Our first visit to Mt Buller this year was for the school’s trials for inter-school snow sports on the weekend of 21/22 July. The kids were in training sessions most of the time and so I decided to take the opportunity to activate both Mt Stirling and Mt Buller on the Sat and Sun respectively.
Being up at Mt Hotham for the school holidays, there was plenty of time to activate the remaining couple of summits in close proximity. The Twins was my first target and needed a good day. That day appeared on Tuesday 10 July with a forecast of light winds and clear skies. There has been plenty of snow this winter and so The Twins Jeep track had a good snow cover all the way to the Great Alpine Road. Continue reading
Sunrise at Mt Hotham (photo: my daughter)
I had an opportunity to spend 5 days at Mt Hotham in the middle of June thanks to my daughter doing her school work experience with Mt Hotham ski patrol. Originally, I was expecting to be hiking as there’s rarely much snow that early in the year. However, this year there was a substantial early fall the day before we headed up. Continue reading