Winter is back with just a dusting of fresh dry snow. All the inner trails were groomed late last night or very early morning and will be all the better with about 1cm of fresh snow. The winds are fresh, so rug us and enjoy your ski.
Have a look at the new note below about supporting Huw Kingston on his fundraising epic journey in New Zealand.
For more information, check in at Perisher XC Skiing Community | Facebook. The latest grooming updates can be seen on Nordic Pulse. The perisherxcountry.org/reports/grooming-report has the full list of trails and when they have been groomed.
Nordic-Pulse. The way to check what is happening on the trails.
Go to: Nordic-Pulse.com.
John and Sonja at the Nordic Shelter.
Current Temperature: (c) | -0.8 |
Overnight Low: (c) | -1.2 |
Visibility: | good |
Wind: | 24 - 50 kph WNW |
Cloud Cover: | 8/8 |
Weather: | Today's BOM forecast for the Alpine area. Cloudy. High chance of snow showers, most likely from the late morning. Winds west to northwesterly 45 to 65 km/h. Temperature range -4 to 4 degrees. |
Snow Cover: | All trails fully covered and groomed. |
XC Centre/access: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Sprint Loop: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Valley Trail: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Ted's Link: | Groomed Tuesday morning |
Ross's Link: | Groomed Tuesday morning |
Carl's Link: | Groomed Tuesday morning |
2.5 Km loop: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Coaches Link: | Groomed Tuesday morning |
3.5 Km: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
5 Km loop: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Kore's Corner: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
7.5 Km loop: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
10 Km loop: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Porcupine Link to Rock Creek: | Groomed last week |
Porcupine Trail: | Groomed last week |
Paddy's Link: | Groomed Wednesday morning |
Other Grooming: | All inner trails groomed early this morning. Some of the links may not have been groomed. |
If the donation link below for Huw Kingston does not work with a click, copy and paste into your address bar.
https://www.huwkingston.com/alpine-odyssey-aotearoa/fundraising
Huw Kingston has been a wonderful supporter of our XC squad training program and last year donated items for auction to support the Nordic shelter. He is still in New Zealand on his quest to raise funds for Save the Children.
There is a Level 1 Instructor Course at Perisher on the 6-7th September which is an entry level course focused on how to teach beginners classical skiing. For further details contact the Australian Professional Snowsports Instructors (APSI) Nordic Technical Director Zac Zaharias at zac.zaharias@apsi.net.au or on 0402286257.
On Sunday 14th September, Snowy Mountains Nordic will be holding the famous family dress up get together and the prestigious shield will be awarded to the most successful team for their skiing/dressing up /having fun, ability.
Everyone brings a prize so everyone wins a prize !
Go to the PXC LOCAL CALENDAR (https://www.perisherxcountry.org/events/local/) for information on XC events, direct links to on-line entries (make sure your 2025 Snow ID is current) and PDF copies of entry forms to download.