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FREE WiFi Access TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to Perisher Blue Pty Limited’s (Perisher), Free Internet Hotspot (Hotspot). By registering with Perisher’s Dashboard, this Hotspot is provided to you free of charge.

For the purposes of these Terms & Conditions, any reference to "you" or "your" includes but is not limited to the owner and authorised user of the electronic device used to access this Hotspot. You are responsible for providing your own wireless enabled device that is capable of accessing the Hotspot with its own power source. Perisher will not provide power, information technology advice or helpdesk support to any user of the Hotspot. You must not use the Hotspot under any circumstances if you do not have express permission of the lawful owner of the wireless enabled device.

Access to and use of this Hotspot is subject to the Terms & Conditions set out below. By accessing and using this Hotspot, you agree to accept these Terms & Conditions without limitation. Perisher may at any time revise these Terms & Conditions. Since you are bound by these Terms & Conditions each time you access and use the Hotspot, you should carefully review these Terms & Conditions each time you do so.

If you do not agree to these Terms & Conditions, you must not access or use this Hotspot.

Speed and Reliability of the Hotspot

This Hotspot provides you with free broadband Internet Access. The speed and throughput of the Hotspot will vary depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to:

The physical location of the wireless access points installed in the Perisher Valley Centre, Blue Cow Mountain Bistro, Powder Inn, Burning Log and Happy Jacks (The Station).
General internet congestion and contention.
User traffic during the time of access.
Wireless signal interference and the location of your wireless enabled device within locations listed above whilst accessing the Hotspot.
The capabilities of your wireless enabled device.
Other factors which may be beyond the control of Perisher

Perisher will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with a reliable, stable and secure access to the Hotspot but does not warrant that the access to the Hotspot will be continuous, fault-free, secure or accessible at all times. Perisher advises that this Hotspot access is not suitable for supporting any application or use which requires continuous, fault-free network connectivity or uninterrupted data traffic flow. Without limiting any other provision of these Terms & Conditions, Perisher will not be liable if the Hotspot access becomes unstable, un-secured, slow or unavailable for any reason whatsoever.

Perisher will use reasonable endeavours to monitor and attend to any Hotspot faults, malfunctions or other problems associated with the Hotspot access but will not be liable if such faults, malfunctions or problems occur with the Hotspot and shall not be obligated to rectify any such faults, malfunctions or problems associated with the Hotspot within any specified timeframe.

Logging In/Out of the Hotspot

To be eligible to use this Hotspot, you are not required to purchase any item or pay any fee, however you must first register with Perisher Dashboard. Access to Perisher Dashboard is granted via this Hotspot without challenge, if you have not previously registered. By registering with Perisher Dashboard, you will be given a user name and password to use with Hotspot. The User Name and Password will be visible on your Perisher Dashboard home page once you have logged on. To continue utilising the Hotspot with your wireless enabled device, enter the user name and password given to you and agree to accept these Terms & Conditions.

The Hotspot can only support a limited number of users accessing the Hotspot at any one time. The Hotspot is equipped to accommodate a maximum of 250 devices at any one time with an IP lease of 15 minutes. Perisher does not warrant that you will be able to access and/or use the Hotspot immediately or each time you try to connect to the Hotspot.

You will automatically be logged-out of the Hotspot, if:

Your access to the Hotspot is terminated by Perisher in accordance with these Terms & Conditions;
The wireless connection of the Hotspot you are accessing is lost, disconnected or becomes out of range;
No activity is detected from your wireless enabled device for a continuous period of 15 minutes whilst logged on to the Hotspot;
If you leave a Hotspot;

If you are in the process of downloading a file and you are automatically logged-out of the Hotspot, your partially downloaded file will not be saved and/or be recoverable. Perisher recommends that you save your work regularly whilst using the Hotspot and/or take the necessary precautions to prevent such occurrences.

If you are automatically logged-out of the Hotspot, you will need to log-in again to gain access to the Hotspot. Perisher cannot guarantee that you will be able to immediately log back in to the Hotspot in the event that you are automatically logged out.

