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Snowy Mountains

A collection of 13 posts

Bob’s Ridge

One of the many hikes around the Snowy Mountains region of NSW is the Cascade Trail trail, which starts and finishes at Dead Horse Gap, near Thredbo. On this day we did the 10km return hike out to Bob's Ridge. There was a pretty heavy fog up on

Snowy Spencers Creek

Snowy Spencers Creek

A picturesque creek off the side of the road to Charlotte’s Pass in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Captured on a dramatic day a couple of years ago, I love the remnants of winter mixed with the freshness of spring. Image Data * C: Fujifilm X-T3 * L: Fujinon XF 70-300mm f/

Mt Wheatley Cornice

Mt Wheatley Cornice

Mt Wheatley is a popular snowshoeing and back-country location near Perisher Valley in the NSW ski fields. The trail starts from the Perisher Village but goes off in the opposite direction from the main resort. Snowshoe enthusiasts can get away from perhaps Australia’s busiest ski resort in minutes, and

Rainbow over Porcupine Rocks

Rainbow over Porcupine Rocks

We set out on a 6.5km hike from Perisher Valley on what was a very windy and overcast day, with intermittent rain. It would’ve been easy to call the hike before we even started but we decided to press on and see if the weather would improve. Reaching

Road to Mt Perisher

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Road to Mt Perisher

Mt Perisher is the largest of the mountains that make up the Perisher Ski Resort in the NSW Snowy Mountains. This image was created after the end of the ski season, and the road was clear of snow. View this image in my Photo Gallery, on Vero, Flickr or on

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Stormy Valley

We had the opportunity to do some snowshoeing twice in 2022, with this time in early November being a late season unexpected opportunity, courtesy of the #Snowvember cold snap. On this occasion we started from the carpark above the Charlotte Pass Snow Resort and hiked up Mt Stilwell. We started

Snowgum Blue and White

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Snowgum Blue and White

Australian snowgums are commonly found in the higher parts of the Australian Alps. Some of the species have spectacular colours in their trunks and branches and it is worth slowing down to find the most colourful and interesting compositions. We found this beautiful snow gum on a snowshoe adventure on

Overlooking Blue Lake

Overlooking Blue Lake

This is one of the amazing hikes from Charlotte Pass in the Kosciusko National Park. The hike starts with a sharp downhill section, then a double crossing of the Snowy River before a long, continuous uphill climb, with another river crossing. Spectacular views of the Blue Lake are the reward.

Jindabye Reflections

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Jindabye Reflections

We visited the Snowy Mountains for some hiking a couple of months ago, and Lake Jindabyne was over 100% full. These trees are normally on the water's edge, but were 20m+ out in the Lake, presenting gorgeous reflections with their stunning colours. Originally captured as a 4:3

Charlotte's Snowgum

Charlotte's Snowgum

Charlotte's Pass in Australia's Snowy Mountains is a ski resort during the winter season, and a setting off point for several wonderful hikes during the rest of the year. On this day we completed the hike to the Blue Lake, and found this beautiful snow gum

Snowshoeing Adventures

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Snowshoeing Adventures

Being by myself over a weekend in Canberra during July 2021, I decided to take advantage of the great conditions, small crowds and cheap accommodation in the Australian Snowy Mountains and spend a long weekend the snow. My main intent was to capture some imagery, so I didn’t by

Older than Kosciuszko

Older than Kosciuszko

The day after we hiked from Thredbo to the top of Mount Kosciuszko we drove to Charlotte Pass to check out an alternative trail to hike to the summit. Here we found a lookout where you can get a good view of the main range and of Australia's

Mt Kosciuszko Summit Hike

Mt Kosciuszko Summit Hike

Last weekend we made the hike to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak. At 2,228m above sea level, Kosciuszko is quite a small mountain when compared to peaks of Europe, Japan, North America or even our neighbour, New Zealand. We commenced our hike at Eagles Nest,