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Saturday, December 2, 2023
The Steep Reflections film tour of May 2023 raised $14,500 for Protect Our Winters (POW) Australia. This is the largest donation of funds POW Australia has received since its inception. This funding will assist POW in developing its community and industry education programmes, as well as building new tools to help individuals measure and reduce their personal carbon footprints. This...
The relentless corporate consolidation of the snow industry in North America continues as Alterra buys Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing, which adds Canada's #2 Heli operator to their existing ownership of mighty CMH, which is already far and away the largest heliski outfit on the planet. Alterra are also of course the company behind the mighty IKON Pass, which unlocks 50+...
Bad news for Japow lovers especially those planning to visit several destinations as popular JR Rail Pass prices soared this week with hikes of up to 70% in force from October in some categories. We were checking rates for a February family trip just last week when the 7 day pass was still only AUD $319. Now that's jumped to...
Today September 25 must be the earliest last day of the season downunder for ages - so 2024 has gotta be better right? Let's hope so - you can lock it all in at 3 of our big 5 resorts with an Epic Australia Pass at the lowest rate of  (all $AUD) $959 for adults, the Epic Australia Pass pays...
UPDATE: Clock is ticking - final week of applications next week get yours in by 30 September! The North Face has opened applications for the Explore Fund in Australia and New Zealand, an initiative aimed at accelerating equity in the outdoors.   Following the success of its first year, the Explore Fund will continue in 2023 to help overcome barriers and...
Partying on at First Base Après ski Thredbo
The 2023 Snow Season in Australia rates as one of the worst, and fastest melting, ever - but does that really matter if the après ski was awesome? Thredbo's season wrap highlights their huge après calendar, from Sneaky Sound System to Poof Doof DJ's Wongo & Kinder. The lowdown from Thredbo on how they saw the season dropped in our inbox...

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