Resort Statistics and Information
Perisher is Australia's favourite snow holiday destination. Located in the picturesque Kosciuszko National Park in NSW, its four resort areas make it the Southern Hemisphere's largest alpine resort. Perisher's varied terrain is suitable for all ages and ability levels from first timer’s right up to experts. For your information, below are Perisher's key stats to help you get to know the resort a little better.
| Perisher Statistics | |
| Open | Saturday June 10 to Monday October 2, 2023 |
| Mountain Characteristics | |
| 7 Mountain Peaks | Mt. Perisher (2,054m) Mt. Back Perisher (2,014m) Mt. Piper (1,830m) Mt. Blue Cow (1,994m) Rocky Knob (1,900m) Guthega Peak (1,924m) Mt. Blue Calf (1,905m) |
| Village Heights | Perisher Valley 1,720m / 5,643ft Smiggin Holes 1,680m / 5,512ft Guthega 1,640m / 5,381ft Blue Cow Terminal 1,890m / 6,201ft |
| Summit Height | Mt. Perisher 2,054m |
| Lifts | |
| Total number of lifts - 46 | 1 Eight Seat High Speed Chairlift 8 Quad Chairlifts (including 3 high speed) 2 Double Chairlifts 2 Triple Chairlifts 21 T -Bars 3 J-Bars 7 Ski Conveyors 2 Rope Tows |
| Other lifts not included in lift count | Skitube Alpine Railway (4 trains) |
| Highest Lifted Point - Mt Perisher Double Chair | 2,034m / 6,673ft |
| Lowest Lifted Point - Base Ridge Chair | 1,605m / 5,266ft |
| Lift Capacity | 53,990 skiers lifted per hour |
| Terrain | |
| Grading of Runs | Beginner 22% |
| Intermediate 60% | |
| Advanced 18% | |
| Skiable Area* | 1,245ha / 12.45sq kms / 3,076acres |
| Vertical Metres Skiable** | 355m / 1,165ft |
| Longest Run | Approx. 3 kms |
| Terrain Parks | 4 (including one under lights) |
| Rider X Course | 2 |
| Cross-country | Over 100kms of marked trails for all standards. |
| Night Skiing and Boarding | Tuesday (all season) and Saturday (July and August) evenings. |
| Snowmaking | |
| Snowmaking | 54.9ha / 135.66acres |
| Snow Guns | 240 |
| Grooming Machines | 18 |
| Other | |
| Snow | The recognised natural snow line is at 1,650 metres. Over the past 15 years, the average maximum snow depth throughout the Resort has been about 1.9m. |
| Temperature and Weather | Average minimum temperature during winter is -3.7°C degrees Celsius. The percentage of fine weather days during winter is 70%. |
| *In 2002, Perisher voluntarily excluded 5 ha from its skiable terrain by removing the Rough Rider area at Blue Cow in order to better protect the habitat of the endangered Mountain Pygmy Possum. **Greatest continuous vertical drop in one run (Ridge chair, Blue Cow). |
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