History Timeline

Charles Kerry publishes the first photos of skiing in Australia

Photographer Charles Kerry publishes the first photos of skiing in Australia taken at the Kiandra Snow Shoe Club races in that year

Clement Wragge constructs weather station

Clement Wragge constructs his weather station on the top of Mt Kosciuszko.

Further reading: Wragge’s Hut by Wendy Cross, Newsletter 14, p.4.

Wragge’s Observatory by C.D.V. Heyde, Aust. NZ Ski Yr. Bk., 1939, p.118.

Charles Kerry leads first winter ascent of Mt Kosciuszko

Charles Kerry leads first winter ascent of Mt Kosciuszko via the Thredbo Valley, ascending from Friday Flat.

Further reading:  The First Ascent of Kosciusko on Ski, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1928, p.43.

Charles Kerry forms the NSW Alpine Club

Charles Kerry forms the NSW Alpine Club, the precursor of the Kosciusko Alpine Club, in Sydney. This club participated in the carnivals at Kiandra between 1898 and 1907 but ceased to exist when the Kosciusko Alpine Club was formed in 1909.

Old Betts Camp

The NSW Government builds Old Betts Camp on the old Kosciusko Road

Championship race at Kiandra

Championship race at Kiandra. L-R: George Irwin (starter), Bill Bourke (winner) and Dick Eastwood.

NSW Alpine Club at Kiandra

New Betts Camp built

The NSW Government builds New Betts Camp on the new Kosciuszko Road halfway between the Hotel Kosciusko and the summit of Mt Kosciuszko.

Further reading:  Demolition of Betts Camp, Aust Ski Yr Bk 1963, p.31.

The NSW Government builds The Creel

The NSW Government builds The Creel (a fishing lodge) at the junction of the Kosciuszko Road and the Thredbo River. The Creel was several kilometres downstream from where the present Kosciuszko Road crosses the Thredbo River and is now under the waters of Jindabyne Dam.

Shelter huts completed

Rawson’s Pass, Lake Albina and Blue Lake shelter huts completed

The NSW Government opens the Hotel Kosciusko at Diggers Creek

The NSW Government opens the Hotel Kosciusko at Diggers Creek and the Kosciuszko Road to the Summit is completed.

Further reading: Special Centenary Dinner at Hotel Kosciusko, Newsletter 3, p.2.

Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC) is formed in Sydney

Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC) is formed in Sydney with Charles Kerry as first president. The NSW Alpine Club ceases to exist

Further reading: Happy Birthday KAC (110 years), Newsletter 23, p.4.

Page 1 of the Minutes of the first meeting of members of Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC), Challis House, Sydney, 3 August 1909.

Formation of KAC by Percy Pearson, Aust. Ski Yr Bk.,1928, p.7.

First winter ascent of Mt Kosciuszko along the Kosciuszko Road

Sir Herbert Schlink leads the first winter ascent of Mt Kosciuszko along the Kosciuszko Road. L-R: Dr H. Schlink,

Dr J. Cosgrove, Mr A.G.M. Pitt and Dr O. Paul (photographer). The trip from the Hotel Kosciusko to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko and return took 3 days with overnight stays at Betts Camp on the outward and inward legs.

Summit Badge and Summit Competition

KAC inaugurates the Summit Badge and Summit Competition

Further reading:  The Summit Trophy, Aust Ski Yr Bk 1928, p.116.

Jacobsen (Norwegian) instructs at the Hotel Kosciusko

First Group of Ladies to reach the summit

First Group of Ladies to reach the summit. L-R: Mr Raffan, Miss Creswick, Miss D. Pitt, Mrs Raffan.

First Ski Proficiency Tests

KAC institutes the first ski proficiency tests in Australia, based on the Ski Club of Great Britain third class test.

Further reading: The Club Tests by Charles Maclurcan, KAC Yr Bk, 1919, p.19.

KAC inaugurates the Championship of Australia, an 8 km cross-country race

First Australian 8 km Open Championship Course

First Australian 8 km Open Championship Course: Kerry Course, Percy Pearson Run, Gates of Heaven, Plains of Heaven, Dainer’s Gap, Kosciuszko Road to foot of Kerry Course.

Richmond Scott becomes first Australian Ski Champion

KAC Year Book

Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC) publishes its first Year Book, the first skiing publication in Australia.