User Obligations and Limitations

The Hotspot is intended to be used in a fair and "community-minded" manner. To this end, Perisher may, in its complete, absolute and sole discretion, limit or block certain websites and/or content that you may seek to access whilst using the Hotspot. Without limiting its rights, Perisher may block or limit access to websites and/or content that Perisher considers is not "family friendly" or may bring negative exposure or harm to Perisher's reputation and/or brand. This includes but is not limited to websites and/or content that:

May cause Perisher to be in breach of any law, code or instrument which governs its conduct or to incur a liability to any third person or entity.
May interfere with the integrity and/or performance of the Hotpot or Perisher's other networks or equipment.
Depicts, alludes to or promotes offensive, illegal / criminal behaviour, activity or enterprise or provides instructional information about illegal activities including, but not limited to making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses.
Is patently offensive or promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind or promotes conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene or defamatory against any group(s) or individual(s), including via social media sites.
Harasses or advocates harassment of another person or exploits people in a sexual or violent manner.
Contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter, which may contain links to adult websites, uses sexually suggestive imagery or any other inappropriate, misleading or deceptive content.
Promotes an illegal or unauthorised copy of another person's copyrighted work (including but not limited to file sharing applications such as Bit-Torrent or peer to peer applications).
Involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing, instant messaging or "spamming", contains any viruses, malware, spyware, trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other computer programming routines that may damage, modify, delete, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, access without authority or expropriate any system, data or personal information.

Furthermore, Perisher may immediately terminate and block your access to the Hotspot if you access or use the Hotspot in contravention of these Terms & Conditions, attempt to manipulate or bypass any limitations of the Hotspot by any means or behave in a vexatious, illegal, inappropriate, or unsociable manner.

Access to and use of websites and/or content is also subject to such websites and/or content passing through the firewalls, anti-virus and other managed security systems prior to the Internet pages being delivered to your wireless enabled device, and which are determined and set at Perisher's complete, absolute and sole discretion.

Security

The internet is an inherently insecure communication medium. Whilst Perisher will use reasonable endeavours to provide secure access through this Hotspot, it cannot guarantee the security of the Hotspot at all times. You are solely responsible for any information or data uploaded, downloaded or otherwise communicated via the Hotspot and you are responsible for keeping all usernames, passwords and other security-based information secure and private at all times.

Without limiting any other provisions of these Terms & Conditions, Perisher shall not, in any way, be liable to you for any kind of loss or damage incurred as a result of your use of the Hotspot, including but not limited to any viruses, malware, spyware or loss of data you may become subject to during your use of the Hotspot.

Perisher strongly recommends you install a personal firewall and anti-virus and anti-spyware security software your wireless enabled device to block unwanted traffic or downloads to your device.

Privacy

Perisher is committed to safeguarding personal privacy. It recognises that individuals have a right to control how their personal information is collected and used. Perisher will only collect, use and store your personal information for the purposes of delivering the Hotpot in accordance with applicable legislation and these Terms & Conditions. Without limiting the above, Perisher advises that it will not capture or attempt to capture any personal information whilst you access and/or use the Hotspot without your consent.

Perisher will collect and store the IP and MAC address of the wireless enabled device that has accessed the Hotspot, once the Terms & Conditions of access have been agreed to.

Perisher is not in any way responsible for how any third party (including but not limited to any website that you access and/or use through the Hotspot) collects and/or uses your personal information. You are solely responsible for checking the terms of use and privacy policy of each website you visit on a case by case basis and determining whether you accept such terms of use and/or privacy policies.

If you have any queries regarding Perisher’s collection and/or use of your personal information, you may visit Perisher’s privacy policy located at this URL: http://www.perisher.com.au/resort-information/privacy-policy.html .

Limitation of Liability

Your access to and use of this Hotspot is at your own risk. Without limitation, Perisher makes no warranties or representations as to the accessibility, security, stability or reliability of this Hotspot and Perisher specifically disclaims any liability or responsibility for any Hotspot faults, failures or interruptions or the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, security or reliability of any communications (including, without limitation, any transactions) made using the Hotspot.

Neither Perisher nor any other party involved in delivering the Hotspot is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, or inability to use or access, the Hotspot for any reason whatsoever, even if Perisher has been notified or advised of the possibility of such damages.

Perisher assumes no responsibility, and makes no warranty or representation in relation to, and shall not be liable in respect of your use of any third party proprietary software.

