Archived trip from old website run by joshbax189
This will be a day of goofing off in the snow, masquerading as serious business.
The aim will be to practise glissade and self-arrest with ice-axes, ski around a bit and have fun.
Glissade http://www.climbing.com/skills/learn-this-how-to-glissade/
Self-arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94QFImjdEAo
The plan is to catch the Kosci chair from Thredbo then ski around a bit on the easy ground underneath the Rams heads looking for slopes to slide down on our butts.
Priority for car spots will go to people on the NZ mountaineering trip, but anyone is welcome to join otherwise.
You don't need to be an awesome skier as we wont be skiing especially hard or far. Also you don't need experience with axes either, the point is to learn together ;)
However, if we haven't done a trip together before, it would be much appreciated if you could include a brief introduction in your sign-up.
Costs:
$29 per person for Kosci Express lift
about $60 per car for fuel + $29 for park entry fee
Remember to come to the pre-trip. You will need to hire skis + boots and an axe.
Aim to reach top of Thredbo by 11am.
Ski roughly in the direction of Nth Rams heads.
Aim to return to top of Thredbo by 4.30pm at latest. Ski or chair down depending on individual preference.
This will be a day of goofing off in the snow, masquerading as serious business.
The aim will be to practise glissade and self-arrest with ice-axes, ski around a bit and have fun.
Glissade http://www.climbing.com/skills/learn-this-how-to-glissade/
Self-arrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94QFImjdEAo
The plan is to catch the Kosci chair from Thredbo then ski around a bit on the easy ground underneath the Rams heads looking for slopes to slide down on our butts.
Priority for car spots will go to people on the NZ mountaineering trip, but anyone is welcome to join otherwise.
You don't need to be an awesome skier as we wont be skiing especially hard or far. Also you don't need experience with axes either, the point is to learn together ;)
However, if we haven't done a trip together before, it would be much appreciated if you could include a brief introduction in your sign-up.
Costs:
$29 per person for Kosci Express lift
about $60 per car for fuel + $29 for park entry fee
Remember to come to the pre-trip. You will need to hire skis + boots and an axe.
Aim to reach top of Thredbo by 11am.
Ski roughly in the direction of Nth Rams heads.
Aim to return to top of Thredbo by 4.30pm at latest. Ski or chair down depending on individual preference.
Trip category
Mountaineering
Date and Time
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Estimated Costs
None