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Date Posted: 15:49:49 06/02/09 Tue In reply to: The Queen's Birthday holiday weekend start of Ski season 's message, "Australia in JuneHere Comes the Snow" on 03:45:02 06/02/09 Tue >Australia in June >Here Comes the Snow >By Larry Rivera, About.com >See More About:australian weatherskiing in >australiaevents and festivals >Cross-country skiing in Kosciuszko National Park in >the Snowy Mountains >© 1997 Australian Tourist CommissionSponsored Links >Mt Buller ,Hotham ,Falls >8 &12 Seat Minibus Hire from Melb. Cheaper & Easier >than going by bus >www.turnbulls.com.au > >Ski Kaos >* Bus trips to the snow * * Self-drive accommodation * >www.skikaos.com.au > >Thredbo Ski in Ski Out >River Inn is 20 mtrs to chair lifts Great Ski and Snow >Board Packages >www.riverinn.com.au >Australia Ads >Job Vacancies Australia > >Australia Tours > >Travel Kakadu > >Cheap Flights Australia > >And Travel Australia > June in Australia is the first month of the southern >winter. But except at high altitudes where you can >expect snow, the temperature is not as harsh as you >might imagine winter would be. > >And if you're thinking of far north Australia, the >temperature in the northern cities of Darwin in the >Northern Territory, ranging from the 20°sC (68°sF) to >the low 30°sC (86°sF), and Cairns in Queensland, about >17°C (63°F) to the mid-20°sC (mid-68°sF) would remain >fairly tropical. > >Yes, you can go diving in the Great Barrier Reef, and >do a lot of outdoor activities besides. > > >Blowing hot and cold >In Alice Springs in Australia's Red Centre, it will be >warm in the daytime, just below 20°C (68°F) on >average, and cold at night, an average of around 5°C >(41°F). > >Expect an average range of 8°C (46°F) to 16°C (61°F) >in Sydney and a few degrees cooler in Melbourne. > >All temperature figures quoted in this article are >averages and actual temperature on the day may go >higher or lower. > > >Queen's Birthday holiday >June's public holiday in all states and territories >except Western Australia is the Queen's Birthday >holiday on the second Monday in June. Western >Australia has its Foundation Day, a public holiday in >the state, on the first Monday in June. > > >Start of the ski season >The Queen's Birthday holiday weekend is generally >taken as the official start of the ski season. > >The major ski resorts are in the Snowy Mountains in >New South Wales and in the high country of Victoria. >And don't discount Tasmania; you can ski there, too. > > >Blue Mountains festival >For those who miss having Christmas in the northern >winter — Australia's Christmas is in the southern >summer — there's Yulefest in the Blue Mountains when >they transpose the trappings of a cold December >Christmas into the months of June, July and August. > >There'll be roaring log fires, wreaths of holly, >carols, Santa Claus, hot roast dinners and who knows >but that there might even be snow. > > >Into each life some rain... >Little rain is expected in Darwin and Alice Springs, >perhaps a little bit more in Melbourne, Canberra and >Hobart but not enough to be a problem. The biggest >rainfalls would be in Perth, followed substantially >less in Sydney and Brisbane. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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