Can any Canberra residents tell me what it is like in the winter? I understand it gets cold, but is it a miserable winter? And how long does it take to get to the snow from there?

Canberra is well known for being cold in winter and stinking hot in summer. Good news is that most houses have some kind of central heating so winters aren't that bad. Think it is about 2 or 3 hours to the snow.

Cold as in -9ºC first thing in the morning and up to about 12-15 during the day (these are usually sunny days). Some days can be miserable if it is foggy or snowing in the mountains. Definitely not miserable as in UK miserable winter.

Ski fields are a longish day trip, depending on how much skiing you want to do (Thredbo or Perisher) and the weather on the day. Most Canberrans would go mid-week when the queues were shorter.

WW

Most winter days in Canberra are bright and sunny. Colder than on the coast of course, but it's definitely not miserable and grey for weeks on end.

It's about a 2.5 hour drive to the snow, so you can do it in a day trip.

As I have had 5 Winters in Canberra I walk around in shorts in July, its nothing like Winter back in England its very dry here so it doesn't fill so cold the only down point on weather is if the winds blowing off the mountains then it does fill bloody cold but with no wind and sunny days you can get 18C days in July here in Canberra.

thanks everyone for that. Sounds even more perfect for me as I LOVE cold but dry winters.