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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nick Visser

Warm ski season a warning of bleak future for Australia’s snow tourism: ‘So this is our new normal’

Idle ski lifts stand over patchy snow at Perisher Blue Ski Resort's rocky slopes
Idle ski lifts stand over patchy snow at Perisher. The alpine region is changing, with scientists, adventurers and the ski field workers all feeling it. Photograph: The Guardian

If you freeze it, they will come. For now.

On a weekday morning in early September, Perisher is beautiful. Too beautiful. The snow guns have just laid down a blanket of fresh powder when the lifts open at 8.30am, the front valley glistening as the sun rises over the Snowy Mountains.

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