Snowy River Ski Club

I can’t believe I’m writing this issue of Snobounds in 38 degree heat in the middle of Canberra summer – I should have done it on Boxing Day when it was raining. Anyway, happy New Year to everyone. It will soon be time to dust off the skis and start thinking about snow – unless you’re watching the news and looking at the winter conditions in Europe.

Final chance to remove skis As previously advised and warned, one of the work party jobs this summer will be to remove and dispose of skis stored in the old drinker’s club area in the storeroom.

Final chance to remove skis

As previously advised and warned, one of the work party jobs this summer will be to remove and dispose of skis stored in the old drinker’s club area in the storeroom. These skis were removed from the entry and change room areas last year when the old ski racks repleaced and members were advised at that time that the next step would be to dispose of these antiquated, forgotten and dangerous skis. That time has arrived!

If, reading this, you suddenly realize that a family heirloom is about to be disposed of – get down to the lodge before the first work party and do something about it!

Work Parties for 2010

Tony Slatyer, our hard working maintenance officer has scheduled work party dates for the following Saturdays. Please email Tony slatyer@velocitynet.com.au if you want to be contacted about upcoming work parties this year and he will get in touch with you a couple of weeks prior to the dates below to check our interest in attending.

• 20 Feb
• 20 March
• 17 April
• 15 May
• 5 June (cleaning only)

Deck Replacement Program

Plans to replace the deck at the front of the Lodge are advancing. We are in the process of seeking approval from the NPWS for plans and we have a builder able to do the work.

At the time of the AGM, members were advised that the cost to replace the deck and install a north facing window in the mezzanine could result in a levy exceeding $1000 per membership.

I am happy to tell you that the club will be contributing $10,000 from reserves and the expected cost will be less than $1000 per membership. The exact figure is somewhat uncertain until the approval process is complete and we have a final quote from the builder.

Missing Member

We’ve lost a member and need your help! If anyone knows how to get in touch with David and Sandy Smith, formerly of “Euroka Park”, Murrumbateman Road, Murrumbateman, please let the board know. They seem to have moved and forgotten to let us know the new address.

Print version of Snowbounds Jan 2010

Work parties have been scheduled for the following Saturdays in 2010: 20 February, 20 March, 17 April, 15 May and 5 June (cleaning only).  

To help offset expenses in attending, members or their associates earn a $100 credit to the member’s account with the club for each attendance. If you think you may wish to participate in a work party, please email the Lodge Maintenance Officer Tony Slatyer on slatyer@velocitynet.com.au.  Tony will then contact you a couple of weeks prior to each work party to establish your availability to attend.  

Does anyone have any old photos of the lodge when being built or stories they’d like to share?

There are a lot of newer memebers, me being one, and it would be nice to document some of the clubs history for all to share.

You can comment on this post, or email me so I can publish it.

More Detailed Snow Conditions & Webcams for Charlotte Pass at snow-forecast.com

The Snowy River Ski Club provides a large number of stores at no additional costs to their members and guests.

These items include:

Food Items

• Breakfast Cereals
• Assorted Spreads and Jams
• Assorted Teas
• Coffee & Milo
• Various Sugars
• Assorted Cordials
• Flour
• Tomato Sauce
• Margarine/Butter
• Assorted Herbs & Spices
• Powdered Milk
• Lemon Juice
• Maple & Golden Syrups
• Mustards & assorted condiments
• Various Oils (mainly Olive)

Non-Food Items

• Hand Soap
• Tissues
• Toilet Paper
• Paper Towel
• Cleaning Products
• (Clothes) Washing Powder

The lodge cannot guarantee that all items will be available at the time of your stay. Items could run out at any time. If there is a certain item that you must have, please consider bringing it with you.

Honour Shop

The Snowy River Ski Club also keeps a small amount of stores in what is called the “Honour Shop”

Items purchased through the honour shop need to be noted down in the book provided. This can usually be found near the microwave, and is the same book where you record your phone usage.

Honour Shop Items may include

• Assorted Chocolate (blocks & bars)
• Assorted Cans of Soft Drink
• Rice
• Spaghetti
• Pasta Sauces
• Tinned Soup
• Tinned Baked Beans/Spaghetti
• Tinned Tomatoes & Tuna
• Various Personal items

  - including sun screen, lip balm & shampoo

• Bandaids & Headache tablets
• Dry Biscuits

As with the items that the SRSC provides within your accommodation charge, it cannot guarantee that all items will be available at the time of your stay. Items could run out at any time.

If there is a certain item that you must have, please consider bringing it with you.

To be held at Elizabeth McKay Aquatic Centre, Coronation Drive, Yarralumla, starting at 2pm on Saturday, 9 May 2009.

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Please advise me whether or not you expect to be attending so that we can make arrangements for afternoon tea.  If you have any questions about the AGM or the issues raised in the papers, please email me or call me on 02 62917006 after 7pm.

