Misadventures in the Snow

I wrote about all our adventures in the snow, so today I'll write about our not-so-exciting adventures in the snow. Dad (a teacher) had work at the Cabrummura school and we were all excited to have another day at the snow. We were going to drive over to Adaminaby in the afternoon to pick up our snow chains, as our tyres were bigger than most and Adaminaby was the only place to get them.

Halfway through the day,
 it started snowing. As Dad went out from school, one of the teachers assured him that the road was clear and free of snow. As he headed up the mountain, there started to be snow on the road. As he headed up a hill, the car lost traction and the back slid into a ditch filled with snow. Unable to get the car out, he started the long walk to Selwyn Snowfields. About halfway there, he was picked up by a Snowy Hydro worker and driven the rest of the way.



We were all relieved to see Dad, although the car was still stuck. We rang the NRMA and they came up form Adaminaby to pull us out. We heard from some other people that 4 4WD's were on their roof on the road. We were lucky to be able to get out and got safely home. As we headed out to the car, we were all almost blown away by the wind. It was really strong!!

Needless to say, we got snow chains. The NRMA drove them up to us, and we were all safe. Now we have snow chains stored in the back, and might not ever use them. We won't have to worry about snow on the road again but!!




What about you? Did you have any misadventures at the snow? What's your worst experience at the snow?