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Winter blast hits alpine region

SUMMER SNOW: Unseasonably cold weather over last weekend meant peaks like Mount Hotham and Falls Creek were covered in a fine layer of snow. PHOTO: Hotham Alpine Resort
SUMMER SNOW: Unseasonably cold weather over last weekend meant peaks like Mount Hotham and Falls Creek were covered in a fine layer of snow. PHOTO: Hotham Alpine Resort
SUMMER SNOW: Unseasonably cold weather over last weekend meant peaks like Mount Hotham and Falls Creek were covered in a fine layer of snow. PHOTO: Hotham Alpine Resort
AN icy blast hit the region on Friday with temperatures plummeting, winds roaring and snow dusting the local mountains. The weekend started with strong winds on Friday morning causing trees to fall in Bright. One tree took down the...

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