TRIP DESCRIPTION
The intention of the trip is to build on skills already acquire from the beginners skiing lessons.

Participants will be under the guidance of Nic Bendeli - long standing ANUMC guru.

AGENDA
Friday 8 August - leave 18:30 from gym. Probably stop at Cooma for skis and break.

Camping at Island Bend

Saturday 9 August - 7.30am leave Island Bend to be at Perisher at 8am
Ski tour from Charlottes Pass and return (around 16kms return).
Returning to Island Bend at late afternoon to camp.

Sunday 10 August - leave Island Bend and aim to be at Perisher at around 8am skiing at Perisher trails with focus on refining skiing skills.

10:00am: morning tea - opening of the Nordic Hut or free time on the trails.

Afternoon: tour to Porcupine Rocks and gradually increase the level of skill. Mostly uphill and then mostly downhill on the way back. Probably on groomed trail.

15:00 leave Perisher to return to Canberra.

Pretrip

There will be no pretrip and the trip will be organised via email.

Participants should have previous experience and should know what to bring. As an exercise please consider what gear you need to bring and send a list to me. This list will act as a starter to build your own comprehensive list for future trips.

Some helpful websites: http://www.subw.org.au/info/ski_tripping.html
http://www.paddypallin.com.au/default.aspx?page=154

Get ready for a Yi-xciting time!