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Warm ski season a warning of bleak future for Australia’s snow tourism: ‘So this is our new normal’

The Guardian Environment Saturday 12 September 2026, 20:00 UTC By Nick Visser. Photographs by Stuart Walmsley 1 min read
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While holidaymakers have maintained ‘super positive attitudes’, average snow depths measured since 1954 have declined by nearly 20%If you freeze it, they will come. On a weekday morning in early September, Perisher is beautiful. The snow guns have just laid down a blanket of fresh powder when the lifts open at 8.30am, the front valley glistening as the sun rises over the Snowy Mountains.

While holidaymakers have maintained ‘super positive attitudes’, average snow depths measured since 1954 have declined by nearly 20%

If you freeze it, they will come. For now.

On a weekday morning in early September, Perisher is beautiful. Too beautiful. The snow guns have just laid down a blanket of fresh powder when the lifts open at 8.30am, the front valley glistening as the sun rises over the Snowy Mountains.

People ski on human-made snow at Perisher Blue Ski Resort.

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