Lake Mountain 2010
After years of snowboarding, I first tried skiing at Lake Mountain about a year ago. It was very gratifying to be able to woosh around the whole place a year later :) The snow gums are shooting well since the 2009 bushfires, but the bare branches make it feel as if you are somewhere in …
Mt. St. Gwinear and Baw Baw National Park
I have new skis, which is very exciting after being a slightly disappointed snowboarder for the last few years. Last year I decided enough was enough and I’d have to learn to ski in order to get more snow days in. This year I purchased a backcountry nordic setup, which makes it much easier to …
Heap Big Snow
Just when we thought it was all over! Finally we found something good about Grand Final weekend: 1/2 price ski resort entry and 1/2 price lift tix*! Awesome. Mark my diary for next year. Plus, being end of season, accommodation on the mountain was cheap as cheap and the bars and restaurants all need to …
Last ski for a short winter?
It seemed I’d hardly finished looking forward to winter, and now it is spring. However, fortunately some late wintry weather, that saw a Victorian member of parliament lost for 3 days in the mountains, topped up our snow for some last minute fresh turns. Maybe we might get one more weekend . .
Hotham, Buffalo and Beechworth
Last week we spent four days in the Ovens Valley. This is a stunningly beautiful valley dominated by views of Mt. Buffalo and Feathertop. In summer you can canoe or swim in the Ovens river or climb the granite of Mt. Buffalo. The town of Bright is also popular place for paragliding. In winter you …
Springtime on the Razorback
It’s springtime and the snow is slurpee. But it’s still better to be in the mountains!
Mount Stirling
This weekend was a SNOW weekend. And also my birthday-trip weekend (my birthday is on Monday). We snowshoed overnight packs and snow toys 5km (and 0.5km of elevation) up Mount Stirling on Saturday afternoon. My pack was almost intolerably heavy… but It was gorgeously white and fluffy everywhere we looked :) We set up camp …
Razorback Ridge Snowboarding
We drove halfway to the mountains on Friday night and stayed in a motel. Then, Saturday morning we drove up to Diamantina hut, walked out along the razorback with our boards and skis to play! We found the snowcave that we built three weeks ago to be in perfect condition, if a bit icy. But …
MSR Lightning Ascents – reviewed
The MSR Lightening Ascents were my first pair of snowshoes. Unlike downhill snow-toys where beginner or entry level products might assist you, snowshoeing is easy, non-technical and you might as well buy the best you can afford right at the beginning. I chose the MSR Lighting ascents for their (light) weight, strong construction and presence …