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| New Zealand beauty- unending skies |
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| Smiggins Holes, NSW. Great place for first timers Not too crowded, compared to European resorts. |
I'm a proud Aussie, love my country, love love love. I love Australia so much I once sang the national anthem in a Welsh bar, Aussie flags all over my face surrounded by a Welsh crowd ready to attack (World Cup rugby).
Forgive me but this is a special blog post dedicated to ski-minded Aussies dithering and overwhelmed by the plethora of ski brochures.And this is an independent blog so I'm not bound to say NUTHIN if I don't wanna.
THE NUTSHELL
1. If you can ski intermediate to advanced and have the money or any inclination to save up for a large purchase SKI in North America. And immediately...(well, from December).
2. If you love skiing SO much and have developed a fixation- ski our NSW and Victorian ski fields, but be prepared to part with a proportionately large amount of cash for lift passes. Or see point number 1.
3. If you have never seen snow before and it's a once in a lifetime trip - (I cannot speak for Victoria, Victorians help me out here) stay in Jindabyne and try our NSW ski fields.
4. If you with a group of mates on a ski-trip, stay in Queenstown, New Zealand. And have a beer for me.
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| New Zealand skiing - where mates and fun times go together |
6. If you have small kids (read: 'Are we there yet?') save NZ skiing for another time, those daily drives up the mountain are a nightmare.
And no, that wasn't me in the campervan at 10pm looking for ski-in ski-out accommodation at Treble Cone, it must have been someone who looked like me.
7. If you are married to someone high-maintenance, stay at ski-in ski-out. Or better still, book a ski trip to the Dolomites, Italy.
8. If you are not sure if you like skiing for the village atmosphere or the skiing, go to Thredbo.
9. If you like a lot of variety and a pub-to-pub on snow excursion, go to Perisher.
(See my blog post on Perisher Smiggins).
10. If you want a fabulous vista, don't mind what the snow conditions are or want to try something different to NSW for roughly the same priced holiday- go to NZ. It's awesome aye Bro.
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| True Australian ski country. Look, there's a Bunyip. |
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| In love with Australian snow gum trees. Twenty shades of green and grey |
