Friday, June 15, 2012

The Southern Winter... Mt. Buller, Australia

The end of the season in Jackson Hole was quick and dirty.  The sun showed it's face more often than not, and brought spring right on schedule.  It wasn't an epic continuation of winter like last year, rather it was a fast transition into the warmth and perfection of a summer in Jackson, Wyoming.  However, that perfection was not taken for granted but short lived, as I chose to leave the Northern Hemisphere and travel to the deep, deep, South for another season of winter in Australia.

I arrived last Tuesday in Melbourne and we headed up to the resort the next day.  There is a buzz throughout the entire village in anticipation of winters arrival.  As of yet, we haven't received too much snow but one of the lifts did open on schedule.  Currently we aren't getting any "formed snow" but it is in the forecast through the weekend.

The Aussie's have been more than welcoming and have greeted me with warmth and kindness.  I may be a long way from my mountain home, but the excitement here feels just like Teton Village in the fall.  Everyone is coming back from their long summer apart and reuniting on the hill for another great season ahead.  The feeling of winter is upon us, with cold temperatures, cloudy skies and the lack of electricity due to snow making...  Ahhhh, the wonders of the man-made world. 

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