PERISHER & THREDBO – Hanno’s Photo Snow Reports

Supertrail getting ready for winter. Image:: Ben Hansen

Photo Snow Report | Ben Hansen

10 June – “Snow guns were blasting and a few keen skiers and boarder were up early for first tracks on the first day. I also witnessed the new pass scanners being tested today.”

Lover’s Leap in Thredbo. Image:: Ben Hansen

Some of the first riders of the season in Perisher. Image:: Ben Hansen

Using the new electronic gates at Perisher. Image:: Ben Hansen

Anyone for a lesson? Image:: Ben Hansen

\\Perisher looking like it’s mid August. Image:: Ben Hansen

The first arrivals of the winter at Perisher. Image:: Ben Hansen

Thredbo’s historic Ramshead chair. Image:: Ben Hansen

The Koscuiszko Express. Image:: Ben Hansen

8 June

Frosted t-bar at Perisher, a good sign for a good opening weekend. Image:: Ben Hansen

8 June – While a spectacular sunrise alluded him it’s hard to complain when it’s snow-laden skies blocking the sun. Hanno was again up before the sun to catch Perisher and Thredbo at their early morning best.

“This morning was SO COLD” he said of his pre-dawn exploits. The roar of the snow guns and the spray of snow was unrelenting he said – having spent the first few hours of the day running around beneath the furiously churning snow guns. The snowmaking systems are are working round the clock to take advantage of the extremely dry, cold air to produce some spectacular man made snow to augment the natural snowfalls of the past few days.

If you’d like Hanno to capture a Selwyn Snowfields sunrise one morning this week tell us in the comments section below – lets see if we can get him on the Snowy Mountains Highway at 4am one morning this week!

Sunrise sentinels at Perisher . Image:: Ben Hansen

Perisher is looking more mid-August than early-June. Image:: Ben Hansen

Cold and snowing on the Kosiuszko Express at Thredbo. Image:: Ben Hansen

The last quiet days in Thredbo before the chaos of winter begins. Image:: Ben Hansen

The morning commute. Image:: Ben Hansen

7 June

Sunrise over the duck pond in Thredbo 8 June – there’s only one word… Pretty. Image:: Ben Hansen

7 June – We convinced our intrepid Thredbo and Perisher photographer Hanno to wake up before dawn, to capture the sunrise over Thredbo and the early morning activity at Perisher – so everyone could bask in the glory of the most exciting pre-season conditions we’ve seen in many years.

The best part – he’ll be sending us a new photo collection each morning this week, that’s a whole week of 5am alarms so we can see just how gorgeous it’s looking in the NSW Snowies… Thanks Hanno.

If you’d like Hanno to capture a Selwyn Snowfields sunrise one morning this week tell us in the comments section below – lets see if we can get him on the Snowy Mountains Highway at 4am one morning this week!

Thredbo sunrise… this time the word’s gorgeous. Image:: Ben Hansen

Early morning snowmaking storm at Perisher. Image:: Ben Hansen

Perisher gearing Front Vally up for a Friday opening. Image:: Ben Hansen

Front Valley ready for season 2011. Image:: Ben Hansen

Snow reporting begins tomorrow, and as always check out the snow cams and snow forecasts…

Perisher forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Thredbo forecasts,
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live snow cams.