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With 20cm of snow hitting Perisher's slopes last night, fantastic snowmaking conditions and more snow predicted over the coming days, NSW alpine resort Perisher will be starting its 2017 season as of Saturday 3rd June.

Announcing this morning that Perisher would be Australia’s ski resort to open for skiing and boarding for the 2017 snow season, Perisher’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Brulisauer, stated “we are pleased to again be the first resort in Australia to open and cannot wait to welcome our guests for another great season.

“The last year we opened one week early was in 2012, which turned out to be a magnificent snow season.”

Over the past few days, snow has fallen on the peaks of Falls Creek, Mount Hotham, Mount Buller, Mount Baw Baw and Mount Stirling in Victoria, with other resorts scheduled to begin their 2017 season operations on 10th June.

Perisher currently has close to 200 snow guns working to supplement the week’s snow falls.

Image: Show at Perisher today (1st June 2017).

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