1 The Bulletin, June 2018 The Bulletin RUAPEHU SKI CLUB CONTENTS Volume 83, No. 2 June 2018 2 President’s column

3 Ruapehu news

5 RAL lift prices

5 Office news

6 Gondola approved

7 Whakapapa plans

8 Swiss instructor

11 Helicopter saved

12 Canoe journey

15 Paralympic medals

16 Ski in Taranaki

17 RSC calendar

17 New members

18 Longest ski race

20 Funding of RAL

21 Who owns RAL?

23 Obituaries

24 Winter biathlon

25 Volcano Cup The first installed anywhere in was the original Rockgarden single chair, pictured 28 Medals for Murray here soon after it opened in 1954. The building on the right is the motor house for the previous Rockgarden 30 World snow news rope tow. Photo: RSC Collection. 32 RSC info page 2 The Bulletin, June 2018

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN make light work. We, on the Committee, are all volunteers It’s that time of the year again where we and all have sometimes extremely pressing are completing the work party season and family and professional commitments. preparing the buildings for the ski season. Spreading the load is very important as we all This year’s program has included the operate a concern that would easily compare modernisation of the water heating systems with a more than a modest hotel. in the Lodge. We have a have a supply of around 170 Five separate water cylinders have been beds and provide anywhere from 6000 to over replaced with a single system that uses heat 10,000 bed-nights per year, depending on the pump technology. The result is that the new demand. We also cater for a number of events system will provide some 14KW of heating and programs, such as the Snow Squads, energy from only 4KW of electricity. school holiday programs and the Haensli Apart from being more efficient than the Cup. All of which enhance the demand for the previous systems, the new installation will accommodation we provide and our revenue. give us far more control over avoiding peak Standing for the Committee is a great way usage periods. These have previously been of contributing to the Club and at the same a significant source of expense for us. The time having a decisive impact on the future new installation will also be less sensitive to of the Club. the temperature variations affecting us in the I am sure you are all aware of the RAL early winter, where quite some damage has gondola project by this time. At the time of previously occurred. writing, the Ruapehu District Council has Work parties are a vital part of the Club. just delivered a favourable decision on the There are some projects that must be granting of the resource consent. performed by certified tradesmen; however, I will not go into the details of the there also many that can be undertaken by decision. I would, however, like to make anyone. mention of our interaction in the process. As Club members, we are all part-owners We, on the Committee, have engaged of the Club buildings and, in the same way, intensely in the project. We believe that the we would maintain our bach, we should project will have an enduring impact on be participating in the maintenance of our Whakapapa. buildings. Working parties do save the Club Our intent has always been to seek the most a lot of money. positive outcomes, not only for RSC but for In my experience, working parties have the entire skiing community. Not only for the always been very rewarding. They have also immediate future but for an enduring legacy. been a great opportunity to meet with other The immediate impact of the project is that members outside the ski season. Work parties it will broaden the annual revenue window are actually a lot of fun. of RAL substantially. The increased revenue This is also the time of the year when we will benefit the entire ski area because RAL is are preparing for our annual general meeting a non-profit organisation and all profits must and our Committee elections. I am happy be re-invested in the company and its assets. to say that we have a full complement of Our analysis of the project became focused dedicated enthusiasts on hand to keep our on the impact of the decommissioning of the Club going. Waterfall Express. Although this facility is The entire executive committee comprises approaching end of life, the main problem over 20 people. I know that sounds like a lot is that it would obstruct the path of the new and the reason for that is that many hands gondola. 3 The Bulletin, June 2018

While we have, on completion of due legally binding assurances of a definitive and diligence, always supported the gondola as a more prompt reinstatement of uphill access matter of principle, we had severe reservations from Hut Flat, of earthworks to improve the over the impact on the decommissioning of terrain and capacity of potential areas of the Waterfall Express. congestion and of improved snowmaking Uphill access from Hut Flat has always and grooming facilities to mitigate the effects been a trump card for RSC. However, a closer of the restructuring of the Rockgarden - analysis showed that the lack of uphill access Staircase - Waterfall corridor of Whakapapa. from Hut Flat would have an adverse effect We share the expectations expressed by on the entire alpine community. RAL that in a few years, Ruapehu will be The loss of continual and immediate access celebrated as the premium destination for to the middle slopes of Whakapapa would alpine enthusiasts for New Zealand. And that cause increased congestion elsewhere, affect we will be in a prime position to capitalise on the safety of skiers and have an adverse those expectations. impact on the overall alpine experience. Our negotiations with RAL have secured Richard Nelson President

THROUGH THE LODGE Jono Dean has been appointed general manager for Whakapapa and Lyndsey WINDOW Jackman is operations manager for . Happy Valley will open for the ski The New Zealand team that skied season at Queen’s Birthday weekend on in the 1968 Olympic Winter Games June 2nd. Other Whakapapa lifts will at Grenoble (France) held a 50 years follow on June 16th. reunion at Arrowtown in February. Subject to having enough snow, Turoa The team was Tom Huppert, Mo Gardner, will open on June 29th. Chris Womersley, Michael Dennis, Robert Whakapapa last season had more ski Palmer, Anne Reid and Margot Blakely, and/or snowboard visitors than Turoa, for and only Robert (deceased) was absent. the first time in six years. Robert, Margot and Mike were all RSC Whakapapa jumped to 210,000 visitors, members. mainly due to its snowmaking advances, A storm in March caused more than $1 while Turoa was static on 149,000 visitors, million in damage to roads and farms in partly due to poor weather. the Ruapehu District. RSC congratulates New Zealand skier The storm cut-off road access to the Blue Adam Hall as a co-winner of the Winter Duck tourist lodge at Whakahoro on the Paralympics top honour, the Whang Youn Retaruke River requiring 112 people to be Dai achievement award. He won it for his evacuated by helicopter. work with disabled people in New Zealand. Water tanks, repair items, food and a Hall is one of two athletes from this generator were flown in for the 20 staff year’s Paralympics to win the award, along who remained on site. with Finnish para nordic skier Sini Pyy who sportsman Daniel Schlumpf is the female recipient. is seeking support for his plan to set up RAL has appointed two staff into key a temporary synthetic ice skating rink in roles in time for the upcoming ski season. Ohakune this coming winter, the Ruapehu 4 The Bulletin, June 2018

