100 km
1605 m - 2034 m
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Test report Perisher Blue
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Perisher Blue
Total result: 3.7 out of 5 stars
Test Perisher Blue
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Perisher Blue
Top evaluation criteria
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Perisher Blue is with the connection to Blue Cow, Guthega and Smiggin Holes the largest ski resort in Australia and also the largest ski resort on the 5th continent.
Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
429 m (Valley 1605 m - Mountain 2034 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
50
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 5 ← 5
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 5 ← 5
Runs/slopes
Total 100 km
Easy
22 km
(22 %)Intermediate
60 km
(60 %)Difficult
18 km
(18 %)
Longest run
3 km
Run location
just above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Number of ski lifts
50
Total capacity
50651 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
33.5 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
1
13
25
11
Additional
6
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
271 Snow canons
50 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2009
105 Days open
105 Days when valley run open
105 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Access via Snowy Mountains Highway 18, Exit Kosciuszko Road
- Skitube Bullocks Flat (Perisher Valley, NSW), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 75 km · approx. 70 Minutes driving time
Roads: Main street, Side road, well-developed, without significant incline
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, free of charge - Forester Quad Express (Perisher Valley, NSW), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 87 km · approx. 77 Minutes driving time
Roads: Main street, Side road, Mountain road, with significant incline
Parking spaces: usually enough available, Tarred parking lot, for a fee
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are some accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Perisher Valley
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 2500
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Merry-go-round
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski kindergarten
- Ski school for children
- Child care
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- some freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 100 km
Difficult
18 km
(18 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- some cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- some freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
- PlayStation Slopestyle Park
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Superpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area with music
Conclusion
Skitube from Bullocks Flat
27 AU$/day Park Entrance per car, no chair lifts with bubbles
Detailed description of the ski resort
To go to the snow you can take the street up to Perisher Valley Alpine Village (Fee 22 AU$) or you can take the skitube from Bullocks Flat. That´s the easier way to go up. The skitube arrives at first at Perisher Valley, from the station only a short stroll to the base of the lifts and the new high speed eight person chair, the first on the Southern hemisphere. Or continue to the Blue Cow Skitube Terminal, which is actually on top of the mountain so you simply step out the doors from the platform and ski or snowboard away. You can ski down to the Summit Quad to Mt. Blue Cow (1994m). From Mt. Blue Cow you can take intermediate and advanced runs down. To go back to the Terminal you must take the Terminal Quad. Now you can ski to Guthega on a very easy slope. Here in Guthega you find intermediate runs, one double chair and 3 T-bars.
To go back to Blue Cow, take the Blue Cow T-bar and ski down to the Terminal Quad chair. With this lift you come back to the Terminal. Now ski down the easy way to the detachable Pleasant Valley Quad. From the top station of this lift you can ski to Guthega, too, via the steep Double Trouble runs, or you can ski an easy slope to the Pretty Valley Double Chair. This chair takes you up and now you can ski down to Perisher Valley Alpine village. Here you find very much T-bars and the high speed eight person chair Front Valley, especially for beginners. If you take the detachable quad Freelander Express to the Back Perisher Mtn. 2014m you have different ways to choose. You can go back to Blue Cow, to Perisher Valley Alpine Village or you can ski to the higest double chair in Australia. This Mt. Perisher Double takes you up to the Mt. Perisher 2034m. On this mountain you find another triple chair and 2 T-bars. To go back to Perisher, take the Happy Valley T-bar up and ski down the easy slopes. Now you can take the Skitube down to Bullocks Flat, or if you have enough time you can ski via the Perisher Express Quad to Blue Cow.
Test Report issued on 1999-07-02
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