Perisher snow report & weather forecast
Perisher sits in NSW, rising from a 1720 m village to a 2054 m summit — 334 m of vertical served by 45 lifts. Alpine Intelligence models Perisher’s conditions hour by hour across the elevation band, blending official meteorological forecasts, satellite cloud imagery and terrain analysis into a visibility index, run-surface predictions and snowmaking windows.
Perisher conditions right now
Conditions data updated
Perisher is currently 15.7°C at the 1720 m village, feeling closer to 12°C in the wind. Wind is a light breeze at 13 km/h gusting to 30 km/h, which is the main driver of lift holds on the exposed summit chairs. Visibility is clear, with long sightlines across the mountain. The freezing level is 2710 m, above the 1720 m village.
The base depth at Perisher is 0 cm, modelled from snowfall, melt and settlement at resort elevation. There has been no meaningful new snow in the last 24 hours. The surface is best described as minimal natural cover. Natural cover is minimal — machine-made surfaces only.
No significant snowfall is modelled for the next 24 hours. Model agreement across ECMWF, GFS, ICON, GEM and BOM ACCESS-G is poor (33/100). Wet-bulb temperatures are too warm for snowmaking tonight. The best window on the current run of the models opens Tuesday 9 am.
- Temperature
- 15.7°C
- Wind
- 13 km/h (gusts 30)
- Visibility
- 79.1 km
- Freezing level
- 2710 m
- Base depth
- 0 cm
- Fresh (24 h)
- 0.1 cm
- Snow surface
- minimal natural cover
- Next 24 h
- 0 cm
- Next 72 h
- 0 cm
- Model agreement
- Poor
- Snowmaking tonight
- 0 h
Perisher mountain statistics
- State
- NSW
- Village elevation
- 1720 m
- Summit elevation
- 2054 m
- Vertical
- 334 m
- Lifts
- 45
- Timezone
- Sydney
Ski areas
Perisher Valley · Smiggin Holes · Blue Cow · Guthega
Perisher lifts
20 × T-bar · 8 × Quad chairlift · 7 × Carpet · 3 × Double chairlift · 2 × Rope tow · 2 × J-bar · 1 × Six-seater chairlift · 1 × Eight-seater chairlift · 1 × Triple chairlift
| Lift | Type | Top elevation | Wind exposure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Perisher 6 | Six-seater chairlift | 2042 m | high |
| Eyre T-Bar | T-bar | 2042 m | high |
| International T-Bar | T-bar | 2025 m | high |
| Sun Valley T-Bar | T-bar | 1970 m | medium |
| Olympic T-Bar | T-bar | 1990 m | high |
| Happy Valley T-Bar | T-bar | 1872 m | medium |
| Leichhardt Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1860 m | medium |
| Home Rope Tow | Rope tow | 1776 m | low |
| Lawson T-Bar | T-bar | 1850 m | low |
| Blaxland T-Bar | T-bar | 1835 m | low |
| Wentworth T-Bar | T-bar | 1835 m | medium |
| Quad Express | Quad chairlift | 1985 m | medium |
| Sturt T-Bar | T-bar | 1836 m | low |
| Village 8 Express Chair | Eight-seater chairlift | 1820 m | low |
| Mitchell T-Bar | T-bar | 1811 m | low |
| Telemark T-Bar | T-bar | 1800 m | medium |
| Pretty Valley Double Chair | Double chairlift | 1914 m | medium |
| North Perisher T-Bar | T-bar | 1892 m | high |
| Interceptor Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1906 m | medium |
| Possum Conveyor | Carpet | 1730 m | low |
| Wallaby Conveyor | Carpet | 1730 m | low |
| Front Valley Conveyor | Carpet | 1740 m | low |
| Echidna Conveyor | Carpet | 1730 m | low |
| Piper T-Bar | T-bar | 1818 m | low |
| Link T-Bar | T-bar | 1828 m | medium |
| Burke T-Bar | T-bar | 1825 m | low |
| Wills T-Bar | T-bar | 1825 m | low |
| Kaaten Triple Chair | Triple chairlift | 1796 m | medium |
| Hume T-Bar | T-bar | 1793 m | low |
| Captain Cook J-Bar | J-bar | 1730 m | low |
| Scott J-Bar | J-bar | 1733 m | low |
| Zoe's Conveyor | Carpet | 1700 m | low |
| Harry's & Herman's Conveyor | Carpet | 1700 m | low |
| Ridge Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1938 m | high |
| Summit Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1949 m | high |
| Pony Conveyor | Carpet | 1896 m | low |
| Early Starter Double Chair | Double chairlift | 1880 m | medium |
| Terminal Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1899 m | medium |
| Brumby T-Bar | T-bar | 1892 m | high |
| Blue Cow Ski School Rope Tow | Rope tow | 1902 m | low |
| Pleasant Valley Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1941 m | medium |
| Freedom Quad Chair | Quad chairlift | 1911 m | medium |
| Blue Cow T-Bar | T-bar | 1902 m | high |
| Blue Calf T-Bar | T-bar | 1786 m | medium |
| Carpark Double Chair | Double chairlift | 1782 m | low |