Photo by Joe Dodgshun. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

The Edith Cavell Bridge and the Shotover River early yesterday in the heavy snow. Photos by Emily Adamson. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

Frosty, with (from left) Charlotte Grey, Kyle Sutton, Carly Johnston, Tim Gainsford, Alex Whiticker and Nicole Hogan, all of Wollongong, Australia. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

Snow, finally! For Queenstown. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

Arrowtown's 2-year-old Ivy Jackson with her snowman in Arrowtown. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

Red berries in the snow. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

The restored Police Camp building in the gold mining settlement of Arrowtown. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

The Remarkables looking over Lake Wakatipu from the Frankton Track yesterday morning, after the clouds cleared and the mountains showed themselves. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect

Driving out of Jack's Point towards the Remarkables. : Snow makes Queenstown postcard-perfect