Trips
Here is a selection of trips currently planned.
You need to be a current club member to come on club trips.
Full details of trips including trip leader/contact person are available on the ‘Members Only’ section of the website.
| Date | Grade | Destination | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | ||||
| Sat~20~--~Sun~21 Apr~2024 | Jubilant | The return of 'The Weekender' Four Mile Hut also (Hughes Hut) - Official NPWS Opening | Open to all club members. The theme is the return of 'The Weekender' with due recognition to Bob Hughes the builder of the original hut. For those who require assistance with walking, transport in and out from the trailhead of Selwyn Trail will be provided on Saturday, time TBA. Vehicle access will be strictly limited and dependent on recognised 4WD qualification. A barbecue lunch will be provided. For members travelling down Friday suggest camping at Three Mile Dam. Erecting of tents for Saturday night camping near Four Mile Hut ruin after official hut opening ceremony is complete for members wishing to stay there. Dinner to be kindly provided by the club. | |
| May 2024 | ||||
| Wed~22~May 2024 | Club Meeting | First club meeting for the year. Great opportunity to renew aquaintances, hear reports of summer activities and make plans for the coming winter. | ||
| Jun 2024 | ||||
| Sun~2~Jun 2024 | Studious | Remote First Aid Certificate | Its not often an opportunity comes up to do a Remote First Aid Certificate with the other skiiers. This course will be run by First Aid Coach, and is highly recommended for everyone venturing into wilderness areas . Join your ski buddies and trip leaders to gain 4 certificates in 1 day - CPR, Basic Life Support, First Aid, and Remote First Aid. You must complete the online study section before the course date, which is estimated at 3 hours. Although you have to pay $225 upfront to enrol, there is reimbursement of $100 for club members who are successful in completing the course. Minimum age is 14 years. | |
| Wed~26~Jun 2024 | Club Meeting | |||
| Jul 2024 | ||||
| Sat~6~Jul 2024 | 1A | Navigation exercises at Pennant Hills | Learn how to use a map and compass. Take sightings and triangulate to fix your position. then test your skills with a 3 hour exercise around the Great North Walk. This event is aimed at people new to navigating, but if you want to practice your skills it may suit you as well. | |
| Fri~12~--~Sun~14 Jul~2024 | Beginners Instructional Weekend. | Instruction in skiing technique for beginners. Sunday will be a short trip out from the resort applying skills learnt the day before. | ||
| Mon~22~--~Thu~25 Jul~2024 | 2B | Day trips from Thredbo | Day trips | This year I'll be running 4 different day trips from Thredbo (avoiding the traffic and early starts out of Jindabyne). |
| Wed~24~Jul~--~Wed~24~Jan 2024 | Club Meeting | |||
| Sat~27~--~Sun~28 Jul~2024 | Easy 2B | Cascade Hut | Two Day Tour | In from Dead Horse Gap via Horse Flat. Out via Cascade Fire Trail. Very scenic trip to a very photogenic hut. If insufficient snow, then trip will be rerouted to a higher elevation. |
| Aug 2024 | ||||
| Sat~3~--~Sun~4 Aug~2024 | 1A | Beginners Touring Instructional. Gary Gow Memorial Trip. | This is an introductory tour specifically aimed at beginners. Tuition provided in the skills needed for touring. This is also an introduction to the huts experience and the club's Four Mile connection. If insufficient snow, then Plan B. | |
| Fri~9~--~Sun~11 Aug~2024 | Intermediate Instructional Weekend. | Tuition in skiing technique for those a little more advanced beyond beginner level. | ||
| Mon~26~--~Sat~31 Aug~2024 | 2B - 3C | Victorian Alps | Looking for expressions of interest in a 4 to 5 day multi-day overnight ski trip in the Victorian alps in the week after the Kangaroo Hoppet. Destinations will depend on snow and weather but could be any or a combination of the following - Mt Bogong, Mt Fainter area, Bogong high plains, Mt Loch and Mt Feathertop. Participants need suitable ski equipment to suit the terrain and snow conditions. For example, if we went to Mt Bogong, then AT or Telemark Equipment (with ski crampons/skins) will be necessary. Details to be firmed up in the week before the trip. Meetup/Car Camp will be in Victoria (eg Mt Beauty or Harrietville) on the evening of 25/8 before setting out on 26/8. Maps: Various - Falls Ck Nth 1:25K, Falls Ck Sth 1:25K, Feathertop Nth, Feathertop Sth, Mitta Mitta Sth. Participant limit - 6. Contact: Monika Binder monikabinder2@gmail.com. | |
| Wed~28~Aug 2024 | Club Meeting | |||
| Sep 2024 | ||||
| Wed~25~Sep 2024 | Club Meeting | |||
| Oct 2024 | ||||
| Wed~23~Oct 2024 | AGM | Annual General Meeting. Reports from Office Bearers, election of 2025 committee, photo competition &etc. |