Perfect storm: Australian ski resorts gear up for big season after snow blankets resorts

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology was predicting the snow level, the elevation above which snow will fall, to sit at 600-700 metres across Victoria, Tasmania and south-east NSW, and above 800m in the NSW Central Tablelands.

Forecaster and owner at Snowatch, Pete Taylor, said La Niña had not stopped snow falling in the eastern states.

Another cold front is expected to arrive on Friday, bringing snowfalls of 20-35cm into next week, with Sunday and Monday expected to be the heaviest days, he said.

That will be followed by another snow system hitting alpine areas on 11 June, in time for the official opening weekend.

Perisher, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass are all expected to see up to 94cm of snow in the next 15 days, with Falls Creek and Mount Buller in Victoria looking at more than 70cm.

Taylor said with the heavy snowfall it was possible Mount Buller and Perisher could both open one of their natural slopes this weekend.

The long forecast for the season, which usually runs until October on some slopes, was harder to predict, Taylor said.

Rhylla Morgan from Buller Ski Lifts said the snow had arrived right on cue.