Perisher assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damage to, or viruses, malware, etc that may infect your computer or wireless / mobile device or other property on account of your access to or use of the Hotspot.

Perisher is not responsible for the content of any website accessed or used via the Hotspot. Your access to and use of any website or network connection whilst using the Hotspot is entirely at your own risk.

Indemnity

You warrant and agree that you indemnify and will keep indemnified Perisher against any costs, damages, expense, loss or claims whatsoever suffered (either directly or indirectly) by Perisher to the extent it is caused or contributed to by you arising from your breach of these Terms & Conditions.

Perisher Website Terms and Conditions

Please read this legal statement carefully before using this Website.

1. Ownership

1.1 The website ("Main Site") is owned and operated by Perisher Blue Pty Ltd (ABN 82 061 232 488) of Kosciuszko Road, Perisher Valley, New South Wales ("Perisher"). Perisher also owns and/or operates other internet facilities, including a number of web addresses that re-direct to the Main Site, versions of the Main Site that are formatted for display in mobile web browsers, mobile apps that display content from the Main Site, and pages maintained by Perisher on a range of social media and content sharing services operated by third parties. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, each of the Main Site and each other internet facility referred to in this clause is known as a "Website".

2. Acceptance and Variation

2.1 Your use of and access to this Website is conditional upon your acceptance and compliance with the terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained in this document and elsewhere on the Website (known collectively as the "Terms of Use"). By continuing to use, or access this Website, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, you must stop using the Website immediately.

2.2 Perisher may at any time vary, revise, add, amend, modify, or delete any part of these Terms of Use or the Website by publishing amended Terms of Use on the Website. The amended Terms of Use will be effective immediately after they are published on the Website and you will be bound by the amended Terms of Use from that time. You acknowledge that you will not be given explicit notice of any amendment to the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to any amended Terms of Use, you must stop using the Website immediately.

3. Use of the Website, and Perisher Content

3.1 The Website may contain text, graphics, video, audio or other content provided by Perisher and its licensees (known collectively as "Perisher Content") and includes Perisher Collected Material (as defined below in these Terms of Use) and such Perisher Content is protected by intellectual property laws (including copyright, trademark and patent laws) of Australia and other countries.

3.2 Perisher authorises you to access and use the Website, including displaying, printing and downloading the Perisher Content onto your personal computing devices solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You must not use any part of the Website, including its forums and Perisher Content, for the promotion or advancement of your own or any other party's commercial interests or those of any Perisher competitor.

3.3 Other than as expressly permitted by law or these Terms of Use, no part of the Perisher Content may, without the specific prior written consent of Perisher, be directly or indirectly:

used, copied, reproduced, translated, reused, transmitted, retransmitted, adapted, varied, removed, altered, modified, stored, published, republished, broadcasted, linked, distributed, framed, posted, uploaded, rewritten, broadcasted, stored;

performed in public;

incorporated into any other web site or used for any commercial purpose;

stored in a retrieval system, by any means, including but not limited to graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by storage in an information retrieval system;

used in any manner or for any purpose which is unlawful; or

3.4 used in any manner which violates any right of Perisher (or a licensee of Perisher) or which is prohibited by Perisher.

3.5 Some of the intellectual property rights, including copyright, in the Perisher Content are included on the Website under a licence from third parties. Any permission to use, copy or reproduce that Perisher Content (other than in the course of using the Website as permitted by these Terms of Use) must be obtained from the owner of those rights.

3.6 All names, logos and trademarks (both registered and unregistered) identifying Perisher are the property of Perisher. Nothing contained on this Website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use or distribute any name, logo or trademark displayed on the Website without the express written permission of Perisher.

3.7 You agree not to post or transmit through this Website any material or content that violates or infringes in any way the rights of any other person or organisation or solicits, encourages or promotes illegal activities, or which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libellous, derogatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, hateful, scandalous, pornographic, objectionable, which gives rise to civil or criminal liability, is unsuitable for viewing by any person under the age of 18 years or otherwise violates any local, state or federal law. You may not engage in any activity on this Website that restricts or inhibits any other user from enjoying or using this Website.

3.8 Perisher may monitor the content of this Website to determine compliance with the Terms of Use. Perisher has, at its absolute discretion, the right to edit, refuse to post, or remove any material or submission submitted to or posted to this Website that Perisher finds to be in violation of these Terms of Use or otherwise objectionable.

