Blizzard in Aus
Blizzard in Aus
Published : 26-Jul-2025 08:08
Australia has been hit by heavy snowfall as the excellent season there continues. Up to 30cm (12") was reported over the last 234 hours with much more forecast through the weekend.
However the snowfall has arrived driven in on up to 200kph wind gusts giving blizzard conditions and leading to slope closures at some areas including Mt Buller, where the Summit Chairlift, pictured above, had to be dug out.
Hotham received 15cm (6") of fresh snowfall overnight, with an overnight low of -2.1°C. This snowfall means the base is now 107cm, passing the 1 metre mark.
"It is still dumping down and not set to stop anytime soon," said Alex Pankiw, Hotham's Field Marketing Specialist. "We've reached the metre snow base mark for the 2025 season and there's heaps more to come. It was a wild night up here at Hotham, we had winds at over 140km/h, but it's brought the snow and we are loving it today."
Falls Creek woke up to another 11cm of fresh snow after an overnight low of -1.8C. The resort has now reached a 102cm base.
Snowfall is expected to continue across Australian ski areas through the coming week.
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