Gerg's Net

Ski trail bikes

By Gerg, on July 29th, 2015

I mean snowmobiles of course, pretty much universally referred to by the popular brand name, Ski-Doo. These noisy smelly machines have been out of control in Australian alpine areas forever, but recent behavior is beyond acceptable.

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Thursday (30 July)

By Gerg, on July 27th, 2015

Outcome: Each of these (Thursday and Saturday) delivered about 5 cm, but with heavy rain preceding the snow on Saturday (60 mm at Perisher Valley). Miserable.

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3-5 August

By Gerg, on July 20th, 2015

Outcome: Ignore the rain; this was another nice fall . . . → Read More: 3-5 August

Feeling snowy?

By Gerg, on July 17th, 2015

No, this is not a particularly extraordinary interval of snowy weather.

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Duuummmmmmmmmmpp.....

By Gerg, on July 16th, 2015

Ok, ok … by a bare 0.6 cm*, and by no means in a single fall, but let’s take what we can get. I call a “dump” greater than 50 cm week-on-week snow depth gain at Spencers Creek, midway between Perisher Valley and Thredbo (data from Snow Hydro Limited). In 61 years of recording there have only been 64 such events.

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23-26 July

By Gerg, on July 10th, 2015

Outcome: Perisher Valley claims 65 cm; Falls Creek 45 cm . . . → Read More: 23-26 July

14-16 July

By Gerg, on July 6th, 2015

Outcome: About 25 cm at Perisher Valley . . . → Read More: 14-16 July

Gaming carbon

By Gerg, on June 28th, 2015

Later this year Environment Minister Hunt will be heading off to Paris for the 21st annual United Nations climate change conference. Hunt’s brief will be clear: obfuscate as best you can to minimise domestic damage, while delivering essentially nothing. Harsh? I offer as evidence his centrepiece policy, “Direct Action”… . . . → Read More: Gaming carbon

10-12 July

By Gerg, on June 23rd, 2015

Outcome: A nice fall, finally . . . → Read More: 10-12 July

Second ever July zero?