Title: Snowy Mountains - Wikipedia
Headings: Snowy Mountains
Snowy Mountains
Contents
History
Skiing
Snowy Mountains Scheme
Geography
Climate
Glacial lakes
Ecology
Fauna
Flora
Snowy Mountain Bushfires
See also
References
External links

Content: It is considered to be one of the centres of the Australian ski industry during the winter months, with all four snow resorts in New South Wales being located in the region. The Alpine Way and Snowy Mountains Highway are the major roads through the Snowy Mountains region. Contents
1 History
1.1 Skiing
1.2 Snowy Mountains Scheme
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
2.2 Glacial lakes
3 Ecology
3.1 Fauna
3.2 Flora
3.3 Snowy Mountain Bushfires
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
Skiing in Australia began in the goldrush town of Kiandra around 1861. The mountain range is thought to have had Aboriginal occupation for 20,000 years. Large scale intertribal gatherings were held in the High Country during summer for collective feasting on the Bogong moth. This practice continued until around 1865. The area was first explored by Europeans in 1835, and in 1840, Edmund Strzelecki ascended Mount Kosciuszko and named it after the Polish patriot. High country stockmen followed who used the Snowy Mountains for grazing during the summer months. Banjo Paterson 's famous poem The Man From Snowy River recalls this era. The cattle graziers have left a legacy of mountain huts scattered across the area.