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Resort Information

 

Perisher Blue Statistics
Open June 7 to October 6
Mountain Characteristics
7 Mountain Peaks Mt. Perisher (2,054m)
Mt. Back Perisher (2,014m)
Mt. Piper (1,830m)
Mt. Blue Cow (1,994m)
Rocky Knob (1,900m)
Guthega Peak (1,924m)
Mt. Blue Calf (1,905m)
Village Heights Perisher Valley 1,720m / 5,643ft
Smiggin Holes 1,680m / 5,512ft
Guthega 1,640m / 5,381ft
Blue Cow Terminal 1,890m / 6,201ft
Summit Height Mt. Perisher 2,054m
Lifts
Total number of lifts - 49
 1 8-Seat High Speed Chairlift
6 Quad Chairlifts (including 2 high speed)
4 Double Chairlifts
2 Triple Chairlifts
21 T -Bars
4 J-Bars
4 Ski Carpets
7 Others
Other lifts not included in lift count Skitube Alpine Railway (4 trains)
2 Snowtube tows
Highest Lifted Point - Mt Perisher Double Chair 2,034m / 6,673ft
Lowest Lifted Point - Base Ridge Chair 1,605m / 5,266ft
Lift Capacity 53,103 skiers lifted per hour
Terrain
Grading of Runs Beginner 22%
Intermediate 60%
Advanced 18%
Skiable Area* 1,245ha / 12.45sq kms / 3,076acres
Vertical Metres Skiable** 355m / 1,165ft
Longest Run Approx. 3 kms
Halfpipe*** 1 Superpipe
Terrain Parks 4
Cross-country Over 100kms of marked trails for all standards.
Night Skiing and Boarding Tuesday and Saturday evenings.
Snowmaking
Snowmaking 43.9 ha / 108.5 acres (a 3.5ha increase in 2008)
Snow Guns 188 (34 new guns in 2008)
Grooming Machines 19
Other
Snow The recognised natural snow line is at 1,650 metres. Over the past 15 years, the average maximum snow depth throughout the Resort has been about 1.9m.
Temperature and Weather Average minimum temperature during winter is -3.7°C degrees Celsius. The percentage of fine weather days during winter is 70%.
Length of Season From the NSW June Queen's Birthday Long Weekend to the NSW October Labour Day Long Weekend.

*In 2002, Perisher Blue voluntarily excluded 5 ha from its skiable terrain by removing the Rough Rider area at Blue Cow in order to better protect the habitat of the endangered Mountain Pygmy Possum.
**Greatest continuous vertical drop in one run (Ridge chair, Blue Cow).
***Halfpipe when conditions and snowdepth allow.