Snowfalls 24th/25th August - updates

[The Frog]

Baw Baw looks to have about 5cm already.

[The Frog]

Huge amount of moisture to hit Buller in the next hour and should last a while.

[The Frog]

Buller Village Square cam showing nice and white: http://ski.com.au/snowcams/australia/vic/buller/buller8.html

[Podlettte]

woohooo... bit of hail on and off here in jindy - BH says that's a good sign

[The Frog]

Check out the radar showing whats about to hit Buller and Baw Baw: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=wzstate&lc=vic&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&lyf=1

[John Deere]

What is the Hotham cam that shows night snowfall?? Or am I imagining that this magical cams exists.

[The Frog]

You are probably thinking of Fletch cam: http://www.nickfletcher.com/webcam/

[John Deere]

Ahhh yes....lookin good too!

[The Frog]

nite all, be back on here in six hours. graemlins/ismellsnow.gif graemlins/snow.gif

[spaz]

It's started in Thredbo, but not heavy, dusting on Bobuck Lane, windy and Eagles Nest light is invisible.

[spaz]

The road is now covered, I was going to go back to bed but the excitment just enveloped me and I feel a bit jittery.

[spaz]

I just went out to feel the snow, it's pretty dry, small flakes - a big wind gust hit and most of it blew off the building across from us and the road almost cleared.

4am VIDEO (http://snocam.com.au/snow_conditions.html) from before the wind.

[The Frog]

Morning spaz.

http://www.thredbo.com.au/liveimages/VillageSquare01.jpg

[spaz]

Ooo Ooo

A blank canvas.

[The Frog]

8cm reported at Falls at 5:45am.

[The Frog]

Baw Baw reporting 21cm and Perisher 10cm.

[Xena]

Baw Baw are just being snow hogs.

[The Frog]

Buller 9cm.

[bdenny4]

Baw Baw needed that
good on them
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[tim93]

has the sleeping giant officially woken up?

[Jahoota]

its exciting isnt it.

[John Deere]

10 at PB, Hotham and Thredders

[Tobi]

Originally posted by Xena:
Baw Baw are just being snow hogs. Yeah cuase the whole 1cm they had before this system was them being mean and taking everyone elses snow.

[The Frog]

The next front will com later today/tonight...should just be light falls today.

[Boardingbuny]

YAY smile.gif

[NissTrust]

I was out all of this morn at falls and I would say 10 to 15 cms in places, the resort is transformed and the place looks great. It has been snowing all day here and snow guns have been going all day and still going. I would say that accumlation today would equate to 5 cm so far. It's looking good!

[Vet]

Beauty. The soccer has a a bye and the Manager has cancellations so the Vets are up this weekend! Let it dump. graemlins/snow.gif

[The Frog]

The front is nearly at Melbourne, then should be about three hours til Buller.

[D-Dog]

is there a lot of moisture with it frog?

[BlueHue]

Just back from a great days skiing at Perisher. Thats the best 10cm of fresh I've skied this season. Its covered most of the rain affected crud below (although a few icey spots still about as I found out after being ejected from a ski that went from soft snow to ice and back to soft snow again in about 2 seconds).

With tonights snow I'd be guessing tomorrows off piste will make for some mighty smooth turns tomorrow :D

[spaz]

VIDEO (http://snocam.com.au/snow_conditions.html) graemlins/boarder.gif
My first two runs through Bushranger, Kosi wasn't running (no surprise). I'll try to get to my run through the Bluff and Cannonball, but feeling a bit exhausted and tomorrow is another powder day so I need rest.

Yeah yeah HTFU and all that, but not many of you have been up since 3:30am snow watching and my cup of cement went down wrong at lunch.

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[KStud]

Just got to hope that the rain (some 36mm) that is predicted for Friday (see weather chaser http://www.theweatherchaser.com/forecasts/alpine-snow/mt-hotham-falls-creek)doesn't come to fruition!

7 day Forecast for Mt Hotham & Falls Creek.
Day Precipitation Temperatures Freeze Level Winds

Fri 28/08/2009 36mm rain Min 2, Max 5 2250m Strong to Storm to Strong, NW/N/W
Sat 29/08/2009 8mm rain, 7cm Snow Min -4, Max 3 1000m Strong, W/SW
Sun 30/08/2009 5cm Snow Min -2, Max -1 1150m Strong to Light, W/SW
Mon 31/08/2009 Fine Min -1, Max 0 1600m Light to Fresh, NW/W/SW

2009-08-24.18g 2009-08-25 10:53

[Shorty936]

Awesome Vid Spaz looked like you were having fun out there today.

[John Deere]

Was kosi on hold all day or just late opening?

[The Frog]

Originally posted by D-Dog:
is there a lot of moisture with it frog? yes but most of it will hit VIC.

Geelong has dropped to 7.4C and raining.

[Matt 200]

Anybody able to give an update on how hotham went today?? Expect them to get much tonight??

Can skip uni tomorrow and head up for the day if its worth it, if not will have to wait untill the weekend.. Thoughts anybody??