Bulletin reported. THE He plans a 240 square metre rink at Christie Park RUAPEHU SKI CLUB to run from June until the end of the ski season. (inc) Founded 1913 Charges would be $18 per session for adults and P.O.Box 8064, Symonds St., $14 for children. , New Zealand 1150 Mr Schlumpf said the plan, in conjunction with Telephone: 0-9-377 3856 Ohakune 2000 and hopefully Ruapehu Alpine Facsimile: 0-9-377 3859 Lifts, is not to make a profit but to cover costs. Email: [email protected] Website: www.rsc.org.nz The inaugural Ring of Fire run around Mt c/o McConnell Properties Ruapehu in April drew a field of 628 trail runners Level 2 including 178 ultra-distance runners. 204 Quay St The 178 started at 4am from the front door of Auckland CBD 1010 the and ran 72km around the mountain to finish at night on a red carpet in the Chateau lounge in front of the famous Ngauruhoe view window. Others ran reduced courses, the most popular event a three-person relay. The 72km winner was Andrius Ramonas in 8 hours 46 min 36 sec. The fastest woman was Kelly Sutherland in 10:55:30. President: Richard Nelson Vice-Presidents: John Benn, Liza A daily lottery should be used to limit the Fitzsimmons, Marion Quinn, Phill numbers of walkers on the Tongariro Alpine Thomass, Donald Webster Crossing, according to NZ Herald travel writer Secretary: Catherine Hegley Winston Aldworth. Treasurer: Heather Chao He said the hikers on the stunning 19km tramp Immediate Past President: Adrian Adriaansen sometimes look like an extended queue, so Captain: Brent Moffat crowded is the path. Vice-Captain: Catherine Gafa Recently he entered a lottery in Southern Utah Committee: Arran Birchenough, (US) where 10 permits to walk the rock formations Carl Burling, Jeff Davies, Vanessa are handed out by lottery each day, and the same Hills, Nils Johannessen, Matthew would work for the crossing. Some 150 daily Lamb, John Payne, John Tetley, passes would be suitable. Fiona Willison Patron: Bill Speight The deadline for the September Bulletin will be Patroness: Kath Harrison Friday August 17th. All items should be with the Auditors: Hart and Co Editor in by then. Admin Officer: Sheryl Brownlee Lodge Officer: Carl Burling THE BULLETIN Hut Officer: John Benn Founded in 1936 by Jock and Fitzie Graham. Chalet Officer: Phill Thomass Editor: Alan Graham, 63 Messines Rd, Karori, Turoa Officer: Donald Webster Heritage Fund Guardians: Wellington 6012. Richard Nelson, Adrian Adriaansen, Telephone: 04-476 4598. Robin Dallas, Bernard Smith. Fund Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Mike Wardle Advertising: RSC Administration Glacier Hut Custodian: Joe Gabriel PO Box 8064, Symonds St. 5 The Bulletin, June 2018

LIFT PRICES FOR All alterations to bookings incur a $5 2018 WINTER (not $50!) administration fee per person affected, irrespective of the date of An RAL day pass this season will cost alteration. $125, up from $117 last season. The youth rate (5 to 18 years) is $75. SICKNESS REMINDER A two-day flexipass will cost $210 (youth $126). Three-day, four-day and All our buildings are communal and five-day flexipasses are also available. well heated and therefore sickness, such See RAL’s website (mtruapehu.com) as flu or stomach bug, can spread rapidly. for details of all the passes including The Club asks that in the interests of season passes. Health and Safety, if you or a member of your party contracts a communicable SUBSCRIPTIONS sickness before you travel, please do not come. Thank you to those members who have If you or any of your party falls sick paid their subscriptions promptly. while on the mountain, the Club asks that We have a number of emailed invoices in the interests of all the other building returned, due to incorrect addresses. occupants, you vacate and inform the Please check that the Office has your building leader. changed email contacts, especially if you In all cases where bookings are affected, have changed email providers. please inform the Administration Officer Also can you ensure that your of your change in plans. membership number and/or invoice number are on the bank details of internet PARKING METERS banking. We have some payments with Trust Jo Bouchier of the Ruapehu Mountain names only and these are currently Clubs Association (RMCA) advises; unallocated to subscriptions. “DOC has advised they are considering Contact the Office if you have paid implementing parking meters in your subscription but this is not showing Whakapapa Village from the winter on your account. 2019 season. “Before everyone gets full of angst CORRECTION about this, it is a process which will require them to go through public Unfortunately there was a typo in the consultation and would require a bylaw March Bulletin that said our cancellation amendment to enable them to do this, as fee is $50. It is $5. at present the bylaws which govern the To summarise: area do not permit a separate charge for Cancellations (online or by email to parking. the Office) must be made 48 hours prior “The type of machines they are to the first booking date (eg Friday night considering are cashless, i.e. card only cancelled by midday Wednesday prior). and number plate recognition.” 6 The Bulletin, June 2018

This gondola, seen in Switzerland, is similar to the Leitner gondola planned for Whakapapa.

GONDOLA IS APPROVED It is proposed to have the lift running next year and at that time to remove the The application of RAL to build a Waterfall quad chairlift which is coming gondola lift from the Top O’ the Bruce to to the end of its useful life. It will be the Knoll Ridge Café has been approved replaced eventually by a lift running from by a hearing of the Ruapehu District Hut Flat to the top of the Knoll. Council, subject to 17 conditions. In its decision the hearing panel found Details of the hearing and the decision that actual and potential effects of the can be viewed on the Ruapehu District gondola been appropriately avoided, Council website. remedied or mitigated by the decision The gondola will pass between RSC and operation of the proposal, as well Lodge and RSC Hut. as the conditions offered by RAL and There will be 10 person detachable accepted by the RDC. gondola cabins carrying 2400 persons RSC asked if a mid-station would be per hour. The bottom terminal will be at possible. The answer was that it would 1631m and the top terminal at 1816m, be very expensive, would slow down the with a running length of 1833m. There ride and would be located right outside will be 14 towers. RSC Hut. 7 The Bulletin, June 2018

