Munyang CarPark
This article documents a five day trip around the Jagungal wilderness region between 27 July 2002 - 31 July 2002.
These five day trips have become an annual event, and a "must do" for the really keen teledorkers in our group. The route followed in 2002 is similar to previous years. In years where there is very good snow (like 2000), other areas are explored, like: Snowy Gap and Happy Jacks Plain.
Day 1 - Start at Munyang and camped at Dianne Hut.
Day 2 - Ski from Dianne Hut to Grey Mare Hut via Valentine/Geehi River.
Day 3 - Day trip along the Grey Mare Range.
Day 4 - Ski from Grey Mare Hut and dump packs near Stumblo Hill to do a side trip to top of Jagungal. Camped near the Big Bend.
Day 5 - Ski past Mawson's Hut, over the Kerries and Gungartan Pass and down to the main road and back to the power station.
There is a slideshow of all the images. Please note that the slideshow contains additional images that don't appear in this article.
We arrived at the car park at Munyang about 10:30am on a beautiful sunny day to find a number of other people also heading out (mostly weekenders).
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Munyang CarPark
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Just arrived and starting to drag tons of gear from the car. |
Munyang CarPark
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Meet some of the crew - Jeffro and Grossen. |
Skiing Hawaiian Style
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You'd think we were all going off for a lazy week on the beach and catching waves. |
Guthega Power Station
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Looking at the Guthega Power Station with a view of the main trail on the right hand side. |
Start Of Skiing
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The skiable snow started only about 50 metres up the road. |
Off and Racing
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We were all pretty keen to get going, even though our packs were very heavy. |
Sticatto and Grossen
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Our fearless farters take a break. |
It's Thataway!
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Lucky that Fogg knows which way to go. |
Fresh Turns
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Santo carves it up with style. |
Fresh Turns
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Fogg hits the fresh stuff. |
Approaching Schlink Pass
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There's always a sense of anticipation when approacing Schlink Pass (mostly because you get a break from all the uphill climb). |
Schlink Pass
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Having a break a Schlink Pass (1804 metres). |
Slopes near Whites River
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So many good slopes to choose from, but we had to push on to make some reasonable distance on the first day. |
Perfect tracks above Schlink Pass
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There are some great slopes around Schlink Pass and Whites River. Sadly these tracks weren't ours. |
Perfect tracks above Schlink Pass
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A closeup of those nice S's. |
The Long Trail
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Heading down from Schlink Pass and leaving our mark in the virginal snow. |
Santo
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Our man Santo with the Schlink Hilton in the background. |
Going Around the Bend
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Along the way to Dianne Hut. It's a nice easy ski from Schlink Pass and a welcome break on the legs. |
Dianne Hut, aka Orange Hut
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It's a pretty cozy hut, particularly for 7 people. One person sleep in the hut, while the rest of us were in the tents. |
Golden Afternoon Light
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The late afternoon light around Dianne Hut produced a wonderful golden hue on the snow. |
Campsite at Dianne Hut
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Much better to camp on the main road than in a tiny hut. Hope the snowplow doesn't come around the corner! |