victoria, snowing?
Feb 26th 2005, 7:25 am
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victoria, snowing?
i may sound stupid here... but im just curious if victoria experience snowing??? well, ive heard its sunny there, and beaches are great!!! just wondering! =)
Feb 26th 2005, 7:30 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by techno_blade2005
i may sound stupid here... but im just curious if victoria experience snowing??? well, ive heard its sunny there, and beaches are great!!! just wondering! =)
Feb 26th 2005, 7:30 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by techno_blade2005
i may sound stupid here... but im just curious if victoria experience snowing??? well, ive heard its sunny there, and beaches are great!!! just wondering! =)
Yes it snows and and it get's bloody cold, but it can also be lovely and warm
They call Melbourne the city of 4 seasons a day
I'm sure many people in Melbourne can back this up, I have been there where it has been 30 degrees in the morning and come 2pm it is raining and about 18 degrees
Kala
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Feb 26th 2005, 7:31 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by techno_blade2005
i may sound stupid here... but im just curious if victoria experience snowing??? well, ive heard its sunny there, and beaches are great!!! just wondering! =)
Feb 26th 2005, 7:31 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
i may be wrong but are the snowy mountains in victoria if so i guess its a good bet that somewhere in that region it snows 
Feb 26th 2005, 7:55 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Apparently the first ski slope in the world was in Victoria. Don't know if that's true, but heard it somewhere 
Feb 26th 2005, 7:59 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by karenjc
i may be wrong but are the snowy mountains in victoria if so i guess its a good bet that somewhere in that region it snows
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Feb 26th 2005, 8:23 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
The ski fields are in the mountains in western Victoria, however during winter in often snows in many other parts of victoria but not enough snow to cover the ground and it quickly melts. It also snows in Tasmania and Southern NSW.
IT can get very cold and wet in OZ in winter its not warm all the time as some people overseas think.
IT can get very cold and wet in OZ in winter its not warm all the time as some people overseas think.
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Feb 27th 2005, 5:17 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by wombat42
The ski fields are in the mountains in western Victoria, .
Northeast Victoria, surely
Feb 27th 2005, 6:38 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Neat! I really hope it will be snowing lots and lots! We're just about to move out to Melbourne from Norway .. and hope we can teach our kids the art of skiing even though we're in sunny OZ!
Anyone here tried the slopes and the cross country tracks?
/Jørgen
Anyone here tried the slopes and the cross country tracks?
/Jørgen
Feb 27th 2005, 9:14 am
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Re: victoria, snowing?
Originally Posted by jskogsta
Neat! I really hope it will be snowing lots and lots! We're just about to move out to Melbourne from Norway .. and hope we can teach our kids the art of skiing even though we're in sunny OZ!
Anyone here tried the slopes and the cross country tracks?
/Jørgen
Anyone here tried the slopes and the cross country tracks?
/Jørgen
We went skiing in Mt Baw Baw last year which is the smallest of the Victorian slopes. It was great for kids but is not much fun for experienced skiers; you'll probably want to go to Mt Hotham or Perisher Blue (in NSW) for the best skiing.
Here's some extra info http://www.ski.com.au/resorts/
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