how far to see snow from Port Augusta ????
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Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ
If, and only if we have time i would love to show the kids some snow, we will be at port Agusta in about 3 weeks time, first of all will there be any snow around and if so how far will we have to drive to see it ?????
Cheers
Joe
Reply By: Member - Stanley D - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 00:08
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 00:08
Dear Joe, Mel 'n' kids.
You would need to travel 1,300kms east through
Mildura to Albury. From there you could go to Mt Buffalo- family snow fields(not for cross country or downhill skiing) great for toboggans. Whether there would be snow in September is problematical due to the warmer weather we have had. Luck may be with you if you went to Benalla and then to the
Kosciuszko National Park- may be some snow on the higher peaks at that time. You could contact the Met bureau at: www.bom.gov.au/australia/alpine. This site will give you the weather for the snowfields.
Or; www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au and follow the links to the
visitor centre pages and there are all the contact numbers you require. A call before you leave Pt
Augusta may be prudent. Hope that this is helpful. All the best and have a great time .
Regards,
Stanley
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 18:52
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 18:52
Snow at Mt Buffalo is already all but gone. Kids went up last weekend and was barely enough to tobbogin so with another week of fine weather I'd be heading for an Alpine resort that has snowmaking.
Cheers Craig......
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 19:48
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 19:48
thanks guys, maybe we have missed it eh ... will keep tabs on it
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:16
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 22:16
You haven't missed it yet Joe, just you wont find any at Buffalo.
Check out the
Mt Buller Snow Cams for a real time view of how much they have. Still 1 metre deep in snow making areas & a remote chance of a late dump which they often get this time of year.
Cheers Craig...............
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Reply By: snoopyone - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 09:32
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 09:32
Buy a cheap trip to New Zealand
Plenty over there and only 3 hours away from any east coast airport.
Daughters had nearly 300mm in Christchurch last week and still some around.
Plenty on the higher country.
If you get into some Dont do what my wife did the first time she saw snow.
Took shoes off and ran around in it.
All good till the feeling comes back and then its an hour of absolute agony when the blood returns.
Been there done that Never again
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 20:03
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 20:03
cheap trips have gone out the window now we have 3 kids over the age of "cheap" seats ................. we have looked at it as we have family over there so will "have" to go over one day eh .......
Is there snow over there in Feb/March as that is the time we may be able to get over there ???
Cheers
PS... with the shoe thing, i will be SOOOOO rugged up i probally wont even be able to breath hahaha
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Follow Up By: snoopyone - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 20:07
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 20:07
Snow season in NZ is May (maybe or June) to Late Oct or Nov if lucky.
Summer is the same months as in Australia .
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Reply By: get outmore - Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 15:22
Sunday, Aug 21, 2011 at 15:22
OK maybe looking for snow around pt
augusta isnt such a silly idea
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/snow.shtml
Finally, the not-widely-known event of 21 October 1995 was particularly impressive for the extent of its northward penetration across central Australia, and its occurrence in late spring. Snow fell to 200 metres above sea level over South Australia's
Flinders Ranges, and
Broken Hill registered a maximum of just 5°C, its lowest recorded maximum in any month. This cold snap resulted in record low temperatures as far north as Wave
Hill (in the Northern Territory).
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