Perisher Blue Receives Snowfall on Last Day of Australian Summer
A light dusting of snow blanketed Perisher Blue ski resort in Australia last weekend. Temperatures dropped down to a chilly low of –3.8°c with wind chill measuring a frigid –23.6°c. Intermittent light flurries of snow continued through the day.
With a mild wet summer in many parts of Australia stimulated by the current La Nina conditions, the hope is for temperatures to remain low with persistent precipitation throughout the winter months.
This is obviously great news for Perisher Blue, “we have barely had a summer this year” said, Gary Grant GM Marketing, Sales & Hospitality. “It’s felt as though it’s remained cold since the end of the 2007 season, apart from a few warm days, the air has always had a nip in it.”
The overnight snow has not interfered with the installation of Perisher Blue’s new $9.75m snowmaking. The work continues, however the new snow guns might not be needed that much in 2008 if all predictions are correct.