[andrewa1]

i have just spent the last hour up 13th beach on the vic coast the weather is out of control up huge swell, rain, howling wind, very cold
if anyone in thredbo finds any outdoor furniture chances are its from down here

[Tobi]

Go tomorrow Matt.

Just about to pour down in melbourne and I have to leave the office to head to uni without an umbrella.

:(

[andrewa1]

ps took some photos but it is that bleak you cant see anything

[NissTrust]

just got back in from my afternoon session here at falls creek, and its magic out there, its been snowing consistenly all day, and when that front hits, tommorrow will be a smashing powderday, my legs are totally exhusted, its hard going riding powder.

To give you an idea how good it was i was screaming happiness on my first run down this morning. Nothing like carving first tracks! btw the snow quality was just so light and fluffy it was very hard to impossible to make snowballs out of it.

Today was a ripper tommorrow will be bliss!

[The Frog]

Looks like Baw Baw will do well from this and soon too.

[karen97]

Go you good thing!! graemlins/skier.gif graemlins/woohoo.gif graemlins/ismellsnow.gif

[bdenny4]

Originally posted by The Frog:
Looks like Baw Baw will do well from this and soon too. Yeah good - might go up for a couple of day trips when I get back from P

[bdenny4]

Red bits on the radar and it looks like it's keeping a little south of the main range

But I'm no weather expert

[ 25. August 2009, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: bdenny4 ]

[Coopski]

Great vid spaz. At least your landing was soft when you stacked ;)

Cant wait to see the cams in the morning. graemlins/snow_alert.gif

[skijacski]

Kozi chair just started late, de icing I would say.

Snowed most of the day, but only lightly, has started again and settling in the village.

Tomorrow should be good.

Nice video Spaz, unfortunately, I keep turning my head to see where I am going with the video. Only had a massage yesterday with Annie!

[Astroboy]

Perisher was fantastic today, wind blown pockets were up to 50 cm as measured by my trusty pole, bring on the snow!

[The Frog]

Here is the radar showing the moisture on the way: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar.jsp?lt=wzstate&lc=vic&ane=1&anf=1&and=1&ana=7&anb=333&anc=3&lya=1&lyk=1&lye=1&lyf=1

[The Frog]

Absolutely puking down at Hotham on the cam: http://www.mountainwatch.com/cwatch/Cameras/Australia/Hotham

Full on Blizzard!

[Coopski]

Originally posted by Astroboy:
Perisher was fantastic today, wind blown pockets were up to 50 cm as measured by my trusty pole, bring on the snow! Jeeze wouldn't that have been a little cold graemlins/cold.gif ;)

[Charles]

Wow... Falls and Hotham are getting nuked as I type. Good to see the Gully at Falls getting covered again. Cams show the white stuff falling smile.gif

The Hotham cam does look insane. Feeling cold just looking at it.

[ 25. August 2009, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: Charles ]

[Nulla Dulla]

Perhaps Astroboy needed a little help from Dr Elephant to use his pole as a measuring device?

[finrz]

That's some pukage in Thredbo Village.... :D

[Mazza]

WOW check out the Village cam in Thredbo.....
http://www.thredbo.com.au/liveimages/VillageSquare01.jpg

[Mazza]

It is absolutelly puking.....

[The Frog]

yeah looks like it pleting down...this is the start of the major moisture front and it should last atleast 2 hours...it's even settling on the heated path.

[The Frog]

http://www.thredbo.com.au/liveimages/VillageSquare01.jpg

[The Frog]

It's just hit Perisher too: http://www.mountainwatch.com/cwatch/Cameras/Australia/Perisher

[IAB]

I've never seen it settle on that path before. Superb.

[Mazza]

So Pete, what do u think about this weekend, any chance it will turn to snow....

[Astroboy]

I don't know about Dr Elephant but if he is going to bring the snow then bring him on, still puking in PB!

[The Frog]

I think it's unlikely Mazza, looks to be too warm to me. Atleast the winds won't be as bad as they have been though.

[The Frog]

still puking in Perisher. graemlins/snow_alert.gif

[Xena]

graemlins/woohoo.gif graemlins/woohoo.gif graemlins/woohoo.gif graemlins/woohoo.gif graemlins/woohoo.gif

[karen97]

Excited much X? tongue.gif

[Xena]

Me???

[smokinharry]

About 10cm so far in the village. About time winter started.

[Silverwitch]

Looks fantastic on the cams graemlins/skier.gif ...and cold and windy in Canberra tonight too!
Might even be snow on the Brindies in the morning hopefully! graemlins/snow.gif

[NissTrust]

At falls creek at the moment and went for a walk to try and get shot of where the old falls creek night cam use to look into, not quite but anyhow.
I am guessing about 10cms of accumulation since last lift this afternoon. its still dumping out there.

Just to give you an idea this table was bare and empty of snow when i got here on monday afternoon!
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3855331967_be5c0849d6.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/3855334261_a189fede50.jpg

[darrend]

nice pics Niss,,,looks like i might have something to ski on,,be there on setember 5...