From ski.com.au:
The bizarre, wild weather has brought the first significant snow @ Falls Creek
The bizarre, wild weather brought the first significant snowfalls to the alpine resort of Falls Creek, in the heart of the Victorian Alps.
It was minus 1.6 overnight and resort staff encountered significant snow 4kms below Falls Creek on the road up to the resort this morning. The Bogong High Plains Road to Omeo is currently closed beyond Falls Creek.
Whilst the wild weather has caused widespread damage across Victoria and NSW the alpine resort is experiencing a true mid-winter day, with at least 15cm of snow already blanketing the ski slopes. (128 days to go to official start of the 2005 season).
And at Hotham...
Snow at Hotham in... February?!?
Yesterday was filled with continuous rain, and some even mentioned the 'S' word.
Well that all turned to truth at approximately 9pm last night... and it hasn't stopped since!
This is the most significant snowfall Hotham has seen in the month of February in 30 years. We've had about 20 centimetres fall so far, and the local radio stations have just broadcast an extreme storm warning, so we believe it will continue for a
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