A tranquil snow-fed stream near Thredbo, in the Australian Alps.
Picture was taken on the weekend of 24-25 June 06 in an area called “Dead Horse Gap” near an alpine resort of Thredbo, Australia. It is on one the high peak. There were a bit of snow but not enough to cover the grass yet. Wild horse roam this area. You can see their footprints in the photo.
Temperature was -5c degrees when we venture out to try our luck with snowmaking machine in the area called “Friday Flats” – the beginner slope of Thredbo Resort. Snowmaking and Grooming / Thredbo is the benchmark for snowmaking and grooming in Australia. The already mega snowmaking system that covers 25% of the trails has had another $2 million makeover in the summer and is now fully automated. What does this mean to snow riders? In the 2006 season 42% more snow was made than the previous year, this coming winter the mountain crew expects to produce an extra 30% again. More trails will be covered by the automated system. So better quality, greater coverage and more areas covered. Combine this with a state of the art grooming fleet to smooth the trails (including winch cats to smooth the steep), you know you will always have the best possible snow riding conditions. The "corduroy" surface left behind after a touch up from this mountain crew will make your boards sing!
Plenty of water in the Thredbo River thanks to snow melt and spring storms.
BEST VIEWED LARGE* / My time on the mountain was ejoyed it was amazing to see the plants struggling through the snow, with ice crystals clinging to the stems. To those in the Northern Hemispere Sno is a novelty , with our snow season usually running for three to four months and isolated to to specific areas. Thredbo is one of our snowfield ski resorts, about six hours south by road from Sydney,, will take you to The Snowy Mountains National Park, the Alpine region straddles two Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. Ski season runs june to September
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This shot taken , on top of the mountain at THREDBO Ski Resort , in the state of NSW in Australia., 6 hours by road from Sydney
BEST VIEWED LARGER Looking across the ranges fro Mount Crakenback over the NSW SKI Resort of Thredbo, 6hours by car south of Sydney
Taken on the path to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain at 2228 metres above sea level. This area was completely covered by snow a day after this shot was taken.
Takne in the Snowy Mountains National Park, Thredbo, NSW Australia
A female skier at Thredbo in the New South Wales ski fields.
One of the cascades to be found along the wombat trail at Thredbo, NSW.
Standing out in the crowd at Thredbo in 2008.
Evening light on the Thredbo River, Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Wildflowers on the upper reaches of the Thredbo River — could be mistaken for blue butterflies! Kosciusko National Park, New South Wales.
Taken on the path to the peak of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain at 2228 metres above sea level. This shot was taken over the Christmas break, summer 2008 with my Nikon D300.
Thredbo River just before dusk i had to lie down on the bank to get the reflection of the trees on the water this way.
More from the archives. Taken on the same magic trip to the Snowy Mountains as the Dance to the End of Time series. This shot was taken at Dead Horse Gap in the upper reaches of the Thredbo River at the top of the Kosciusko Mountain Range. This place is aptly named – man it was cold. It is a beautiful but treacherous pass with weather so quickly changeable that on occasion the wild horses that roam the area get trapped in a snowstorm and freeze. In full sunlight the colours of these gums are amazing with an almost translucent light blue sheen and deep-red to orange bark stripping off them. Canon 30D / Tv: 10 secs / Av: f/22 / ISO: 200
The very picturesque Lake Crackenback.
Spring snowmelt at its peak on the Thredbo River, Thredbo Diggings, Kosciuszko National Park, S E Australia. Nikon D200, 18-200 VR lens, / f/9, 1/125sec., 52mm, ISO 200, EV: -1.0, CP filter.
Australian Alps, Kosciuszko National Park. Nikon D200, 18-200 VR lens, / f/14, 1/60sec., 130mm, ISO 100, EV: -0.3
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