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The 2019 season has started with a bang! The first winter storm of the season has been relentless, bringing with it 82cm of new snow since last Wednesday.. And it’s not stopping there either. Pete the Frog Taylor from Snowatch is predicting another 10 cm over the next 10 days. Joss McAlpin, Perisher, reports 'six …
We've had it up to our eyeballs! Why? Well, as you might be aware, social media juggernaut, Facebook, recently changed the way it decides whether a post SHOULD or SHOULD NOT appear in your news feed. Yep, they decide, not you. We just can't keep up. First Facebook decided it liked photos, then it changed …
Good afternoon from Perisher, where the lifts have started spinning for the 2018 winter season! The mountain operations team fired up the Village 8 Express chairlift at 1pm to allow skiers and snowboarders their first runs and turns for the season. A Perisher spokesperson said he and his team are excited to celebrate the arrival …
By Hamish Macphee 'Finding the Line' is not a ski movie. It is not a hero's quest with suspense and a grand finale. But it still had me on the edge of my seat. Nat and Anna Segal allow us to get a bit personal as they help each other to navigate the next stage …
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I can hear the sighs form here. Yep, turns out your dream partner doesn't ski or snowboard after all. So much for the famous speed dating meme huh... However, I am here to tell you it's not the end of the world. I've taken my wife skiing a few times. She didn't hate it, nor …
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This weekend marks the beginning of ALDI Australia’s annual snow gear sale. Every year, thousands of shoppers flock (some in a civil fashion, others not so) to one of ALDI’s 500+ retail outlets, in search of a so-called snow gear bargain. The ALDI ski sale is highly emotive: it causes fierce arguments, fights, and receives …
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EPA has announced it will ban snowmaking after scientists revealed man-made snow contains high concentrations of a chemical known as di-hydrogen monoxide (or DHMO). Widespread but little known, DHMO is lethal when inhaled, corrodes metal and may form blistering vapours when heated. "These findings are extremely alarming", said University spokesman, Dr Alan Rainmaker. “The use …
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If like the SRA directors, you're over 40, you'll know what it's like nursing aching limbs after a full day of snowriding. Yeah, yeah, we hear you. Nothing a bit of Ibuprofen and a glass of red cant fix, right? You're partly right. All those things help, and we've certainly used them ourselves - still …
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Wayno lies on a single futon on the third story of his staff accommodation block. Wearing nothing more than a stained pair of bonds and a three day growth, he stirs, lets out an audible fart, and rolls over. Wayne - or Wayno - as he’s know to his mates, is an Australia Day bogan, …
While Europe, Japan and parts of North America continue to receive massive, and let's face it, near-dangerous snow falls, our friends in Colorado, Western USA, are experiencing one of the leanest winters on record!  So, what in Ullr's name is going on? Good news In the snow-sports industry, 'climate change' and 'global warming' are very …
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