[Mika]

Hi guys,

It seems that the temperature range in Australia seems to be relatively high from the Scandinavian point of view. There are skiing resorts there that I see, but the problem is, I can't get a good overall picture where they are (roughly) located at. From the Australian climate map I expect them to be in the temperate region, that is, Southeast in Victoria and New South Wales. Is this anyway accurate?

I'm starting to get a sort of idea of moving there for one year, and currently I'm trying to pinpoint the region which would work best with a person who is adapted to cold temperatures. However, I wouldn't 't mind if it's averagely warmer than here.

[Nuke]

not an aussie but where you have deserts you have wide temperature ranges. phoenix could get rather chilly right before sunrise, even if the daytime temperature went tipple digits.

[LordPomposity]

Simple answer:



Long answer: Dunno. Spent July-August in northern Queensland a couple years back and I don't remember it being hot at all, but that was the middle of the winter..

[Dilmah G]

Hey man,

I've stayed in Canberra for a week, (but am a native Perthian myself) and can tell you with some confidence that if you're after a colder climate by Aussie standards, that probably is the end of the country you'd want to go to. Canberra's also only a few hours (could be slightly longer but my memory's off a little ) from places like Perisher Blue and other ski places you may possibly be keen on. NSW isn't a bad bet and is probably the best state you could go to in Aus in an objective manner - and not just because of the temp. The vast majority of Australia's interesting **** takes place on the East coast.

[Veers]

Your memory is fine Dilmah, your looking at around 2hrs 45 minutes (I perfer to say 3 hrs) from Canberra to Perisher for the snow. Not a bad drive to be honest. Considering it would take me nearly 8 hours to drive there.

[Black Wolf]

Yep, all the snow here is in the east, in the Great Dividing Range (or Blue mountains, or Australian Alps, or whatever they're called state by state - it's all the same range). But all the best people, beaches and women are in the west.

[Dilmah G]

Amen to the last sentence. 

[newman]

Moving from a cold climate to a warm one and still trying to keep yourself cold is a bit like going to a prostitute while trying to save your virginity until marriage. Sorry, I just don't see much of a point in moving to a warmer climate and then trying to find a cold spot in it that resembles the conditions you had at home. Less hassle to just stay at home then. Cheaper, too
If you want to experience a nice warm climate, where it doesn't take you half an hour just to get dressed for going outside, where you don't have to first shovel your car under a heap of snow before you can use it, and where the ladies dress accordingly to a warm climate for your viewing pleasure, then by all means move. If you're worried about being adapted to the cold, you're probably over analyzing things; short of some medical condition that precludes you from being in a warm climate, it doesn't take long to get used to a good thing. Just pick a nice spot and don't worry about feeling odd because you can actually feel your nose and ears after a 15 minute walk outside.

[Mika]

Sorry, I was rather busy yesterday.

I'm not trying to find exactly the same stuff from Australia that I get here, I was intrigued of the possibility that there actually are even ski-resorts there. The thing is, the ideal temperature for me is around 13-15 degrees of Celsius. +25 is also OK, but above that I start to become increasingly lazy. The reason for this is that my body temperature really is around +35.4 degrees of Celsius (well below the average), and the body structure matches those of eskimos, maximizing volume while minimizing the surface area. The result is: I'm too efficient in warming myself there. I know that after some time body starts to adjust to the new climate, but it doesn't sound very smart to jump from -30 directly to +35, now does it? I'd like to be efficient there as well, instead of sitting in a shadow of a tree. Several of my friends have been exercising in Malaysia, they all say they can't do it even nearly at the same pace as they can exercise here. This is the reason I'm asking for temperate regions, not tropical regions. Being able to get close to snow within a couple of hours is definitely a plus!

Would you believe if I said that I have heard a Russian professor saying that he had to leave Australia after one year since it was so cold? He was from a region in Russia that is actually colder than this place, but there is actually a logical explanation for this, namely the day and night temperature cycle in the desert region. He got sweaty during the day, and was freezing in the night due to lack of insulation. Some things aren't so black and white after all.

By the way, dressing up take definitely longer than one hour in front of the mirror here, that is to make sure that not an inch of skin is exposed if one attempts to go outside. An insulation layer of one meter is required to keep you warm for about ten minutes, after which you need to get inside your you'll be frozen to a stick in a couple of minutes.

Well not really, but you get the point. Actually, the winter shoelaces are the biggest pain in the ass for me, and it takes about 15 seconds. Layered clothing makes it easy.

[newman]

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. Good luck picking a spot, anyway.