This is a chance for folks who've not been skiing in the backcountry to get out there on touring skis. Or a splitboard, if you have made poor life choices.
The club has a limited but decent number of touring skis/boots/poles you can hire. If we exhause supplies (depending on demand) then there is also the possibility of hiring your gear from Rythym in Cooma, which happily does discounts for club members. Hiring on the day is not ideal though because it requires a start time even earlier than the perhaps unpleasantly early time of 5am.
The timing of this trip is dependent on snowpack conditions and the weather forecast, so be prepared for things to change in the week prior.
The plan for where we will ski can't be confirmed until a few days prior. If the snowline is low enough we will aim to start at Guthega or at Dead Horse Gap, but if things are more sketchy we will get the Kosziusko chairlift up from Thredbo and start our tour from there.
If we get really lucky and there's a good start to the season, I will bring the date forward to earlier in June. That is unlikely but it's good to be optimistic.
Signups will be turned off until a couple of weeks beforehand.
Total numbers will depend on the number of experienced skiers who end up joining. We may have multiple small groups, depending on interest.
If you are interested in skiing this season but you are not on the ANUMC Skiers 2025 Whatsapp group, please send me a text message with your phone number and I will add you to that group. This will mean you're more likely to hear about ki trips that get organised at late notice this season.