. SNOW - we post a Snow Report daily 8ish (weekends 9ish) following receipt of information received from the Cam on Barrington Tops together with weather forecasts and snow predictions - subject to no technical hitches. SNOW INFORMATION Snow falls in The Barrington Tops is historically usually between 2 to 6 falls each season - with July the best month. Once settled, the snow usually melts quite quickly. New technology has been established at Mount Barrington which will give a much clearer indication if there has been snowfall then waiting for a Ranger to travel and confirm. In regards to traveling to the snow, it is best to get to the snow as soon after snowfall as possible, roads in the National Parks are all gravel and with snow, rain and high vehicle usage they can become very muddy, icy and at times slippery. We have accessed with a two wheel drive vehicle but it is much better / safer in a 4wd. If the road is deemed to become too dangerous the Rangers close the road, although it is still possible to walk to the snow but from memory it is about 3 to 7 kms, depending on how low the snow has fallen - so warm clothes are needed. Mount Barrington is 1,500m high so keep an eye on the forecast and when they are predicting snow down to say 1,300m there is a very good chance there will be snowfalls at Mt Barrington. Note – snowfall does not always reach as far north as the Barringtons, even with falls down to 800m. From Gloucester allow 90 mis to 2 hours (depending on conditions/traffic) to get to the snow areas. From Gloucester follow the road to Barrington Tops / Scone (Barrington Tops Forest Rd) Google Map Polblue Crown Reserve, Barrington Tops, NSW then click satellite to get a birds eye view of the area. Please drive to the conditions, after snowfalls there is heavy traffic on single lane gravel country roads - take care!!! Good Luck!!! Hope this helps Rick
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:10:29 +0000
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