May 26, 2012

Summer snow

It snowed on Mount Hotham overnight. I would have taken the kids up this morning if I’d known earlier. Tweet Pin It

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Snow on the Strzelecki Ranges

The Strzelecki Ranges rise between the Latrobe Valley and Bass Strait in Victoria. They climb to about 740 metres at their highest point, Mount Tassie, but are basically just rolling hills in the west. They are home to rare temperate rainforests in the higher parts between Traralgon and Yarram. These hills were visible to me [...]

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Snow in Porepunkah

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The cold weather came and brought snow flurries this afternoon. It started with hail about 4pm and then turned to snow. The fall lasted about 10 minutes and just settled on the ground when it stopped and turned to rain. It was cold all day and I expected snow, but we didn’t get the precipitation [...]

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First proper snowfall

Mount Porepunkah

The weather has finally changed to a typical winter pattern, with rain several days a week and snow on the hills. We had the first good snowfall down to low levels overnight and this morning. Driving to Mount Beauty earlier this week I noticed a dusting of snow on the summits of Bogong and Feathertop, [...]

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Snowy surprise

Snow at Mount Buffalo Chalet

We had to abandon a planned hike along the “Big Walk” today from the Mount Buffalo National Park entrance station to The Chalet. The day began with heavy rain and the forecast of more to come. The Weather Bureau was predicting snow down to 1500 metres in the morning and 1000 metres in the afternoon. [...]

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