SNOW CLOSES ROADS!!!!!

Jivrashia said :

KB1971 said :

Where do I sign?? I have fond memories of hitting the Brindies in the snow on my dirt bike in my younger years but alas they seem to close the Franklin road as soon as someone farts in an up-hill direction these days.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the road to Corin Dam would still be open at the early stage of the snow and will closed only when it starts to pile (unpassable unless you have a 4WD).

But you’d be hard-pressed to get a push bike up the initial climb, which will take you to Mt Franklin Rd. and then to Py.

Here is a diary of some brave soul who did it last year around this time.

I imagine it would still be open because it is sealed. In my photos thread we rode the Cotter Hut FT, it finishes on the Mt Franklin road, as does the fire trail over Stockyard Spur. I have not actually done the Stockyard Spur trail but have hiked into Pryors past the end of it.

So, if the road was closed at Bulls Head then the next closest to get up to Ginini/Gingera would be via Corin & Stockyard Spur. Corin Road only really gets closed in the real heavy dumps (well this is what I have noticed in the past).

Failing that, Orroral is only 922m & rerely gets snow. The only time I have seen the gate closed is in the summer on Total Fire ban days so to grab & tredly & ride that way would be doable also but its a long way. 20km to Cotter hut before heading up Mt Franklin Road.

Jivrashia said :

which will take you to Mt Franklin Rd. and then to Py.

Sorry, I mean to say Pryors Hut.

KB1971 said :

Where do I sign?? I have fond memories of hitting the Brindies in the snow on my dirt bike in my younger years but alas they seem to close the Franklin road as soon as someone farts in an up-hill direction these days.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the road to Corin Dam would still be open at the early stage of the snow and will closed only when it starts to pile (unpassable unless you have a 4WD).

But you’d be hard-pressed to get a push bike up the initial climb, which will take you to Mt Franklin Rd. and then to Py.

Here is a diary of some brave soul who did it last year around this time.

Jivrashia said :

I would like to move a motion for some poor soul to brave the wet windy and cold weather and get a picture of the snow-cap on the Brindabella range.

KB1971 said :

Do I have to eat my words now?

I think we’ve just found our candidate…

Where do I sign?? I have fond memories of hitting the Brindies in the snow on my dirt bike in my younger years but alas they seem to close the Franklin road as soon as someone farts in an up-hill direction these days.

Definately a pushbike ride though…………

KB1971 said :

Do I have to eat my words now?

Better than eating yellow snow.

I would like to move a motion for some poor soul to brave the wet windy and cold weather and get a picture of the snow-cap on the Brindabella range.

KB1971 said :

Do I have to eat my words now?

I think we’ve just found our candidate…

Do I have to eat my words now?

Love the new logo on the Media Release… very 1980 art crapo