paidal_chalne_vala wrote: The weather along the AAWT / Mt. Nelse pole line heading for Edmondsons hut can be treacherous and is not for beginners at all.Just finding the next pole can be ...."interesting" :-0 .
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:The same can be said for ascending or descending Heathy Spur in white season. There is no pole line and no visible track along Heathy spur in white season. It all looks the same.
You are going by a compass bearing.
north-north-west wrote:Has no-one mentioned the options of going up from Bogong Village to the Fainters, or the 107 track to Kellys Hut and beyond? It's not too far to the snowline via either route and neither gets much use, especially in the winter.
You can drive to the locked gate on the Kiewa then walk up to Westons Hut and then you have the entire High Plains.
Drew wrote:You can drive to the locked gate on the Kiewa then walk up to Westons Hut and then you have the entire High Plains.
Just doing some sniffing around for overnight snow shoe trip ideas. Preferably ones that avoid resort fees. I'd never known that driving in on the West Kiewa Logging Road was possible. What's the road like? Okay for 2WD? Slow going?
What about walking Road 24 from Howmans Gap? Never done it myself but it is not steep and appears to be quick and access in to Pretty Valley
West Keiwa is fine for cars, extreme conditions excepted.
Other option is the Bungalow Spur Carpark at Harrietville if yoiu want to see Feathertop, but that mean Razorback and down Diamantina Spur if you want to go anywhere else. Keiwa is a good option. for the Plains and beyond to Falls/Bogong
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Walking on the BHP in winter is a waste of snow. What about XC skiing? That is the way to go!!
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I have not yet purchased skins for my skis. I skied In many locations and in many various conditions and didn't need them. PB XC classic skis work fine. A bit of short hopping and herringboning up steep hills works fine too.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:90 % of the time last season the snow shoes were at home in cellar. I cannot carry an overnight pack on XC skis ,so that is when I strap the skis to the pack and walk in to the snow camp site. After that I XC ski.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Time will tell whether I actually make it up to Mt. Bogong to ski camp Creek via Long Spur and Mulhauser spur.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote: I will get some kicker skins and experiment with them. I will talk to Doug at EMC.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I am looking at experimenting towing a sled.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote: Hiking in wearing snow shoes with skis attached to the pack seems to work. I usually put the snow shoes on over my NNN BC boots but they are not a great fit. Skins could be better!.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I have never XC skied on 75 mm duck bill bindings. I am curious to see how they handle. I would have to rent the gear and that is not appealing because I already have XC ski gear!
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I can now cover a lot of ground on classic XC skinny skis on the BHP using a NNN BC binding and boot. Next season I am sure I can make it out to Fitzgerald's hut and back to Windy corner in one day on that set up. I would be inclined to use the BC XC skis with metal edges for any day trip to Roper's hut and back because of ice early in the morning/day going up Watch bed Creek and going over Mt. Nelse. I would probably take the Madshus Epochs for a day trip to Tawonga huts too.
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