4. Your Content

4.1 The Website may allow you to add, create, upload, submit, distribute, post or share on or through the Website, content including website links, opinions, photographs, profiles, graphics, video and audio (known collectively as "Your Content").

4.2 You warrant that you are the owner of, or are licensed to use, all intellectual property rights in Your Content necessary for legally doing any of the things that you may do in conjunction with the Website.

4.3 You grant to Perisher a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, sub-licenseable, transferrable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and communicate to the public Your Content for any purpose.

4.4 Without limitation, you acknowledge that Your Content may be published, reproduced or redistributed for any purpose, including Perisher's commercial purposes, without notice or payment to you, and you consent to the doing of all things with Your Content that, but for this clause, might or would infringe any moral rights you may have in Your Content.

4.5 Perisher may, at its absolute discretion, screen, edit, refuse to display, move or remove Your Content at any time, and for any reason, without notice to you.

4.6 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Perisher, its respective officers, directors, employees, suppliers, subcontractors and agents from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) asserted by any third party due to or arising from or in connection with:

your use of the Website; and

any claim by any person that any of Your Content infringes or allegedly infringes the intellectual property rights of any person, or otherwise causes loss or damage to any person, including any such claim arising from any use by Perisher of Your Content in accordance with these Terms of Use.

4.7 Perisher reserves the right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you acknowledge that if Perisher does so, your indemnity obligations are not reduced or otherwise affected.

5. Data and Material about You

5.1 The Website may provide you with facilities for recording information about your use of Perisher services (known as "Your Profile"). Your Profile may include information about your involvement in snowsports activities and your use and purchase of Perisher goods and services.

5.2 You acknowledge that it is a condition of your access to and use of all Perisher goods and services that Perisher may create, collect and collate material and data about your use of Perisher goods and services, which may include information about you that you provide to Perisher when you purchase Perisher goods and services (eg, your name and contact details), data that Perisher compiles automatically while you use Perisher goods and services (eg, geographic location data about you collected while you are engaged in snowsports activities) and material that representatives of Perisher create, collect or collate about you while you use Perisher goods and services (eg, Perisher's professional photographers taking photographs or professional videographers recording video of you while you are engaged in snowsports activities). All such material is known as "Perisher Collected Material".

5.3 You acknowledge that Your Profile may comprise data from a range of sources, including Your Content and Perisher Collected Material.

5.4 You acknowledge that Perisher may use any data stored in Your Profile, including Perisher Collected Material, for any purpose without your further consent, subject to the Perisher Privacy Policy.

5.5 You acknowledge that all Perisher Collected Material is provided to you for entertainment purposes only and Perisher makes no representations as to the accuracy, currency of precision of Perisher Collected Material. You must not rely upon Perisher Collected Material for any purpose, and you agree that Perisher will have no liability to you for any reason whatsoever in connection with any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in Perisher Collected Material.

5.6 You acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in Perisher Collected Material, including any photographs of you taken by Perisher's professional photographers or video by Perisher's professional videographers are solely owned by Perisher, and the inclusion of any Perisher Collected Material in Your Profile does not assign or otherwise grant to you any ownership of intellectual property rights in Perisher Collected Material.

5.7 The Website may provide you with facilities for sharing Your Profile with your friends, family or third parties. You acknowledge and agree that Perisher does not control or monitor the uses a person with whom you have shared Your Profile makes of Your Profile, and Perisher has no liability to you or any other person under any circumstances for any use or misuse of Your Profile by any person.

6. Third Party Material

6.1 The Website may contain material submitted by third parties, including other members of the public using the Website ("Third Party Submissions"). Third Party Submissions may include website links, opinions, photographs, profiles, graphics, video and audio.

6.2 Perisher does not actively monitor or moderate Third Party Submissions, and you acknowledge that Third Party Submissions may include material which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, unsuitable for people under the age of 18 years or otherwise objectionable.

6.3 You acknowledge and agree that you access Third Party Submissions at your own risk, and Perisher will have no liability to you or any other person for any reason whatsoever associated with your access to Third Party Submissions.

