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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Decapper on March 29, 2016, 12:33:55 PM
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Hi,
Going to stay at the Kosciuszko Tourist Park,or Kosciusko mountain retreat it's also known as, in mid July in a Jayco Swan.
Just after some comments on the snow in regards to the amount of fall over night. I have a small concern that it will snow over night, or during the day while I'm on the snow fields, and collapse either the annex or the hard top.
Would I need to buy a tarp and form a peak roof with all concerned underneath?
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The base of perisher is at 1700m.. Jindabyne is 900m ... this place is about halfway between Jindabyne and the Ski rider, just past the park entry gates.
Ski Rider is around where the regular snow cover starts, but it can vary greatly each season, especially this early on. I don't remember regular snow at the Park Entry gates (ie snow on the ground every day regardless of snow fall). It will still be cold as, but i can assure you you won't have to worry unless its a heavy dumping.
I can't commend on how much snow the roof of your equipment could safely handle, if heavy snow fell that low... just saying that its unlikely much will fall. You might get an inch during the day, or maybe more overnight. Cars parked at the ski fields (1700m) can get a 2-3 inches over night if its snowing but it doesn't snow every night.
I don't think your tarp peak will help though. The snow will just collect on the tarp at any angle, it won't fall off. Eventually it will weigh down the tarp to flat.
If the annex is prone to holding water when wet, then it might be better to pack it away if its snowing.
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If you want a tarp to shed snow it will have to exceed the angle of repose of snow which is about 30degrees.
30 cm of Snow weighs anywhere from 300g/sq cm (light dry snow) to 1.5kg/sq cm for heavy wet snow
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Thanks for the great info. I'll be able to sleep at night now :D
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If you want to be completely sure, close the Jayco up whenever you're away from it. That way it doesn't matter how much snow builds up on it.
And keep a spade in your tug to dig it out again if it's buried :)