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Week Ahead: Australia Finally Has a Forecast Worth Watching
The first full week of August has a real Southern Hemisphere split: New Zealand owns the reliable ski product, while Australia gets the storm signal it has been waiting for.
New Zealand Gets the Powder Weekend. Australia Gets a Repair Job.
The first August weekend finally has real Southern Hemisphere snow on the board, but New Zealand has the powder story while Australia is still rebuilding trust after a brutal July.
Australia's Repair Storm Arrived. New Zealand Gets the Cleaner Bet.
Fresh snow finally hit the Australian Alps, but wind and base repair still define the week. Across the Tasman, Queenstown and Wanaka get the next front with a better operating floor.
Week Ahead: Australia Gets One More Repair Window. New Zealand Gets the Upside.
The late-July pattern is finally useful on both sides of the Tasman, but Australia is still patching the base while New Zealand is starting to look like the trip with a ceiling.
The Storm Worked. Now the Lifts Have to Prove It.
Perisher just jumped to lifts in all four resort areas, The Remarkables has 7 of 7 spinning, and Thredbo is showing the fine print. The mid-July scoreboard is no longer snowfall. It is conversion.