Cooma

Cooma isn't just a stop on the way to the snow, it's where the Snowy Mountains Scheme was run from, the immense hydroelectric project that brought workers from more than thirty countries to build tunnels and dams through the mountains behind town. Walk the Avenue of Flags honouring every nation that sent someone, then get the full story at the Snowy Scheme Museum. The old gold and grazing streets are worth a wander in their own right. Stock up here. The high country starts properly from this point on.