Wasn’t there a disaster there a little while back?
Yep. Ran out of butterscotch schnapps by 10.30 one night and had to hit the Jaegermeister!!!
Laughed heartily just then.
The first joint we stayed in at Perisher had "Schnappy hour" from about 6pm until whenever the manager's wife convinced him to stop handing them out half price, normally about 8 but anywhere up to 10pm. Was enjoyable. There's a Schnapps distillery just out of Jindabyne.
Perisher (when you include the other couple of small resorts just down the road) is about triple the size of Falls, Digs.
Just more of everything. More accommodation options too, so most stuff is cheaper, and if you’re looking to save a lot, you can stay in Jindabyne (bout a 45min drive) and drive up every day.
If you’re flying anyway - and I’m assuming you’re not mental enough to drive from your country - it’s under 3 hours drive from Canberra, so closer than any of the Vic resorts from Melbourne.
9+ metres of the nicest powder you’ll find anywhere.
We had children in tow so chose Club Med. Ski in/out, all meals (p*ss as well if required), lift passes, gear hire, lessons. Cracking staff. We’d never stayed at a Club Med facility before so found the experience a little confronting at first but quickly got up to speed with it and had a ripping stay.
Plenty of novice and intermediate runs but a limited number of black runs for the advanced skier/boarder. A number of chair lifts also so you hardly had to wait.
I recommend this venue and location with vigour for those with children and or limited experience on the snow. If you’re looking for an authentic Japanese resort experience then Club Med isn’t for you but if you like your holdiday in english then it will suit perfectly.
We’re heading back in Jan 2016 but are staying in the Hakuba region of Nagano on the main island of Honshu. I’m told the snow is as good as on Hokkaido but with a fair bit more to do outside the resort.