Snow trip - Walhalla to Jamieson via Mt Skene
Date and time: 12th/13th August 2023
Description: Snow driving and camping - Mt Skene
[trip capacity increased -we will travel in two groups]
The annual pilgrimage to Mt Skene will include snow, fun, and hopefully a successful traverse of Mt Skene. We will meet in Walhalla 9am on Saturday morning and head off north to the Heyfield-Jamieson Road via Aberfeldy and Mt Selma. We'll then follow the Heyfield-Jamieson Road to the summit of Mt Skene where we plan to camp, build snow-people, igloos and have snowy fun. On Sunday we'll head down to Jamieson.
Weather: Alpine environment, will be cold and potentially wet and windy. Bring appropriate clothing and footwear.
Equipment: Vehicles need to have low range 4WD capability with good all-terrain tyres, good ground clearance and UHF radio equipped.
Usual recovery gear of a snatch strap, shackles, shovel, dampener plus snow chains and recovery tracks.
Warm clothes and wet weather gear. A tent (pop-up tents can prove to pop-down in heavy snow), sleeping bag (suitable to better than -10oC), and sleeping mat suitable for camping in the snow.
Trip Standard: e.g. Medium to hard (depending on the weather & track conditions (snow))
Fuel: a full tank ex Moe . If you’re using diesel then fill with Alpine diesel (we need to check/advise if available at Moe as we get closer to trip date) and/or add additive to stop it jelling – the instructions on most additives indicate you can’t add too much. Torque Breaker is one such additive.
Distance: Approx. distance from Walhalla to Jamieson is 150 Km of mainly low range driving.
Duration: 2 days
Convoy limit: 10 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We will to meet at the Star Hotel Carpark in Walhalla and depart at 9.00am sharp. If you plan to get coffee beforehand then you will need to arrive a little earlier. We will aim to finish about 4.00pm in Jamieson. Some of us may stay in Walhalla over the Friday night before the trip. Details to be confirmed.
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Also if a non-member wishes to bring their own vehicle, the member inviting the non-member must contact the trip leader for approval to bring the vehicle. Such approval will take into account skills of the driver, suitability of the vehicle and whether or not a place within the convoy limit is available for a non-member's vehicle.
Trip Leaders: If you have any questions contact Mark Bown (Mark.Bown@csiro.au) 0437 251 645
