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Perisher Backcountry ski/climb trip info! 15-Aug-2012 At 11:37:23 AM climberman

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On 15/08/2012 llewg wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>hoping anyone might have some advice for a first time backcountry ski
>trip to Perisher. Only ever down hill skied but lots of experience trekking
>it/camping in alpine environments.

What sort of gear will you use ? Skinny skis and XC, or an Alpine Touring rig ? If you can already ski an AT rig will be more natural for you as you can lock the heel down and ski in the manner to which you are accustomed. If you are desperate to learn how to do telemark turns then take that up.

>
>I'd thought it could be cool to ski up and off Kosciusko but no idea how
>possible this is. Trip to blue lake would also be on the cards but otherwise
>not sure what would be highlights.

Kozzie is cool as it is, well, Kozzie. Frankly the whole area is awesome I reckon. Blue Lake is wonderful, The Sentinel is the bomb, Club lake is great and I love the runs of Carruthers north.

>
>Trying to do some research on even the simple stuff like where to leave
>your car overnight for a couple days and where to set off from.

Overnight parking - for PB, either at the skitube terminal at bullocks flat, at the Guthega overnight carpark or below Sponars-ish on the Kozzie road. You can't leave a car at PB.

Charlotte Pass - you could go Bullocks - Skitube - Oversnow - Charlotte - then out, it has time and $$ implications. You need to book both ways for the oversnow. It get you nice and close though. After the 'resorts season' the road opens up to the turning circle at the Pass itself which saves oversnow etc.

Guthega - head out past Illawong lodge and use the bridge then head up to Twynam and then the Main Range is your oyster.

Thredbo - in the overnight parking area. Thredbo do a one-ride lift that gets you to Eagles Nest cafe. You used to be able to ski down to the Basin and then Karels and get waved through by the lifties as a love-job for weird backcountry people, but the new RFID ticketing system has killed that. However for around $10 more than the single ride lift they have a 'backcountry assist' pass or something that is single ride Kozzie express chair - Basin - karels which get you lifted the closest to Mt Kozzie.

Dead Horse Gap - I think you can o/night park at DHG. Ascending from DHG saves a few hundred vertical over Thredbo village - the Gap is around 1580m (village is 1340 I think) if you don't want to splurge for tickets at Thredbo. It can be quite straightforward, I'd reckon follow the summer DHG path which links DHG and Thredbo. Walk up stairs, skin when snow becomes available, head out past Ramsheads.

>any help would be much appreciated!
>

Have fun, don't die, call it off if weather is shite, GPS's are great in a whiteout, PLB's are good.

Research on distances, snow, avalnches, death, hypothermia and stuff is up to you. People die there. They also don't. Be one of the ones who don't.

>Llew