Date and time: 9:00am, Saturday 27th August to 4:00pm Sunday 28th August
Description: Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
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: Alpine environment, will be cold and potentially wet and windy. Bring appropriate clothing and footwear, and camping gear.
Equipment: 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.
No camper trailers, pets or firearms
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
Passengers & non-member participation: If you wish to bring a passenger that is not a partner or your child visit they must register as Temporary Members to join in. See our website for details.
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Temporary Members are NOT allowed to drive with out speaking to the Trip Leader first. This is to ensure that the driver and vehicle are sufficiently prepared for the trip.
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,
