'Well I don't know how of you kept your fingers crossed
for us down under but it was obviously enough as last
weekend the Oz Alps received their second major dump
of the season.
Now
you have to remember that it is not at all unusual
for it not to snow at all until July. In fact many
lodges in Thredbo didn't open last year until
July 1......
Conditions
at the weekend were perfect with a 50 cm covering
of fresh snow on a firm base. The only problem is
that Thredbo Village is a little too low for the lower
runs to get a good covering. As a result the last
run of the day is always a descent through a combination
of sheet ice and large piles of artificial snow.
Perisher
has cleverly avoided this problem by building the
village 300m higher than Thredbo. The not so clever
part is that the top of the skiing is the same height
so all the runs are only half as long....
Amazingly
even more snow is predicted for this week so those
of you who crossed their fingers last time keep them
crossed...and tell your friends too.
James
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