Snow Watch 2013
09 Jun 2013 17:34 #57208
by Smurfatefrog
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Looking forward to hearing how you survived Saturday night's winds...ghaznavid wrote: ASL and myself were on the contour path directly below Amphlett at about 1PM today and it began to snow. A fair amount fell before we hit a low enough altitude that it was just rain...
I won't say any more, details coming in an upcoming hike report to be called "the smoking dragon"...
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10 Jun 2013 06:33 - 10 Jun 2013 06:38 #57213
by JonWells
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Late on Friday the forecast had changed a bit to only include Snow for the far southern Berg. So I was a little surprised to see this pic of Witsieshoek yesterday on the Snow Report SA page:
Just for interest sake, Underberg was -9°C this morning.
Just for interest sake, Underberg was -9°C this morning.
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10 Jun 2013 11:28 #57222
by BobbyStanton
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This was the view looking down on the Bushman's Nek border post from the ridge near Tarn Cave at about 8am yesterday morning.
This was the scene near the top of Bushman's Pass about an hour and a half later. Wind was extremely high. The snow was bouncing horizontally across the surface when the front first arrived. It must have been fairly deep later on in the day as it was still snowing near Underberg in the early afternoon.
This was the scene near the top of Bushman's Pass about an hour and a half later. Wind was extremely high. The snow was bouncing horizontally across the surface when the front first arrived. It must have been fairly deep later on in the day as it was still snowing near Underberg in the early afternoon.
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10 Jun 2013 11:30 - 10 Jun 2013 13:58 #57223
by JonWells
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Although there was widespread snowfall yesterday, much of it was very light and would have melted very quickly. Nevertheless a fair amount is still visible on todays satellite image. Interesting that south of Bushmans Nek, some snow has lasted into today, even at 1850m.
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10 Jun 2013 15:01 #57234
by CobusStals
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Hi Jon, how do you get to this snow satellite image website? Is it directly in Google Earth or some other websites such as showing MODIS satellite data?
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11 Jun 2013 06:00 - 11 Jun 2013 06:02 #57238
by JonWells
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Hi Cobus, I sent you a PM with the details for if you are wanting to import the image into google earth. Otherwise you can follow the link posted at the very bottom of this page. "Maloti-Drakensberg Satellite Images"
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11 Jun 2013 06:34 #57239
by CobusStals
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Thanks much appreciated
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11 Jun 2013 19:11 #57249
by intrepid
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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Some lovely pics of the snow at Witsieshoek on their
Facebook page
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Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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13 Jun 2013 13:23 #57284
by ASL #Bivak
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I love to hike in the snow and camp on it...
Can we get some predictions as to the best weekends to hike between now and September?
PS. I don't need it to fall on me while I'm there although that is ideal. It's also great if there is a thick covering and we go in as soon as possible (what I normally do is hike straight after a big fall happens)
Can we get some predictions as to the best weekends to hike between now and September?
PS. I don't need it to fall on me while I'm there although that is ideal. It's also great if there is a thick covering and we go in as soon as possible (what I normally do is hike straight after a big fall happens)
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13 Jun 2013 15:00 #57288
by JonWells
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I would say the biggest snowfall usually happen from late July to Mid September. Not something you could plan in advance though, you would need to keep an eye on the forecasts.
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