7. Loss of Data

7.1 You acknowledge that Perisher has no obligation to create backups or otherwise protect any part of the Website, including any of Your Content or Your Profile, from any loss or corruption of data for any reason.

7.2 You acknowledge that Perisher has no liability to you for the loss or corruption of any data you store on the Website, including any of Your Content or Your Profile, even if such data was lost as a result of a negligent or deliberate act or omission of Perisher or any of its representatives.

8. Limitation of liability

8.1 Nothing in this clause or otherwise in these Terms of Use excludes or limits the application of any provision of any statute, including the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), where to do so would contravene that statute or cause any part of these Terms of Use to be void.

8.2 Nothing in this clause or otherwise in these Terms of Use excludes any condition, warranty, guarantee or term where such exclusion would contravene any statute or cause any part of these Terms of Use to be void ("Non Excludable Rights").

8.3 Except for any Non-Excludable Rights, Perisher disclaims all representations, warranties and conditions of any kind, whether express, implied or written, oral, contractual or statutory.

8.4 Perisher provides the Website and all Perisher Content "as is", and Perisher does not warrant uninterrupted use or operation of the Website, or that any data sent by or to you will be transmitted in uncorrupted form or within a reasonable amount of time, or that it will be virus or other malicious code free. Perisher makes no claim of ownership or control over Your Content or any Third Party Submissions, and does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of any Third Party Submissions.

8.5 Except for liability in relation to breach of any Non-Excludable Rights and liability referred to in the next clause, Perisher's maximum aggregate liability to you arising in any way in connection with the Website or any Perisher Content in contract, including for one or more breaches of any express term or terms of these Terms of Use, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise, is limited to an amount equal to the total amount paid by you to Perisher for your use of the Website.

8.6 Except in respect of any Non-Excludable Rights, in no event will Perisher, its directors, employees, suppliers or any third party referred to on the Website be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, punitive or consequential damages whatsoever, including without limitation damages for loss of profits or revenues, loss of confidential or other information, business interruption, personal injury, loss of privacy, corruption or loss of data, failures to transmit or receive data or any other pecuniary loss whatsoever arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Website or any Perisher Content or otherwise in connection with any provision of these Terms of Use, even if Perisher was advised of the possibility of such damages.

8.7 For liability in relation to breach of any Non-Excludable Rights, except where liability in relation to those Non-Excludable Rights by law cannot be limited, Perisher's liability is limited, at its option, to the cost of repairing or replacing any defective goods, or supplying again or paying the cost of having supplied again any defective services.

8.8 You agree not to carry on any activity in relation to the Website which might give rise to a liability of Perisher. If you do engage in any such activity, you unconditionally indemnify Perisher against all liability arising from such activity.

9. Links

9.1 Content displayed on this Website and links on or from this Website may lead to or be sourced from sites and resources located on servers operated and maintained by third parties, over which Perisher has no control ("Third Party Sites"). Subject to the next sentence, links to Third Party Sites are provided for convenience only and should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation by Perisher of any Third Party Site. In some circumstances, a link to a Third Party Site may be provided in order to complete a transaction that was started on the Website for the supply of specific goods or services to you, in which case Perisher acknowledges its referral to you of the Third Party Site, subject to any additional terms and conditions that may apply to the transaction at the time of referral.

9.2 Any third party advertiser is solely responsible to you for the delivery of any goods or services you purchase on a Third Party Site.

9.3 Perisher accepts no liability for loss of any kind arising from content or materials available on Third Party Sites or the use of links. Third Party Sites may contain their own terms of use which you may be obliged to comply with. You follow all links to Third Party Sites entirely at your own risk.

10. Privacy

10.1 Perisher will handle all personal information in accordance with Perisher's privacy policy (http://www.perisher.com.au/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy).

10.1 By using this Website, you agree to the use by Perisher of your personal information, including any material in Your Profile, in accordance with Perisher's privacy policy.

11. Additional Terms and Conditions for Specific Perisher Services

11.1 The Website may allow or provide you with facilities to use or purchase other goods and services from Perisher (for example, the purchase of ski lift tickets or for the booking of accommodation). The use of any such facilities may be subject to further specific terms and conditions ("Additional Terms").

11.2 You acknowledge that, unless any Additional Terms explicitly state that a specific term of these Terms of Use should not apply, all Additional Terms are in addition to, and do not replace or vary, these Terms of Use.

