Vic: Snow report for August 22, 2000

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2000
Vic: Snow report for August 22, 2000

Rain and snow have been forecast for Victoria's skifields today, according to the weather bureau.

Outlook: Tomorrow, snow; Thursday, snow; Friday, mainly fine.

Mt Hotham: Lifts: 13/13. Temp: 0C. Visibility: very good. Road: open and fitting chains
to 2WDs. Toboggan run: open. Last snow: overnight. Average snow depth: 198cm. Border Cross
Challenge and Big Air Competition, Thursday.

Falls Creek: Lifts: 17/17. Temp 0C. Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open. Last
snow: overnight. Average snow depth: 192cm. Kangaroo Hoppet, Saturday.

Mt Buller: Lifts: 24/24. Temp: -0.4C. Road: open and clear. Tobbogan run: open. Last
snow: yesterday. Average snow depth: 107cm. Interschool competition this week.

Mt Baw Baw: Lifts: 4/8. Temp: 0C. Visibility: foggy. Road: open and clear. Toboggan
run: open. Last snow: Sunday. Average snow depth: 45cm. Free cross country trails.

Lake Mountain: Temp: 1.5C. Visibility: good. Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open.

Last snow: Sunday. Average snow depth: 25cm. All facilities, trails groomed.

Dinner Plain: Lifts: 1/1. Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open. Average snow depth:
76cm. Facilities open.

Mt Buffalo: Lifts: 4/5. Temp: 1.4C. Visibility: fair. Road: open and clear. Toboggan
run: open. Last snow: Sunday. Average snow depth: 30cm. Winter photography workshop with
Clyde O'Donnel.

Mt Stirling: Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open. Last snow: yesterday. Average
snow depth: 62cm. Facilities open.

Mt St Gwinear: Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open. Last snow: August 16. Average
snow depth: 52cm. Facilities open.

Mt Donna Buang: Road: open and clear. Toboggan run: open. Last snow: August 16. Average
snow depth: 8cm. Facilities open.

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