WHAKAPAPA PLANS Knoll Ridge Snow Play. A snow play zone with a magic carpet Here are some of RAL’s plans for the will be established in the vicinity of Whakapapa skifield. Knoll Ridge Cafe which will offer They are in addition to the much- tobogganing, snow fun and, for some publicised gondola from the road-end to periods of the year, beginner ski and the Knoll Ridge Café, and the replacement snowboard experiences. A second Snow of the Waterfall Express quad chair with a Factory is proposed for the snow play lift from Hut Flat to the top of the Knoll. zone adjoining Knoll Ridge Café. Meads Wall Quad Chairlift. Nose Dive. This lift in Happy Valley will replace RAL intends to widen and lower the existing lifts including the Double Happy Nose Dive trail and create an extra trail chair. immediately below the Nose Dive trail. Cornice Bowl Express. Source: Whakapapa Facility This 6-seater will replace the Far West Management Plan, March 2018. T bar and will be on a new line to the east, bringing reduced exposure to lahars. HOUSE COMMITTEE Chalet Buildings. Total seating at Chalet facilities will At this time we are happy to report a increase from 1030 seats to 1380 seats. successful if demonic truck weekend. New facilities will be developed at the All the stores are in the Lodge and Hut Top O’ the Bruce Plaza while a new and a mountain of other work was done as Western Chalet will replace the West well. Grateful thanks to all who attended Ridge Kiosk. and worked so hard; without you we Snowmaking. couldn’t do it. Snowmaking reticulation will be We are still searching and interviewing extended to cover trails on Knoll Ridge for two new cooks. We are happy to say below 2000m, the Yankee slopes and the that Donna and Mike are back on board West Ridge trails. with us. Top O’ the Bruce Plaza. The Chalet bunk rooms have had a bit There will be redevelopment of the Top of a spruce up, we hope you like them. O’ the Bruce Plaza to provide enhanced On a Health and Safety note: would facilities and services. Five or six existing all members visiting the buildings out of buildings will be demolished and replaced season please make a quick phone call to with one larger facility and parking Sheryl to let her know. building. You falling down the Lodge stairs in Valley T-bar. the dark will come back to bite us in these This is under engineering review to days of compliance and compliance and determine whether it would be practical more compliance…….. to reduce the length of the lift to take it Don’t forget your towels, sheets and outside of the Tuku (gift) area. RAL says pillowcases when you go to the mountain it remains an important lift for ski racing and please bring fresh ones each time. in particular. We still remember the job to get rid of Hut Flat sledding. the bed bugs. A magic carpet to be installed at approx MQ the altitude of RSC Hut. 8 The Bulletin, June 2018

Sereina Michel from Davos is our resident Swiss ski instructor for this season. 9 The Bulletin, June 2018

Sereina Michel. INSTRUCTOR FOR 2018 They say double as much as in an average year, so it will be perfect for ski SEREINA MICHEL touring. I am very glad to inform you that the I wish you all the best. ski instructor for winter season 2018 Hanspeter Angerer is selected. Sereina Michel is a real Davoserin who grew up here and made Hi everybody, my name is Sereina her education in Davos. Michel. I’m a 23-year-old Swiss girl, born I know her personally and I am very and raised up in the small mountain village sure that Sereina will fit perfectly into the in Switzerland. RSC family. She is looking forward very I started skiing when I was three years- much to meeting you all. old. In my childhood I skied a lot with the I was very happy to see Richard Ski Club Davos. I’ve got a younger sister Nelson a week ago during his skiing stay who is a ski racer and goes to the sports in Davos. Richard also had the chance to high school in Davos. meet Sereina. In the last four winter seasons I’ve been And of course I was very interested to working for the ski school in Davos and I hear from what RAL is planning on Mt was also coaching the kids in the ski club. Ruapehu. Big changes. My education is in ski area administration. I do hope personally that RSC and all Apart from skiing, I like mountain the other ski clubs close by will find a biking, trail running and travelling. solution which suits them for their future. For me personally it’s a fantastic I wish you all the skill and good luck opportunity to work in your country. I’ve in these discussions with RAL and their never been to New Zealand and can’t wait responsibilities. to see your wonderful country. Although it is snowing heavily at the I’ve heard so much about the Ruapehu moment, the skiing season 2017/18 is past. Ski Club and I’m really looking forward We still have an incredible lot of snow. to meeting you all. See you soon! Sereina 10 The Bulletin, June 2018

RSC working party in March 2018. Upper left: On the Hut deck. Upper right: Dave Watt overhauling the escape doors in the Lodge. Lower: Plank and paint with Marie. Photos: Tim Sharp. 11 The Bulletin, June 2018

RSC Swiss instructor Ollie Froelicher has a class in Te HeuheuValley. Photo: Stephen Payne. Tongariro to be made from Hamilton, but HELICOPTER SAVED that is 55 minutes flying from the base to The announced plans to cancel the Ruapehu as against 20 minutes or less from Greenlea Rescue helicopter based at Taupo Taupo. have been reversed after widespread public The Taupo aircraft was the first rescue objection. helicopter in the country and came about Rescue choppers based at both Taupo and after pioneering helicopter pilot John Rotorua were among those planned to be Funnell and local emergency services eliminated by the government’s ambulance recognised that people in the isolated back funding organisation. country of the Central Plateau were not But after several big rallies – 1000 people getting the help they needed. marched in Taupo – and a delegation Taupo district mayor David Trewavas to Wellington by the mayors of Taupo, said the service was set up because the Rotorua and Ruapehu, the two choppers topography and the geography of the Central were reprieved. Plateau meant that help was often slow to The cancelled plan called for rescues at arrive. 12 The Bulletin, June 2018

Damon Forsyth and Catherine Gafa on their way down the Whanganui River. Photo: Bernhard Spörli.

Everyone now walked for another three THE RSC TRIP ON THE quarters of an hour to the disconnected bridge, WHANGANUI RIVER mostly through regenerating forest on former farm land, with incredibly deep and steep It was raining when we assembled at the gullies carved into the soft papa, like crevasses Turoa lodge on Friday March 23rd, making in a glacier. our Whanganui River trip the next day a bit We had lunch at the bridge, while Sean doubtful. delivered an excellent presentation on the However, in the morning the weather had history of this failed farming experiment. cleared, so our group of 20 people drove our Then back to the landing, from where we cars along the winding and scenic road to were taken downriver to Ramanui, with the Pipiriki. jet boat doing a few high speed 360o spins on There we paid our fares at Whanganui River the way, getting some of us a bit wet. Adventures and were fitted out with life vests Once there, we let ourselves down on a for the ride upriver by jet boat, but not before rope over some more slippery rocks to our clambering down a more than 5m high mud canoes and after some instruction, everyone bank plastered along the side of the river in was sent off. the last flood. One group immediately got stuck on the In these mid reaches the river is already rocks in the gentle rapid, but even they were impressively wide. The water had the colour soon paddling down the river. of a latte coffee and the forest was only We then had a leisurely two-hour’s trip interrupted by a few isolated signs of human enjoying the occasional gentle rapids and habitation. exploring nooks and crannies. Vertical “papa” cliffs along the river always Our final landing was just downstream of show a very high trim line from the maximum the junction with the narrow gorge of the flood events, with picturesque waterfalls Manganuioteao River. From there we were cascading over them. taken back to Pipiriki by jet boat. Our guide Sean showed us the holes Maori Our long day ended with a nice dinner had dug in the walls to pole their canoes together in the Clyde Pub back in Ohakune. upriver. Next day, everyone went their own way, After about three quarters of an hour, we either directly home or on other trips in the disembarked over a slippery rock at the historic area. Mangapurua Landing, which used to be the We are all grateful to Liza Fitzsimmons end of the road over the “Bridge to Nowhere” for her faultless organisation of this outing. It (there are old photos of ladies in long skirts and was not only enjoyable because of the river, dainty shoes delicately balancing over a plank but also because of the company and what we to reach the river steamer). learned about the history of the region. Bernhard Spörli 13 The Bulletin, June 2018

