Snow

A snowy view from Frankton on June 26th.

Photos are by Otago Daily Times photographers and prints are available at Otago Images.

Keen photographers braved the cold today to take some photos of the first major blanket of snow that has cloaked Queenstown and Wanaka this winter.

'Two thousand feet above worry level' is now a few inches higher as Naseby is carpeted in snow.

Stacy Herd, from the Naseby Royal Hotel, said that it had been snowing since Thursday morning, although she expected rain would wash away the late spring snow overnight.

Although it had not snowed in Alexandra, Cromwell or Ranfurly, temperatures there ranged from 3degC to 6degC yesterday at 3pm.

That was cold enough for Iceinline, Alexandra's ice-skating rink, to open last night.

It was the first time it had opened this year.

 

 

Photos by Craig Baxter; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

Sucession of photos on the Cleddau avalanche site after 25kg of explosive was dropped from a helicopter. The winding Milford road is visible, snow-covered, at right. Photos by NZ Transport Agency.

 

Photos by Otago Daily Times Alexandra reporter-photographers Lynda van Kempen and Rosie Manins of yesterday's snowy scenes. Prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

Otago Daily Times illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery took a flight above Dunedin yesterday to capture these pictures over Dunedin. Photo prints available from otagoimages.co.nz go to Recent Events and click "It's All White Here"

 

More photos from around Dunedin and Otago, sent to us by Otago Daily Times Online Edition readers.

 

Fun at the new 'Stash' terrain park at the Remarkables ski area on Saturday July 26. Photos by Emily Adamson; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.