The skiing season is set to extend into September for the first time in three years as snow levels reached above two metres in parts of the Snowy Mountains.
Levels at Spencers Creek in NSW hit 220cm today, a large increase compared to last year, when levels sat at around 75cm at the start of September.
The location is roughly halfway between the Perisher and Thredbo snowfields, and indicates the ski season will continue until the start of next month.
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This is in stark contrast to the last two snow seasons, which peaked in early June and were all but over by September.
The increase in snow has been caused by cool conditions in the southern corner of Australia, where a frigid polar air mass sat over parts of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales last weekend.
It also caused high winds, with gusts of over 120km/h reported.
In Victoria, Mt Hotham reported snow levels up to 159cm, whilst Falls Creek said they were seeing an average depth of 143cm.
Some parts of Victoria even recorded blizzard conditions as the wind and snow combined to cause havoc on roads.
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