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28 May 2009

Media Release: Winter brings snow to Karoo National Park

Park Manager, Nico van der Walt, says it was not as heavy as last year”s snow, though. “Last year we had snow twice – once in July and again in September. That snowfall was much heavier, and came down as low as the area known as the middle plateau.”

Snow used to occur in the town of Beaufort West regularly years ago. However, after a long absence, the locals got some on their doorsteps for the first time last year since 1984.

Snow in the Karoo National Park
The first snow of the year on the Nuweveld Mountains in Karoo National Park.

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South African National Parks (SANParks) Frontier Region Communications
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