snow chain hire in cooma

You should call before you go to see if they have them

Why bother fitting chains, not required nor necessary. i go to selwyn yearly and some years really bad but ok in 4wd. Just gotta take it easy,, Michael

Don't know where the best place to get snow chains but was interested to note that snow chains are now required for 4WD's. Just got back from Selwyn last night. We stayed at Talbingo - $80 a night for a house good value, just call the Talbingo Lodge. The house slept eight people much better value than Jindabyne etc. Anyway arrived Wednesday night - snow conditions very icey, except where the snow makers were, the hire of gear at Selwyn is the pits, a lot of waiting, get ya gear before you go there if you don't have your own. Anyway left Saturday morning and decided to show the kids falling snow, up around 1000m we ran into it near Yarringabilly Caves and it did not stop to Cooma, then we ran into it again at Goulbourne. Kids loved it the travelling was slow up near the Selwyn turnoff and beyond as we watched car after car being pulled back onto the road. Came across Police just before Selwyn who were getting everyone to put chains on but just waved us thru. Very slippery, I don't know how much longer the traffic could have kept going but we were glad we got out when we did and the kids loved it and it was the first time I had seen heavy falls like it. Have fun, I know the kids did.

As per the comment I've added to the previous thread on this topic, NPWS at Jindabyne confirm that all 4WDs and AWDs are STILL exempt from having to carry snow chains in Kossi NP (all vehicles require chains to be carried on the Vic side).

Just repeating - carrying of snow chains in 4WDs and AWDs in Kossi NP for the NSW skifields is NOT mandatory.

Selwyn is the least likely resort to require chains - even for fitting to 2WDs.

Careful driving is the go though, and if you're inexperienced at snow driving (as most Australians are) it can't hurt to carry the chains whether you're required to or not. The number of 4WDs off the road and in the ditch yesterday in Kossi NP was ridiculous apparently.

I know we all drive big tough 4WDs but that doesn't mean we personally are not made of flesh. Snow chains don't take long to fit and cost a lot less than a trip to the panel beaters or a funeral.

Utemad

Thanks all for your comments, but I think I'll get chains anyway.

So should anything be done about tyre pressures given icy conditions?

I ended up getting chains that fit the Coopers at Rhythm Snow Sports (the BP servo as you enter Cooma).

http://www.rhythm.net.au

Of course, there was no need to use them.