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Blue Mountains Walking Festival

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Australia’s Blue Mountains.

Mountain traveler and lover in Australia?   If you’re traveling or living in Australia, you might fancy the Blue Mountains Lithgow and Oberon Tourism Festival of Walking, coming up October 8-15, 2011.

The festival is taking place at locations throughout the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

This eight-day festival will include free and costed events including walks, photographic exhibitions, wilderness treks and guided and self-guided activities.

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A Mountain Island Foodie Week

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Fishing for Lord Howe Kingfish, Lord Howe Island, Australia.

Pinetrees Lodge on Australia’s Lord Howe Island is launching a Food and Wine Week, July 25-29, 2011.

About two hours off the coast from Sydney, Lord Howe Island is a remote mountain island destination popular for bush walking, golf, swimming, surfing, fishing, snorkeling, diving and bird watching.

Pinetrees Lodge is known for its personalized service, food and wine and family atmosphere.

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150 Years Of Skiing

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World Champion Slopestyle Skier Anna Segal, Snow Australia Ambassador 2011.

Australia is marking 150 years of skiing with many events this year.

Snow Australia has named World Champions Boarder X snowboarder Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin (below) and Slopestyle Skier Anna Segal (above) as its new official Ambassadors.

Winter Olympian and mogul skier Britteny Cox has been named honorary junior Ambassador.

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Snow Australia

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Top: Perisher. Photo credit: Shannon Pawsey; Mount Hotham.

Planning an Australia snow holiday?  Then you’ll want to check out the new website, Snow Australia, which covers Australia’s snow industry and nine ski resorts.

The website is designed for all types of snow travelers – a family that skis, a first-time snowboarder, downhill or cross country skiers or people who want to play in the snow toboggans and snow tubes.

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Australia’s Easy Alpine Access

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Australia’s Mount Hotham Alpine Resort has a new resort entry system for easier road access.

Australian skiers and snowboarders will find it easier to get to Mount Hotham Alpine Resort in 2011.

This winter, the resort will launch an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) resort entry system.

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SuperSkiing In Australia

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Australian snow resorts, Perisher and Thredbo, now offer the SuperSki Ticket, a joint lift ticket.

Planning an Australia ski trip this year?  If you’re visiting snow resorts, Perisher and Thredbo, they now have a new joint lift ticket that will give skiers and snowboarders access to both resorts.

This new, five-day, SuperSki Ticket will be available in the peak winter season from June 25 to September 4, 2011.

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