2009 Chairmans Report

AGM Papers 2009 - Meeting Notice

AGM Papers 2009 - Proxy and Nomination Forms

Extract from SRSC Rules - Annual Subscription

Minutes of SRSC AGM - Sunday 4 May 2008 Draft

Special Resolution re Annual Subscription

SRSC Annual Accounts for Year Ended 31 December 2008 and Auditor’s Report

2009 Plain English Treasurer’s Report

As advised in Snobounds, the ski lockers have now been removed.  Skis that were in the lockers have been placed in temporary storage in the old drinkers club area.  Any skis and other old equipment left there at the end of this year (2009) will be disposed of at the Board’s discretion early in 2010.  If you wish to retrieve your ski locker padlock, the old ski locker steel frames, with the locks attached, will be kept in the laundry room until the end of 2009.   Posted by Tony Slatyer, Lodge Maintenance Director, 27 June 2009       

Snobounds October 2008 - Print version

Snobounds

Newsletter of the Snowy River Ski Club Cooperative Ltd
Doorack Lodge at Guthega in the Kosciuszko National Park

PO Box 67 Civic Square ACT 2608                                   October 2008

Bookings

Summer
Tony & Polly Adams
(02) 62474643
summer@snowyriverskiclub.com.au

Tony was elected at the AGM and he and Polly will be handling summer bookings, thank you to both of them for volunteering.

Winter
Iris Bramley
(02) 94822226
winter@snowyriverskiclub.com.au

Please remember you can send the booking officers email at any time, but respect their evenings and only phone them between 8 and 9pm Tuesday to Friday.

End of Season Cleanup

To allow for the reconstruction of the ski racks to better fit new shaped skis and snowboards, and to allow a tidy up of abandoned equipment now cluttering up the change room and vestibule, it is necessary to temporarily remove all the ski equipment now being stored at the lodge and ultimately to dispose of unclaimed items.  The Board has decided on the following procedures to allow for this while giving members a reasonable opportunity to remove their gear

(1) Members are asked to remove all ski equipment from the lodge (and private locks from ski racks) during this year;

(2) Any gear remaining by 31 December 2008 will be removed from the change room and vestibule and into a temporary storage area in the lodge, where it will be kept for one more year;

(3) Any gear remaining in the temporary storage area by 31 December 2009, the owner of which cannot be readily identified, will be disposed of in a manner of the Board’s choosing.

For the purposes of step 2, any locks remaining on the ski racks at 31 December 2008 will be cut open and removed.

Over next summer, the ski racks will be removed and replaced with better designed versions.  Members will be consulted about the design and placement of these.

The above procedures will also apply to any soft items (eg ski boots and clothes) which are not being kept in member’s private lockers.  These provide nests for rats and mice and are a health hazard and fire risk.

The Board requests members’ assistance in our endeavour to clean up and redesign the ski storage facilities for the benefit of all members.

Work parties

Work party dates are not yet arranged, and it will be necessary to work around construction activity on the roads again this year.

Please contact Tony Slatyer, the maintenance officer, if you want to be informed about upcoming work parties and consulted about attendance. Tony will contact everyone who has registered their interest a couple of weeks before each work party to advise what is to be done and finalise attendance. Remember that member’s costs in attending work parties are defrayed by a $100 credit to their club account per attendance. Tony’s email address is slatyer@velocitynet.com.au.

Ski Patrol

The Perisher Volunteer Ski Patrol do a great job, but often invisible until you need them. On your behalf, the club makes an annual $500 donation to this valuable group of volunteers.

Board Members

First, a thank you to retiring board members Geoff Smith, Sylvia Adcock and Frank Martiniello for the valuable contributions they have all made to the smooth operation of the Club over a number of years.

Board members for 2008 are:

Peter Newton
Chairman

To allow for the reconstruction of the ski racks to better fit new shaped skis and snowboards, and to allow a tidy up of abandoned equipment now cluttering up the change room and vestibule, it is necessary to temporarily remove all the ski equipment now being stored at the lodge and ultimately to dispose of unclaimed items.  The Board has decided on the following procedures to allow for this while giving members a reasonable opportunity to remove their gear -

(1) members are asked to remove all ski equipment from the lodge (and private locks from ski racks) during this year (2008);

(2) any gear remaining by 31 December 2008 will be removed from the change room and vestibule and into a temporary storage area in the lodge, where it will be kept for one more year;

(3) any gear remaining in the temporary storage area by 31 December 2009, the owner of which cannot be readily identified, will be disposed of in a manner of the Board’s choosing.

For the purposes of step 2, any locks remaining on the ski racks at 31 December 2008 will be cut open and removed.  Over next summer, the ski racks will be removed and replaced with better designed versions.  Members will be consulted about the design and placement of these.

The above procedures will also apply to any soft items (eg ski boots and clothes) which are not being kept in member’s private lockers.  These provide nests for rats and mice and are a health hazard and fire risk.

The Board requests members’ assistance in our endeavour to clean up and redesign the ski storage facilities for the benefit of all members.

If you wish your gear to be brought back to Canberra rather than stored up at the lodge, please email Tony with details of your gear and he will see what he can do the next time he is up there.

Please contact Tony Slatyer with any further enquiries.

Below are the papers for the coming 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Snowy River Ski Club, which will be held at Elizabeth McKay Aquatic Centre, Alexandrina Drive, Yarralumla, ACT 2600.The meeting will be held on Sunday, 4 May 2008, commencing at 11:30am.

Please confirm to me Paul.Isaks@act.gov.au whether or not you are likely to attend.  (For those of you who have already indicated that you will not be able to attend, these papers are sent for your edification and interest and to ensure we meet our obligations to keep you informed.)

2008 Chairman’s and Treasurer’s Reports
AGM Papers 2008 - Proxy and Nomination Forms
AGM Papers 2008 - Meeting Notice
Minutes of SRSC AGM - Tuesday, 1 May 2007 - Minor Rev
SRSC Accounts to 31 Dec 07 and Auditor’s Report