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Skiing in Australia

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Dr_Hobo
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Yeah so i live in Tasmania, Australia. our ski season last year was 3 days, nuff said. I wanna get a week or two off school during our season and really want to know the best park/just really good skiing spots and resorts are. Cheaper is better but still good quality. Thank you!

Mar 24 2011 3:33AM
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hjb
Posts: 742 - Karma: 40
Go to NZ instead.
Mar 24 2011 3:54AM
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B.Aussie
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In Australia the easiest mountain to go to without a car is Mt Buller, as there are buses directly from Melbourne Airport (Takes 3-4 hours, and is the closest mountain to a major airport) up to Mt Buller and on the mountain every thing is located within walking distance or there is a free shuttle bus around the mountain. There is a YHA, youth hostel up there which I believe has cheaper accommodation but i'm not sure.

Or else, I think the NSW resorts have a small airport near them and you can get a helicopter to falls but I don't know much about that.
Mar 24 2011 5:09AM
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b.utters
Posts: 321 - Karma: 99
What hjb said. Get over to NZ, the snow is slightly better and there aren't 9999999999999999999999 people trying to get down the same run.
Mar 24 2011 6:43AM
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yewwwwwww
Posts: 182 - Karma: 46
FUCK N.Z!!!! rep oz lad! falls, perisher, thredders. yewww!
Mar 24 2011 8:15AM
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alexg1687
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Buller is the most easily accessible and the nightlife shits on everywhere else. Hotham has slightly better snow but its so far from anything important that its hardly worthit. For a week yeah but not for a weekend.

As much as I love Buller, some of the guys above are right. Wanaka in NZ is a great place. Cardrona, Snowpark NZ and Treble Cone are all easily accessible from there. Remarkables and Coronet Peak are a little further away but easily accessible too. And skiing in NZ is sooo cheap.
Mar 24 2011 8:34AM
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hjb
Posts: 742 - Karma: 40
That's nice.

But seriously, go to N.Z. It's cheaper, the snow is better
Mar 24 2011 8:54AM
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Isabelle
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NZ is the place to be this summer ;)
Mar 24 2011 10:31AM
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.skiperisher.
Posts: 323 - Karma: 83
go to perisher. best park going round
Mar 24 2011 11:32AM
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ya_frizz
Posts: 44 - Karma: 11
better off going to NZ but if you really want to come OZ go mt hotham! quite a big area to ski on, not that crowded and the snow is usally consistent, only down side is it is a long drive
Mar 25 2011 2:36AM
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paulmay
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nope, Chile is the place to be
Mar 25 2011 8:38AM
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C.L
Posts: 365 - Karma: 37
do not waste your money skiing in Australia. Mt buller is in the top 3 most expensive resorts in the world, and it has almost no terrain and no park. Australian skiing is a money raut. Go to NZ,you wont be dissapointed
Mar 25 2011 8:53AM
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russ.henshaw
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Conrad is right about mt buller. But thredbo and perisher are sick.
Mar 25 2011 12:42PM
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LockyK
Posts: 404 - Karma: 16
thredbo's got more terrain than other australian mountains, nearly twice as much vertical as the others. and the park is pretty mad :)

NZ is cheap tho. like, cheap.
Mar 25 2011 12:54PM
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aleeeex
Posts: 64 - Karma: 18
Falls Creek!!! Best parks in Australia, smoothest jumps, mad crew! Don't be hating on Australian skiing, those who do just don't know what's up!
Jan 5 2012 3:02PM
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