Smiggins Hut Built

The NSW Government builds Smiggins Hut (the Black Hut) at Smiggin Holes.

Red Hut built

The NSW Government builds Red Hut on the Kosciuszko Road at Charlotte Pass.

Foremans Hut Built

Foremans Hut (a shepherds hut) is built at the junction of Club Lake Creek & the Snowy River.

Pounds Creek and Dainers Gap Huts Built

The NSW Government builds Pounds Creek Hut at the junction of Spencers Creek and the Snowy River.

The NSW Government builds Dainers Gap Hut at Dainers Gap.

First Kiandra to Kosciuszko Crossing

Sir Herbert Schlink leads the first Kiandra to Kosciuszko crossing. L-R: Dr Herbert Schlink, Bill Hughes, Bill Gordon, Dr John Laidley, Dr Eric Fisher.

Further reading:  Kiandra to Kosciusko by Sir Herbert Schlink, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1928, p.128.

George Aalberg instructs at the Hotel Kosciusko

Further reading: The Late George Aalberg, Aust. and NZ Ski Yr. Bk., 1939, p.126.

The Australian Ski Year Book is founded

The Australian Ski Year Book is founded by Kosciusko Alpine Club and the Ski Club of Australia with Percy Hunter the first Editor.

The Ski Council of NSW is formed

Kosciusko Alpine Club and the Ski Club of Australia form the Ski Council of NSW and they were joined by Millions Ski Club, Sydney University Ski Club and Kiandra Ski Club. Percy Hunter is the first president.

Further reading: The Ski Council of NSW, Australian Ski Yr Bk, 1929, p.6.

Laurie Seaman and Evan Hayes perish near the summit of Mt Kosciuszko.

Laurie Seaman (left) and Evan Hayes, both members of the Millions Ski Club, perish near the summit of Mt Kosciuszko.

Further reading:  Kosciusko Fatality of 1928 by J.W.S. Laidley, Aust. Ski Yr Bk, 1929, p.97.

Seaman’s Hut Built

The NSW Government builds Seaman’s Hut with money donated by Laurie Seaman’s family.

Further reading: The Seaman Memoriam by Keith P. Bath, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1929, p.170

In Memoriam, Keith P. Bath, Aust Ski Yr Bk 1929, p. 156.

Adams Hut is built

Adams Hut (a shepherd’s hut) is built about this time on the Kosciuszko Road next to Mt Sugarloaf and overlooking Spencer’s Creek. It was rebuilt in 1947 by the NSW Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission and renamed Ibis Hut (shown here).

The NSW Government opens the Kosciusko Chalet at Charlotte Pass

Further reading:  The Chalet at Charlotte’s Pass, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1930, p.14.

Some Notes on the Chalet Opening, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1930, p.57

First interstate race

First interstate race held between NSW and Victoria at Charlotte Pass. This took place in conjunction with the National Championships. NSW represented by Venn Wesche, Cam McFadyen and John Collins

Further reading:  The Inter-State Race, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1932, p.51.

Sverre Kaaten sets Australian Ski Jump record

Sverre Kaaten sets Australian Ski Jump record of 43.5 m at Charlotte Pass.

The NSW Government brings Ernst Skardarasy, the first overseas ski instructor, to Australia

The NSW Government brings Ernst Skardarasy, the first overseas (Austrian) ski instructor, to Australia to teach the Arlberg technique at the Hotel Kosciusko and the Chalet at Charlotte Pass.

Frozen Lessons ski instruction book published

KAC publishes ‘Frozen Lessons’, a ski instruction handbook based on the Arlberg technique taught by Ernst Skardarasy.

Southern Alps Ski Club is formed.

Further reading:  Frozen Lessons, the Stem Turn

Australia selects its first inter-dominion team to compete in New Zealand

L-R: Dorothy Tickle, Derek Stogdale, Beth Davy, Tom Mitchell, Pat Farquharson, Olive Lamble, Reg Gelling, Curly Annabel.

