Thredbo to Mt Kosciuszko, New South Wales, Australia
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View of the ski lifts from our room. Most people start the hike from the top of the lift, but we hiked it (1,882' gain and 5km each way added to our hike)
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From top of the ski run, its another 1,000'+ and 6.5km each way. They use grating to prevent erosion.
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Mt Kosciuszko is the rounded peak, Rawson Pass is to the right
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Snow is pink, probably from the recent dust storm that closed Sydney Airport (red dust, no visibility)
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We followed tracks straight up
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Snow Nymph and SnowDude on Mt Kosciuszko
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Great views
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Head back on some kind of rubber netting
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But we decided to follow some foot tracks . . . thats a guy going up, I'm about 1/2 way down
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Path going back, Kosciuszko Lookout to the left on the horizon
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Thredbo Village below
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Our hotel below (round pool in front of it)
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