Mt Skene

Coould be interested mate, a bit early to say just yet........

we are there.
just remind me

Are you going up just for the Sunday?

I might be in if nothing else crops up.

Do ya reckon i could come.

Baz.

I could be a starter too Bruce, what about chanins? Will we need them?

Whats the story mate ? head up from Saturday night ?

G'Day Men,

A bit of an update, me and a mate went up to Mt Skene yesterday, we went up from the Jamieson side and there is heaps of snow the road is "officially" closed according to a sign on the way up. We soon discoverd that a long handled shovel is your best freind in the snow, although we didn't get "really" stuck a guy we came across in his defender was well and truly stuck and after helping him for more than an hour we finaly snatched him out backwards only for him to drive of the side of the track and get stuck again after another 1/2 an hour or more and not much luck a few meters gained but still well and truly stuck some more 4by's arrived with huge muddys and lockers and so on, so we got out of there way and eventually another couple of hours later they had him out, by this time the poor fella (and girlfreind) was well and trully imbarrased and reluctant to have ago at reversing down for fear of slipping into the soft stuff again, eventually I convinced him to have ago if I walked him through the sticky section, only a couple hundred meters but seemed like a few K's with the sun setting and things becoming very icy, but eventually we got him down to a section where he could turn around and he was fine, by this time our day was buggerd so we did the same.

I learnt never to do a snow trip on your own, especially without decent shovels as the defender guy had done, he had plenty of recovery gear, snatch'ms and tow lines etc,etc, but not much good with out another vehicle? He would of spent a very cold and lonely night up there if other vehicles hadn't come along.

I've got a few digital picc's but not enough nouse to post'em!! if I can work it out I'll post'em.

Enjoy the trip and take a shovel.

Browny

I think the boss and I can get there - will let you know a bit closer but should be okay. Would like to meet some of you blokes (and ladies) finally.

Mac and Jen

I may be a starter, won't know till a couple days beforehand probably.Any limit on numbers? And where about in Mansfield? I'll be coming from NSW.