With the last week of winter upon us, it's safe to say the 2023 Australian snow season will not go down in history as a great one.
Indeed, it appears that the 2023 peak depth will be the lowest since 2006, which statistically was the worst season on record. That makes 2023 the leanest snow season in 17 years.
The best gauge of Australian snow conditions comes from Snowy Hydro, which has measured snow depths at three NSW sites since 1954. The highest site is Spencers Creek, roughly halfway between Australia's two highest resorts Perisher and Thredbo, at an elevation of around 1830m.
The 2023 peak depth to date at Spencers Creek was 131 cm on July 13
The 2006 peak depth at Spencers Creek was 85.1 cm on August 31
We can't quite lock in the peak depth for 2023 yet, as there's always the chance of heavy snow in September. Indeed the 2022 season peaked on September 20 with a very healthy 232 cm.
But weather patterns at present do not favour snow-b
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