The ski season opens this long weekend with minimal snowfall and bookings down as cost-of-living pressures bite.
The Kosciuszko chairlift reopened on Sunday after three snowboarders fell from a chair at the Thredbo ski resort in gusty conditions on Saturday.
There are sighs of relief echoing across the Snowy Mountains as snow falls for the first time in weeks,but bookings are still down as much as 40 per cent on last year.
The icy blast could also bring snow to Oberon and Mount Canobolas as it sweeps across NSW.
From the ultimate sunrise vantage point to a snowy lights spectacle.
The four hikers set off to explore Kosciuszko National Park on Sunday before blizzard-like conditions forced the group to hunker down in a hut before police were able to reach them.
For weeks I had been planning this holiday,daunted at the prospect of how to make it a success.
25 years ago,ski instructor Stuart Diver was rescued after almost three days trapped in the rubble of Bimbadeen Lodge,Thredbo.
Hundreds headed to NSW’s snowfields this weekend were forced to abandon their plans,after resort parking hit capacity on Saturday.
Former Shore student Oliver Johnston,18,lost control on the slopes and hit a tree on Sunday morning,police said.
Powerful waves up to five metres high are predicted to crash into beaches along the NSW coast on Sunday.