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It’s only a couple of days until our annual snow ride and at this point, I couldn’t be more pleased with the weather. Aside from a good initial dump of snow a few weeks ago, the often brief Mount Donna Buang snow season was shaping up to be a fizzler. There was good precipitation throughout June, however the weather was generally quite warm and snow was not looking likely.

Heck… about a week ago, I was even starting to wonder if I’d actually missed my chance 2010.

But no.

This is Melbourne.

And nothing is certain with Melbourne weather.

So today, I was quite pleased to find the following.

And even more pleased to see this.

Honestly. What more could I ask for?

Planning for the most important ride of the year is now underway.

No… it’s not the Around the Bay in a Day.

It’s the annual Mount Donna Buang snow ride.

Traditionally held in late June or early July, the occurance of this ride largely depends on the availability of snow at the Mount Donna Buang summit. Okay, it’s not really traditional, since this ride has only been running twice officially and once was in September… but that was an exception. It’s tradition for me because all of my other snow rides in the area have been around that time.

For the most part, prior editions of this ride have been announced a day or two prior to the event, when snow has been sighted at Mount Donna Buang. This year, I’ve decided to take a punt and try to figure out a date early on… let’s watch and see if Melbourne weather will mess up my good planning.