Bazz's thread about the Great Alpine Road got me thinking about something that's been hatching for a while..
So I've recently (officially as of today) become a member of a ski lodge in Perisher Valley. The same lodge that matty, dock and I visited last ski season.

It was a little treat and investment for the family holidays for years to come.... however.....

It would also make an awesome home base for some alpine moto adventures!
it can sleep around 20 people, has a garage, large kitchen and loungeroom, a big deck with a bbq and a pool room..

And it's not very booked apart from winter...

So I'm putting it out there to try make an event of a trip away in a nice place with some awesome roads..

And to whet the appetite, here's some day trips around the locale. People who have done the snowy ride, or ridden to the gp or wsbk meets will already know what i am talking about:

perisher - granya rd - perisher

perisher - tumut - khancoban - perisher

perisher - road to eden - browns mountain - perisher

perisher - bright - hotham - omeo

So, is there any interest? I was hoping that we might be able to get people from Vic and NSW (and beyond of course!) to meet up for a couple of days or more, and have some fun in the Alpine when there's no snow. I was thinking around end of march or thereabouts - basically before it the road closes, but not in the middle of summer..

Let me hear what you all think?

I reckon I'd be in. Have been looking for an excuse to spend a couple of days fanging round, ahem Cough, I mean lesiurely sightseeing round those alpine roads

count me in when i get there 

Sounds great.... and by March I may just possibly have enough time to garner sufficient marital points to be allowed away from home on a good behavior bond   

So I'm a definite maybe wannabe 

Do you have to ask. 

I'M IN  [moto]    [moto] 

Goldie, its a great idea and we would love to be in but tourismo will be it for us. Holidays are normally a long range plan, generally meaning 12 months plus notification for Jukie (flexibility is a one way thing at her work). We will just have to be content with copious amounts of photos and recollections on the forum.

Yes.

I have an out of towner(here for a couple of years) interested in doing WSBK.....MUST go through Perisher.....

                                                  [moto] lets go now

I'll be home end of March.

Count me in  [moto]

excellent!

The timing is by no means sorted out as yet - there are a couple of things going on at the lodge (a new road up the hill to the lodge, and a new kitchen to be installed) so it would be good to plan around those events.
Also, I note the WSBK round is Feb28 at PI, so maybe it can be worked around that as well? Also, it may work out that we're trying to organise such a thing in too short of a time frame, and it may be better to wait for a Spring 2010 gathering?

And Mark, don't despair, this could be the start of an annual get together, there will be other times if you can't make this one..

Anyways, it's early planning stages at the moment, I'll just wanted to check interest before persuing any further... Sounds like I have got it!

Anyways, here's some piccys of the place:

Quote from: goldFiSh on November 16, 2009, 03:51:26 PM
And Mark, don't despair, this could be the start of an annual get together, there will be other times if you can't make this one.

I was anticipating but was not presumptious enough to post it 

Bloody fantastic idea, if March does'nt pan out there is always April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January, Febuary. to play .... er ride in.






                                       Mmick

hang on a sec...let me just get my toothbrush....

right!

I'm packed!

see you soon 

well doesn't that wet the appetite? what a fantastic offer nick! are qlders welcome?


paul.