This is my highest altitude cache yet. At 1718m the view is nothing short of spectacular. A 360 degree panorama of the Victorian Alps that is nothing short of spectacular.
As an alternative to 4wd this could be done as a day hike with a cache rating of D2/T4. Pick your weather though, in high winds this would be very unpleasant and maybe even dangerous, let someone know where you are going and go equipped for any weather changes.
In my own opinion the track would be extremely dangerous to ski during winter for all but the most experienced cross country skier. Cornices and dropoffs would become very unstable in some conditions.
The cache itself is an ammo can hidden well but not far from the trig point. It initially contained a superball, a combination padlock, and a log book and pencil.
Also of note when visiting the cache in the next few years is the evidence of the 2003 fires. You can't miss it. The stark burnt tops of snowgums and the regeneration that is starting to appear at the base. Snowgums are unusual in that they have a large tuberous root that could be 400-500 years old under the ground from which they regenerate when the top is damaged. The cycle you can see now may have been repeated many times for each of these trees in the last few centuries.
However you choose to get here, the view you will be rewarded with is well worth the trip in. I hope you enjoy this place as much as I do. The view is so spectacular and the trip in so interesting that this will definately be a cache you won't forget in a long time.
DJ
PS: If you are proceeding onto Muzza's Gatekeeper cache you might consider going on to Dargo for a night. The locals in the pub are friendly (Wednesday night is the Darts & Pool comp and all are welcome, $2 ea and prizes to placegetters.) The log cabins out back are affordable and very comfortable. Easter is the Dargo Walnut Festival!