Australian Alpine resorts record biggest snowfalls in years

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Scene at Mt. Hotham.
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Victoria's alpine resorts have recorded their biggest snowfalls overnight in years, with further dumps today and tomorrow expected to create the best late-winter conditions for skiers and snowboarders in nearly two decades.

Falls Creek experienced the biggest falls in the state, with the cold snap delivering 54 centimetres of fresh snow in the past 24 hours. That takes the resort's accumulated snowfall to 226 centimetres this month - the best since 1992.

"We've had quite a few cold fronts come through this week, and we have one more system coming through later on today," Mr King said. "We've basically had this cold air across the state for a good 3-4 days now and temperatures up there have been well below zero for the last few days.

More: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/alpine-resorts-record-biggest-snowfalls-in-years-20100826-13t1t.html?autostart=1

Snow has also been falling in the Mountains of New South Wales.

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1. Meanwhile, Perth, on the west side of the country has had only half the normal winter rainfall

With only 4 days to go, it doesn't look good.

http://www.watercorporation.com.au/R/rainfall.cfm

Normally, their reservoirs begin an upswing in June until end September and that's what they use through their summer months. This year, all they've done is flat-lined.

http://www.watercorporation.com.au/D/dams_storage.cfm