River alliance welcomes early snow

11 June 2007

The Snowy River Alliance says the early snow falls so far this season are a good sign for the health of the river.

Alliance spokesman John Gallard says heavy snowfalls are vital for the mountains, as they help contribute to sustained water flows into the spring and summer.  Mr Gallard says the first snow falls have been progressively arriving later in New South Wales, and last year was the worst snow season for 20 years.

He says it is a little too early to determine whether the snow patterns have returned to normal.  "Very seldom was there ever snow for the long weekend in June," he said.  "Now we've had two, two winters in a row, where we've had snowfalls before the long weekend in June.  "All we can do is hope that this one's not the same as what happened last year."