August should mean peak snow depth, Jindabyne worker says, but spring blast threatens ‘catastrophic’ premature end to season
The Telemark ski club in Perisher Valley, NSW, where some ski lifts have already closed well ahead of the season’s customary end.The Telemark ski club in Perisher Valley, NSW, where some ski lifts have already closed well ahead of the season’s customary end.Australia’s snow season has begun to melt away early as unseasonable warmth cuts snowfalls to almost half the average for this time of year, experts say.
Snow depths had fallen on average since records began in the 1950s and seasons would continue to end earlier as global heating continued, Falster said. Nearby Thredbo Village faced a string of days above 10C in August, well above the ski town’s long-term average high of 6.7C for the month. “There’s a bit of optimism that there’s snow coming in the next couple of weeks, but it certainly weighs on people,” he said. “If the season did end up finishing early, it would be pretty catastrophic for a lot of people that came down.”Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersSome ski lifts in NSW’s Perisher Valley have already closed well ahead of the traditional season end at the start of October, Falster said.
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