They are a range of very old mountains in southern New South Wales, by world standards they are not very high, the highest being Mount Kosciusko at 2,228metres (7,310ft). They are contained within the Kosciusko National Park. The Snowy's are the playground of the snow skiers between mid June - mid October, weather permitting. If the weather is no obliging, then they manufactures snow which gives limited skiing. The area also has I believe the worlds largest hydro-electric schemes which is where I used to work many years ago.