Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
|
 | 
|
|
Blue Mountains Snow-Chaser
Hi all Blue Mountains and outer western Sydney members,
I've always wanted to do a trip out into the mountains on a day after there has been snow overnight or when the snow is falling, especially to let my now 7yr old have a bit of fun throwing snowballs.
So with winter upon us and the nip of snow coldness in the air at night, I am putting out the call to all people "near the action" to put up a post in this thread when they get up in the morning on a Saturday or Sunday to let us all know when it might be worthwhile to drive up for lunch and some fun.
I'm thinking that if a post is put up before say 9am then anyone in Sydney could get up, read the post and make their way up to the mountains by 11am and still get there before the midday sun starts to make things disappear.
How does this sound ?
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
My Blog
My CarPC Worklog |
|
5/Jul/2009, 1:42 pm
|
|
cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
|
|
|
|
|
Re: Blue Mountains Snow-Chaser
I did a trip a few years ago, just me and a mate.
We went for a drive and just as you go down Mt Victoria hang a left and there is a track.
It snowed that weekend and to say the least, we were in shorts and the snow was everywhere.
It was perfect, standing on the top of a mountain covered in snow.
The Xy's won't be able to get up there though as low range is required as well as a bit of hard driving to get up one particular rocky hill.
If your looking to see the snow, just wait till the winds have that ' it must be snowing somewhere' feel to it and go for a drive up this way.
you don't have to go far, we have had snow to 700m a few days this winter already.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
|
|
5/Jul/2009, 8:04 pm
|
|
cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 5966
|
|
|
|
|
Re: Blue Mountains Snow-Chaser
Hi Kev
The last couple of days have produced a lot of ice around the Hampton and Lithgow areas only cause of no cloud cover. The ice did look like snow on the sides of the road and it even covered parts of Jenolan Caves road in parts.
If, like today there is some clouds up above, it can produce snow.
We have already had snow up there this winter, only very light. Just enough to say ohhhhhh.
Be prepared for arctic conditions though, on Monday it was -4c with a windchill of -11c at 11:00am. The wind was blowing at 38km/h. (We brought a personal weather station).
Tony
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
|
|
1/Jul/2010, 6:00 am
|
|
Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
|
|
|
|
|
Re: Blue Mountains Snow-Chaser
Could be worth a trip up this weekend then Tony.
Thanks.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
My Blog
My CarPC Worklog |
|
1/Jul/2010, 10:17 am
|
|
rescue1
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 01-2009
TOTAL POSTS: 1384
|
|
|
|
|
Re: Blue Mountains Snow-Chaser
Feel free to drop in and thaw out if you're about on Sunday, I'll be busy wiring up the bigger toy.....
--- Alan & Phillipa
2008 X-Trail TL White Diamond
Plumpton NSW
Our Mods
X-1112 (C)
|
|
1/Jul/2010, 2:01 pm
|
|