First international competition held in Australia at Charlotte Pass between teams from USA, Australia and New Zealand

Dick Durrance, captain USA team

The NSW Government builds the ‘ski hoist’ at Charlotte Pass, the second ski lift in Australia after the ‘Cresta Run’ at Mt Buffalo, Victoria

The NSW Government commences, but does not complete Rock Creek Hut

Torchbearers Ski Club is formed

Friedl Pfeiffer (St Anton) and Roland Cossman (Salzburg) instruct at the Hotel Kosciusko and a little at the Chalet before it burnt down

The original Kosciusko Chalet burns down

KAC gains an interest in White’s River Hut

KAC gains an interest in White’s River Hut near Mt Gungartan which it uses as a Main Range touring hut, and adds a room and a radio mast.

Hotel Kosciusko instructors

Hotel Kosciusko instructors, L-R standing: Ted Shields, Friedl Pfeiffer (St Anton), George Lamble. Roland Cossman (Salzburg) seated.

The NSW Government opens the new Kosciusko Chalet

The NSW Government builds Smiggins Cafe at Smiggins Holes

The NSW Government builds Perisher Hut near Perisher Gap on the Kosciuszko Road

The Alpine Hut Club builds Alpine Hut at Brassy Mountain

The Alpine Hut Club builds Alpine Hut on freehold land at Dead Horse Creek under Brassy Mountain.

Further reading: The Alpine Hut, Brassy Mountain by T. Southwell-Keely, Aust. Ski Yr. Bk., 1940, p.39.

The NSW Government builds an annexe to the Kosciusko Chalet for the use of members of the Ski Club of Australia

The NSW Government replaces Red Hut with Grey Hut (new Red Hut)

The Allied Services Meeting

This was the second international ski competition held in Australia at Charlotte Pass with teams from Australia, New Zealand, England,  and Norway and other individual allied soldiers from Canada, China, France and the USA

Johnny Abbottsmith installs and maintains radios at the Chalet, Hotel Kosciusko, Seaman’s Hut, White’s River Hut and Alpine Hut

Leonard Green instructs at the Chalet

Leonard Green instructs at the Kosciusko Chalet

Rock Creek Hut

Rock Creek Hut was built as a halfway hut between The Kosciusko Hotel and The Chalet.  Construction commenced in 1938, suspended during War II, finished in 1947, destroyed by lightning in 1949 and re-built by Rock Creek Ski Club in 1959 using predominately the rubble from the site and the existing walls and fireplace.

• PHS has yet to authenticate that the building was struck by lightning a second time – watch this space.

Patsy Finlayson instructs at the Chalet

Experimental Air Service

A KAC syndicate buys an Avro Anson airplane (the ‘Ski Flier’) and experiments with a twice-weekly air service for skiers between Sydney and Cooma. The service is successful but, when continued over summer, the Dept of Civil Aviation rules that it has  breached its charter and closes the service.

Charles Anton forms the Ski Tourers Association

Kosciusko Snow Revellers Club – Temporary Hut Completed

Kosciusko Snow Revellers Club – Temporary Hut, completed in December 1950, the first ski lodge in Perisher Valley.  The main lodge was completed for the October Long weekend 1953.

Charles Anton forms Ski Tourers Association

Rudi Würth instructs at the Chalet

Hotel Kosciusko burns down leaving only staff quarters building

YMCA Canberra Ski Club, now Brindabella Ski Club, is formed.

Tony Sponar and Rudi Würth instruct at Charlotte Pass

Tony Sponar (left) and Rudi Würth instruct at Charlotte Pass

Selmer Engineering starts construction of Guthega Dam and Power Station

Ski Tourers Association opens Lake Albina Lodge at Lake Albina

Ski Tourers Association begins Summer Races

On 29 December Ski Tourers Association starts summer races on the Mt Northcote South America Drift.

Johnny Abbottsmith starts first Oversnow transport in Perisher Valley

Johnny Abbottsmith operates a dog sleigh team from Smiggin Holes to Perisher Valley, which was Perisher’s first oversnow transport.

Telemark No 1 built

Telemark No 1 built and occupied for the winter (pre-fabricated and fully imported from Norway).
Tony Sponar and Sasha Nekvapil instruct at Charlotte Pass.

SMA (Cooma) Ski Club, now Tate Ski Club, is formed.

Johnny Abbottsmith builds Ski Haven rope tow at Smiggins Holes

The Ski Haven tow is the first private ski lift in the Kosciusko area and the first lift at Smiggins Holes.

The Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority builds Cootapatamba Hut next to Lake Cootapatamba.

Bill Day selected for first Olympics

Bill Day selected for first of his three Olympic Games

Sasha instructs at Charlotte Pass

Sasha Nekvapil joins Tony Sponar at Charlotte Pass and remains until 1957.

Johnny Abbottsmith starts first motorised winter transport

Johnny Abbottsmith retired his dogs and began driving Weasels for the Alpine Transport Company which became Perisher Valley’s first motorised winter transport.

Ski Tourers Association opens Kunama Huette in the Kunama basin

Inaugural Perisher Cup held at October long weekend. Each club team of four skiers competed in three events – giant slalom, cross-country relay and jump.

Tormod Lillejord sets an Australian Jump record of 51.5 m at Guthega.

Guthega Dam and Power Station completed

Selmer Engineering completes construction of Guthega Dam and Power Station and removes all but three buildings from its construction camp. These three buildings were the start of Guthega resort.

Ski Tourers Association opens the Northcote Ski Tow and Tow Hut next to Kunama Huette. This was the second private ski lift in the Kosciusko area.

Paul Reader, Keith Field and Doug Baglin retrace the Schlink party crossing from Kiandra to Kosciusko.

The Chalet J-bar, the ‘ski hoist’, is dismantled and replaced by a Hamilton rope tow.

Graham Chalker becomes first paid ski instructor in Perisher Valley

Graham Chalker, manager of Kosciusko Snow Revellers Club, becomes first paid ski instructor in Perisher Valley

The Chalet J-bar , the ‘ski hoist’ is dismantled and replaced by a Hamilton rope tow.

Big Tow and Tow Hut constructed

Sverre Kaaten’s syndicate constructs the first permanent ski lift in Perisher Valley, the Big Tow and associated Tow Hut, in North Perisher. The Tow Hut was the first private, commercial ski lodge in the Kosciusko area.

Guthega resort commences with YMCA Canberra, SMA (Cooma) and Sydney University ski clubs occupying the last three Selmer buildings.

The Chalet rope tow is turned into a duplex.

Christine Davy sets Australian speed record of 112.85 kph.

Christine Davy, Olympian 1956 and 1960, sets Australian speed record of 112.85 kph.

Avalanche destroys Kunama Huette and kills Roslyn Wesche

A fire destroys the Northcote Ski Tow hut.

KAC obtains Ibis Hut from the NSW Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission.

Johnny Abbottsmith leaves the Alpine Transport Company and Bob Strizek buys their Weasels.

Johnny Abbottsmith builds Village Tow

Johnny Abbottsmith builds the Village Tow between Kandahar and KSRC lodges.

Bruce Ferguson becomes manager/instructor for Kosciusko Snow Revellers Club.

K G Murray builds Edelweiss Lodge

John and Pat Davis manage the Big Tow and Tow Hut in North Perisher.

Jean Ecuyer becomes instructor for KSRC, Adam Zapenski for the Tow Hut and Karl Sparber for Warrugang, each instructing independently.

John and Pat Davis operate the Big Tow and Tow Hut in North Perisher

Perisher Ski Association is formed

Perisher Ski Association is formed with Max Gregory as first president.

With the help of YMCA Canberra, SMA (Cooma) Ski Club  constructs a ski lift up Tate East Ridge.

Jean Ecuyer instructs for Snow Revellers

Ski Tourers Association converts Pounds Creek Hut into Illawong Lodge

SMA ( Cooma) Ski Club constructs a ski lift up Tate East Ridge at Guthega

SMA ( Cooma) Ski Club constructs a ski lift up Tate East Ridge with the help of YMCA Canberra Ski Club.

Cooma Ski Club constructs their own ski lift on Back Perisher

K G Murray relocates Johnny Abbottsmith’s Village Tow to Front Valley where it becomes the first tow in Front Valley.

Perisher telephone service connected.

Adam Zapenski instructs at the Chalet and Johnny Müller replaces Zapenski at the Tow Hut.

The NSW Government builds the Woodrun Tow at Charlotte Pass

K G Murray begins investment in Perisher

KG Murray builds Sundeck Hotel and first T-bar

Neville Gare becomes Superintendent Kosciusko National Park.

Rock Creek Hut is rebuilt as Rock Creek Ski Club.

