Australia's ski resorts in Victoria have been short on snow this season, and none has opened all the lifts yet. There's only about 30cm of natural snow at the main resorts, and up to 100cm of man-made snow. But that hasn't kept visitors away. So far, there have been 300,000 visitors, which is about 30 per cent more than the 10 year average for this time of year....Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967203.htm

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Australia's ski resorts in Victoria have been short on snow this season, and none has opened all the lifts yet. There's only about 30cm of natural snow at the main resorts, and up to 100cm of man-made snow. But that hasn't kept visitors away. So far, there have been 300,000 visitors, which is about 30 per cent more than the 10 year average for this time of year....Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967203.htm

Scotland could learn a lot from Australia.

A good snowgun system pays for itself and more.

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Scotland could learn a lot from Australia.

A good snowgun system pays for itself and more.

Scotland could learn a lot from Australia.

A good snowgun system pays for itself and more.

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the thing about scotland is that we generally get plenty of snow to support the numbers that actually go skiing each year. Any new money coming in to the Scottish snow sports scene should immediately be spent on upgrading lifts.