Snow trip - Jamieson to Licola via Mt Skene
Date and time: 28th/29th August 2021, 09:00.
Description: Snow driving and camping - Mt Skene
This year we will attempt to traverse Mt Skene in a North-South direction. Currently there is plenty of snow up there so it should make for a good trip. The trip will meet at the Jamieson cafe on Saturday morning - although there is the option of camping on the Friday evening at the L R Skipworth Reserve, which I plan to do. On Saturday morning we will head off in a roundabout direction along the Jamieson-Licola Road to the summit of Mt Skene where we plan to camp. On Sunday we'll head down to Licola.
Weather: e.g. Alpine environment, will be cold and potentially wet and windy. Bring appropriate clothing and footwear, and camping gear.
Equipment: e.g. Vehicles need to have low range 4WD capability with good all-terrain tyres, good ground clearance and UHF radio equipped.
Usual recovery gear of a snatch strap, shackles, shovel, dampener, plus snow chains.
Warm clothes and wet weather gear. A tent (pop-up tents can prove to pop-down in heavy snow) or swag, sleeping bag (suitable to better than -10oC), and sleeping mat suitable for camping in the snow.
Trip Standard: Medium to hard (depending on the weather & track conditions (snow)
Fuel: a full tank ex. Mansfield. If you’re using diesel then fill with Alpine diesel and/or add additive to stop it jelling – the instructions on most additives indicate you can’t add too much. Torque Breaker is one such additive.
Distance: Approx. distance from Jamieson to Licola is 150 Km of mainly low range driving.
Duration: 2 days
Convoy limit: 10 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We will to meet at Jamieson and depart at 9.00am sharp. (I plan to camp at the L R Skipworth Reserve on Friday night.) We will aim to finish about 4.00pm in Licola
Trip Leaders: Name – Mark Bown 0437 251 645 or mark.bown@csiro.au,
