Perisher Blue Ski Resort

Perisher Blue Ski Resort

Perisher Blue Ski Resort
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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  • Deidre C
    Camden, Australia160 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great snow over priced food
    The snow experience was fabulous. The whole family loved the snow. We had so much fun and it was a good sunny day. Most of The food outlets are eat overpriced for the low standard of food they serve.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 10 July 2024
  • Mairwen1
    United Kingdom12,096 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Smiggins, Guthega, Perisher Valley and Blue Cow
    Another great week in Perisher. Second week of August and the snow cover was very good and the days were clear and bright. We have chosen Perisher over Thredbo for several years now because we enjoy being able to mix our skiing around and choose from a more varied terrain and the larger number of runs at Perisher. The resort includes Smiggins, Guthega, Perisher Valley and Blue Cow which means you get a good combination of long, steep runs, easier slopes, challenging terrain parks, all with beautiful scenery. We tend to spend most of our time at Guthega and Perisher Valley. The good news this year is that the Guthega Inn is now open again for lunch (last year, lunch was available for guests only). We pre-booked online and reserved one of the outside tables with the panoramic view of the mountains and looking down across the Snowy River and Guthega Dam. NOTE ON EPIC PASS: We have found that the annual Epic Pass works very well for us but (and its a big but), you have to buy it early and you have to ski for at least 5 days for it to be worth it. The earlier you buy it, the cheaper it is. We bought it last year and covered the cost after 5 days. You can pass some cost-savings on to friends under the ‘buddy' scheme and we have done this in the past but read the fine print because it’s not as good a deal as it sounds on the surface. If you’re also skiing at one of the affiliated overseas resorts like Vail or Whistler, then it really becomes good value.
    Visited May 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 22 August 2024
  • Diane C
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nahie, you are amazing.
    Thank you to Nahie, an amazing Ski instructor. Nahie is a true professional, knowledgeable, patient and caring. She helped build up my confidence while pushing me to be a better skier. Congrats to Perisher on such a wonderful asset to the mountain.
    Visited September 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 11 September 2024
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Julian B
Wilsall, MT106 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
It's a nice mountain with plenty of runs to choose from. Entry to the lifts and t-bars is roped off in the opposite direction to the approaching skiers and they also build in a slight uphill grade. This results in having to push yourself uphill go get onto every lift. It's a strange way to treat your clients.
Written 6 August 2020
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Joe H
Jindabyne, Australia63 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2021 • Friends
My recent visit to ski at Perisher Blue was a great experience. Started our day at Snowsports Rental. Awesome service from Alan and staff. Nothing to much trouble for them. Excellent knowledge and service provided. The benefit of renting your gear with Snowsports Rental on the mountain is that you can drop into their location and solve any problems on-mountain quickly. This beats having to sit out the day if something goes wrong or having to drive back to Cooma or Jindabyne to upgrade your gear. Thanks guys.
Written 19 September 2021
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Karen J
2 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2022
lifts and runs were great, food by the resort was not good and was expensive. The over full lessons didn't work and took 40 mins to start. The ski hiring worked well and were helpful and thankfully there were real people to talk to re account issues etc, unlike trying to contact Perisher resort prior to my visit. I have to say the staff on the mountain were excellent, friendly and helpful without exception.
Written 4 July 2022
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Andrew L
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
I've been going to perisher since I was 5 yrs old.
Just finished a trip to the sundeck Hotel for 7 days (Sunday to Sunday). Highly recommend the sundeck, and I wish Cliff and his wife all the best for the future.

Now my mate, myself and members of my family have been buying the epic pass since it was called the freedom Pass. We've accepted its great value even tho its a gamble with the aussie snow season.

what I cant accept is the communication with perisher (or lack of it) and the general sense that our snow experience is more about keeping their staff happy as apposed to the persons who pay the coin to ski there.

my chief complaints are the communication, grooming and above all the ski tube!

you can only email perisher with questions (their FAQs are useless) and get a reply within a week if your lucky. pretty bad if your trying to find out if say night skiing is on!

The grooming is absolutely awful! some might disagree but compared to what I experienced in say 2015, it seems like its rushed which puts holes in the grooming which can be hazardous. while I stayed at the sundeck this week, there was 2 whole mornings that no run at blue cow was even groomed! What are we really paying for?

The ski tube is an absolute rip off now. At one point in my life, the ski tube was part of your ticket. since vail resorts became involved with perisher, its been an optional extra. Perisher and vail claim its the most convenient and safest way to the resort, well why does everyone I talk to on the mountain try to avoid using it at all costs!

Its because national parks pass is $30 per vehicle or $200 per year per vehicle. your charged the same per head for the ski tube!. you can have up to 5 people per car

good luck if your staying on snow.

They charged my father $120 for the return at any day ticket even tho dad is a pensioner and had a valid season pass which meant he could have qualified for the $51 day ticket! My dad isn't able to use the internet and the staff at the skiitube were less then helpful and charged him full price (probably to meet a quota!)

