Australian Skier Visitation Statistics ('000)

1,685,543 visits in 2024

2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Total1,6861,9272,594901N/A*2,3572,3892,2691,9541,966

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
LiftsTerrain
Advanced
Terrain
Intermediate
Terrain
Beginner
Perisher2034m1605m1245ha53.4ha4718%60%22%
Thredbo2037m1365m480ha70ha1417%67%16%
Selwyn Snow Resort1614m1492m45ha36ha1112%48%40%
Charlotte Pass1955m1760m50ha10ha620%50%30%
Mt Buller1805m1375m300ha70ha+2235%45%20%
Mt Hotham1945m1450m320ha25ha1340%40%20%
Falls Creek1780m1500m450ha100ha1528%49%23%
Corin Forest1220m1210m1ha1ha20%0%100%
Mt Baw Baw1562m1407m30ha10ha711%64%25%
Ben Lomond1570m1470m29ha2ha615%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%.

202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
92.3%92.3%90.6%86.0%No survey84.2%80.8%76.4%72.2%75.1%67.0% 57.4%