Hiring snow chains for the Alpine Way
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Venturing from Corryong to Khancoban, we decided to keep going east, through the Snowy Mountains along the Alpine Way, past Thredbo to Jindabyne. The road has signs that require all two wheel drive cars to carry snow chains. So we hired some from Khancoban, which could be returned in Jindabyne (“one way hire”). In the end, we never actually had to fit them, since all the roads were cleared.
We stopped a few times along the way, including a rest stop next to the origin of the Murray River (pictured). I left the cap/cup from my thermos on one of the garden border markers near the toilet block, so I wouldn’t drop it as we clambered down to the river. But I forgot about it as we walked back to the car and drove off 🤦♂️. If you happen to be driving past Mount Kosciusko, please keep an eye out for it 😉.
We returned the snow chains on the other side of Mount Kosciusko at in Jindabyne. The service stations were packed with people queuing for petrol, I guess on the last day of the school holidays.
Charging
Our last serious charge was back in Yackandandah. We topped up about 10% at the showground while in Corryong. We could have used the fast charger at Jindabyne, but we kept driving to stay the night in Cooma, and charged the next day.
I have seen warnings appear if I park the car in the cold with less than 20% charge remaining, so I would just recommend not leaving it parked in the cold with very low charge.
Thank you for keeping an eye out for my cup 😉
As you’ll see in our posts, there aren’t chargers immediately on the other side, but there are fast chargers at Yackandandah, Ovens, Bright and Albury. According to PlugShare, there is a fast charger being built in Corryong. And of course there are power points everywhere, if you can use them at overnight accommodation.