With sufficient hands we could have the goods checked off and stored on Saturday, leaving the remainder of the weekend for relaxing or a walk in the mountains. Dinner will be provided on Saturday evening.
If you can help please contact Joan or send email to Rod.
Next working Bee February 16th and 17th
Ben Rickett's encourage all shareholders, Friends and supporters to attend and help out with the work and have some fun at Ben Ricketts Environmental Preserve.
If you're a Southern Alps member and would like to help out please book via the usual process.
For more information email Rod Peile
Agenda includes: reports from sub-committees, book progress,
sponsored skier results & planning for the season ahead.
Meeting concludes with snow chat, coffee and nibbles.
A member has asked if anyone knows the era of a blue one-size-fits-all baseball cap with a patch on the front: yellow border, ski trail and "Ski Club", blue skier and "Southern Alps"?
If you know the approximate date this cap was sold please respond.
12th Jan 13 - Update - Resorts open, Total fire ban, track closures.
11th Jan 13 - Update - Resorts open, Total fire ban, track closures.
9th Jan 13 - Kosciuszko National Park will again be open tomorrow (Wednesday 9th January) following its closure today due to the threat of bushfires. However, a Total Fire Ban has been declared for all of NSW for Wednesday 9th January.
8th Jan 13 - News release - Park closed due to catastrophic fire conditions
The 2013 Southern Alps calendar is now available - click "SASC CALENDAR" or Calendar tab above.
2013 Winter tariffs are available - click the "LODGES" tabs above or "Lodge Bookings" in the left hand menu.
Week bookings open on:
1st Feb. for Lodge members.
1st March for Club Members.
15th April for Temp members.
All the very best members for the festive season!
The January Newsletter is on the way and should be in your mail box before Christmas.
News from Europe:
Sam Wells was very pleased with her jumps in Europa Cup Aerials event at Ruka in Finland. Sam was placed fourth - well done Sam!
Sam sent this message from Finland.
Perisher Range Cross Country are sponsoring a cross country week from 3rd to 10th August 2013 with cross country ski events or races every day.
This is separate to our Southern Alps Cross Country and Bushwalking group's week at Charlotte Pass from 31 Aug to 7 Sept 2013
North Sydney Leagues Club.
12 Abbott Street Cammeray NSW 2062
Meeting concludes with supper and chat.
Sun Peaks & Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge support SASC Juniors program.
Date: Wednesday, 21 November 2012 Time: 10am
Meeting place: NPWS Perisher Office
Bring: Sturdy gloves, hat, sunscreen, jumper & raincoat. Bags will be provided.
RSVP: Helen Smith (email helen.smith@environment.nsw.gov.au or 02 64505614) for catering purposes.
Look forward to seeing you there
Hey SASC!
Wow! What a long season! Many highs and lows, but all up, definitely one of my best! Just a quick email to let everyone know how I went this year!
I started the season off on the 23rd of June with three weeks of training. It was hard and there were times when, because of fatigue or other reasons, I felt like I wasn't progressing at all. Big thanks to Thredbo Ski Racing Club and especially my fantastic coach Nick Draxl for not letting these moments get to me. My first race was of course the Thredbo Junior Interclub, where to my huge disappointment, possibly due to fatigue, I crashed first one and did not perform to the best of my abilities. It was however a fantastic day and I really enjoyed it!
My next race was the TSRC Cup, and due to some great training before hand, I was really excited to race. In Slalom, I came 1st and 3rd. I couldn't have been happier, I beat national team members and was really happy with how I skied technically. As GS is not my stronger discipline, I did not do as well. I crashed my first run and placed 7th second run. It was nevertheless a great race and I learnt a lot from it.
Next up I had the ACT/Southern NSW Interschools. I placed 2nd in Skier X, winning the first run, and 3rd in Alpine.
After some more fantastic training I had a big racing block - 2 weeks in a row, one state race in Blue Cow and then a National Children's Series race at Buller.
In Blue Cow, I came 5th and crashed second run in GS. In Slalom, I placed 2nd and 3rd. I crashed in one of the SkierX heats and ended up placing 4th.