Upper: Ready for the Whanganui River trip. Lower: Paddling down the river. Note the trim lines. Photos: Bernhard Spörli. 14 The Bulletin, June 2018

New Zealand’s medallists at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Upper: Corey Peters. Lower: Adam Hall. 15 The Bulletin, June 2018

PARALYMPIC MEDALS community; encouraging and supporting people into para-sport so they can enjoy GOLD FOR ADAM HALL the same benefits he has, and to ensure New Zealand won three medals including that the future of the Paralympic movement a gold medal for skier Adam Hall at the remains strong. Winter Paralympics held at PyeongChang Hall is one of two athletes from this (South Korea) in March. year’s Paralympics to win the award, with New Zealand skier Corey Peters won a Finnish para nordic skier Sini Pyy the bronze medal in the men’s (sitting) alpine female recipient. ski downhill. His time of 1 min 26 sec was New Zealand results were: 2 seconds behind the winner Andre Kurka Corey Peters (skiing, sitting): bronze (US). medal in DH, 11th in SG, 10th in GS. His fellow NZ skier Adam Hall then Adam Hall (skiing, standing): fifth in won a bronze medal in the men’s (standing) DH, 10th in SG, bronze medal in SC, gold super combined made up of a super-g run medal in SL. plus a slalom run. His time for the two runs Carl Murphy (snowboard) fifth in of 2 min 25 sec was 4.76sec behind the snowboard cross, fifth in banked slalom. winner Aleksei Bugaev (Neutral Paralympic Aaron Ewen (skiing, sitting) withdrew Athletes). due to injury. Adam Hall then surged from third place after the first run to score a wonderful second The Winter Paralympics 2018 hosted 670 run which gave him the gold medal in the athletes across 80 events and six sports in men’s (standing) slalom. He was 0.39 sec 10 days. These were alpine skiing, biathlon, ahead of the silver medallist Arthur Bauchet cross-country skiing, ice hockey, snowboard (France). and wheelchair curling. It was his second Paralympic gold medal Of the 49 delegations 26 won at least one after his win in the slalom at Vancouver eight medal with 20 taking gold. years ago. Aged 30, from Dunedin, he has The US topped the medals table with 36 contested four Paralympics. His disability medals (13 gold). Then came Canada 28 is spina bifida. medals (8 gold), Neutral Athletes 24 medals Hall dedicated his win to his mother who (8 gold), Ukraine 22 medals (7 gold), France was killed in a motor vehicle accident shortly 20 medals (7 gold) and Germany 19 medals after his gold medal win at Vancouver. (7 gold). Australia just pipped NZ on the medals Adam Hall was named as a winner of table with four medals (one gold). the Winter Paralympics top honour, the In the case of alpine skiing the competitors Whang Youn Dai achievement award. were divided into three events: visually The award is named after South Korean impaired, sitting and standing. Race times doctor Whang Youn-dai, who has advocated were adjusted to take account of the degree for those with disabilities for over 50 years. of disability of each skier. It is awarded to those who best represent the *** To answer an inquiry from a member, spirit of the Games. “para” in this case stands for “parallel” and Organisers said Hall was selected for not “paraplegic”. his passion giving back to the disabled 16 The Bulletin, June 2018

The skifield on Mt Taranaki, as seen from the Stratford Mountain Club’s lodge. SKIING IN TARANAKI The Top Tow is a lot steeper (25-30deg average gradient). It is mostly rated expert, Taranaki in days gone by had three but strong intermediates can ski here with skifields but today it has just one, the fun and confidence in favorable snow Manganui field operated by the Stratford conditions. Mountain Club. The club says: “No ski area in NZ has Access is via a good sealed road from quite the same type of terrain as found Stratford to the car park at 1260 metres, on Manganui’s Top Tow. If you hit it on followed by a 25-30 minute walk to the a good day it will be a truly memorable ski slopes where the club has a large lodge. experience.” There is a goods lift to carry your gear while You can hire tow belts for $10 from you walk in. the ticket office. And if you are new to The lodge is at 1260 metres and the nutcrackers the crew will show you what to skifield has vertical drop above that of 420 do and maybe slow the tow down. metres. Accommodation: The public can book Manganui has an intermediate T-bar and into the ski club’s Lodge on the skifield. a small learners tow in front of the lodge, Alternatively the Stratford Mountain House plus an access tow to the top slopes and a is a luxury year-round commercial hotel on big “nutcracker” main rope tow. the access road. The average snowfall is 300cm. Manganui Other areas: There is good road access has a groomer but no snowmaking. to North Egmont and Dawson Falls, both The T-bar is intermediate level. A major of which once had “skifields”. Today there renovation of the T-bar was done earlier are no ski tows there but there plenty of this year when all the towers were replaced. hiking tracks. AG 17 The Bulletin, June 2018

RSC CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 2018 2 Happy Valley ski season opens 13 AGM, Parnell Community Centre, 6.30 for 7.30 16 Whakapapa ski season opens 29 Turoa ski season opens July 2018 6-22 School holidays 21 Snow squads option 1 28 Snow squads option 2 August 2018 4 Christiania Derby 4 Snow squads option 1 11 Snow squads option 2 11 Waimarino Trophy 13-17 Winter Party 18 Haensli Cup 18 Snow squads option 1 20-23 NI Primary School skiing (week one) Whakapapa 25 Snow squads option 2 27-30 NI Primary School skiing (week two) Whakapapa Sept 2018 1 Rangatira Trophy 1 Snow squads option 1 3-6 NI Primary School snowboards Whakapapa 8 Tongariro Junior Races 8 Snow squads option 2 15 Ngauruhoe Trophy 15 Snow squads option 1 17-19 NI Secondary School skiing (Turoa) 22 RSC Club champs 22 masters 22 Snow squads option 2 24-26 NI Secondary School snowboards (Turoa) 29-Oct 4 School holiday Oct 2018 29 Ruapehu ski season ends NEW MEMBERS We welcome the following new members. Robert MacCulloch (Auckland) This includes members who have changed Jocelyn Moore (Auckland) from Associate to Senior memberships William Muir (Auckland) and a welcome back to those who have Victoria Margaret Newman (Auckland) previously been members and have now Daniel Paine (Auckland) renewed their association with RSC. Carlos Perez (Auckland) Dominic Campbell (Auckland) Jason Reward (Auckland) Anna Disbury (Auckland) James Rouppe van der Voorrt (Porirua) Angelika Freeman (Auckland) Andrew Rouppe van der Voorrt (Poritua) Gordon Neve (Auckland) Isaac Stewart (Auckland) 18 The Bulletin, June 2018

