Australia's Alpine areas have just seen one of their best May snow events in decades with predictions more falls could be looming.

The NSW ski resort of Perisher will open its ski fields from Friday after 60cms of snow was recorded in the last three days alone.

The resort was not due to open until June 8 but has brought forward its season due to perfect snow-making conditions.

Around 60cms of snow has fallen in Perisher in the past three days alone. Picture: Perisher (Supplied)

Perisher spokesman Joss McAlpin said extreme blizzard conditions meant the resort had already seen plenty of snowfalls.

“Last night we saw a further 20cm of snowfall throughout all four resort areas of Perisher Valley, Blue Cow, Smiggin Holes and Guthega,” he said.

“It is currently still snow heavily and there is no sign of it slowing down with more snow predicted tonight and into tomorrow.”

Victoria’s Mt Buller is also opening its fields early announcing free skiing this Saturday to mark the early season opening.

The Alpine regions have been hit by a procession of cold fronts tracking across south-eastern Australia.

Snow bunnies embraced the big freeze at Perisher today. Credit: Perisher (Supplied)

These systems dragged masses of cold air up from the Southern Ocean, bringing an abrupt end to last week's unseasonable warmth and producing multiple bouts of snow.

The snow started settling on the mainland alps during the weekend and has been falling nearly continuously on some of the more elevated areas since Monday.

Snow even settled in parts of central NSW on Monday and is likely to do so again today.

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It comes as Victoria shivered through the coldest day of the year so far hitting a high of just 12C in Melbourne.

The latest surge of cold air was allowing snow to reach low levels in Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and the ACT this morning.

Snow could be seen on the slopes of Mount Wellington from Hobart's Salamanca Place.

Based on weekly snow depth measurements at Spencers Creek in NSW, which is located between Perisher and Charlotte Pass, this is one of the best May snow events in recent decades.

The big chill has hit southeastern Australia with a bang. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology (Supplied)

It's likely to be the biggest amount of snow to fall during May since 2000, when more than 70cm fell during the final days of the month.

Prior to 2000, the last time more than 50cm of snow was measured at Spencers Creek during May was in 1977.

Snow will ease in the alps during this afternoon and drier weather will return from tomorrow.

There are indications that another cold front could sweep over south-eastern Australia on Sunday or Monday with some models suggesting that this front could be followed by another one or two snow-bearing systems later next week.