Oz/NZ 2025

[Sbooker]

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Guyra just over the QLD/NSW border got quite the dump. About a foot by the looks.
Alta eat your heart out.

 

[Sbooker]

And Stanthorpe in QLD got some.

Snow falls in Queensland as NSW SES report 100 vehicles stuck in heavily blanketed northern tablelands

Footage shows snow falling at Dalveen, between Stanthorpe and Warwick in south east Queensland, about 4pm on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

 

[EMSC]

I remember we went from minus 20 to plus 35c within 20 hours one January when we flew out of Calgary to come home.

I remember we went from minus 10c at noon top of Mammoth to plus 27c at 10pm the same day in Death Valley.

Meh,

Try +21c at 2pm followed by -26c by 5am the next morning without ever travelling any distance at all (a few trees died from that one).

Or +23C at noon followed by snow and -5c by 3pm (and absolutely howling winds bringing the cold front in).

I even have a screen shot somewhere showing weather stations having temps in the mid 40F's on half the screen and temps ~10F on the other half (distance of probably ~20 miles/32km). No altitude differences, just a cold front along the front range. Temps dropped that much over ~15minutes. It had been in the 50's that day and I think ended in the mid single digits over night. So not as big a change as the other ones outlined above, but it was impressive for a 15 minute delta.

Denver can have some pretty extreme weather.

I know, but -23c is funny. Remember people freaking out once we got out of the bus at Hotham in 2018 and it was a warm -11c. See below weather we had on race day back on February 4, 2023.

But lets be honest Patrick. Having both participated and coached at such races, they aren't much of a race at that temp. One run to inspect, race (with half the field or more not even bothering to strip down to a speed suit), 2nd run inspection and 2nd race run. Lots of lodge time and listening to coach radios on when to head up for those short race runs. The kids don't even bother to do warm-up laps or any free-skiing at that temp unless they are approaching high FIS/World Cup level. Basically the kids 'endure' the race and pretty close to none of them probably cared how they did would be my guess. It's a good fun story about their childhood on how they raced at such temps, but overall those races are not much of an actual focused competition.

 

[Tony Crocker]

Denver can have some pretty extreme weather.

The Front Range/western Great Plains are notorious for extreme weather changes in a short period of time.

Spearfish, South Dakota, holds the world record for the greatest temperature change in the shortest amount of time. On January 22, 1943, the temperature in Spearfish rose from -4°F to 45°F in just two minutes due to a powerful Chinook wind. This two-minute rise of 49°F is the fastest temperature increase ever recorded in the US.

But here in California we can say, "If you don't like the weather, get in your car and drive for an hour or so."

 

[Patrick]

August 8 numbers...
New snow has pretty much of the South island areas listed below. Hutt is at 18cm in the last 24hrs. Top two areas for snow accumulation so far this year, Hutt (341cm) and Hotham (268cm).


Base, season, lift, runs
Hutt : 119-160cm, 341cm, 5/5, na
Ohau : 80-90cm, 83cm?, 3/3, na
Porters : 80-110cm, na, 6/6, na
Treble Cone : 66cm, na, 4/9?, na
Dobson : 55-65cm, na, na, na
Cardrona : 50cm, na, 8/9, na
Remarks : 33-103cm, 97cm, 7/7, na
Roundhill : 30-40cm, na, 5/6, na
Coronet : 15-90cm, 74cm, 8/8, na
Olympus : 15-50cm, 53cm?, 4/5, na

Turua : 55-80cm, na, na, na
Whakapapa : 31-38cm, na, na, na

Perisher : 160cm, na, 45/45. 117/121
Falls Creek : 103cm, 201cm?, 12/15, na
Hotham 111cm, 268cm, na, 89/105
Thredbo : 153cm, 195cm, 15/16. 45/53
Buller : 57-110cm, na,17/19, 33/81
Charlotte Pass : na, na, 4/4, 18/25
Baw Baw : 40cm, na, 2/7, 2/13
Dinner Plain : 3-23cm, na, na, na
Selwyn : na, na, 3/7, na

Ben Lomond : na, na, 3/6, na

 

[Sbooker]

Surveying the task for tomorrow with the aid of a cup of tea. 1000 metres vertical climb.

 

[Patrick]

Hutt and Hotham seems to be the place to be right now. Overall big Oz areas with the exception of Mt Buller look good. Hotham has mentioned best snow in one decade.
NZ Conditions vary greater between parts of the country even in the South. North island is poor. Hutt looks like the most decent. Clubfields, not open or thin.
Anyhow, Christchurch is definitely the best destination in southern hemisphere; very low tide in most of the Andes.
Potentially leaving next Saturday evening on Air Canada. Strike/lockout starting in a few minutes. I have a layover in Sydney and I could modify my plane ticket, but opted against.
Looking at the snow and the fact that I’ve been to Oz twice since 2018, I’ll go for NZ that I’ve wanted to return since that 2016 trip, I’ll keep the course and head to NZ.
There are a few places on the South Island that I didn’t get to see (Abel Tasman Park) or might want to revisit (Milford Sound and West coast glaciers).
Im pleased to confirm that my Ikon pass 2024-25 & new 2025-26 gives me 10 days… I could get also two season worth of days at Buller (10) and Thredbo (10). Buller seemed to be hurting.
Flying thru Brisbane which I’ll try to stay 2 days on my return trip. I spent 1 night coming back from NZ in 2016.
Just reserved the car rental, 2 week Car rental is less than half the amount I paid for 2 days on the Lofoten islands in Norway.

 

[Sbooker]

A spectacular South East Queensland day today.

A big dat with approx 4000 feet of elevation gain over a short distance. Lots of rock scrambling and hopping and semi technical climbing.

A huge bonus was the wildflowers were already out.

 

[Sbooker]

I don’t know what’s happening with the pics.

 

[Sbooker]

I’m at the Rathdowney country pub having a well earned beer.

 

[jasoncapecod]

that looks like a proper hike!!