Victoria Police have recovered the bodies of two women found at an isolated hiking area near Mt Bogong.
Police have said the deaths of the women, believed to be in their 20s to 30s, appear to be non-suspicious.
Speaking outside Bright Police Station on Saturday afternoon, Inspector Paul Hargreaves said it was "likely the two women had succumbed to the weather conditions...suffering severe hypothermia leading to their deaths".
Inspector Hargreaves said there had been some "exceptionally hard, blizzard" weather conditions in the area over the past two to three days, with temperature dropping to minus 2.8 degrees, winds up to 83km/h and some snowfall.
He said police were uncertain how long the women had been there, but it could have been several days.
The deceased women were located in an open area, exposed to the elements, at Lendenfeld Point, located between Summit Hut and Cleve Cole Hut at Mt Bogong.
Inspector Hargreaves said two hikers came across the scene and called Triple Zero (000) around 12.50pm on Friday, 3 October.
Uniform police officers, along with the Search and Rescue Squad and Air Wing, and SES members responded and made their way to the isolated scene on Friday and spent the night camped at the area.
Favourable weather conditions on Saturday allowed the bodies of the two women to be removed from the area and their deaths will become a coroner's matter.
Inspector Hargreaves said police are still following several lines of enquiry to identity the deceased women, and public assistance is still be sought.
He said anyone who had been in the remote area in the past few days and may have seen two women who may not have been dressed adequately for the conditions and may have been disorientated is asked to contact police (1800 333 000).
Inspector Hargreaves said the area, accessed from a walking track at the base of Mt Beauty, is commonly frequented by outback adventurers and it is arduous to get to and if you do not have the right equipment it can become very dangerous.
He said people hiking in that area need to be well prepared and equipped, fully aware of the conditions and how quickly they can change, and it is also advisable to record your details in the log books provided on the track.