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Lake Tekapo Snowfall

  • Writer: Robin Nichols
    Robin Nichols
  • Oct 28
  • 1 min read
This was what greeted us at 6am. A council ute parked across the highway to block off the main road!
This was what greeted us at 6am. A council ute parked across the highway to block off the main road!
After 18 hours snowing, the ice begins to melt!
After 18 hours snowing, the ice begins to melt!
The view from our cosy bedroom
The view from our cosy bedroom
Down on the lakeshore things were very quiet - I think most of the tourists were a bit stunned to see so much snow
Down on the lakeshore things were very quiet - I think most of the tourists were a bit stunned to see so much snow
On the road towards Fairlie even the relatively low lying hills were smothered in snow
On the road towards Fairlie even the relatively low lying hills were smothered in snow
A car speeding past on the Tekapo to Fairlie highway
A car speeding past on the Tekapo to Fairlie highway
Close-up snapped on the lake shore. At its worst, visibility was down to a couple of hundred metres.
Close-up snapped on the lake shore. At its worst, visibility was down to a couple of hundred metres.
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As we drove south-east we saw this tremendous contrast between the rolling green hills and the mountains in the not so far distance.
As we drove south-east we saw this tremendous contrast between the rolling green hills and the mountains in the not so far distance.

 
 
 

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