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cross country skiing

Postby beltas » Tue 12 Jul, 2011 8:34 am

Hi all

great forum to stumble across! I have just returned home from the French Alps and I am keen to return to some of my beloved Tassie nature. I understand there has been heaps of snow in cradle. Does anyone know of the possibility of walking into Scott Kilvet hut? or to cross country ski parts of it?

Thanks!
Bel :)
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby icefest » Tue 12 Jul, 2011 6:04 pm

3 days ago I walked back from Scott Kilvert hut. Below 950m the snow was melting, above that there was 60+cm of dry snow. I walked the Face track and had a wonderful amount of white stuff.
Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful.
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby beltas » Wed 13 Jul, 2011 8:07 am

wow, sounds beautiful!
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby Joel » Sat 16 Jul, 2011 2:57 pm

You'll be right unless you're a big softie. One of my mates went to the summit yesterday.
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby Joel » Sat 16 Jul, 2011 2:58 pm

Wes Moule was up skiing on the plateau under a full moon last night, would have been amazing but I was stuck at work.
OT, we saw a spotty dragging a half dead pademelon through the snow. Best wildlife experience ever.
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby beltas » Sun 17 Jul, 2011 7:16 pm

wow! :D full moon skiing! :shock: my dream!
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby Joel » Sun 17 Jul, 2011 8:40 pm

I was very jealsous. I've been in the park for about 6 years now and Friday was THE BEST day ever. At 7:00pm the moon was so bright and the lake so still that you could see the perfect white reflection of the Mt. I've never seen anything like it up here.
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Re: cross country skiing

Postby beltas » Sun 17 Jul, 2011 9:32 pm

wow, you are making me so homesick for cradle! I grew up going there nearly every second weekend with my family, now i am lucky to get up there twice per year! that has got to change! and you live there! amazing lucky person! :wink:
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