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The winter in Australia can be pretty tame if compared to winters in, say, Europe or Canada. Australian winters are characterized by mildly cold winds that remind me very much of the cold mountaintop cities back in my home country. You have to wear jackets, sure, as the weather sometimes reach single-digit temperatures, but it is still a pretty cool weather that anyone can enjoy (who ever thought winters could be this pleasant?)

Many people ask whether it snows or Australia or not, given these mild winter conditions, and the answer is in the affirmative. It does snow in Australia, specifically in the Snowy Mountains region, the highest mountain range in the country. By global standards, the mountain range is pretty low and the temperature is still pretty fair, but the high precipitation allows for the creation of an extensive ski industry in Australia.

Going there, my colleagues and I rented a coaster that will take us from Sydney to Thredbo, said to be where the beginner slopes are (though it also has the steepest vertical ski incline anywhere in the country). Going there took us about 8 hours each way. That's 16 hours of travel back-and-forth. During the journey, we also passed by Canberra, the federal country of Canberra, created in 1913 as a decision instead of picking either Sydney or Melbourne.

Sadly, the start of June this year did not yield much snow. We arrived in Thredbo while it was raining so hard that we could not get out immediately of the coaster. It was scheduled to snow that day but the fierce rain showers hid the snow falling. The top of the Thredbo section of the Snowy mountains had snow in it already but we could not get into any of the lifts because it was raining badly. So we just settled with the patches of snow available within our reach. That was actually my first stepping unto snow.

If you are waiting for a more widespread snowfall, wait until July or August, the peak months of the Australian winter. During this time, you can rent any of the skis and slide down the famed Thredbo ski drops. I can't guarantee because of our early arrival, but I'm hoping that it would be fun!

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