11.3 If there is any inconsistency between any term or terms of these Terms of Use and any term or terms of any Additional Terms then, to the extent of the inconsistency:

if the inconsistency relates specifically to the subject matter of the Additional Terms, then the Additional Terms will prevail; and

in all other circumstances, these Terms of Use will prevail.

12. Termination

12.1 These Terms of Use remain in full force and effect unless and until terminated by Perisher.

12.2 Perisher may terminate these Terms of Use and your access to the Website at any time without notice. If you violate any Terms of Use, your right to use and access the Website automatically terminates. All restrictions imposed on you, disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms of Use, and all licences you grant to Perisher under these Terms of Use will survive termination.

12.3 You acknowledge that if Perisher terminates your access to the Website for any reason, Perisher is under no obligation to supply to you a copy of any of Your Content or any part of Your Profile stored on the Website, and Perisher will have no liability for any reason whatsoever arising from the loss of any part of Your Content or Your Profile.

13. Assignment and Severance

13.1 Without notice to you, Perisher may assign these Terms or Use (including all obligations of Perisher) in their entirety to its related bodies corporate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganisation, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets.

13.2 If any part or all of any clause of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal or unenforceable, it must be severed from these Terms of Use and will not affect the continued operation of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use.

14. Governing law

14.1 All matters relating to these Terms of Use are governed by and are to be construed according to the laws applicable in the State of New South Wales and the Commonwealth of Australia. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales and Australia.

Perisher's Sponsors & Partners

The History of Perisher

Acknowledgment of Country

Perisher Ski Resort acknowledges the traditonal custodians of the land on which we operate, the Monero-Ngarigo People and their connection to the mountains and waterways which surround us. Perisher pays respects to the Monero-Ngarigo People who have cared for this land for thousands of years.

Perisher Ski Resort

Perisher Ski Resort as we know it today was formed in March 1995 and combines the resources and facilities of Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes, Mount Blue Cow, Guthega, The Station and the Skitube alpine railway. It is the largest snow resort operation in the Southern Hemisphere. It has the highest terrain, the greatest number of lifts and the most reliable snow in Australia.

Perisher Valley and Smiggin Holes

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Front Valley

Perisher Valley has its roots in the early pioneer days, when graziers used the surrounding valleys for summer pasture. The name Perisher is steeped in mystery, the myths surrounding its origin stem from the graziers attempting to rescue livestock trapped in the high country. Braving the full force of the blizzard as they crested The Gap, the feeling among the graziers were - "This is truly a perisher!"

Smiggin Holes is of Scottish origin. The trampling of hundreds of cattle consuming rock salt that graziers had placed there, caused depressions that filled with water. These depressions were called "the smiggin holes". 1939 signified the start of Smiggin Holes as a destination for skiers. A cafe was established to service skiers en route to Charlotte Pass and Mt Kosciuszko.

The method of travel in those days consisted of horse drawn sleighs to Smiggin Holes, then arduous journeys oversnow on skis to Mt Kosciuszko. As the number of skiers increased, services, facilities and means of access were improved, and Perisher's first lodges were constructed. Telemark and the Snow Revellers Club being completed in 1952. In the winter of 1953 the first oversnow transport operated to Perisher Valley. It was greeted by the inhabitants with cheers and celebrations.

In 1958 Sverre Kaaten, another pioneer of the mountains, built a sophisticated rope tow at North Perisher. Ken Murray, an old friend of Sverre's built another rope tow and Perisher's first T-bar. Development continued and Mt Perisher Double Chair was opened in 1961. After the opening of the first chairlift, T-bar expansion and rope tows, the Perisher area thrived. Murray Publishers Pty Limited was taken over by Australian Consolidated Press in 1972 and Kosciuszko Alpine Resorts was formed.

Murray Publishers then traded under the name of Perisher Ski Resort which incorporated the resorts of Perisher and Smiggins. In 1995, Murray Publishers Pty Limited and the Alpine Australia Group Pty Limited merged to form Perisher Blue Pty Limited.

Mt. Blue Cow

Some time after 1840 James Spencer, a grazier, obtained the lease for all the high country on the main range, including Kosciuszko and Blue Cow peaks. His homestead was situated at West Point (now known as Waste Point) near the entrance to Kosciuszko National Park.

