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Birthday Snow

Last year I swum with Manta Rays on my birthday, which is pretty hard to beat.  This year I got the last Harry Potter in 3D IMAX, which is fun but not quite the same. To make up for it we took a trip to the snow at the weekend. There has been sooooo much …

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Snow and Ice

Last Saturday we made a day-trip up Mt. Stirling with Ross’s brother, David. The snow on the trails was wet and heavy lower down by became quite fine and dry and we got higher and colder. Except for a few tiny breaks of blue sky, the summit was in cloud. The snowgums just below the …

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Snow and Rain

Saturday was a bit of a rainy ski day… but at least it was super quiet. After skiing we had a wonderful dinner and sleep at the Stonlea Country Estate ( last-minute booking on Wotif) and on Sunday, also in the rain, we headed to the Cathedral Ranges and hiked up to the ridge. Surprisingly, …

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Snow and floods in Bright

The wettest weekend. NO exaggeration. We drove up to Benalla on Thursday night aiming to ski on Friday as we knew Saturday had heavy rains forecast with temps becoming too high to be snow. Down in the valley it rained and poured and rained and poured and the river levels started to rise. By Sunday …