Thredbo also boasts Australia's only halfpipe, a 13-foot minipipe, as well as a boardercross track. It's a good time to plan a summer vacation. Flights to Canberra from LAX are hovering around ...

Further south, snowfields in Tasmania recorded up to 5 centimetres of snow down to 1,500 metres. Errol Hanlon from the Thredbo Alpine Museum said snow settled on shady ground, car windscreens ...