Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:05
Gundarooster: You can expect snow at anytime of the year. If there is snow, I would probably take the long way round - via Tumut, especially if you are not used to driving in it. The snowy bits are most likely to be on flatter areas. The run down past
Tumut 2 Power Station is used each day by a school bus, so it will be cleared unless it is really heavy, but it could be icy.
Ice is another issue which I forgot to mention. If there has been a frost the roads could be icy and that is really fun on the downhill sections,,,,, Simple piece of advice - if it is icy or slippery due to snow, try to avoid using your brakes as much as possible - use the gears. And if you have to stop to put chains on, pull over to the side of the road - most people stop in the middle and create havoc for everyone else, but equally important, they put themselves at risk because if it that icy and you are having trouble getting traction, what about other people trying to avoid you???
At
Cabramurra, there is Cafe 1488, which is the old Snowy mess. It is now a cafe offering basic fare at quite reasonable prices. You can also get a coffee at the
shop there, as
well as general Snowy Hydro information. I don't have any affiliations with either of them but we often go up to Cabra for lunch if it is a nice day (which it normally is in this area...)
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