The official start of the 2020 ski season at Mt Buller is less than four weeks away but an early cold snap across south-east Australia last month saw snow settle at resorts from Perisher to Lake Mountain.
With the recent easing of restrictions, News photographer Rodney Braithwaite took time out to capture the stunning landscape.
“I was able to spend the afternoon photographing one of Mt Buller’s sunsets,” Mr Braithwaite said.
“It had been nine months since I last was in the snow and it has felt like a lifetime.
“But as soon as my boots crunched in the ice-encrusted snow, I could not remove the smile off my face.
“With more snow expected to fall in the first few days of June, let’s hope for a long cold white winter across the Victorian Alps.”