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I'm not sure if this trip has been capped yet mate.I know a few pulled out but know if they have been replaced.Send Matty (docp1980) a message and find out.If there is room ,you are more than welcome.
VNOG high country snow trip - Queen's Birthday long weekend
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have fun on the weekend fellas. can't come up with the cash in time to get the muddies i need for the trip. and my all terrains are shit. might as well have slicks lol 
but hopefully soon I'll get some decent tyres and come along on the next one
but hopefully soon I'll get some decent tyres and come along on the next one 
Forecast for the rest of MondayLocal early frost inland. Isolated showers over southern and mountain areas, scattered about the coast this morning and contracting to the coastal fringe late this afternoon. Snow showers down to 900 metres on the ranges this morning. Rather cold with moderate to locally fresh southwesterly wind, tending west to northwesterly later in the day and evening.
Tuesday 7 JuneEarly frost in the northeast. Showers becoming more extensive from the southwest during the morning and extending to northern areas in the afternoon. The showers tending to rain areas in parts of the south and northeast. Snowfalls developing on the ranges and lowering to 700 metres. Possible hail and thunder developing. Cold with northwesterly wind strengthening then turning squally southwesterly from the west and reaching gale force about the central and Gippsland coast in the evening.
Wednesday 8 JuneWidespread showers in the southeast. Scattered showers in the southwest. Isolated showers over the north although fine over the far northwest. Possible hail and thunder in the east. Snow showers above 600 metres. Cold with fresh and gusty south to southwesterly winds.
Thursday 9 JuneWidespread showers in the southeast. Scattered showers in remaining southern and mountain areas. Isolated showers in the north but fine over the northwest. Snow showers above 800 metres in the morning before being confined to 1200 metres and above later. Cold with a fresh to strong southerly wind easing in the west.
YIPPY ..........
Tuesday 7 JuneEarly frost in the northeast. Showers becoming more extensive from the southwest during the morning and extending to northern areas in the afternoon. The showers tending to rain areas in parts of the south and northeast. Snowfalls developing on the ranges and lowering to 700 metres. Possible hail and thunder developing. Cold with northwesterly wind strengthening then turning squally southwesterly from the west and reaching gale force about the central and Gippsland coast in the evening.
Wednesday 8 JuneWidespread showers in the southeast. Scattered showers in the southwest. Isolated showers over the north although fine over the far northwest. Possible hail and thunder in the east. Snow showers above 600 metres. Cold with fresh and gusty south to southwesterly winds.
Thursday 9 JuneWidespread showers in the southeast. Scattered showers in remaining southern and mountain areas. Isolated showers in the north but fine over the northwest. Snow showers above 800 metres in the morning before being confined to 1200 metres and above later. Cold with a fresh to strong southerly wind easing in the west.
YIPPY ..........
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Peteyen86
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Bring your snowboards boys...
Ok guys, I thought i'd post up the itinerary for Friday and Saturday about now, just so you can all have a think about what you would like to do this weekend.... Friday night is camping at the Carter's Road camping area. Now, due to the incredible snow forecast I am going to leave the Saturday itinerary fairly open.
Myself and my navigator are both very keen snowboarders and if this snow forecast holds true, then this may well be the best start to an Australian snow season since 2000. With the tracks still open we should be able to get our vehicles up to the junction of Clear Hills Track and Monument Track, after which, the gate to the summit of Mt Stirling will be closed. On Sat I will be (if the snow cover is good), checking out Craig's Hut in the morning (via the easier, Clear Hills Track off Circuit Road) and then proceeding from here up to this track junction where i'll walk the rest of the way to the summit of Stirling for a few hours of backcountry snowboarding. For those that don't snowboard or ski, I highly recommend you hire some snowshoes (or a toboggan) in Mansfield and go for a hike along the summit of Stirling, it's very rare to be able to get vehicles so close to the summit with good snow cover and it will be an incredible sight to see!
For those of you who are more interested in pure 4wding: The Monument Track to Craig's Hut will be very tough, if not impassable with a solid cover of snow, so you may wish to tackle this. After lunch the plan is head back down to Circuit Road and onto Black Landing Road down to Pineapple Flat. Now, depending on how much time we spend on the summit of Stirling, we can camp here for the night, or push on for another hour or two to Lake Cobbler.
Can I please get an idea of how many of you would be interested in the hike up to Stirling and how many would rather tackle the Monument then push on to Pineapple Flat/Lake Cobbler?
Myself and my navigator are both very keen snowboarders and if this snow forecast holds true, then this may well be the best start to an Australian snow season since 2000. With the tracks still open we should be able to get our vehicles up to the junction of Clear Hills Track and Monument Track, after which, the gate to the summit of Mt Stirling will be closed. On Sat I will be (if the snow cover is good), checking out Craig's Hut in the morning (via the easier, Clear Hills Track off Circuit Road) and then proceeding from here up to this track junction where i'll walk the rest of the way to the summit of Stirling for a few hours of backcountry snowboarding. For those that don't snowboard or ski, I highly recommend you hire some snowshoes (or a toboggan) in Mansfield and go for a hike along the summit of Stirling, it's very rare to be able to get vehicles so close to the summit with good snow cover and it will be an incredible sight to see!
For those of you who are more interested in pure 4wding: The Monument Track to Craig's Hut will be very tough, if not impassable with a solid cover of snow, so you may wish to tackle this. After lunch the plan is head back down to Circuit Road and onto Black Landing Road down to Pineapple Flat. Now, depending on how much time we spend on the summit of Stirling, we can camp here for the night, or push on for another hour or two to Lake Cobbler.
Can I please get an idea of how many of you would be interested in the hike up to Stirling and how many would rather tackle the Monument then push on to Pineapple Flat/Lake Cobbler?
Yeah that's the plan regardless, what I want to know is who is interested in spending a few hours on top of Stirling before heading to the campsite and who wants to just see Craig's Hut and push on to the campsite right away....
heata
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Happy to play that one by ear. Seems like a weather dependant decision!
Woody: yep that's the info i'm after. If you don't want to hang around on the summit then you don't have to though, you are more than welcome to head straight to the campsite with all those in favour of that.
Heata: Yep, definitely weather dependent!
Heata: Yep, definitely weather dependent!
heata
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I'm hoping for beautiful clear sky, and no wind! as distinct from high wind and sleet!
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They would be good for the guys on ice road truckers!
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