It’s snowing like crazy and the September school holidays are earlier than ever before. That means only one thing ...

WELCOME to Snowtember. It’s absolutely dumping snow in the Australian Alps today and the season could extend later than ever before. This is why.

FLAKING hell. It’s really, really snowing in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales today, which means this year’s NSW ski season should be set to extend later than it has in years.

Snowboarders at Thredbo are so excited about today’s snowfalls, they’re sitting around acting too cool to snowboard.

Victorian resorts are missing out on today’s snowfalls for now, though the higher ones should also make it through to the end of September thanks to a decent base around 90cm.

Well, at least it’s a nice day at Mt Buller in Victoria.

The good news for snow lovers, or for those who’ve always suspected they might love the snow but have never been game to find out, is that the spring school holidays are earlier than normal this year.

School breaks up in our three most populous states of NSW, Victoria and Queensland on September 18, which means there’ll be plenty of skiable snow right through the duration of the holidays. That doesn’t tend to happen when the holidays are a week later and extend well into October.

It’s absolutely dumping snow at Perisher today. Pic: Perisher Facebook.

Mindful of all this, NSW resorts in particular are anticipating a September influx and are offering some enticing deals.

Thredbo has a 3 Day Flexi pass on sale until midnight tonight for just $199 for adults or $109 for the Under-18s. The ticket allows you to ski any three days in Spring at nearly half the normal rates.

Perisher has a huge range of deals and bundles, including its super-popular 5-for-4 deal, which you can view here.

The season at both NSW resorts — whose uppermost lifts are the highest in Australia and so keep the snow longer than elsewhere — could last into the second week of October.

It’s the season that just won’t STOP. Geddit? Pic: Thredbo Facebook.

Meanwhile, news of today’s lateish snow and a prolonged snow may be a surprise to Sydneysiders and Brisbanites, who have already enjoyed several days above 25 degrees in late winter. But yep, this season is still on, and will be for weeks.

Season 2015 has been quite the snowy ride. Pic: Thredbo Facebook.

TIMELINE OF SEASON 2015

For the record, season 2015 started well, sort of, with a bit of snow on opening weekend.

Well this kid was happy.

Then it went really bad, with no snow till mid July.

Then we had the Antarctic Vortex, which was never an actual meteorological phenomenon, but which brought plenty of snow to just about everywhere, Queensland included.

Beautiful one day, freezing the next.

Consistent snowy top-ups followed which got the season into solid, if not spectacular territory, as this graph shows.

The red line is 2015 (to date). The blue line is the best ever Australian season, 1981.

Now here’s this year measured against the worst season ever.

The red line is 2015 (to date). The blue line is the worst ever Australian season, 2006.

The bottom line is that after a slowish start, this has been a really good if not spectacular Aussie snow year.

If you’re thinking of ducking over to New Zealand for one last snowy blast, why not support a local industry instead?

Thredbo today. Nicer than when you are, we’re guessing. Pic: Thredbo Facebook.