Snow in Australia?</h1> <article> <h1>Snow in Australia?</h1> <p>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:31:19 +0000</p> <p>If I had met someone in the mountains of Austria, Switzerland, or even Canada - or any other places well known for their snow - when I asked them where they learnt to ski / snowboard, had they told me "Australia", I would have laughed in their face. Before I came here, I thought of Australia as that place on those aussie shows, where the sun shone 24/7..</p><p> </p><p> This weekend gone, I finally made it to the aussie ski slopes.. "dont expect much" I was told.. Granted, I knew New Zealand is famous for its snow, but for some reason I just expected Australia to be hot and sunny all year round. (turns out places are, Darwin eg is 30C even in winter)</p><p> </p><p> According to Wikipedia...</p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="blog" data-ipsquote-contenttype="blogs" data-ipsquote-contentid="530" data-ipsquote-contentclass="blog_Entry"><div> "Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The summit, at <strong>1,344 metres (4,409 ft)</strong> above sea level, …"</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="blog" data-ipsquote-contenttype="blogs" data-ipsquote-contentid="530" data-ipsquote-contentclass="blog_Entry"><div>"Thredbo is an Australian ski resort set within Kosciuszko National Park in NSW and was modelled on a European skiing town. Thredbo is a town with lodges, shopping and nightlife. Thredbo has 14 lifts (3 hi-speed quads, 1 quad, 5 t-bars, 3 double chairs and 2 snowrunners). It has the steepest overall terrain of any ski resort in mainland Australia and also the highest lifted point (2037m). Mount Kosciuszko is a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. With a height of<strong> 2,228 metres (7,310 ft)</strong> above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia"</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Its not a cheap sport in this country at all, $70 for the hire of the snowboard and boots for a day (about 50 quid) and it was $107 for the lift pass for the day.. </p><p> </p><p> Anyway, only posting this as a reminder to myself to get back down the snow as much as possible... </p><p> </p><p> <span>http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254746_10150255740861003_595356002_8187841_393971_n.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p> <span>http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224545_10150255740621003_595356002_8187834_522521_n.jpg</span></p> </article> <article> <h1>Second Year Visa</h1> <p>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:40:08 +0000</p> Just been granted another year extension on my visa. Nice One!! </article> <article> <h1>Big Day Out Sydney 2010</h1> <p>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:17:52 +0000</p> [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9yNVG65LVI]YouTube- Groove Armada - Big Day Out Sydney 2010[/ame] </article> <article> <h1>Brisbane Roar Vs Celtic</h1> <p>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:35:38 +0000</p> <p>Heading off to Brisbane in the morning to see the Mighty Brisbane Roar take on the little known Glasgow Celtic..</p><p> </p><p> Should be good fun.</p> </article> <article> <h1>adelaide to alice springs</h1> <p>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:41:21 +0000</p> <p>went on a 10 day 4x4 offroad trek to alice springs, via uluru, kings canyon, and loads of other awesome places. </p><p> </p><p> Put some photos online at </p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.peninsulafm.com/trip" rel="external nofollow">http://www.peninsulafm.com/trip</a></p><p> </p><p> Think I might need to look at a gallery or something .</p> </article> <article> <h1>My travels</h1> <p>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:58:50 +0000</p> Well im away in australia, thought id find somewhere to write about stuff. Not for anyone to read really just so I can put stuff. Never used this before so here goes... </article> </main></body></html>