A snail's pace on Lake Esplanade as the Crowne Plaza Queenstown thermometer shows it is 2degC. Photo by James Beech.
Patience was required by everyone at the Ballarat and Stanley St roundabout. Photo by James Beech.
Sydney-siders Lucy and Mathew Grace take the opportuntity to have their first ever snowfight, in central Queenstown today. Their only worry was that their flight home tomorrow would be cancelled. Photo by Felicity Wolfe.
Shotover St had only one major direction for motorists. Photo by James Beech.
Few souls braved Steamer Wharf when the flurry struck. Photo by James Beech.
Unusually heavy snow caused chaos for commuters this afternoon in central Queenstown.