Monarch Ski Area: Schneevorhersage

There have been huge snowfalls for most of Australia’s ski resorts ahead of the main  season start on Saturday, although not everywhere has benefitted. The biggest accumulations, of up to 60cm (2 feet), were reported by ski areas in New South Wales with Perisher, which has already opened a week early, and Charlotte Pass posting the biggest numbers. The heavy snowfall came after a week of low temperatures in which ski areas had already been able to build a snowmaking base to runs, so this combination of machine made snow with lots of natural snow on top has created unusually great conditions for opening weekend. Australian areas traditionally almost all open over the Queen’s Birthday long-weekend in the country and