Blue Cow Mountain - Skiing

Skiing

The last establishment of a major skifield in New South Wales came with the development of Mount Blue Cow in the 1980s. In 1987 the Skitube Alpine Railway opened to deliver skiers from Bullocks Flat, on the Alpine Way, to Perisher Valley and to Blue Cow, which also opened in 1987. The operators of Blue Cow purchased Guthega in 1991, and the new combined resort later merged with Perisher-Smiggins to become the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2009 Perisher had 48 lifts covering 1,245 hectares and four village base areas: Perisher Valley, Blue Cow, Smiggin Holes and Guthega.

Blue Cow has 9 ski lifts:

• Ridge Quad Chair
• Summit Quad Chair
• Early Starter Double Chair
• Terminal Quad Chair
• Brumby T-Bar
• Pony Ride Rope Tow
• Pony Rope Tow
• Snowsports School Rope Tow (Snowsports School only)
• Pleasant Valley Quad Chair