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If taking your kids to the snow for the first time this year, memorise this simple formula: warm kids = happy kids = happy parents. For Australians, a visit to the snow for the first time can be daunting at the best, terrifying on average. Throw in a rugrat or two, and the concept for …
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Our legion of followers have been very busy recently, traveling the world, experiencing some of the best snow on offer.  Here, guest reporter, Hamish Macphee, gives us the low down on his first trip to Japan, taking in the popular resort of Hakuba and up-and-coming ski area, Madarao (or MadaPOW as it's known affectionately). Madarao …
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Bogan, n. An unfashionable, uncouth, or unsophisticated person, esp. regarded as being of low social status (Oxford English Dictionary). Ok, so maybe 'bogan' is a bit strong. But with increasing levels of ill-feeling toward Australians abroad, and a noticeable increase in the Aussie 'bogan' element in some of the Japanese ski fields, we thought we'd …
Those that have followed us for a while will know that this year we are actively promoting Madarao in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, as a family ski destination. And before we go on, let us disclose that - yes - we are working with the resort and one of their accommodation providers, Active Life, and …
By Hamish Macphee Finding value in the Aussie ski fields can often be a fool's task. With lift tickets over $130 at most resorts and a pie and Gatorade for lunch over $15 you could be forgiven for giving up the search. Enter Charlotte Pass - a quiet place to learn to ski or just …
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Skiing and snowboarding in Japan is the hottest winter sports ticket in the world at the moment, and why wouldn’t it be: it consistently records the lightest and driest snow on earth, and it falls in quantities that’ll make your head spin – every time! Let’s be clear – Japan is no longer a secret. …
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The Mt Buller community is today celebrating the life and mourning the passing of mountain pioneer and legend Hans Grimus, aged 78. Hans, owner of Mt Buller institution Hotel Pension Grimus, played a formative role in Mt Buller’s development and contributed widely to the resort and the community. Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management CEO …
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By Ian Scoop Talbot September 7 is National Threatened Species Day in Australia. The date commemorates the death of the last known Tasmanian tiger, which died dismally at the Hobart Zoo 82 years ago this year. Of all the threatened species in this country, one lives very close to home in northeast Victoria. The mountain …
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This weekend latest antarctic blast has left our Aussie resorts blanketed in a thick layer of fresh snow. From Mt Buller in Victoria to Thredbo in NSW, conditions this weekend are expected to be some of the best in recent years. In fact, today's snowfalls are predicted to take snow depths past 2 m - …
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