Fischer family sells Eiger Chalet at Perisher after five decades of ownership: Title Tattle
Paperwork has been prepared for the sale of Eiger Chalet, consisting of 66 bedrooms and a 100-room restaurant at Perisher in the NSW ski fields, at a post-auction $2.2 million sale price.
The new owner will reportedly be Lincoln Pike, a doctor who has worked at Casey Station in Antarctica, as well as the Perisher medical centre.
It will be the first time the ski lodge, along with its White Spider restaurant in Perisher, has been sold since its construction by its original owners and builders, the Fischer family. Established in 1961, Eiger Chalet sits 100 metres from the Perisher chairlifts and 250 metres from the Perisher ski tube terminal.
The property's lease with the National Parks and Wildlife Service runs until 2025, with the potential of a 30-year extension to 2055. It was briefly listed for sale back in 1989 with $3.5 million hopes.
It was auctioned by Ray White Hotels Australia agent Andrew Jolliffe. More than $2.5 million had been tipped for the 2,000-square-metre leasehold offering, given the recent sale of the nearby 70-bedroom St Moritz for $3.2 million.
The ski lodge is the subject of a recent commemorative book, Eiger Chalet Fifty Years: 1961-2011 by Gil Boehm.
