30 August Last Snowshoe Tour for the Season

My apologies for taking so long to get around to posting this!

This was our last tour for the 09 season and couldn't have been with a nice group.

The young couple arrived with their Moms to scope out the area for their wedding in 2 years' time, which will be in Dinner Plain.

We had lots of fun despite the weather and found plenty of good spots for wedding photos in amongst the gnarled Australian snow gums.

We would be happy to take the bridal party out for a complementary snowshoe on the big day!

All the best for your wedding guys!

July 24 Razorback Tour

Another glorious day for a tour. The cold weather and sub zero temps have meant no freeze melt has occurrred yet, so the fresh snow from days ago has stayed soft and dry ... mmm.

Today six of us strapped shoes on our feet and headed out along the Razorback for a morning's snowshoeing. After checking out Bon Accord Spur, we headed back up to the ridge and out and down to the "Big Dipper", ther lowest point along the entire Razorback.

After climbing up the following ridge, we stopped for photos and water, then headed on back to the troopy at Diamantina, not forgetting to raise our "high heels" for the climb out of the Big Dipper.


Here's the group giving their snowshoe tour the "thumbs up."

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Fresh Snowfalls Blanket Hotham!!

Over half a metre of fresh snow has blanketed Mt Hotham in the past 48 hours!



It's still snowing and should snow for at least another 3 days, so the resort and backcountry have been transformed into a winter wonderland.



This is great news for backcountry aficionados : while this snow will start to cover up most of the heath and rocks, we still need to let it form a base before conditions ripen for snowshoeing. Heading out too soon into fresh snow can be hard work as you sink below your knees in the soft snow. Good for skiing but hard work slugging along the ridgelines and snow plains.



Following this first real season dump, we need to wait for a melt freeze cycle to come into play. This will firm the snow up and give us a solid base.



Once we get another 30cm - 50cm on top of this new base we'll be set and heading out to Feathertop will be on!



We have a Feathertop tour booked for Monday but this is on weather hold. I'd also be suspicious of the snow conditions this soon after a dump - so I'll head out along the Razorback over the weekend and check the conditions for you.

Skiers thinking of checking out the backcountry steeps remember, the snowpack hasn't stabilised yet and avalanche danger is high off the Razorback and eastern aspect of Machinery Spur. I'll dig a pit when I get time to check the pack out more closely.

Enjoy your turns everyone and I'll see you out there!

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Feathertop Razorback Snowshoe Adventure

We have a Feathertop Tour booked for next Monday 6th July.

This is a truly spectacular tour and a not to be missed opportunity to stand atop our most majestic peak.

It's a full day tour with an early start and you need to be reasonably fit to complete it. Around 20km of walking - last 8 km is downhill to Harrietville.

Like any good snowshoe tour, it finishes at a pub! End the day by the fire with a drink or two and relive your adventure over a pub dinner, before we drive you back up the mountain to Hotham.

Call Andy to book your tour:

m. 0488 477 271
e. andy@soulfree.com.au