Believe it or not in this country of extreme temperatures it does actually snow .... well the number of ski hire shops suggest that this is not a joke played on the poms! Many Australians have never seen snow because the Snowy Mountains is an area of only 6500sqkms (about 0.01% of the country!) .... and is a long way for many of Australias inhabitants. We drove through the desolate ski villages and mountain passes whichwere beautiful. Lets not get carried away here, although Mount Kosciuszko is Australias highest peak it is no Everest. At 2228 metres it seems more like a well rounded hill as it does not have the traditional trade mark of a big pointy top like its worldwide counterparts. Nonetheless it was a very pretty area and afforded us some lovely views of the whole area known as the 'High Country' mmmmm? which we are sure with snow would look even prettier.
# posted by Mark @ Thursday, March 23, 2006
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