A few years ago I found out that the BOM in Tassie does nowhere record snow depth as I was trying to follow this up. The NSW records are by the Hydro people and the longer historic record is only told in the diaries of locals and in press reports.sloz wrote:But there is nothing like first hand experience to acknowledge that this change is taking place.
sloz wrote:Interesting!
It's certainly been my sense that the amount of snowfall has been decreasing, not just in Tasmania, but around the world.
But there is nothing like first hand experience to acknowledge that this change is taking place.
Seeing the old photos and reading some early accounts, it certainly seems like our winters are getting milder.
Is it possible that within our lifetime we will see snow disappear completely in Tasmania?
north-north-west wrote:I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there are heavier falls but the snow doesn't last as long.
the incidence of snow fluctuated between 1983 and 2013 at Mt Field with no overall trend. Snow incidence was less on lower elevation alpine mountains in the period 1997–2013 than in the period 1983–1996, but showed a weak opposite trend on mountains higher than 1350 m.
pazzar wrote:If I were building a ski lodge, Rufus would be the most reliable mountain in terms of persistent cover.
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