At Buller, the National Children's Series race, I crashed first run and came 3rd second run in Slalom - a personal best as far as National placings go. In GS, I had an off day, placing 11th and 10th.
My last children's series race, National's, was held at my home mountain Thredbo. Training the day before my race, I crashed and pulled the muscles in my calf. Needless to say I was heartbroken - I had been skiing really well so it was really disappointing to ruin my chances that close to Nationals. I decided to ski anyway. On the day after I had GS. I only raced one run because I could barely support my own weight on that leg, I came 13th. In the slalom, I pushed through and skied the best I ever have. I placed 4th first run and 2nd in second run - I wonder how I could have gone without injury! I was ecstatic, not going to lie I did tear up a little! It was great because my grandma saw my second run, she was impressed!
Last race of the season, Interschool's Nationals in Perisher. In the skier X, I didn't ski to the best of my ability and placed 10th. In the Alpine, I skied my best GS of the season and came 2nd!
I have now finished up a long, hard season, that was both physically and mentally exhausting. One of the main things I was working on this year was my mental attitude - I am infamous for my negativity towards my own skiing ability - so with the help of my fantastic coaches Peter and Nick, I was trying to get that under control. Now, in September, in my last year before moving up to FIS Racing, I couldn't be happier, I have three national medals to my name and a much better finish rate than last year!
Yesterday, I got the wonderful news that, after dreaming about it for 4 years, I have made it on to the Australian Children's Team. I am so incredibly happy.
At the moment, due to financial difficulties, I don't have plans of going overseas during December/January, however, if possible, I would love to go to Canada in March/April for a few weeks of training before racing and representing Australia in Whistler Cup, an international race.
I'd like to say a huge thank you to SASC, the Junior Committee and all the club members, all your support, encouragement and interest in my skiing is really what has helped me come all this way. I certainly would never have thought making the Australian Team was possible all those years ago when I did my first bus trip. If you all hadn't believed in me then, I would never be where I am now. So thank you all so much, you can't even imagine what your support means to me.
Tia Skwarko
Sunday, 4 November - Noon to 4pm
Waterview Convention Centre,
Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush
Great food and plenty of free parking!
Presentation of Race week trophies, Draw for Juniors guessing competition, Kids entertainment.
Please cut off this portion and send with cheque & stamped self addressed envelope to:
Marie Westgarth, 9 Jenkins St, Chatswood 2067 (before 29/10/12) or phone Marie 9419 6163
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Fresh snow and good company for this years tour. Friday in Thredbo, Saturday ski to Charlotte Pass with some making the trip to Kosciuszko others followed the pole line as the cloud rolled along the main range. Sunday we skied down to Perisher; snacks at Kahane then on the coach for the return to Sydney.
Follow this link to Tim's report on his overseas training, competition and the World Junior Championships. (Its a large file so allow time to load)
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If you are having difficulty completing email booking please phone your booking officer or Rod 0448 670 586
Just a quick email to let you all know how Canada went. In short, it was wonderful! I did two weeks of race training with two incredibly instructors with very high credentials. The first week was spent with Glenn Wurtele. Glenn was an ex-Canadian National Olympic Team Head-Coach. He had been sponsored by Atomic for the past 40 years. I learnt a lot from him in the short week we had him, its a pity other commitments meant I couldn't be instructed by him for another week. The second coach we had was Keith Eliason. A level 4instructor and level 3 race coach. We spoke a lot about my future, and to happily, he told me that he thought World Cup skiing was definitely a feasible and realistic goal for me. His one-on-one conversations definitely gave me the big confidence boost I needed.
^ I'm in the middle - first place :)I competed in 2 races while I was over there, and I won both scoring fastest times of the day. On the second race, I was only 90ms behind my coach Keith - even though I wasn't 100% happy with my run.
I think I definitely learnt a lot while I was in Canada - about skiing, about my skiing and about myself as a competitor. The wonderful people I met over there encouraged me and gave me the confidence I needed. I can't wait to get into a (hopefully) successful ski season this year.
Thank you so much SASC for everything you've done this year. I wouldn't be where I am now without you.
Tia Skwarko
