What's on in Perisher Valley, Australia through the year

Busy — Summer holidays in Australia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually)), Main Range walking season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)), Kosciuszko wildflowers (15 Dec – 31 Jan (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually)), Main Range walking season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Busy — Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne

• Festival

  Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne

  20 Mar – 26 Apr · usuallyArts festivalCrowded

  Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, half an hour below Perisher, becomes an open-air show of sculptures lit after dark, with music and fireworks. Accommodation in town fills. Source ↗

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually)), Main Range walking season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne, Autumn / Easter break in Australia

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne (20 Mar – 26 Apr (usually)), The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually)), Main Range walking season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Winter (July) break in Australia

• Season

  Winter season

  5 Jun – 5 Oct · usuallySki seasonCrowded

  Australia's biggest lift network runs from the June long weekend to the October long weekend. Cover here is made as much as it falls, and a warm week with rain can strip it at any point. Source ↗

• Rule

  Park fee and chains season

  6 Jun – 7 Oct · usuallyWinter road closures

  From the June to the October long weekend Kosciuszko charges its higher winter vehicle fee, and two-wheel-drive cars must carry chains on Kosciuszko Road up to Perisher and on the Guthega road. Source ↗

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, NSW winter school holidays

• Season

  NSW winter school holidays

  4–19 Jul · usuallyCrowdedBook early

  The July break brings minimum-stay rules, prices at their yearly peak and a Skitube queue at the bottom. Weekdays either side of it are a different mountain entirely. Source ↗

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Park fee and chains season (6 Jun – 7 Oct (usually))

Busy — Winter season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Park fee and chains season (6 Jun – 7 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Spring break in Australia

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Park fee and chains season (6 Jun – 7 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Spring break in Australia

• Closure

  The village shuts for summer

  6 Oct – 5 Jun · usually

  Once the October long weekend is over most lodges and restaurants close, the Skitube stops and Blue Cow is unreachable. You can drive up, but plan to sleep and eat in Jindabyne. Source ↗

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually)), Park fee and chains season (6 Jun – 7 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Main Range walking season

  15 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyTrail season

  With the road past Perisher reopened to Charlotte Pass, the summit and Main Range walks are clear of snow from about late November; early in the season expect lingering drifts and cold wind. Source ↗

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Australia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Kosciuszko wildflowers

  15 Dec – 31 Jan · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  The high plains flower for a few weeks after the melt and the Main Range walks open up. Perisher itself is largely shut in summer, so this is a day trip rather than a stay. Source ↗

Still on: The village shuts for summer (6 Oct – 5 Jun (usually)), Main Range walking season (15 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))