Snow Watch 2012

Woah! That's a proper blanket you have there... I take it traversing was out of the question?

Traversing was quite a nightmare. We had to get from Bannermans to Langalibalele and the section below Bannermans cave was frozen solid as its on the south side and without crampons we were slip sliding along, eventually deciding to go downhill where the snow was softer. Parts were so bad we ended up sliding down on our backsides, which was scary too as we picked up such speed and had to break with our sticks, the boots wouldn't dig in!

Hi Wizman -

Was that snow blanket picture taken this past weekend (8/9 Sep)? We are scehduled to do a hike in that area next week and need to plan accordingly.

Regards
Rolf

yes it was last weekend, 8/9 September. Not sure how long the snow will last with the sunshine now, but there was a pretty thick cover all over, about half a meter in places!

Does anybody have news of any snow falls in the Southern Burg? Does anybody have an idea if there are going to be snow falls in the Southern Burg this weekend 14th 15th and 16th September.

yr.no is predicting snow mixed with rain till Sunday morning, so there will probably be snow, but not for long. Cathedral Peak webcam is showing a very wet Cathedral Peak area. Odds are snow will fall and be gone shortly thereafter...

Any news about snow at Sentinel?