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Australian Ski Resort Statistics.

Height comparison

Resort	Peak (m)	Base (m)	Vertical (m)
Mt Kosciuszko *	2228
Thredbo	2037	1365	672
Perisher	2034	1605	429
Charlotte Pass	1840	1670	170
Selwyn	1614	1491	123
Mt Bogong *	1986
Buller	1781	1367	414
Hotham	1850	1455	395
Falls	1780	1400	380
Mt Mackay *	1842
Buffalo	1742	1604	138
Baw Baw	1564	1339	225

• Backcountry, included for comparison.

Australian skiers and snowboarders - local or overseas?

Australian skiers and snowboarders split on hitting local vs overseas slopes

• May 02 2013
• Finding No. 2074
• Topic: Press Release

Source: Roy Morgan Single Source January 2001 — March 2013

A decade ago, around 4 out of 5 Aussies wanting a snow-capped holiday chose a domestic destination for their skiing and snowboarding fix. Today, almost half head overseas.

After boom in 2011 in the proportion of Australians taking their skis and boards overseas, domestic and international destinations hit parity and stabilised in 2012.

The latest data from Roy Morgan Research shows as of March 2013, 51% of Australians who went snow skiing or snowboarding on their last holiday chose a domestic destination, with a bare minority travelling internationally.

Overall, only 1.5% of Australians went snow skiing or snowboarding on their last holiday. For those who went overseas, popular destinations included New Zealand, North America, Europe, and Japan.

Where Australians go for snow

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Working in the Snow Industry.

Lifty Media set out to get some advice for young people interested in a career in the snow sports industry from professionals in the Industry. The video is a look into the industry from the perspective of several people who have worked hard to get where they are and continue to have a strong passion for what they do.

www.LiftyMedia.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqNI3iJeUqs