Maria & I headed out from Guthega on Friday to kick off our ski season, unfortunately since last weeks dump a serious ice crust had formed with everyone reporting fairly ordinary conditions... So of course we headed out! Whilst the snow was pox the weather was great so we head up the valley crossing the Snowy River at the Illawong bridge.
I managed the usual 'pack stack' by hooking some shrub and putting another bend in my trashed pole
here you can see the Illawong bridge
It took us maybe 3hrs to get to camp
The next morning was bright and crisp with a fairly cool breeze blowing steadily, after a few cups of coffee and some breaky we headed up for a little look around, finding nothing but sheet ice!
and some serious hoar frost!
Looking back towards Guthega
With the horrid skiing and that I forgot to pack a few things, namely Maria's down pants (biiig trouble!), we headed home the next arvo. A lovely start to the season and good for our fitness! Maybe 2:10 on the way home... I also have some video footage that I'll post up as soon as I can work out how to edit it all together!
