Monday, August 19, 2019
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SNOW AND MORE SNOW: It was thumbs up from this young skier on Mt Buller following recent polar storms which brought excitement to the mountains with skiers, both experienced and beginners flocking to the resort to try their skis and snowboards in more than 70cms of fresh white powder. Mt Buller photographer, Tony Harrington was on hand to capture all the action. PHOTO: Tony Harrington
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SIGNIFICANT snowfalls transformed Mt Buller over recent weeks with more than 90cms (almost the one metre) accumulating and steady snowfalls were expected to continue. The Bureau of Meteorology continued to forecast blizzards following on from these heavy falls. “It’s been touted as the strongest cold outbreak that we’ve seen so far this snow season,� said Mt Buller’s snow
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Blizzards allow more runs to open
reporter Sarah. “The polar blast coming up from Antarctica has delivered...how good is it,� she said. “Snow forms when tiny ice crystals in clouds stick together to become snowflakes. “And thank you Mother Nature for this ingenious idea that gives us
mountains of pleasure.� Temperatures in the alpine areas stayed cold with Mt Buller temperatures not rising above zero for several days and overnight temperatures dipping as low as -7 for a next few nights. Following the blizzard conditions Mt Buller confirmed 20 lifts operating for the weekend of August 10
and 11 with more runs open in the resort following the deep falls. Skiers and boarders were excited to access more of the advanced terrain including many of the steeper south side areas that had been waiting for the additional cover this storm delivered. Mt Buller is currently hosting the Subaru Victorian
Interschools Championships which started on August 19. Did you know that the biggest recorded snowflake in 1887, was 38cm wide and 20cm thick - technically it was only the size of a large dinner plate. Sarah reported over several days that lifties were getting their outdoor gym in action over the weekends, their guns burning with muscly goodness ready to show off at the summer music festivals.
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