LONGEST SKIING RACE primary schools who had “signs of burnout”. Holidays should be a time for recreation, The longest cross-country ski race in the she said. world, the 220km Nordenskiöldsloppet in Psychologists also noted that most the Swedish Arctic, came down to a sprint children liked competition with the peers for the gold medal in the last 200 metres. and in an ideal world, children would be able Some 400 skiers lined-up for the start to choose whether they wanted to participate at dawn in the Swedish wilderness and in a race. attempted to double-pole for more than 13 Riet Campell, the director of the ski hours in a heavy snowfall. school industry body Swiss Snowsports, Andreas Nygaard (Norway) won the race said he was not aware of any other schools for the second year, taking 13 hours 25 min having decided to scrap ski races. 22 sec. Emilia Lindstedt (Sweden) won the women’s class with a time of 14:01:13. AUSSIES SOUGHT The race was revived in 2016 after a 132 year hibernation. For the first time Tourism New Zealand is It dates back to 1884 when the Swedish promoting all major ski regions (Ruapehu, polar explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Canterbury and the Southern Lakes) created the challenge to show his team’s together to the Australian ski and snowboard ability to cover long distances in short market. time after being accused of exaggerating Visit Ruapehu trade and marketing their accomplishments during a Greenland manager Jo Kennedy said that the $900,000 expedition. campaign is promoting New Zealand as a winter holiday destination built around a NO TEENIE RACING skiing experience. Some statistics: A ski school in Davos has pulled the plug Australians make up the majority (64 on the traditional end-of-course races for its percent) of international visitors who ski youngest participants, saying the beginner while they are in New Zealand. events are proving too stressful. Ski visitors tend to stay a little longer (18 Teachers of five-to-seven-year-olds were days) than the average visitor (16 days). being forced to act as “psychiatrists” in the Skiers that visit New Zealand tend to run-up to such races while “the losers cried come back - with 54 percent returning. after the events”, ski school director Claudio Skiers have an excellent visitor experience Rupp said. with strong satisfaction (9.1 out of 10) and Rupp said the races held at the end of are likely to recommend New Zealand as a skiing holidays had been increasingly less destination. popular in recent years with “overtaxed” school-aged children simply not showing up RECORDS SMASHED in a bid to avoid the sort of sort of stress they already had to deal with at school. Records were smashed with 1.6 million Instead, the academy has opted for a visitors to the New Zealand snow slopes in performance. “The kids put on the show 2017, and a bumper ski season is predicted together and have a lot of fun,” Rupp said, for 2018. adding that higher-level students could still Ski Areas Association of New Zealand participate in races. (SAANZ) chairman Marty Toomey said the Zurich-based child psychologist Selina industry reported 8 percent growth in 2017 Luchsinger welcomed the proposal and which added to steady growth over the past said she was seeing an increasing number of four years, averaging 5 percent per year. 19 The Bulletin, June 2018

RSC’s famous race the Haensli Cup will be held at Whakapapa on August 18th. Everyone is welcome to have a run. Photos by Tim Sharp and Melanie Adriaansen. 20 The Bulletin, June 2018

RAL (see article opposite) in 1953 made its initial allocation of two shares and two debentures to RSC youngster Alan Graham aged 12. The debentures were later turned into shares in lieu of repayments. Alan has since inherited 8 more shares from his deceased parents, making a total holding of 12 shares.

THE FUNDING OF RAL The debentures (a form of mortgage) were replaced after 21 years in 1974 by the When the Government in 1953 declined issue of $20 C shares in lieu of interest and to pay for the first chairlift at Mt Ruapehu, seven-year $20 notes in lieu of immediate Swiss instructor Walter Haensli and RSC repayment. member Bryan Todd formed RAL and In addition the company’s capital was issued a prospectus for the issue of shares. increased by the issue of 1400 B shares at They travelled around New Zealand $40 each. urging skiers to invest in $1 shares and $20 Further operating cash was obtained by debentures (loans). the issue from 1960 of RAL life passes to Above is the allocation letter for one shareholders at $200 each. young skier whose family subscribed. These sold slowly at first but zoomed Each $1 A share was payable $1 on from 1962 when the first Poma, which application while the debentures were was expensive to ride, was installed in Te payable $5 on application, $5 on allocation Heuheu Valley. and $10 on call. AG 21 The Bulletin, June 2018

WHO OWNS RAL? Lifties were asked to make sure the member’s queue moved twice as fast Who owns RAL? We have covered as the general queue, say 20 minutes as this before, but as several members have against 40 minutes. asked the question, here is the answer: An original shareholder who had six RAL is owned by everyone and shares now found it beneficial to sell no-one. (or give) one share each of his/her four RAL is a public unlisted company kids and one to the spouse. RAL now with 4065 shareholders of whom 3661 had zillions of shareholders, many of hold five or fewer shares. them with just one share. RAL has no address for 48 percent Today 65 years down the line, RAL (as of its shareholders, though some recent stated above) has no idea where 48 percent detective work has cut this number by of its shareholders have found their home. 10 percent. The company has a board of directors The shares can be sold and the who have enough proxies at the AGM company secretary facilitates sales at to re-elect themselves and/or to add a $1 for A shares and $20 for both B and suitable new director of their choice. C shares. A very detailed annual report is Since 1998 the company constitution published and is available online. precludes any shareholder holding, in RAL has never paid dividends on its aggregate, more than 100 shares. shares, which is why they are rarely However, the RAL Ltd Trust was sold. In return RAL is exempt from created in 1983 to protect the interests of paying tax on its profits. the company and its shareholders, and AG to preserve the company’s integrity for future generations. The Trust has 10,000 D shares, SUMMER SKIING with the aim of deflecting any hostile WAS PLANNED takeover. RAL in its original prospectus planned So how did RAL acquire so many summer skiing by extending its chairlift shareholders? network to the Crater. When the Government in 1953 declined The original second chair was built a request by RAL founder Walter Haensli to the top of the Knoll and extensions to fund the first chair, Haensli joined were proposed to Restful Rocks and with Wellington businessman and RSC Crater Lake. member Bryan Todd to form RAL. RAL told prospective investors: Shares were offered at $1 and in “When the full extensions of lift facilities addition the buyer had to take out a permitted under the licence are made, Mt $20 debenture (loan) per share. Many Ruapehu will offer to skiers one of the skiers in RSC and other clubs brought most accessible and finest skiing terrains half a dozen shares or as many as they in the world with skiing available for could afford. most months in the year.” Then came the member’s queue. In real life the extension from the Knoll RAL instituted a regime whereby at to Restful Rocks would have been very each lift there were two queues, one difficult to build due to a lack of anchor for members (shareholders) and one points, and a massive span would be for the public. needed. 22 The Bulletin, June 2018

