Australia’s turn to lead…

Except for the Portillo World Ski Championships back in 1966, the Southern Hemisphere ski industry has never led the way, but now it might again, in a huge way, as its gears up for its “Covid-19, 2020” winter season when it’s supposed to open some of its slopes on June 6.

While South America will do what it can, one might look to Australia for leadership in that matter. I recently read a press release from the ASAA, its industry association: “The Australian ski season will begin its 2020 ski season only with the blessing of governments and health authorities, and within their guidelines, the industry will not in any way pre-empt what the decisions of government and the health authorities may be.” 

This said, they don’t seem to have a plan, or have thought of one yet, that could be submitted to their governmental authorities.

I doubt that they’ve been consulting either with NSAA, their American counterpart on the matter, and while Vail Resorts owns Perisher in New South Wales, ASAA might begin by using some of the U.S. guidelines, but who knows? Time will tell us pretty soon!