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DangerLaef

29/09/2006
4:02:07 PM

I'm heading up that way for the long weekend.
Is there any ice left?

nmonteith

29/09/2006
4:10:06 PM

We've been basking in 25'C temps in Melbourne recently. I doubt there would be anything left. All snow
disapeared off our resorts quite a few weeks ago!

Romfrantic

29/09/2006
4:12:47 PM

A few pics here of the area, from 18-20 Sept:
http://forum.ski.com.au/ultimate/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=003829

I very much doubt there is any climbable ice left by now...might be worth taking comfortable bushwalking boots for the walks in-out.

vwills

29/09/2006
5:01:07 PM

Ice was good late July. Disappears late August from my experience. The longer days and marginally warmer temps make it a very insecure medium. There was so little snow this year I suspect most of it has vanished as well.
I'm hoping NZ is going to be better.

Andrew_M

29/09/2006
9:05:40 PM

We were there 2 weeks ago and there was only a single climbable line and it would definitely be gone by now...everything was melting fast.

Some photos at:

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2683123040046697511bBYpZD
and
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2629071280060604206lMfeyM

Paulie

29/09/2006
9:10:37 PM

On 29/09/2006 DangerLaef wrote:
>I'm heading up that way for the long weekend.
>Is there any ice left?

Nae chance! Try Buffalo instead mate!

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