Please be advised that the race committee led by Will Gordon as Race Director have made the decision to postpone the planned Ben Lomond Junior Races and School Races competition from this Saturday 17 August to the following Saturday 24 August 2019.
The decision has been made on a joint consensus basis with information gathered across the weekend on current conditions and working with schools supporting attendance at the event. The limited snow base and capacity to set a course upcoming weather and the hope of better conditions and snowfalls in the coming 10 days has formed the core basis for the decision.
Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time. Any questions or queries can be directed to Adrian Beswick, Vice President to benlomondcommittee@gmail.com or phone 0438 253 111
Thanks to the below 0 freeze Alpine Enterprises have confirmed Bass and Summit Lift will be operating this morning with Fannies coming online later this morning. For regular updates see https://www.alpineenterprises.com.au/current-conditions.
Road clear. Fog in patches so lights on please. No new snow overnight All vehicles must carry chains past the base car park. For more information see the website.
Great conditions have developed with more snow through today and next week setting Ben Lomond up for a winter party heading into the final weeks of July. Lodge members, business owners and snow bunnies young and old will be doing their snow dance at the prospect of getting up to their favourite Tassie stomping ground for their snow fix at the next opportunity.
For those people venturing to the mountain and asking about lifts and what’s happening, the BLC will be aiming to keep you updated in many ways. Regular posts on the website and social media will be a core part of how you can stay up to date. In addition we will be speaking regularly with scheduled chats with ABC Tas on Friday evenings soon after 5:30 as the weekend approaches.
Keep up to date with the latest details on lifts by visiting: https://www.alpineenterprises.com.au/current-conditions
Interested in the most up to date road conditions? Phone the Parks Road Update number 0429 646 557 for the latest details.
Chains are required to be carried from the lower car park until the end of the winter months. No chains catch the Ben Lomond Snow Sports transport service. From the lower car park. $20 each or $60 for a family of four. The Snow Sports crew are operating 3 shuffle buses on demand and round the clock during the day 7 days a week through the season.
Snow sports also have all your ski, board and clothing hire and lesson needs covered along with an extensive cafe of hot and cold food and drink options cafe on the mountain.
As updates are available they will be shared here.
Looking into the weather forecast. Snow to low levels is forecast through the week on and off which should help improve the snow base across the back slopes further and hopefully be enough to commence more lift operations. Snow goers were lucky to get a late afternoon ride of the Alpine Enterprises Bass poma today after crews finished deicing works.
The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) wish to advise that the construction of the Ben Lomond Lower Car Park within the Ben Lomond National Park will commence on Monday the 11th of February 2019. While the Ben Lomond Rd and the National Park will remain open to all traffic during the construction works, visitors and stakeholders are advised to proceed with caution as there will be a large number of trucks travelling on the Ben Lomond Rd. At times there may be minor traffic delays while trucks and machinery access the construction site. Construction of the car park is expected to take around 8 weeks.
The PWS apologies for any inconveniences that may occur during these works. For further details please contact the PWS Project Manager on 6349 1020.
This morning Alpine Enterprises have confirmed that the last day for lifts will be tomorrow, Father’s Day for season 2018 for those of you that have come to Ben Lomond this season to ride the lifts tomorrow we hope you have enjoyed what has been another great year of downhill snow fun.
In light of the announcement from Alpine Enterprises Ben Lomond Snow Sports have confirmed that they will continue fully operating which will include all gear hire lessons, cafe and transport services from the base car park until further notice or until the snow disappears. Stay updated on the Ben Lomond Snow Sports Facebook page and stay updated for Road updates on the www.benlomond.org.au website as available through parks and wildlife services
Stay updated for future announcements here.
Road clear no snow or ice. All vehicles carry chains. For more information see the snow report.
Good morning currently blue sky’s and a light wind blowing today.
Snow cover remains good which has hardened up overnight but this will probably soften up over the day.
There has also been some natural loss of snow over the last few warm days so there are some rocks and bushes starting to protrude through the cover so some caution is advised.
There was a little top up of snow last night, most of which has ended up in deep drifts throughout the ski fields. Underneath remains hard packed snow which is icy in patches.
Temperatures are currently around -2 with a moderate wind blowing so there remains a wind chill factor.
Check the snow report for the latest information.
