Snow starts to powder New South Wales’ central tablelands

Residents in the New South Wales-central tablelands have braved the cold to enjoy the first snow of the season.

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00:00The last time there was a big snow in town in Orange was in 2021, so it's not too common for

00:07Orange to get snow in the CBD itself. Orange is at about 863 metres, so it's pretty low down to

00:14get a fall just like this, so close to the start of winter. Mount Canobolus nearby that's just

00:20under 1,400 metres does often get snow, and people often go around the closed road anyway with some

00:26knee-high snow and throw some snowballs at each other, but the conditions here down much lower

00:31are pretty wild today. I do feel a little bit like I'm going to blow away. The snow forecast for this

00:37long weekend has actually brought quite a few people up from Sydney and the surrounding regions

00:41to try and see some of the white stuff, and a lot of people also come for the wineries, which is a

00:47big draw card here. They love to get into the cellar doors, get up close to the fireplace so it's nice

00:53and toasty, and actually the snow is not a bad thing for vineyards at the moment. There's no

00:58grapes on there, the harvest has already been and gone, so they're in a bit of a dormant phase, so

01:02really they're just looking good. But the snow is actually just as exciting for locals as it is for

01:07people who come to visit. We actually spoke to some siblings who live right next door to one of the

01:12wineries here, and they came out with a kneeboard that's usually used on a dam and some hockey sticks

01:18to try and do some snow skiing here. And he actually told us, the younger brother, that he was so

01:25excited by the snow that he came out in his pyjama shorts. I was just too excited to put any long pants on,

01:32so I just came out in my pyjama shorts actually. There's some other areas on the central tablelands

01:37that have also seen some snow. Oberon has seen quite a bit of dusting overnight and a bit further south from

01:43there in places like Shooters Hill and Black Springs. Also, some high areas between Bathurst and Lithgow

01:48have also seen some snow and some icy road conditions. So this sort of snow around Orange

01:53isn't expected to hang around sadly, but the Bureau of Meteorology has said there could be a slight

01:59chance for some more snow on Wednesday.