Snowiest week of the year cranking up
Brett Dutschke,
Monday September 4, 2017 - 14:13 AEST
The snowiest week of the year has begun with 70-110cm of fresh snow due to fall across the main resorts, taking the natural snow depth to not only a season high but the highest in several years.
It is becoming very cold and windy with frequent heavy snowfalls and blizzards due to three strong cold fronts. Snow should fall as low as about 600 metres on the New South Wales Alps, as low as about 300 metres on the Victorian Alps. Wind and snow showers will ease during Wednesday but increase again during Thursday/Friday with snow falling as low as about 600 metres.
By the weekend, under clearing skies, the natural snow cover should be more than 200cm deep at Hotham and Falls Creek and possibly more than 250cm deep at Thredbo/Perisher. This would make it the deepest in more than 15 years.
- Weatherzone
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