I took Kathleen up to Mount Buffalo yesterday for some toboggan play. It’s unusual to still have such good snow at Buffalo so late in the season. There was 5cm of fresh snow from an overnight fall and 45cm altogether at Cresta. For some reason they’ve closed the ski run and lodge, but the car [...]
Snowy surprise
We had to abandon a planned hike along the “Big Walk” today from the Mount Buffalo National Park entrance station to The Chalet. The day began with heavy rain and the forecast of more to come. The Weather Bureau was predicting snow down to 1500 metres in the morning and 1000 metres in the afternoon. [...]
Precipice Plain
It was a cool and fine day here, so with hindsight I could have made my long weekend walk locally, rather than in the High Country. With the weather generally getting warmer I prefer to walk in cooler alpine conditions. Today I visited Carmichaels Falls and continued along the Dinner Plain track to Precipice Plain. [...]
Blue Rag Range
My comments yesterday about commonsense and alpine weather proved prophetic today as I walked along the Blue Rag Range near Mount Hotham. The forecast was for a fine day with southerly winds freshening later. We were expecting 29 degrees here and 13 at Mount Hotham. The prospect of a southerly change warned me to expect [...]
Razorback walk
Today I completed the aptly named Razorback walk from Mount Hotham to Mount Feathertop. I started at 8.30am and avoided the weekend rush. It was my first time on this track and I was a little apprehensive. All the guide books say to allow four hours each way for the 22km return journey and hikers [...]
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