It is late Summer in Australia, here is a photo of one of the indigenous critters enjoying a nice warm sunbath:
Hat tip to Anthony Wattsfor the link. Anthony's comment:
WUWT reader David Summers sends this photo along taken a few days ago in Australia from a colleague that 'returned there for the summer'
In Ski News for New Zealand from ski.com.au:
Mt Ruapehu launches 'Wicked Little Campaign':
It's been snowing all weekend and looks set to continue for most of the week at Whakapapa and its counterpart Turoa, on the southern flank of NZ's largest ski area in the heart of the North Island There's an old saying "snow in May will never stay" but it sure looks like it could stay with more (snow) forecast.
To encourage more Australian skiers and boarders the operator of new the largest ski area in NZ, Mt Ruapehu, has launched The 'Wicked Little Campaign' which is heavy on sexual innuendo.
It is asking Aussies to come over for a quickie and size does matter. Mt Ruapehu has the longest vertical descent in Australasia and it offers 1800 hectares of lift accessed terrain when you combine Whakapapa and Turoa, <\www.mtruapehu.com.
And:
Snow blankets Mt Hutt, Coronet and Remarkables
Continuous snowfalls on New Zealand's premier mountain resorts of Mt Hutt in Canterbury and Coronet Peak and the Remarkables in Queenstown, has blanketed the mountains in snow with forecasts predicting a lot more on the way.
The crew at Mt Hutt has been unable to get up the mountain after 80cm of snow has fallen to 800m, burying the top half of the access road, with staff reported to be working around the clock to clear roads before the next set of snow storms arrive.
Further south in Queenstown, The Remarkables received 15cm of snow to deliver good snow cover across the entire ski area, and down to the 11km mark on the access road.
