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Australian Snow Industry Unites at National Snow Summit as New Economic Data Highlights Importance to Regional Communities

More than 180 delegates representing over 75 organisations gathered in Thredbo on the 5th & 6th of May for the 2026 Snow Summit, the first national whole-of-industry gathering of the Australian snow sector in more than two decades.

The sold-out inaugural Summit brought together senior leaders from all Australian snow resorts, alongside representatives from sport, retail, chambers, lodges, ratepayers, tourism, regional communities and all levels of government, to discuss the future of Australia’s alpine industry and the opportunities and challenges shaping the sector.

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ASAA Statement
Moving right along

As we all now know, COVID-19 severely impacted all Australian ski resort operations this past winter, with some resorts being more affected than others. NSW resorts operating at reduced capacity and managed to continue operations until at, or close to, the scheduled close of the 2020 snow season. Victoria’s alpine resorts were deeply impacted by the stage 3 and stage 4 restrictions introduced across Victoria during the winter season, with only limited operations at best.

ASAA Statement
2020 Season

COVID-19 has severely impacted all Australian ski resort operations this winter, with some resorts being more affected than others. NSW resorts are operating at reduced capacity and hope to continue operations until the scheduled close of the 2020 snow season, while in Victoria all alpine resorts have ceased operations due to stage 3 and stage 4 restrictions being introduced across Victoria.

ASAA Statement
2020 Season

Australia’s alpine resorts welcome the recent Victorian and NSW government announcements giving a green light for the Victorian and NSW alpine resorts to be able to open for skiing and boarding from 22 June, 2020. This gives renewed optimism and certainty for the local communities and the 23,000 jobs that rely on alpine tourism, much of that located in regional Victoria and NSW.

ASAA Statement
Covid-19

The ski industry remains hopeful that the 2020 ski season will proceed in one form or another. The ski season will only proceed with the blessing of governments and health authorities, and the industry will not in any way pre-empt what the decisions of government and the health authorities may be.