Perisher Chatter 2015 (Trip Plans, Thoughts, Reviews)

Saturday's Perisher forecast

Saturday 11 July
Summary

Min -3
Max 3
Snow. Very windy.
Chance of any rain: 90%
Rainfall amount: 5 to 15 mm
Alpine Area area
Cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of snow, with blizzards developing. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 50 to 70 km/h decreasing to 35 to 50 km/h in the evening then tending west to northwesterly 20 to 25 km/h in the late evening.

Might be better off sleeping in.

 

I did try to tell you not to bother this weekend!!

 

I'm going to phone a friend on the hill before leaving Canberra. If the wind hasn't picked up I'll risk it. If it has it will be back to bed.

 

Just look on the cams - see if they're still pointing in the same direction​

 

Yeah I'll make a call in the morning. Could be fun on t bars for an hour or 2.

 

you have slightly less of a drive than DSNS!!

 

Canberra isn't that far

 

Is there a bus from Jindy to Perisher? Preferably not to the tube but Perisher itself? Long long story as to why we have no car and that it's stuck at the mechanic in Jindy

 

The school bus might be your best option. Go into the NP info centre and get all the info on buses there.

 

Lift report says Guthega will spin a couple for the first time this season today.

 

Pupil free day. No school buses.

 

Hitch or try FB.

 

Would be for Thursday and/or Wednesday. In Thredbo currently, leaving on Tuesday arvo and hopefully get a hitch back to where we're staying in Jindy. Will call NP office too

 

School bus to/from Perisher

http://www.alpinecharters.com.au/services/

 

pretty sure Workcover wouldn't be too impressed with the 'scaffold' currently being utilised on the Happy Valley T-Bar base at present....http://www.perisher.com.au/perisher-news/resort-videos/snow-cams#Xhappy dangerous!

 

Funny. I actually looked at that myself this morning and thought that didn't appear too safe.

 

Anyone heading up from Canberra to ski tube tonight or tomorrow and have a spare seat they can offer? Need to get back up to my young bloke. Will be on crutches but otherwise mobile enough.

 

CW - hope that's not you on crutches - what happened?

 

Willing to talk about it?

 

Explained in excessive detail in the barbie thread.

 

But have solved the transport problem.

 

A certain forum member has cracked his first 10,000 vms in a day for 2015.

Hopefully it will be the first of many for the rest of the season.

Go Normo!

 

So I'm suffering massive SDS and wanting to go down for a couple of nights (staying in Jindy). I was wondering if anyone knew the cheapest place to hire ski gear? Just need board/boots and I'll be going to Perisher...

 

Mine are woeful!

Its quiet sad really. Must make more of an effort!

 

The Base Ski Hire is not too bad. If I was living a couple of thousand k's closer I'd lend you my discount card.

 

Don't you just have to be a member of the PSR FB group to get discounts? Or say you are.

 

Blew it out of the ballpark and firmly took this season's single day high score. Well done Norm'

 

.....and then spent an hour and a half in the Perisher carpark waiting for the NRMA to come and start my car (I'm a bit sloppy in the "switching off the headlights" department, apparantly).
The crowds dispersed nicely today and, with most terrain now skiable, some bigger daily scores will be possible. I hope to be getting my share.

 

jumper leads
leave em in

 

You need an old car like mine that turns its own headlights off.

 

A hill start down Kosciousko Rd would have been interesting without any power steering

 

Don't know about that one. In 2013 we hired all our gear from The Base and the guys gave us a couple of discount cards for next time.

 

Just make sure to buy the expensive ones that actually have real copper in the leads. Otherwise they are next to useless.

 

Normo! Will PM you my mobile, should have called me - i was on the hill til late and i have jumper leads in my car!

 

I have one of these, which works great (On my old VW Type 3 anyway). Not sure how well it works when your battery is completely flat though. It also comes with a USB port and a bunch of adapters so great for charging your phone etc.

https://www.autobarn.com.au/sjs-12v-smart-start-charger-up-to-3l-diesel-6l-petrol

On topic, have fun out there today should be awesome. If this cold I have settles down I will be up there tomorrow

 

I have similar. depending on size, yes it will start a dead battery.

 

I have a similar one. If buying them, check the strength. Many can crank 300-400amps, which is enough for a small car. The one I have can go up to 600amps. I have started a big 4wd turbo diesel, which was pretty impressive. You have to remember to charge them up every now and again.

A few times I have gone to help someone, and when you pull out the little battery they go "no way that will start this". when it does, they usually end up buying there own!

back on topic, snow was good today, sunny, no crowds

 

whose gonna be up at perisher around the 16th August?

 

Normo!

 

And me

 

Normo you need a Volvo. If it were at Bullocks flat we could have arranged something for you even though I am actually in Japan myself.

 

Who is coming over to watch some moguls on Saturday and Sunday? Juniors events on Brumby. Come over on Sunday and watch some of the duals - very exciting with lots of crowd involvement.