Perisher ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Perisher is a ski area in Perisher Village, New South Wales, Australia. Its 203 mapped downhill runs add up to 83 km, which ranks it #1 of 16 ski areas in Australia and gives it 29% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 408 m long.

Slopes at Perisher

About 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Perisher a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 9.3 km (11%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 45 lifts: 20 t-bars, 14 chairlifts, 7 magic carpets, 2 j-bars, 2 rope tows. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,604 m up to 2,037 m, a vertical drop of 433 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 35.0 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Perisher

The nearest airport is Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (OOM), about 52 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 8 min by car; Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is 119 km away. Nearby ski areas include Charlotte Pass (11.1 km), Thredbo Resort (54.9 km), Selwyn Snow Resort (8.7 km) and Corin Forest, which together add 115 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.