Ben Lomond Village
When I arrived on the mountain the sky was completely clear and that intense blue you experience when over 5,000 feet dominated. It was cold, as can be seen from the ice still present in the shadows. But there was no snow, despite this being the peak of the winter season.
After big snow falls last week, this would be a very different picture today. In fact I'm sure most of those ski huts are full of people making full use of the limited season in Tasmania. Several years ago the only hotel on the mountain was destroyed in an overnight fire. As one can imagine, there was no ready access for fire services.
Ben Lomond Village
When I arrived on the mountain the sky was completely clear and that intense blue you experience when over 5,000 feet dominated. It was cold, as can be seen from the ice still present in the shadows. But there was no snow, despite this being the peak of the winter season.
After big snow falls last week, this would be a very different picture today. In fact I'm sure most of those ski huts are full of people making full use of the limited season in Tasmania. Several years ago the only hotel on the mountain was destroyed in an overnight fire. As one can imagine, there was no ready access for fire services.