Welp, my ski season will continue in the Southern Hemisphere, family is relocating to Sydney end of June/1st of July.
Stoked to continue skiing in my "summer". Beyond that we mountain bike, hike, backpack, camp etc so really looking forward to connecting w/ fellow Ski talkers in the region for outdoors beta.
Coming at a good time as hopefully by early July the season will be in progress. Skiing in Australia is hit and miss. In the right weeks in a good season it's thoroughly entertaining. In a bad season - well, you have to be keen but there's always some fun to be had.
Normally very limited skiing in June with poor cover. Best conditions tend to be later July (after the school holidays) and before late August when it typically gets warm, although there will be spring skiing through September. Mid-week outside school holidays are usually best - weekends can be chaotic.
About 5.5->6 hours drive from Sydney to the 2 main resorts, Thredbo and Perisher. So not really close enough for a day trip. There's a couple of smaller resorts - Mt Selwyn (which was totally destroyed in the 2019/20 bushfires but will re-open this season) and Charlottes Pass. Thredbo and Perisher have their respective fans. Thredbo is the one with bigger vertical and more entertaining terrain.
It's too late for the pre-season pass deals however some on-line pre-purchasing in advance can keep the financial hemorrhaging down. And gives the opportunity to sample to see which resort suits best. (Skip Selwyn.) Perisher is owned by Vail so Epic passes will have some rights. They also own 2 resorts in Victoria which can be driven to from Sydney although it's a long day's drive.