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Five Medals and Growing: Australia’s Strongest Winter Olympic Campaign Yet

Five medals in four days, with Australia’s Winter Games momentum continuing to build! 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥈 🥉

With the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics only halfway through, Australia has built on Cooper Woods’ early gold with another four medals, making this our most successful Winter Games ever.

Each performance has been remarkable in its own right, reflecting the strength, depth and …

Snow Resorts Australia champion sustainable practices, enhancement of the visitor experience, building strategic partnerships and advocating for policies that drive the growth of the snow industry.

We support our members to operate thriving, world-class resorts and work to improve national recognition of the industry's economic, environmental, and social value - now and into the future:

  • Visitor safety in the alpine environment;
  • Administration of appropriate standards of instruction in snow sports (in conjunction with the Australian Professional Snowsports Instructors Association);
  • Workplace health and safety for employees and contractors, particularly in relation to the development of safety standards in the use of aerial and surface ropeway transport (ski lifts);
  • Development of standards applicable to the appropriate provision of aerial and surface ropeway transport so as to reduce potential hazards to users of the services provided by members;
  • Ensuring that appropriate environmental policies are developed for minimising the impact of provision of snow tourism services;
  • Ensuring that economic significance of snow tourism in Australia in terms of jobs, capital investment, and annual return is understood by the government and private sectors;
  • Acting as an industry spokesperson for matters relating to alpine tourism and snow sport.

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Hotham

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Ben Lomond

Falls Creek

Charlotte Pass

Selwyn Snow Resort

Corin Forest

Statistics

We utilise comprehensive data to illustrate the growth of Australia’s snow industry, monitoring visitor numbers, economic contributions, and safety campaign outcomes.

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Essential resources utilised by Snow Resorts Australia and media outlets. Access documents, facts, and statistics for reference, education, and informed reporting.

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Employment

Over 4,500 people are directly employed by Australian Snow Resorts each year. Most staff are employed on a short-term basis between the months of June to September depending on the snow conditions.

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