Bill's Trips News
Hotham Snow Report, 28 August 2014
Same again. Clear sky with a 35 km southeasterly which is forecast to back right off during the morning to leave us with very light winds for the next few days. We had another decent freeze overnight due to the low humidity but I expect many of the groomed areas will be a tad more…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 27 August 2014
The perpetual spring continues! A cloudless sky and hardly a breath of wind in the village this morning. Although the temperature only just touched zero overnight, we have had a solid freeze, probably due to the low humidity and likely inversion. It will be hard and fast early and then soften pretty quickly throughout the…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 26 August 2014
A bit of muck around this morning. There is a 40 km easterly wind which has brought in some fog and light drizzle from the coast side of the ranges. It is probably clear in Harrietville, and the forecast is for the wind to ease and the sky to clear during the day so we…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 25 August 2014
After a bit of dampness yesterday afternoon, the sky has now cleared and there is a very light north-westerly blowing. It looks like we are back into a good spell of spring like conditions with a decent freeze overnight and softening snow throughout the morning. Considering we have not had a proper storm for a…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 22 August 2014
Another ripper of a spring like day on the way. The sky is mostly clear, there is hardly any wind and we have had another decent freeze overnight. It will be firm out there first thing and then soften throughout the morning. Sadly, Blue Ribbon closed a few days ago but most other areas are…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 21 August 2014
Another awesome looking spring like day on the way. A clear sky with a light northwesterly and we had another decent freeze overnight. Things will be firm first thing and should soften nicely as the day progresses. Enjoy. Cheers Bill
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 20 August 2014
A clear sky and light wind from the northwest. The temp is a mild .1 degree but the humidity is very low so the snowguns are blazing and have been pumping it out most of the night. After a couple of damp hours yesterday morning the cloud started breaking up and it turned out to…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 19 August 2014
Well….the fine wet moisture has continued through the night and it looks like another pretty damp morning out there. There has only been 16 mm of rain since 9 am yesterday, so although the base has suffered a little, the majority of areas should have held up really well. Blue Ribbon really had some love…
Read more »Mark Sedon injured in helicopter accident.
Many of you may have heard of the recent helicopter accident in New Zealand which caused one fatality and injured six others. Bills Trips guide ‘Mark Sedon’ was in the helicopter that crashed and thankfully survived. He has sustained vertebrae and rib fractures, cuts and bruises but fortunately is expected to make a full recovery…
Read more »Hotham Snow Report, 18 August 2014
The greatest thing about the aussie winter is the variety of conditions we can cop at any time of the season. Today is looking like a bit of the damp variety. We had a few centimeters of snow late yesterday and overnight, but it has warmed and now a few mm of rain has fallen…
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