<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ski enthusiasts are enjoying the best July </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/snow" rel="" target="" title="snow"><span>snow</span></a><span> depth since 2021, as families make the most of the school holidays on slopes across the alpine region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alpine regions have experienced light snowfall this week, with ski resorts waking up to as much as 4cm of fresh snow this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But an icy front last weekend blanketed alpine regions with up to 40cm of snow, making for deep snowpack across the region.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/salim-mehajer-leaves-jail-former-auburn-deputy-mayor-almost-five-years-behind-bars/d733325c-0443-4d4d-a0d9-ee8b160e1598" target="_blank"><strong><span>Salim Mehajer's first words on camera after parole</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At Spencers Creek, roughly halfway between Perisher and Thredbo resorts, snow depth reached around 160cm today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That compares to  a July peak of 124.6cm last year and 131cm the year before.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Victoria, snow guns are firing at Falls Creek, which is operating with an average snow depth of 94cm.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/snow-alpine-regions-snow-depth/9b42e5dc-b54d-4494-a98d-122cfe72b465" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Families hitting the slopes at Mt Buller can enjoy 54cm of natural snow, coupled with 93cm man made snow, after 3cm fell overnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The snow depth at Mt Hotham is a healthy 92cm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/lachlan-young-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-hannah-mcguire-midtrial-in-victorian-supreme-court/44f22a58-1d8a-4b57-b692-b3f9cc88cdd9" target="_blank"><strong><span>Lachlan Young admits to murdering Hannah McGuire mid-trial</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Further north, Thredbo skiers are enjoying a bluebird day with a natural depth of 80cm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At Perisher, the mercury dipped to -6 degrees overnight, where the snowpack is up to 160cm deep.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cold front missed the mainland this week, but brought frosty conditions and snow at low elevations in Tasmania.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The icy system is expected to continue for Tasmania into the weekend, with snowfall as a low as 500m expected by Sunday, according to Weatherzone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When it comes to the mainland, temperatures next week will be slightly warmer in the highlands, but snow could be on the cards next weekend, with early indications of a strong, icy system.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>