High country tracks this weekend. Fresh snowfalls.

If anyone is planning a trip to the high country this long weekend you will need to check the track situation for closures.

OK OK Before you all start telling me that this is the official track opening weekend for the Alpine area check with the Mt Stirling RMB and the state Dept SUS and Env. We have had snowfalls for much of the week and at 12.00 lunch time Friday there has been a blizzard for 4 hours above 1000 metres (half way up Buller and Stirling). 4 inches of cold dry snow has fallen this morning and most of the roads will be still snowed under from winter up high. I went for a ride on the bike and attempted to get to Stirling from Buller and the road 1 km from buller is not able to be passed due to snow and ice. I could see the summit and west side of Stirling yesterday and the track from the Howqua gap up to the summit and to Craigs hut is not driveable. Not sure about the northern approach to Craigs. Most of the northern mountains have had snow too. Check the next 4 day alpine forecast on
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV17006.txt more snow predicted for 2 days.

Just letting you know so as you can plan.