Royal skiers. Price Edward and Sophie Countess of Wessex took their children to St Moritz, while Princess Sofia of Sweden skied in a 20-mile cross-country race. CHARLES CELEBRATES Prince Charles in March celebrated 40 years of skiing at Klosters with a party at the Swiss town. Over the decades, he has transformed himself into an accomplished, fast, fearless, skier, unafraid to tackle anything, pushing himself to the limit and taking many guests In a speech he spoke of the bewitching solitude of the mountains that has drawn him back year after year. Charles. 64, learned to ski as a 14 year-old and his early trips were to Scuol (Switzerland) and Vaduz (Liechtenstein). He taught his sons to ski at Klosters but does not ski with his wife Camilla. She does not like heights and does not like the cold. Prince Charles at Klosters. 23 The Bulletin, June 2018

OBITUARIES Willie Grey, a much-loved Queenstown character who introduced Masters ski Ted Crawford, who has died at Kerikeri racing to New Zealand, has died aged 69. aged 79, was a popular member the Club A Mossburn deer farmer, Willie Grey around the 1980s and was often seen started the NZ Skiing Masters at Coronet at the Lodge and on the slopes wearing Peak as a way for former ski racers to get his distinctive ski hat that looked like a together again. possum skin. Fellow aviator Louisa “Choppy” Ted was on the Club Committee during Patterson said Grey’s after-match 1980-86 and was Chalet Maintenance ceremonies were famous and she describes Officer. him as a great raconteur. His best known activity was to head a small team who installed lockup Les Brough QSM of Queenstown, a cupboards in every bunk in the Lodge, co-founder One Ski in the Grave Club, has Hut and Chalet. Prior to that there had died aged 90. He skied at been some complaints about stealing. from when it opened in 1947 until three Ted enjoyed Club racing and won years ago, and helped install Coronet’s the Veterans Cup. The Club offers its double chairlift in 1964. condolences to Ted’s family. Coronet’s One Ski in the Grave Club for over-55 year-olds now includes members David Charlesworth. We regret to from around the world, many personally advise the death at Auckland aged 80 of recruited by Les. David Charlesworth who with his wife In 1959, he won the New Zealand Bronwen was a regular attendee at Winter cross-country skiing title, and later he Party. regularly won gold medals in the NZ An engineer by training, David had more Skiing Masters. than 50 years in the telecommunications Les was awarded the Queen’s Service business and headed the Comworth Group Medal in the 1990s for his service to of companies. search and rescue, skiing and building He was a past Commodore of the backcountry huts. Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and US ski promoter Bob Beattie, a was the squadron’s representative on the pioneer of ski racing who launched the International Council of Yacht Clubs. first edition of the Alpine World Cup in Our condolences go to Bronwen and all 1965, has died at his home in Colorado the Charlesworth family. aged 85. Beattie coached the US ski team at the Monica Cairney: We regret to advise 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck when they the death at Wellington aged 93 of Monica won a record four medals. Cairney, wife of the late Ian who died Along with journalist Serge Lang he some years ago in a car crash. was able to schedule the top alpine race Monica was prominent in real estate and fixtures across the world for the first alpine did much charity work. She was among ski World Cup in 1966. Then in 1970 he the RSC skiers booted off the mountain formed the World Pro Ski Tour, which by DOC, RAL and the police after the big lasted until 1982. eruption in 1995. He was often a controversial figure and We offer condolences to her family. has been called ski racing’s biggest and most outspoken critic. 24 The Bulletin, June 2018

Winter Biathlon.

ski troops fought on both sides of the conflict WINTER BIATHLON and, once it ended, the modern Olympics The winter biathlon is an Olympic Winter gave ski troops a new avenue. Games sport that involves a mix of cross- Ski warfare continued in World War 2 country skiing and rifle shooting. when Finnish troops used skis to help repel It originated in warfare and has a long invaders. military history that stretches back several Their success inspired other nations to centuries. improve and promote their own ski troops, Today strong skiers race around cross- which led to the biathlon when soldiers who country circuits, stopping occasionally at a had learned skiing for battle brought home rifle range to make some shots. a new love of the sport. Every miss involves a penalty for the An event named military patrol was skier, sometimes one minute per miss added included in the Olympics from 1924 until onto their time and on other occasions they 1948, and it returned into 1960 until now have to ski an extra 150 metres per miss. as the winter biathlon. It all started in Scandinavia during the At the recent Olympics there were 19th century where a precursor to biathlon five biathlon events for men and five for was a military drill that trained Norwegian women, including relays, over 7.5km to soldiers to shoot rifles while skiing. As 20km courses, and there was also a mixed skiing grew in popularity, so did military gender relay. applications of the sport. New Zealand has competed in winter By 1900 ski warfare tactics had spread biathlon but did not have anyone at the from Norway across Europe. In World War I, recent Winter Olympics. 25 The Bulletin, June 2018

