In the southern hemisphere Australia is a classic destination for skiing among the likes of Argentina, Chile and New Zealand around the globe. This country offers an exciting range of ski areas from parks to mountainous terrain. This place has a terrain for everyone from beginners to experts.
Best Time for Snowboarding in New Zealand.
The best time to go skiing and boarding to this place would from mid June to early October. The Aussie terrains for skiing approximately average a snow of 80-120 inches. The resorts here sometimes resort to making snow to keep the riders enjoying the run. Most of the snow happens due to low pressure in Victoria, Tasmania and other parts of the land, which leads to strong winds and rains of snow.
Destinations
One of the best skiing places in this country is the Falls Creek in Victoria. It’s right in between Canberra and Melbourne. It has more than 90 runs and 14 lifts, which give plenty of choices for everyone starting from beginners to intermediate and expert riders. This place is also called the 'Park Capital' of Aussie. Falls Creek has some of the steepest alpine runs in the country.
Mount Hotham has the credit of being the highest mountain resort and has the maximum snow. This place is about 1800 meters higher than the sea-level. This has boards majorly for expert riders and a few for the beginners.
Perisher holds the credit for having the largest resort of this country. They offer runs for everyone from beginners to the experts. It spans across about 1200 hectares of skiable area and board.
Mount Buller and Thredbo are among the other places which have good snowboards. Mount Buller is just three hours from Melbourne. Both these places offer Snowboard Chile for both beginners and experts and Thredbo has the longest run in this country.
Equipments and Instructors
Most of staffs in the resorts are themselves experiences snowboarders. You will require having snowboards, boots, board binding to tighten your feet to the board, jacket, pant, gloves and helmet to help you enjoy your skiing experience. It is important to ensure your bindings are fastened well to the board for your safety. The resorts provide instructors to help you in case you are a beginner or if you need help with anything. You may also want to have an instructor individually to help you learn. This will be expensive, an alternative is to join a group and learn.