Australian ski resorts have been transported back to winter after a cold snap left a fresh dump of snow across Victoria and New South Wales.
The Bureau of Meteorology had issued a warning for the east coast as it braced for temperatures usually felt in winter.
The Antarctic blast saw snow fall in Victorian and NSW alpine regions.
"Yesterday it did not stop snowing all day," Mt Buller Resort's Rhylla Morgan said.
"There's easily 25 centimetres blanketing everything in the village and I would suggest probably quite a bit more further up the mountain."
A light dusting in the Victorian Alps is fairly common, but Ms Morgan says what has fallen would be considered a big dump in winter.
"It was like we'd been transported back to August," she said.
Temperatures are expected to remain below zero for the next few days, which means the snow will remain.
Parts of NSW blanketed
Perisher Ski Resort in the NSW Snowy Mountains received 35cm of snow overnight.
There was also snowfall in Thredbo.
Keen skiers and snowboarders have hit the slopes to make the most of the spring snow.
More snow is expected to fall above 1,300 metres in Kosciuszko National Park on Friday.
Conditions are set to ease over the weekend.
Light snow fell early Wednesday morning on the NSW Central Tablelands.
The cold blast saw overnight temperatures drop to freezing while maximum temperatures were up to 10 degrees below average.
The city of Orange had a forecast high of eight degrees, which could result in the coldest November day since 1988.
Late snow for Grampians
Meanwhile, in Victoria's west, snow fell on the highest peak of the Grampians National Park early this morning.
Will Hudson of Livefast Cafe is well known locally for braving the elements to document every fall at Mount William.
He said he could not recall snow ever falling this late in the year during in his time in the Grampians.
"I'm not sure how it will affect tourism," he said.
"There's only a little snow … we might get a few daytrippers."
Mount William dropped to -1 degree Celsius just before midnight.
The coldest November day on record at the 1,167m peak came in 2009, when temperatures dipped to -2.5C.
In NSW the temperature at Kosciuszko fell to -7C.
Spring fun delayed
Alpine resorts have welcomed the snow and the tourists that are expected to flock to get one last taste of winter, but they warn it could pose some challenges for spring activities.
At Mt Buller, mountain biking and walking trails were due to officially open but the cold front has caused some delays.
Staff are now preparing the trails as best they can.
"They're obviously working really hard to get the rest of the network open," Ms Morgan said.
"A foot of snow is going to slow that work down.
"The good news is the pub up here is open, so after you've had a frolic in the snow we can sort you out with a hot chocolate."
