 Poster: A snowHead
|
Australian ski lift prices are now the highest in the world, according to an annual survey by the Australian Alpine Club. Adult day ski lift prices at five major Australian alpine resorts were benchmarked against eleven resorts in seven other developed countries. The survey did not try to compare other factors such as terrain, snow-depths or ski lift capacities. ...
2008 lift prices (Australian dollars):
$98 Perisher Blue
$97 Thredbo
$94 Falls Creek
$94 Mt Buller
$94 Mt Hotham
$92 Vail (USA)
$91 Alta Snowbird (USA)
$85 Deer Valley (USA)
$85 Whistler (Canada)
$77 St Moritz (Switz)
$74 Mt Hutt (NZ)
$72 Val D’Isere (France)
$71 Arlberg (Austria)
$66 Klosters (Switz)
$56 Niseko (Japan)
$48 Hakuba 47 (Japan)
(today’s exchange rates, rounded to nearest Australian dollar)
Source: http://www.ski.com.au/scripts/admin/news/vnews.pl?ad=-101544-&year=2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
My Melbourne-based nephew says it's cheaper for him to fly to NZ for a week's skiing than to go to one of the Oz resorts. Usually better skiing, too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
|
pam w, Also in Mount Buller you have to pay to drive up the mountain, I suppose it's about supply and demand.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Most, if not all, Australian ski resorts are within the country's National Park, so you have to pay entrance fee to go to the ski slopes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
We were shocked by the lift pass prices in Australia (Mt Buller particularly) - certainly didn't seem value for money. The skiing in NZ was much better and far more cost effective!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
I wonder how those prices compare to a day at a UK snowdome 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Go back Country and earn your turns! The Oz snow industry is kidding itself! Hay if people are that crazy then ley em pay for it. I think that the AUD has been high and it will be interesting to see what happens as money tightens up in Oz!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