FLASHBACK: The best sea-level snow shows in history

With snow tipped to fall to near sea level across southern Tasmania this weekend, the Mercury takes a look back at the best sea-level snow photos over the years.

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September 24, 2021 - 7:15PM

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Weather Snow Fall in Hobart 25/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921, the Eastern Shore end of the Tasman Bridge Negative number T3954/180

1/32Weather Snow Fall in Hobart 25/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921, the Eastern Shore end of the Tasman Bridge Negative number T3954/180

Weather Snow Fall in Hobart 25/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921, a commuter snow skiing across the Tasman Bridge in the winter of 1986, YouTube screen grab from WIN TV 50th anniversary retrospective. LOW RES

2/32Weather Snow Fall in Hobart 25/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921, a commuter snow skiing across the Tasman Bridge in the winter of 1986, YouTube screen grab from WIN TV 50th anniversary retrospective. LOW RES

3/3225/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921, Elizabeth Mall, Negative number T3954/32

4/3225/07/1986 snow to sea level when it snowed on the streets of Hobart, the biggest snowfall since 1921 picture taken from Bellerive

Toboggans were out in force across Tasmania after a rare snowfall which reached sea level and the lowest point in more than a decade. Monday, Aug 3, 2015. (AAP Image/ Andrew Drummond)

5/32Toboggans were out in force across Tasmania after a rare snowfall which reached sea level and the lowest point in more than a decade. Monday, Aug 3, 2015. (AAP Image/ Andrew Drummond)