believe it or not, it does actualy rain in australia, if the riders good enough, they'll adapt, which alot of them have. And although there arnt any 15 min chairlifted dh trails, there are some quality tracks. oh ye, what are the brittish, scottish, european riders going to do when they get to places like South Africa, Australia or New Zeland??? I believe a fair chunk of the worlds top riders hail from australia anyway