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workshop with the athletes snowboarding this season.
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about becoming a pro and Epic Australia Pass holders
succeeding at the highest can head to the Front Valley
level. There will also be a every Tuesday and Saturday
signing session, a sausage from 6pm to hit the slopes
sizzle, live music, and heaps under the lights. Night skiing
of giveaways and prizes. A season runs from 17 June
number of crowd favourites until 19 September. If you’ve
are also returning to the got kids with you, head to
line-up, including Thredbo Smiggin Holes for free kids
Ridercross, the ninth annual night skiing. Harry’s and
Transfer Banked Slalom, Herman’s carpet will be
and the Bush Doof, hosted open on Wednesday nights
by Australian snowboarder from 6pm to 8pm, beginning
Tess Coady, as well as a wide 28 June and ending on 20
range of community and September.
school race events. More competitive younger
Some of Mt. Hotham’s best skiers can enter the Scots
excitement this year comes Race, which is open to all
off-trail, with a range of students from kindergarten
attractions lined up for the to grade 12 from any school,
season. One of the highlights so long as they can carve the
will see Steph Graham from event racecourses safely and
Melbourne’s iconic Donovans in control. Skiers can enter
restaurant join the team at the giant slalom, while the
©Perisher Resort Zirkys’ a la carte restaurant snowboard cross discipline is
for winter, where she will available for snowboarders.
lead an exciting new menu. Entries close on 4 July, with
Degustations and wine nights racing beginning on 9 July.
will be some of the culinary For those who haven’t
highlights of the season, quite mastered a jump turn
while there will also be ‘Beer or a snowplow, the PEAK
& Bites’ nights, which will Musical Festival is back
serve medieval-style tapas again this year. Dubbed
in conjunction with Bright the “coolest festival in the
Brewery in the Ovens Valley. Snowy Mountains", this
Elsewhere in Mt Hotham, year’s PEAK will begin on 9
town favourite Miss Mary’s June, kicking off the season
is expanding, with a new and coinciding with the
bar overlooking Heavenly opening weekend on the
Valley and Mt. Feathertop. slopes. This non-ticketed
Hoff Hut will also deploy a event will take place across
new smoker for delicious all three days of the long
on-trail treats. Don’t forget weekend and will feature
to also keep an eye out for some of the biggest names
cafe Frankie’s family-friendly in Australian music, such as
silent discos, which will take Boo Seeka, The Regime, and
place throughout the season. Shantan Wantan Ichiban,
For those who prefer to be representing a celebration
on-trail after dark, Perisher of Australia’s return to the
©Mt Hotham Resort Management ©Mt Hotham Resort Management is offering night skiing and slopes.
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