Australian Skier Visitation Statistics ('000)
1,685,543 visits in 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,686 | 1,927 | 2,594 | 901 | N/A* | 2,357 | 2,389 | 2,269 | 1,954 | 1,966 |
A skier day is one person using a Lift Ticket or Season Pass for one day’s skiing or snowboarding. Measurement methodology changed in 2015 due to electronic gate scanning technology introduced at some resorts, with “unique scans” measured as opposed to a previously imputed visitation levels for certain lift passes. In resorts without scanning gates, some assumptions are made as to how many days the purchaser of a season pass skis or rides.
*2020: No statistics available due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Australian Snow Resort Statistics
| Highest Lifted Point | Lowest Lifted Point | Skiable Area | Snow Making Area | Lifts | Terrain Advanced | Terrain Intermediate | Terrain Beginner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perisher | 2034m | 1605m | 1245ha | 53.4ha | 47 | 18% | 60% | 22% |
| Thredbo | 2037m | 1365m | 480ha | 70ha | 14 | 17% | 67% | 16% |
| Selwyn Snow Resort | 1614m | 1492m | 45ha | 36ha | 11 | 12% | 48% | 40% |
| Charlotte Pass | 1955m | 1760m | 50ha | 10ha | 6 | 20% | 50% | 30% |
| Mt Buller | 1805m | 1375m | 300ha | 70ha+ | 22 | 35% | 45% | 20% |
| Mt Hotham | 1945m | 1450m | 320ha | 25ha | 13 | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Falls Creek | 1780m | 1500m | 450ha | 100ha | 15 | 28% | 49% | 23% |
| Corin Forest | 1220m | 1210m | 1ha | 1ha | 2 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Mt Baw Baw | 1562m | 1407m | 30ha | 10ha | 7 | 11% | 64% | 25% |
| Ben Lomond | 1570m | 1470m | 29ha | 2ha | 6 | 15% | 45% | 40% |
Helmet Usage
92.3% hemet usage in 2024
Following extensive work undertaken by Snow Resort Australia’s members, helmet usage in Australian Snow Resorts now consistently exceeds 90%.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.3% | 92.3% | 90.6% | 86.0% | No survey | 84.2% | 80.8% | 76.4% | 72.2% | 75.1% | 67.0% | 57.4% |