Snow trip - Walhalla to Jamieson via Mt Skene
Date and time: 28th/29th August 2021
Description: Snow driving and camping - Mt Skene
Again, due to demand, we will now run 2 trips. The South/North trip will meet in Walhalla on Friday night or Saturday morning and head off on Saturday morning north to the Heyfield-Jamieson Road via Aberfeldy and Mt Selma. We'll then follow the Heyfield-Jamieson Road to the summit of Mt Skene where we plan to camp. On Sunday we'll head down to Jamieson.
Weather: e.g. Alpine environment, will be cold and potentially wet and windy. Bring appropriate clothing and footwear.
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 and recovery tracks.
Warm clothes and wet weather gear. A tent (pop-up tents can prove to pop-down in heavy snow), sleeping bag (suitable to better than -10oC), and sleeping mat suitable for camping in the snow.
Trip Standard: e.g. Medium to hard (depending on the weather & track conditions (snow))
Fuel: a full tank ex Moe . If you’re using diesel then fill with Alpine diesel (we need to check/advise if available at Moe as we get closer to trip date) 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 Walhalla to Jamieson is 150 Km of mainly low range driving.
Duration: 2 days
Convoy limit: 10 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We will to meet at the Star Hotel Carpark in Walhalla and depart at 9.00am sharp. If you plan to get coffee beforehand then you will need to arrive a little earlier. We will aim to finish about 4.00pm in Jamieson
Trip Leaders: Graeme Allen - graeme.allen86@gmail.com. Tel. (03) 5427 1382, Mob. 0477 488 434.