Apparently Spencer crossed some imported black English Shorthorn cattle with white Shorthorns, obtaining offspring with blue roan coats. Blue Cow was named after one of these cross-bred cows, which would disappear after the thaw each year and would invariably be found on the mountain before the next winter.

In the 1970s, the National Parks and Wildlife Service carried out studies for the development of skiing at Mt Blue Cow, in response to the identified need for the expansion of suitable areas and facilities to enable the continued growth of alpine skiing within the Park. In November 1984 the bid by Mt Blue Cow Ski Bowl Pty Limited was selected. The resort opened in July 1987 and despite transport difficulties (caused by the delay in the completion of the Skitube alpine railway beyond Perisher) the response to the facilities and the mountain was overwhelmingly positive.

Today… Blue Cow includes the facilities of Blue Cow Resort Centre at 1905m and Guthega Ski Centre at 1640m. The highest lifted point on the Blue Cow Side of Perisher is 1960m reached by the Summit Quad Chairlift. The vertical drop to the base of the Ridge at 1605m is 360m. Blue Cow's 14 ski lifts open daily during winter from 8:30am to 5:00pm weather permitting. There is also snowmaking over an area serviced by six lifts.

Guthega

Guthega Resort was established in the 1950's along with Perisher Valley and Smiggin Holes, when improved access to the mountains, created by the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric scheme, and the associated influx of European migrants with skiing experience, stimulated the growth of skiing in New South Wales.

Mainly because of its "out of the way" location, Guthega remained a separate small resort, operated by Guthega Development Pty Ltd, with only a handful of lodges, few lifts, and limited patronage from day skiers, who had to contend with more difficult road conditions than those to Smiggin Holes or Perisher Valley.

In 1982 the Car Park chairlift was installed, which overcame the need for visitors to walk some distance uphill to the upper end of the village to reach the bottom lift, thus making the resort more appealing to day visitors.

In 1991, Guthega was purchased by the Alpine Australia Group Pty Limited, the then operator of the Blue Cow Resort. This led to the operation of two resorts becoming integrated in 1992, thus providing day access into Guthega via the Skitube alpine railway and the Blue Cow and Link Management Unit ski slopes.

Skitube Alpine Railway

Initially, Skitube alpine railway was designed as a winter based access system to improve entry to the Perisher Range ski fields. Until then, these areas were served by a single road of limited capacity that was and still often is, adversely affected by snow and ice during winter. The Skitube was deemed to be the most efficient and environmentally acceptable alternative available. When it was decided to go ahead with the development of Mt Blue Cow in 1984, Skitube was the most practical option for providing access to the resort, and so Skitube was extended from Perisher to Mt Blue Cow. It is Australia's longest ski lift!

Skitube is a Swiss designed rack-rail train that takes passengers from Bullocks Flat on the Alpine Way through a tunnel in the Ramshead Range to the Perisher Resort, stopping in the underground station at Perisher Valley. Skitube then proceeds to Blue Cow via another tunnel through the Perisher Range. The tunnel is Australia's longest transport tunnel at 6.3km long, and at its deepest point it is 550m below the surface. Since its start of operations in 1987, Skitube has carried over 4 million passengers in comfort and safety.

Perisher Historical Society

The Perisher Historical Society (PHS) has been established to capture memories of the early days of the Perisher Range.

The Perisher Range includes (although is not restricted to) Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes, Blue Cow, Guthega and Charlotte Pass.

The Society seeks to collect and preserve information and artefacts of historical and educational value; expand knowledge of the Perisher Range’s history and develop a display of historical items.

For further information about the Perisher Historical Society, please visit their website.

Mountain Operations

Perisher's Mountain Operations Department are responsible for the smooth running and maintenance of many key areas of the resort including: Lift Operations, Civil and Building, Skitube, Snowmaking, Snow Grooming and Ski Patrol.

Snowmaking at Perisher

Click on the hyperlink above for a brief overview of Perisher's Snowmaking Operations.

Snow Grooming at Perisher

Click on the hyperlink above for a brief overview of Perisher's Snow Grooming Operations and how changing snow conditions can affect a skier's and boarder's day.

Perisher Ski Patrol

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