TAUPO RUNNER UP IN TONGARIRO THE VOLCANO CUP POUWHENUA Taupō was runner up in the Volcano Cup, The boundaries of the Tongariro National a worldwide exercise in “volcano-geekery”. Park are soon to be marked with a dozen Taupō won four rounds of voting but lost pouwhenua, the New Zealand Herald in the grand final to Krakatau (Indonesia). reported. The 12 carved pouwhenua will be cast in The event has been organised by New concrete or steel and then placed in pairs Zealand volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner, on several roads leading into the World who is at Concord University in West Heritage Park. Virginia (US). Meanwhile, the wooden originals will be She said she was running the Volcano displayed at the Cultural Hub in Whakapapa, Cup because there was a worldwide need out of the harsh elements. for increased awareness of volcanic activity, It is an idea Whakapapa Village resident hazards, risk and preparedness. Shane Isherwood has had for more than 20 Taupō was chosen to represent New years and is finally becoming a reality at Zealand from a list that included Ruapehu, Whakapapa Village. Tongariro and Auckland. Isherwood said he wants people to Then in the round of 16 it took 50 percent understand and recognise the wairua -- the of 534 votes in a four-way contest against spirit or soul -- of . Erta Ale (Ethiopia), Masaya (Nicaragua) and ** The Cultural Hub featuring carvers Arenal (Costa Rica). and other artists was opened by the Ngati Next in its quarter-final it picked up 65 Tuwharetoa paramount chief Sir Tumu Te percent of 1013 votes against Mt St Helens Heuheu opposite the Chateau Tongariro a (US) and went on to win its semifinal with year ago. 61 percent of 1359 votes against Teide The hub is a place for visitors to learn and (Canary Islands). hear about the significance of the area while In the final Krakatau scored 59 percent of also offering them the chance to buy locally made art pieces. the 4223 votes cast. The Oruanui eruption at Taupō some 26,500 years ago was one of the largest FOUR PEAKS CLIMBED known eruptions in the world, and maybe Trevor Kitson just failed on his 70th the largest. birthday to repeat the feats of his 50th and Taupō also had another blast 1800 years 60th birthdays – to climb the four highest ago but the voters appear to have been North Island mountains in 24 hours. swayed by more recent history. This time he took 25 hours. Trevor, from The volcanic island of Krakatau, also Palmerston North, began at midnight from known as Krakatoa, erupted violently in the Mangatepopo car park. He climbed August 1883, and along with the tsunami Ngauruhoe by 2.46am and reached the top that followed, it killed more than 36,000 of Tongariro at 4.32am. people. After driving to the Turoa skifield carpark NZ volcanologist Brad Scott of GNS he climbed Ruapehu at 10.31am. He then reached the North Egmont carpark by Science was philosophical. “The real 5.02pm and was atop Taranaki at 8.28pm winners on the day are the thousands of as the sun was disappearing. followers who have been bombarded with Unfortunately poor visibility and the lack volcano facts, data, chatter, humour and of clear trail markers slowed his desent and even some sledging,” he said. he made it back to his car at 1am. 26 The Bulletin, June 2018

North Island Primary School Skiing Champs in action at Whakapapa. Photo: NIPSSC. 27 The Bulletin, June 2018

More scenes from the North Island Primary School Skiing Champs in action at Whakapapa. Photo: NIPSSC. 28 The Bulletin, June 2018

SILVERS FOR MURRAY season to equal the seasonal record tally set by Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden) and Wanaka teenager Craig Murray won Hermann Maier (Austria). two silver medals in the last two events of Marcel Hirscher (Austria) 1620 points. the Freeride World Tour extreme skiing Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) 1285 competition. points. Murray, 19, impressed the judges in Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) 886 points. Andorra with a good mix of classic big mountain skiing and new school tricks, and Among the women, defending champion then landed two massive 360s at the tour Mikaela Shiffrin (US) won 11 races to finals in Verbier (Switzerland.) retain her title. Murray finished in ninth place overall Mikaela Shiffrin (US) 1773 points. for the season. The winner was Kristofer Wendy Holdener (Switzerland) 1168 Turdell (Sweden) while Sam Lee (NZ) was points. 13th. Murray and Lee both qualify for the Viktoria Rebensburg (Germany) 977 2018-19 tour. points. New Zealanders won two of the four divisions in the qualifying tour and they both make the 2018-19 main tour. They are Hank WINTER OLYMPICS? Bilous (ski) and Maria Kuzma (snowboard). The possibility of New Zealand hosting Extreme skiing involves jumping off cliffs the Olympic Winter Games has been raised and taking the most difficult route down again in the wake of the two medals won broken terrain. at this year’s ski and snowboard events at PyeonChang. SPEED SKIING CUP A travel writer for The Guardian New Zealand speed skier Tawny newspaper in Britain said the Olympic Wagstaff has finished sixth in the speed movement is supposed to cover all five skiing World Cup after coming sixth with continents represented in the Olympic rings a run of 190.69km/h in the final race of the logo, and it is time to consider an event in season at Grandvalira (Andorra) in April. Australia and New Zealand. Skiers often top 200km/h in his event but Commenting on this, Paul Anderson who the track in Andorra was soft and the winner is CEO of NZ Ski, said it would be possible and overall World Cup champion Simon but massive investment would be needed Origone (Italy) managed only 192.56km/h. in roads, a bob/luge run, ice rinks and ski Wagstaff, aged 39, was born in Methven jumps. and not surprisingly he learned to ski nearby He also noted that the media centre in at Mt Hutt. PyeonChang was enormous by Australian He is a certified ski instructor and personal or New Zealand standards. trainer and has been working as a heliski Bulletin Editor’s comments: In the past guide both in New Zealand and in Japan. the IOC has said that a Winter Olympics split between Christchurch, Queenstown ALPINE CUP WINNERS and Wanaka might be possible. However, it said the major objection to Marcel Hirscher (Austria) won the a southern hemisphere Winter Olympics is overall alpine skiing World Cup for a record that they would clash with the FIFA World seventh year in a row. Cup (soccer) and the TV networks would He won 13 races (out of 36) during the never be able to cover both events. 29 The Bulletin, June 2018

Hanspeter Angerer, RSC’s liaison in Davos, sent us this fine photo of his home town in spring.

