Snow In The Southern Hemisphere
Snow In The Southern Hemisphere
Published : 11-May-2011 12:37
Perisher
After pre-season snowfalls in New Zealand last month it's Australia's turn to see some healthy snowfalls in the past 24 hours.
The country's largest resort, Perisher in New South Wales, turned on the snow guns for the first time last night (May 10) as temperatures dropped, but then the natural snowfall began, depositing 15cm (six inches) over night. The resort says that it expects the snow to fall through to Friday.
Traditionally the Southern hemisphere's ski season kicks off in early June in Argentina, Australia, Chile and New Zealand.
Coronet Peak near Queenstown in New Zealand is often one of the first to open and this year is looking for a June 4th opening. There's no snow there at present but overnight temperatures are dropping to freezing.
The small ski area of Tiffindell in South Africa is traditionally one of the first areas south of the border to open, but it is about to be auctioned for new owners so it is not clear if it will open this year.
The other Southern African resort of Afriski in Lesotho also hopes to open soon. It saw initial snowfall on April 126th and reports precipitation levels have been higher than usual in the past few months raising expectation of a snowy African winter.
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