Johnny Müller instructs at Warrugang and Henri de Vouassoux at the Tow Hut.

Tony Sponar rebuilds burnt-out Hotel Kosciusko staff quarters

Tony Sponar rebuilds burnt-out Hotel Kosciusko staff quarters and opens it as Sponars Lakeside Inn.

Sverre Kaaten, John and Pat Davis and Dick Gilkes form Perisher Valley Enterprises to develop Smiggin Holes.

KG Murray builds the Man from Snowy River hotel

Sundeck Hotel burns to the ground and is rebuilt.

Dulmison brings electricity to Perisher from Guthega Power Station.

Perisher Ski Association forms the Perisher Ski School with Jean Ecuyer, (captain), Johnny Muller, Erich Walka, Jean-Claude Decostard and Denis Bertholet.

KG Murray builds No 2 T-bar in Front Valley

Walter Spanring instructs at Guthega for YMCA Canberra Ski Club (now Brindabella Ski Club) members.

Perisher Valley Enterprises converts Beaver Lodge into Alpine Gate Hotel

Perisher Valley Enterprises converts Beaver Lodge into Alpine Gate and commissions Dulmison to build the first ski lift (Poma) in Smiggins Holes.

Walter Spanring instructs at Guthega

Walter Spanring instructs at Guthega for YMCA Canberra Ski Club (now Brindabella Ski Club) members.

KG Murray opens the Mt Perisher double chairlift

Alan Limbrick, Peter Clark and Neville Andrews join Perisher Valley Enterprises and fund the first T-bar in Smiggins Basin.

Walter Spanring, while continuing to instruct, builds his own hut at Guthega and leases the YMCA Canberra beginners lift and the SMA (Cooma) ski lift on Tate East Ridge.

YMCA Canberra Ski Club buys Johnny Abbottsmiths Ski Haven Tow

YMCA Canberra Ski Club buys and relocates Johnny Abbottsmith’s Ski Haven Tow to Guthega as a beginners tow.

David Whitford forms Davwhit Pty Ltd to build a village on Mt Tate linked with Guthega by a télépherique.

Gary Fischer opens Eiger Chalet

Gary Fischer opens Eiger Chalet while Jake Zweifel and Jean Ecuyer open Perisher View Motel.

Cresta Lodge, the first in Smiggins Holes, opens.

A big year for Perisher Valley Enterprises which ran the Big Tow and Tow Hut in Perisher, the Perisher Valley transport service, the Smiggins Café (Ed’s Pies), the Alpine Gate Hotel and Snowline Ski Shop, the Poma lift and T-bar in Smiggins Bowl.

Fritz and Margot Feiersinger open Marritz Alpine Inn

KG Murray purchases two Porsche snowmobiles for Perisher Valley Hotels.

KG Murray appoints Stan McGuinn to run Perisher Valley Resort.

Alan and Gwen Cooper moved from the Sundeck to the Man from Snowy River Hotel

KG Murray begins snow grooming

KG Murray begins snow grooming in Perisher with a corrugated iron roller pulled by a weasel.

KG Murray builds the Piper Poma to connect Perisher Valley and Smiggin Holes.

Perisher Valley Enterprises converts the Big Tow to North Perisher T-bar.

James Wallace Holdings begins operations in Smiggins.

Perisher Valley Ski Instructors 1962

Perisher Valley Ski Instructors 1962, L-R: Jean Ecuyer, Len Harrison, Fritz Halbwidl, Jean-Claude Decostard, Eric Walka, Johnny Müller, Noldi Giovanoli, Andre Papp and Helmut Gritscher.

Ansett Pioneer moves into Oversnow transport operating Nodwell snowmobiles

Perisher Valley Enterprises(PVE)  sells the North Perisher T-bar to K G Murray.

James Wallace Holdings forms a consortium with Ansett Pioneer and H C Sleigh known as Smiggins Kosciusko Ltd (SKL). SKL runs transport including a new transport terminal and service station, builds a hotel, several lodges and a new T-bar in Smiggins.

SKL takes over PVE in a share exchange.  Sverre Kaaten (head of PVE) remains with SKL but John and Pat Davis retire.

Hans Trumm becomes non-teaching head of the Ski School.

