The Base Is Building

Tuesday looked too wet and windy to entice me out but Wednesday was a different story altogether - a brilliant sunny day and more fresh snow. World Cup had 15cms of fresh on it while the Supertrail was groomed. Skiing and boarding were still restricted to Merritts area and the top of the Supertrail (accessed by SnowGums Chair) but there were very few out to cramp your style.

This morning there was heavy snow falling. 25cms had fallen overnight up top and 15cms in the village. It was not light snow but creamy up high and sticky at village level. Gunbarrel was very slow getting started and I had left the mountain before Antons T-bar had started.

We were on about the sixth chair out of Friday Flat with a long queue behind us. I got freshies down the side of High Noon and I did get some boot deep turns close to Antons.

Wednesday morning after more snow

Eagles Nest from SnowGums Chair

Looking across to Kareela Hutte

Looking down the Supertrail (accessed only by SnowGums)

Antons T-Bar

Sponars T-Bar

Above SnowGums Top Station (Wednesday)

Thursday - Dumping snow on High Noon – finally open for 2005

Fresh powder on a groomed base on High Noon

Snow and slush on the roads – Friday Flat

More snow is due before a sunny weekend. Hopefully either the snow guns of Mother Nature will provide enough snow to get Crackenback top to bottom. Currently there is loading at Lover’s Leap station on Snow Gums.