The New Zealand ski team from the 1968 Olympic Winter Games at Grenoble (France) held a reunion at Arrowtown, 50 years down the line. From left: Mo Gardner, Margot Blakely, Tom Huppert, Chris Womersley, Michael Dennis, Anne Reid. Photo from Mountain Scene via Margot. 30 The Bulletin, June 2018

ACROSS THE SKIING Jodie Pralong, 40, originally from Christchurch, and her Swiss husband were WORLD part of a group of four skiing near the China has 703 ski areas, more than Italian border on when they were caught in any other country. This tally at the end the snow. She was the only one completely of 2017 was an increase of 56 on a year buried and the others survived. previously, and 50 more ski areas were Jodie learned to ski at Mt Hutt and was under construction. an instructor there. She was also a keen Most of the ski fields are small, however, runner, competing in marathons around the and only 236 areas (just over a third) at year world. She had lived overseas for 15 years. end had a chairlift or gondola. South Korea’s skiing federation has China’s ski industry is by far the fastest banned for life two male mogul skiers who growing in the world, with support right up competed at the Pyeongchang Olympics to china’s president encouraging hundreds for harassing and assaulting two female of millions of Chinese to try winter sports teammates at a World Cup event in Japan. ahead of the country hosting the 2022 Choi Jae Woo and Kim Ji Hyun were Winter Olympics. alleged to have harassed and assaulted Princess Sofia of Sweden finished her the women for refusing to have drinks with country’s annual Tjejvasan cross-country them on March 3rd. ski race, a 20-mile event for women. US endurance skier Mike Foote has Tjejvasan is the largest women-only ski claimed a world record after skiing 18,653 race in the world, with 7618 women taking metres vertical in 24 hours at Whitefish part this year. Mountain Resort (Montana, US). It starts in the tiny town of Oxberg and Foote set out at 9.20 am to ski down the ends in the city of Mora, four hours away mountain 60 times, and he made it with 20 from Stockholm. minutes to spare. The Zugspitze cable car at Garmisch- He used several pairs of skis and a Partenkirchen (Germany), which went into groomer ran during the attempt to keep the operation in December, covers the world’s ski hill in good condition. greatest overall height difference of 1945 A freak weather incident in March vertical metres. turned snow orange at cities and skifields It also has the world’s longest unsupported in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania. span, measuring 3213 metres (nearly two The snow was turned into sand dunes miles) between support towers. after becoming blanketed by the dirty A US woman aged 50 and her son aged orange grit. 7 were killed when a load of snow crashed Some experts blamed the bizarre weather off a chalet roof and buried them as they phenomenon on a mix of sand and pollen walked home from a day’s skiing. blown from the Sahara desert which fell The accident at Kirkwood Mountain as rain. Resort (California) occurred at about Czech billionaire Tomáš Němec has 5pm but it was two hours before friends expanded his ski manufacturing business out looking for the pair discovered them. by acquiring a majority share in the A New Zealand woman was killed in Austrian ski maker company Kästle, and an avalanche while skiing in the Swiss part of the Kastle’s production will move Alps. to the Czech Republic. 31 The Bulletin, June 2018

Němec, a rubber industry businessman Haub, 58, head of the Tengelmann retail and a former top-level skier, already owns group, was training for the Patrouille, a the Czech based ski manufacturer Sporten. ski mountaineering race organised by the Kästle, which was founded in 1924, has Swiss army. been going through reorganisation since He was last seen at a height of 3800 metres 2007. The company currently employs 46 (12,470 feet) on the Klein Matterhorn, a people and its annual turnover is 17,000 glacier-shrouded peak that is the highest pairs of skis. in Europe reachable by cable car. The popular French resort La Rosière Guests at a new Swiss hotel at Vallée de will open a new ski area named Mont- Joux will be able to ski from the roof to the Valaisan for the 2018-19 winter season. ground. The luxury hotel will feature a roof It will include five new red runs, two that slopes down to the ground, forming a new six-seater and will have easy series of grassy terraces during the summer access to a vast range of off piste skiing, months and a piste in winter. with a highest point of 2800 metres. The hotel is being designed for luxury La Rosière is known as a resort for watchmakers Audemars Piguet who have a families and beginners, and has wide, nearby museum devoted to Swiss watches. gentle pistes. You can also pop over the A at Innsbruck (Austria) was border for a few runs in Italy. shut down after two security researchers Toby Arnott has taken over as the new found its control panel open wide on the Ski Area General Manager at the Wanaka Internet, allowing anyone to take control ski area . of the lift’s operational settings. Born and bred in Queenstown, he They said anyone could control the lift’s travelled the world as an international speed, the distance between cable cars and athlete before becoming a ski instructor in the cable tension. Queenstown. The duo made it clear that they did In his previous role as General Manager not interact with the lift at the time of of Snowsports at NZSki, he was been the discovery, fearing they might put responsible for the strategic direction and passengers at risk, as the ski lift was in use. overall operation of snow sports schools Instead they opted for the safe route and management of more than 400 staff. and reported the issues to authorities who Treble Cone is about to open for its 50th temporarily closed the lift once all the winter season. passengers were off. Spanish mountain athlete Kilian Jornet US alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, 33, has become the first person to ski down has brushed side speculation that she is the near vertical slope of the Troll Wall in about to retire. Norway, the tallest rock face in Europe. Vonn recently won her 82nd World Cup Many believed to be an impossible race which is easily a record for women, descent as the route includes 1600 metres and said she is aiming beat the men’s of descent, a 55-60 degree decline and two record of 86 wins set by Ingemar Stenmark abseiling sections. Jornet spent two years (Sweden). planning the feat. Vonn commonly trains in New Zealand in our winter and has been coming here since German billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub she was a teenager. went missing while skiing at Zermatt (Switzerland) in April. 32 The Bulletin, June 2018

CLUB ITEMS & SERVICES FOR SALE RSC Administration Office, P.O. Box 8064, Symonds Street, Auckland 1150 Website: www.rsc.org.nz email: [email protected] Lockers Club Items Lockers are available for hire in the Hut at (Add $3 for each order to be posted) Turoa and occasionally in the Lodge. Name Badge (free to new members) $12 email - [email protected] to find out what is ********************************** available.

Annual Locker Rental Rates- applicable from when you are allocated a locker- Ski- $57.50 Gear $28.75

PHONE NUMBERS NEW MEMBERS COSTS RSC Office 09-377-3856 Two working parties. RSC Fax 09-377-3859 Senior joining fee $199 Lodge 07-892-3824 Junior joining fee $99 Hut 07-892-3822 Annual senior subs $258.75 incl GST ($225 plus GST) Chalet 07-892-3823 Annual junior subs $95 incl GST ($82.61 plus GST) Turoa 06-385-8767

ACCOMMODATION FEES (Effective April 1st 2018) Winter season 2018 Members Senior 18 years and over $48 Members Teen 14-17 years $42 Members Junior 13 years and under $31 Members’ Children 7 years and under $26 Non-members 14 years and over $96 Non-members 13 years and under $62 Life members $28 School group children $60 School group parents $80

Off Season Accommodation Fees for Chalet & Turoa Members Senior and Junior $28 Non-members Senior and Junior $33 Groups of 20 or more: please apply to Administration Officer for possible discounted rates. MEMBERS’ CHILDREN AGED 8 YEARS AND OVER WHO ARE NOT YET MEMBERS PAY NON-MEMBER RATES.