Hello world!

Well here it is. After a decade of posting behind an alias on the ski.com.au forums, it’s time to break out and go it alone. I...

Pants on Fire?

We're living in a world of webcams, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, live streaming cams (yet Channel 7 still won't show the footy live) and for some reason the resorts still see fit to stretch the truth with snow reporting.

Wakey wakey

I'm yet to have a coffee, so I'll keep this brief, but waking up to images like this is one of the joys of...

Hotham to Open 3 Lifts for the Queen’s Birthday Weekend

Following plentiful natural snowfalls and a good snowmaking run, Hotham Alpine Resort will open three lifts, The Big D, Summit Trainer and Upper Playground...

Buller to Open 4 Lifts for QBW

Just updated on Buller's Facebook page - Bourke St, Baldy and Shakey Knees will be open. So I'm assuming the 4 lifts will be BB1,...

One More Sleep…

Typically the excitement for opening weekend revolves around catching up with old friends you may not have seen since October. Snow lovers are nomadic,...

I Ski For Tommy

“i ski for tommy.” is a not for profit initiative directed by friends of the late Thomas Lewis-Mathias, a national level alpine skier...

Snow on the Go

Snow lovers are information addicts. The advent of the Internet has allowed us to cut through the marketing guff and make our own decisions...

Don’t Mention The War

Not much to blog about this weekend. It rained, and the Bombers lost. :( Had a few phone calls / SMSs from the hills that...

Going Kiwi

It's been quite some time since I crossed the ditch for a ski. 1994 in fact. Year 10 and Year 12 school trips to Mt...