About Smiggin Holes

Smiggin Holes, affectionately referred to simply as 'Smiggs', is one of four resort areas that make up Perisher Ski Resort. Smiggs could be considered a 'resort within a resort' with its own carpark providing direct access to lifts, accommodation, and food and beverage options. In the middle of the season when snow conditions permit, Smiggs is connected to Perisher's three other resort areas via ski and snowboard trails.

Smiggs is also home to Perisher's best beginner terrain, making it the perfect location for first-timers, beginners, and families with small children. Perisher Snowsports School operates out of Smiggin Holes, providing daily first-timer lessons for those new to the snow or who would like a refresher on the very basics. 

Did you know? The term 'Smiggin Holes' is of Scottish origin and refers to the holes left in the ground by cattle licking up rock salt! 

Ski & Snowboard Terrain at Smiggin Holes

Smiggs is the perfect spot for beginners as it is protected from harsher weather due to its location in a natural 'snow bowl', but despite being known for its beginner terrain, Smiggs is also a great pick for intermediate skier and snowboarders due to its multiple blue runs. 

Harry's and Herman's 

Harry’s and Herman’s isn’t exactly a run, it’s the area surrounding the carpet which this name refers to. Harry’s and Herman’s carpet will get the first timers onto the gentle slope ready to make their first turns. This is the perfect place to get your first lesson, or have our instructors show you around Smiggins and then onto our other resort areas. 

The carpet replaced two rope tows that were on either side of this beginner area, each named after ski instructors, one was Harry’s and the other Herman’s. Once the rope tows were removed and replaced by the carpet, we couldn’t bring ourselves to sacrifice either Harry’s or Herman’s names so the carpet, and thus the surrounding area was named after them.

Wood Run

This is a fantastic run that will give beginners a taste of what it is like to ski or board through the trees, hence the name Wood Run.

You have the choice of accessing Wood Run off the Hume T-bar or the Kaaten Triple Chair, and is a great way to get over to the Captain Cook J-bar.

Plummer’s

Plummer’s is named after Dennis Plummer who worked for over 27 years at Perisher and most of those years were spent as the Area Manager of Smiggins.

It can be accessed off the Wills T-bar and is a fantastic intermediate run for early morning warm-ups.

Blanchy’s

Right next to Wills T-bar is Burke T-bar which will take you up and onto Blanchy’s, an iconic run in Smiggins. The wide open spaces provide plenty of room for beginners and intermediates to enjoy the gentle run back down to the village.

Smiggins has a lot of runs named after previous Perisher workers and Blanchy’s is no different being named after Craig Blanchard. Craig was a part of the grooming team here in Perisher and worked as the Grooming Manager for many years.

It was only fitting to having one of the best groomed runs in Smiggins named after him.

The Cornice

The Cornice is where you can really pick up your skills and have an adrenalin rush in Smiggins.

It’s named after the type of terrain on the run; a cornice is a mass of snow projecting over a mountain ridge. On a fresh snow day once you drop in this will give you some thrilling powdery turns. Access to The Cornice is off the Link T-bar.