A week in the alps – June 2018

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

Mt Phipps, Mt Birregun and Mt Livingstone – 22-23 September 2017

 

Victorian wilderness from Mt Birregun

Australia’s exceptional ski season in 2017 saw me return to Mt Hotham at the beginning of the school holidays so my daughter could participate in a jumps skills clinic. The snow depth was still 170cm which is amazing for this late in September. I took the opportunity to activate a few nearby summits, two of which were new for me. Continue reading