Snow Runs - Dunedin

[subi4snow]

Heading up cargill again (went up last night in mates carib and 2wd hilux with chains) not sure if ill bother with the very top without a tow vehicle for that hill though haha

[subi4snow]

Top of the road was under about a foot of snow (more in places) and couldnt even get to the bottom of the big hil because there was a 4x4 stuck in a ditch blocking the whole dang road haha. Probably a good thing i couldnt try it though tbh

[jj807]

snow days were good, had he HX out with snow tires on, made it everywhere with a full car,while trucks were getting stuck going up cargill, whare flat the same. priceless looks from the big 4X4 drivers.

different story without the weight in the car. they've cleared majority of cargill..but when u do get to the snow it is abit deep..

[dubbedup]

Yoyo jj807..cant reply from pm... (who r u btw -hahaha)

[jj807]

 dubbedup said:

Yoyo jj807..cant reply from pm... (who r u btw -hahaha)

ben d introduced us a while back, names josh.

[dubbedup]

Hahhaa sweet yeah i know who u are...u still got the dub?

[Dvnt]

still tons up flagstaff today some soft mostly frozen tho if anyones missing the snow

[eKulz]

anyone seen snow yet?

[subi4snow]

not me... hopefully there'll be some tomorrow arvo for a drive/board up cargil but im losing faith in forcasts

[eKulz]

ikr! hey man do you know where I could get my new board waxed in dunners? haven't really seen any snow shops

[jj807]

 eKulz said:

anyone seen snow yet?

snow on campbells (pine hill). didnt settle, mt cargill would have a dusting if anything.. not worth taking the day off work quite yet haha ;D

[subi4snow]

Yeah, a bit of an anticlimax really... I'm going for a cruise this arvo up cargil and around halfway bush just for a look around though. I haven't been to either place this year yet and my foz is looking far to clean for my liking

[eKulz]

Went up Cargill Hill at midday. Well not sure if I got to the very top as it was my first time up there. Had a little bit of time before dropping my gf off at class so we went up, it was pretty cool. Didn't really find anywhere flat with heaps of snow though, maybe there was something further up. I'll try next time it snows!

GF decided she wanted to pet the cows, hahaha.

[subi4snow]

I also went up Mt Cargil at roughly midday haha. Your trip was probably a wee bit more sedate than mine (I ended part way up a bank but didnt get pics sorry haha, thank god for never lowering my car).

Did you go up the long steep hill?

[mohanferrer]

i have a quick question bout snow driving and chains, if i remember rightly someone told me my subi is 70-30 so is it even wise to not drive with chains or shold i put chains on, im planning on going down to the snow in ruapahu

[subi4snow]

if the road conditions say you need chains or you think you might need them then put them on the front...

[eKulz]

I didn't get to the long steep bit! I don't know if you saw them, but there was a Chorus van or something doing some wiring in a paddock with cones on the road, i only went a bit further than that.

How long did it take to get to the top?

[jj807]

1 minutes drive from where you were, just after that long straight steep bit. if its not fresh snow, do not go. everybody seems to end up against the bank on the right hand side coming down. black ice hides in the shadows..

hope theres a mad dumping tonight.

[eKulz]

dam i'm definitely going next time it snows.

it's not forecasted to, but the predictions are so unreliable anyway.

think i might get a cheap tow rope off trademe incase i get stuck or find any others in need lol

[94 Leone]

Go out to waipori, the gorge is awesome!

Otago rally section, prolly not so much snow because of shrub cover.

Or there's the other way out up lee stream and down through black rock, though watch for black ice on a few of the tarmac corners though. Thoroughly good gravel roads. The lee stream way to lake mahinerangi takes you through black rock, and thornicroft, pretty cool gravel roads(used to live in thronicroft).

Waipori way can get you there if you go out the back to lawrence then take the other road back up looping around to mahinerangi, through thornicroft, black rock, lee stream and back to outram. Quite a haul though great views if its snowed on. I haven't been out there in ages, due to not having lived there in ages( thornicroft, waipori and lawrence lol)

Just an idea if any of you were interested in.

[eKulz]

waipori seems like it would have to be a full on day trip

[94 Leone]

Yeah,the village is a bit shit but the road is cool.

[subi4snow]

Yeah i have tow rope. Need new chains (or repairs) after breaking a ladder today while towing someone out.

If there is alot of snow or it has been compacted then dont do up the steep hill on cargill (especially without chains). I didn't bother with chains on the way down today and it was a little dicey.

up around lee stream is good, went there with andrew last year and soo lives out that way somewhere

[eKulz]

atleast i have chains. dad's girlfriend gave them to me brand new, she doesn't need them in auckland haha.

except they're purple..........

[subi4snow]

 eKulz said:

except they're purple..........

mine too haha