I am so glad that my job is flexible. After hearing that snow was forecast mid to end of the week (the forcast came out on Sunday), we decided to look for some accommodation in Oberon. None of the forcasts were 90-100% on whether snow would fall so we left booking accomodation until Tuesday afternoon when we could be more confident on the forcast.

Tuesday came and that night we took the plunge and booked 1 night accommodation (Thursday) in a cabin at the Jenolan caravan park in Oberon. We actually snagged the last budget cabin.

Thursday morning we packed the 4wd with the essentials and hit the road around 10am with a 2.5 hr journey ahead of us. Little did we realise it would eventually take us 5 hrs due to road closures.

As we hit the suburb of Lawson the snow began. I have never witnessed snow this far down the mountain. Lawson is between 500 and 750mtrs above sea level. It was a sight to see.

Travelling further on up the mountain the snow would turn to sleet and rain before hitting the high altitude of Katoomba and then Mt Victoria which would be our first stop for a stretch. Snow was falling here which just made the town look like a wonderland.

As we existed the car I noticed that the rain had turned to ice on the front grill.

The normal route to Oberon is via the Jenolan Caves road. After travelling 22klms we discovered that the road was closed due to a truck hitting ice on the road and rolling over. We ended up back tracking via the towns of Lake Lyle and Tarana then Oberon. This was a much more scenic way to go anyway.

After dropping some of our gear off at our cabin we jumped back in to the 4wd with a plan to first grab a pizza for lunch and then head on to Shooters Hill to find more snow and some isolation. Shooters hill is 1350mtrs above sea level. Plenty of snow and no one else to be seen.

After a big day of driving and site seeing we checked in at the local RSL Club for dinner then back to our cabin for a good sleep before hitting the road again and heading home.