SERIOUSLY, though. How unlucky can you get?
As Australia’s mainland resorts bask in up to 50cm of fresh snow from this week’s cold outbreak, with more to come in the next two days, spare a thought for Tassie’s little ski resorts.
Maybe you didn’t even know you could ski in Tasmania. Well, you can. There are two options for downhill enthusiasts. One is Ben Lomond, a commercial centre near Launceston with seven old-fashioned clanking ski lifts of one type or another.