snow shoes

[elray]

I'm doing the OT next week 16/8/13 to the 24/8/13. Should i take snow shoes or not. what are your thoughts. The weather report looking good for lots snow.

[Tortoise]

I'd be thinking you'd be crazy not to. I was very glad of mine for just a quick trip to Cradle last week, after thinking 'not so much snow...' But the next morning I was seriously glad to have them.

[Ellobuddha]

Elray,

Please let us know how you go and also report on the conditions.

I a, part of a group of four that will be down there looking to start the walk first week of September and concerns about snow shoes myself.

Cheers,
Paul

[elray]

All packed and the snow shoes are in. I believe if one person in the group has snow shoes it will help the rest of the group. I will be able to start packing down the snow and the group shouldn't post hole as bad.

[Ellobuddha]

Good luck mate. Let us know how you go.

Cheers,
EB

[elray]

back safe from O.T. 1.5m snow on pillion gap. I loved my snow shoes. The rest of the group didn't have any and had a long day pushing though the snow.

elray

[Billy27]

Coming down in a few days to see Paul Kelly in Hobart, first time ever to Tas!

Plan on doing the OLT early next week, hopefully starting Monday. Will definitely hire out a pair of snow shoes based on recent reports.

Hopefully see you out on the track!

P.S Frenchman's Cap would also be awesome to get up , if conditions are favourable but have Freycinet as a plan B.

[Ellobuddha]

Thanks for the info. Looks like snoeshoes are a must. Hoping for a fair melt before next week but I dont think I will be that lucky.

Billy, we hoping to start Wed week.

Cheers
EB