K G Murray installs the Sundeck Poma lift, the No. 3 T-bar (on the site of the current Blaxland-Wentworth duplex) and the No. 4 T-bar (Technology).

K G Murray erects a new staff building behind the Man from Snowy River hotel, an on-piste comfort station between No.3 and No. 4 T-bars and a mini-mart cum ski shop.

Broken Hill Holdings builds Poma lift on Mt Guthrie, Charlotte Pass.

‘World’s Longest Chairlift’ opens at Charlotte Pass

The ‘world’s longest chairlift’ opens at Charlotte Pass but is badly damaged by many blizzards and sees little operation.

The ‘year of the shovel’, one of the heaviest snow years of the twentieth century. Ski lifts and lodges had to be dug out almost every day.

Smiggins Kosciusko Ltd builds the Link T-bar at Smiggin Holes to connect with Perisher Valley.

KG Murray replaces No 2 T-bar with Doppelmayr duplex

KG Murray replaces No 2 T-bar with Doppelmayr duplex and relocates No 2 T-bar between Telemark lift and North Perisher T-bar as the Flat lift.

He erects a new T-bar next to the duplex and a new Poma lift between the Technology lift and the Perisher chairlift.

K G Murray takes over the Ski School from Perisher Ski Association and appoints Fritz Halbwidl as Director of a 15 man team.

The Year of the Shovel

KG Murray opens the Valley Inn (now Perisher Manor)

Inaugural year of The Paddy Pallin Classic – Australia’s first cross-country ski classic.

The Catholic Church is completed.

Walter Spanring’s syndicate builds Blue Calf T-bar at Guthega

Tate East Ridge ski tow burns down.

Kosciusko State Park Trust withdraws approval for the Davwhit Village on Mt Tate.

Andi Krallinger becomes Ski School Director

Mt Piper 42 metre Ski Jump built

Burke-Wills duplex replaces No 1 T-bar at Smiggins

NSW Ski Patrol Association formed November 1968 with four area patrols – Perisher Valley, Thredbo, Smiggin Holes and Guthega.

Kosciusko State Park Trust changed its name to Kosciuszko National Park.

Sir Frank Packer combines Perisher Valley and Smiggins Holes resorts

Sir Frank Packer combines Perisher Valley and Smiggins Holes resorts to form Kosciusko Alpine Resorts (KAR).

Harold Droga takes over from Stan McGuinn as manager of KAR.

KAR constructs the Olympic T-bar.

Hans Oversnow formed

Oversnow transport taken over by Hans Zollinger calling it Hans Oversnow and is still owned and operated by his son Ralph.

The All Denominational Church opened by Sir Roden Cutler, Governor of NSW.

Guthega Developments builds Blue Cow T-bar

Guthega Developments builds Blue Cow T-bar, Cowpastures rope tow and a replacement rope tow for

Johnny Abbottsmith’s New Haven tow.

KAR constructs the Back Perisher triple chair.

KAR builds the Kaaten triple chair at Smiggin Holes.

KAR constructs the Pretty Valley double chair, the Happy Valley T-bar and the Mt Perisher triple chair.

Sverre Kaaten Nordic Shelter opens

Charlotte Pass Village builds Kangaroo Ridge triple chairlift

New Guthega syndicate builds chairlift from carpark and new Blue Cow T-bar.

Mt Blue Cow begins operations

Mt Blue Cow begins operations with four new quad chairs, (Summit, Ridge, Terminal and Pleasant Valley) and the early starter double chair.

Skitube begins operations

Skitube begins operations taking passengers via the tunnel from the Alpine Way at Bullocks Flat to Perisher Valley.The tunnel link from Perisher to Blue Cow was not quite finished and buses were used to run through the tunnel with a turntable employed for the return trip.  The Perisher to Blue Cow section was completed next year.

Perisher resort constructs the Village 8, eight seater chairlift.

Perisher Resort builds the Freedom quad chair

Perisher Resort builds the Freedom quad chair to replace the Cowpastures Poma lift at Guthega.

Vail Resorts acquires Perisher Ski Resort

Vail Resorts, Inc. announced that the Company has agreed to acquire its first international mountain resort, Perisher Ski Resort (“Perisher”) in New South Wales, Australia, for total cash consideration of AU$176.6 million (approximately US$136 million), subject to certain adjustments.