Canberrans flocked to the region's peaks on Sunday to take advantage of a snow dump that created spectacular views across the city.
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As many woke to views of the snow-capped Brindabella Ranges, ranger Brandon Galpin was already out and about in Namadgi National Park.
Mr Galpin took photos of the snow on Bendora Road and at the Bendora Arboretum early in the morning, before heading to the Bulls Head picnic area later in the day.
"There were a lot of people up there to see snow, bringing their dogs and four-wheel drives for some good old-fashioned family fun," he said.
"In this country, we still have this pre-conceived idea of snow with reindeer and pine trees, but to see the Australian bush coated in snow is just magic.
"There was a good blanket covering everything."
Mr Galpin said about 8 to 10 centimetres of snow coated the ground at Bulls Head, and it got progressively deeper the further up into the ranges people went.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster David Wilke said a cold front hit the ACT on Sunday, bringing snow down to about 700 metres above sea level.
"You could call it a vigorous cold front," Mr Wilke said.
"There was quite a lot of cold air that came through."
The weather system even brought some snow to the suburbs.
About 800 metres above sea level, Royalla, on the ACT and NSW border, received a good dusting.
Aneta Petreski, who took a photo of the snow-covered ground beneath a striking blue sky in Royalla on Sunday morning, said it had snowed all night.
Notable snowfall has been rare in the ACT this year.
While some flakes were spotted at the top of Mount Ainslie last Tuesday, the only real snow dump of the year before Sunday came on May 11, when Namadgi National Park was blanketed by snow.
