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We all know that 2023 was a warm winter across most of Australia, with one of the warmest areas being the snowfields of Tasmania and the mainland.
So how are things looking on the first day of spring?
We'll go glass half full here and report that Australia's largest resort Perisher still has 26 of its 47 lifts open, which isn't a bad effort given the lack of a truly heavy snowfall since early July.
Image: Upper Perisher is not so bad right now. Lower Perisher relies a lot on these vehicles and their fearless drivers. Source: Normo, king of the Perisher leaderboard via ski.com.au.
Elsewhere in NSW, Thredbo is looking pretty threadbare but still has an impressive 13 of 15 lifts open, Charlotte Pass has three of five open, while Selwyn Snow Resort remains snowless and closed.
Image: Underneath the chairlift on Thredbo's lower slopes in late August. Upper slopes still have a good cover with 13 of 15 lifts open. Source: Supplied.
In Victoria,
Unfavourable winter conditions forced some ski resorts to end their season and close this weekend, while others are weighing up the benefit of staying open this year.