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First time in australia - Is Ayres rock the best place for ski-ing?

First time in australia - Is Ayres rock the best place for ski-ing?

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Old Aug 14th, 2000 | 04:57 AM
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Falcon
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First time in australia - Is Ayres rock the best place for ski-ing?

Will fly into Sydney and gradually do Melbourne Adelaide...etc. <BR> <BR>Would really love to get some ski-ing in. Is Ayres Rock really the best place to go? It does seem a bit far off from my itinerary.
 
Old Aug 14th, 2000 | 06:23 AM
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You didn't say what time of year you would be coming but almost certainly you could get some great skiing around Ayres Rock. It is actually a giant iceberg, similar to the one which sank the Titanic in the Med off the coast of Majorca.
 
Old Aug 16th, 2000 | 02:34 AM
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This HAS to be a joke, but just in case... Ayers Rock, now known as Uluru, is in the middle of a desert. It gets incredibly cold at night in winter but the rest of the time it's just plain hot. <BR>There are ski fields, only in winter, in Victoria and New South Wales. <BR>Kay
 
Old Aug 16th, 2000 | 01:17 PM
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Ayers Rock (known as Uluru) is in the middle of desert........no snow there ! <BR> <BR>The best 2 sets of snowfields are <BR>(1)about 2 hours from Canberra or <BR> <BR>(2) about 3 hours from Melbourne. <BR> <BR>Hope this helps. <BR> <BR>Scott
 
Old Aug 24th, 2000 | 06:17 AM
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You may find that the snow is a funny brownish colour, but then so will your trousers be once you've commenced skiing down 'The Rock'. Also don't forget to bring along your camera & take plenty of photographs of the Indeginous Population ( Aboriginals ). <BR>They love it.
 

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