Blowing Around - Up & Down

The wind started up last night and by the time I reached the top of Sponars T-bar this morning with Peter it had hit 106kph.

As you might expect Kosi never opened and Cruiser shut soon after followed by Snowgums. There were moments of delicious boot deep dry wind blown powder with patches of marble and/or deep sastrugi between.

Strangely enough there was no queue on Antons or Sponars ;-)

Above Bogong on Wednesday

First rays on Michael's Mistake yesterday

Race club on World Cup early yesterday morning

Ski Patrol look on with interest - is this for remote rescues?

Then it flew around Eagles Nest

View of Signature Hill yesterday

Midday today when winds rose beyond 100kph

There's a whole lot more being forecast. Depths vary from expert to expert but expect snow this weekend and again mid next week. We may see from 40cm to a metre by the end of next week - and about time too :-)

News from the snow - Snow Sports are inherently dangerous activities ...

Hip Check Creek almost claims another life:
http://media.theage.com.au/news/national-news/skier-survives-thredbo-avalanche-5562998.html
It was the perfect storm for an avalanche. A big freeze across the entire mountain followed by a big dump of snow and then wind loading. Certain areas, within the resort, are roped off for good reasons.

Death in Perisher:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-03/mans-body-found-at-perisher/5568566

And another Aussie skiing story: http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/the-day-skiers-had-whiteofway/story-fnj4f7k1-1226974340088

Happy Birthday for yesterday, Christiana!
Best Wishes to Peter Mac - wishing you a quick recovery..