,228 m · Snowy Mountains
Mount Kosciuszko
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13 km W

Mount Townsend

2,209 m · Snowy Mountains
Mount Townsend
Mount Twynam
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8.8 km W

Mount Twynam

2,195 m · Main Range
Mount Twynam

Heritage

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8.7 km W

Blue Lake

Ramsar site · 1996
Blue Lake