New Year 2005

As a final gift from Mother Nature to Thredbo for 2004 it snowed last Monday/Tuesday. I arrived back in the village late Tuesday afternoon and there was not a sign that village had been covered in white early in the morning.

Since then the weather has been slowly warming but nothing unpleasant. Temperatures are above zero but the wind chill up on the main range has keep temps below zero at times.

The last snow drifts have almost disappeared within the resort and are rapidly shrinking on the main range.

The wild flowers are out. Shakespeare starts on the green tonight and bush walking and mountain biking are full on.

Delicate little wild flowers are out all over the place

The new road at Kareela is complete

Fields of flowers

And more flowers …

Cooling waters of the Thredbo River

And more flowers …

Of all shapes and colours

etc, etc, etc

Doing what a duck does?

The last patch of snow on the Bluff (far left)

Wishing every one a great New Year while out thoughts go out to the tsunami victims and their families.