Id recommend going elsewhere as I know from a former worker of vail resorts they they could not give a $#%^ as long as they can get you to bend over and pay pay pay.

good luck if you have kids!
Written 4 September 2022
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Leeanne L
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
Very disappointed with the beginners lesson at Smiggins. My children had never been skiiing before and were ridiculed by one of the instructors. He said "everyone look at this biggest loser" to the group when my younger son fell over. And then he told everyone to laugh at my oldest son when he fell over. We were also told to buy the ski lift passes which cost us an extra $345 for 3 kids, when they didn't even take the kids on the lift. For just a day trip, it cost over $800. My husband and I could not find a seat anywhere in the cafes for the entire day, the queues for food and coffee were constantly ridiculous. We ended up standing out in the blizzard for most of the time because we were worried about the kids getting teased or sitting in the car. Was a miserable day overall. Please provide more warm indoor seating for your guests especially as it costs an absolute fortune.
Written 30 August 2022
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jason m
Noosa, Australia37 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022 • Family
Welcome to perisher where your money will definitely leaves your account.
Spent over $900 on ski school and lift tickets dollars for a family holiday for 3 people skiing for 2 days. 1st day my 6 yr old bailed out of ski school before it finished as he did not want to ski anymore,this required a day lift pass which frankly should not be required for a 15m magic carpet. Day 1 $200 plus pretty much wasted. My son still had a lift ticket for the following day which perisher would not refund. Perisher stated a med certificate is required and even then you would only receive a credit
So day one wasted. We had picture perfect ski conditions so since my son didn't want to ski I thought a trip to the top would be a memorable experience in the snow. Perisher said no pedestrian traffic? So I said how about we wear our skis and go up and come back down.
Perisher says you can't do that either you must get off?
So if you go to perisher you can forget a refund if you need it. Take plenty of money for your food as a hotdog will cost you 15 bucks and a sausage roll over 8.
Another strange thing I witnessed was a child in ski school needing the toilet. His parents weren't allowed to take him? He was escorted by a female which i though strange in such a climate we have these days.
Another thing about ski school is that it starts at 10 and finishes at 1pm, kids in the 3 to 6 group have a hard time missing lunch and are more likely to become grumpy and disinterested as happened to my son. This set us up for failure.
Would I return. I don't think so. Apparently Thredbo caters for family's wanting a snow experience going up the mountain by letting you go on a chair lift, so good on them whoever owns that resort.
Written 20 September 2022
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Kevin
Beijing, China1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2019
Went there with 2 of my friends for summer skiing, turns out to be one of the worst skiing experience I've ever had, the lift pass was insanely expensive, cost around $110 for one day, even more, expensive than Les 3 Vallées which would only cost around $60 a day. not to mention the $30 national park entrance fee which is a total rip off. My pass which was booked online was denied since they told me I have to have the card that I booked with presented to them, which was not mentioned in any form when purchasing the tickets online. The attitude of the employee was terrible, the queues where huge (about 20mins to get on any lifts). The snow condition was terrible, ice and rocks on some slopes. On my 2nd day there due to weather conditions, the ski resort has shut down all lifts and slopes with the exception of only one beginners slope yet offers no compensation for my lift pass in any form. $110 a day with an additional $30 park entrance fee just for a beginner slope. The only thing this skiing resort does better than Thredbo (which is also expensive as hell) is that its has fewer moguls which makes it easier to do carving. I would never recommend this skiing resort to anyone and would never visit again. You are way better off with Cardrona or 3 cones and will cost you less with the returns tickets combined.
Written 25 February 2020
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Kylie S
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Family
40 min wait for lifts. Nowhere to sit for lunch. Lines for everything from toilets to hot chocolate. Great snow but lift infrastructure does not have capacity to handle crowds. Oversold at peak times. Waste of a season pass. Seriously Perisher do something about over crowding. Either restrict tickets or improve lift infrastructure and visitor amenities. No more season passes for me. Wont be back after many loyal years.
Written 15 August 2022
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Alex N
Brisbane, Australia5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2022 • Family
Awful company to deal with. Be very careful about the bookings you make because I found them to be ruthless and inflexible in their policies if your needs change. Their customer service (haha) employs a team of young people who have no power to look at each case on its merits, Greg answer is simply no. I’ll find somewhere else to go next time. I was charged to hire a heap of equipment that we simply didn’t need, and there was no refund at all. Their equipment was not used and they had no wear and tear, but not even a partial refund was available. Money grabbing at its best.
Written 6 July 2022
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HolidayingSolutions
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
Ive had an Epic Pass ever since they bought into Hotham. They were great refunding the 2020 ones due to covid closure.

We bought 5 passes on that basis for 2021 but are unable to use them due to covid reasons covered by the 'epic coverage'.

I have been chasing a refund for the deposit since early April via email, the website and even managed to find a phone number that put me on hold for 25 min then disconnected.

I would not recommend anyone buy an Epic pass as the 'Epic Coverage' means nothing and the customer contact non existent.
Written 9 August 2021
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