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Summer 2020 – Words are inadequate!! and COVID 19 Update
02.04.20
So, a summer of lurching from the Apocalypse to Armageddon!After a horrible summer of bushfires, the work party in early March, attended by a large number of XC enthusiasts, was productive and cheerful. Work on the trails, landscaping and essential maintenance in the Nordic Shelter was carried out with many more projects planned. We even learned the value of sterilising our boots to prevent infecting our beautiful Park with imported diseases – the irony of it all!
NEW INITIATIVES - 2020 Nordic Shelter & Perisher XC Trails Work Parties
10.12.19
Two new new initiatives are being introduced to the Perisher XC summer work parties. They are intended to support the way we practice good minimal impact in our National Parks, and to assist with research in Snow-gum die-back in the Kosciusko National Park.Charlotte Pass and Beyond !!
17.10.19
The 2019 NSWXC Charlotte Pass Camp concluded on Saturday, 12 October. 40 well-exercised and socialised children (and 10 exhausted adult minders) are now back in their real lives, anywhere between Melbourne and Sydney.2020 XC Ski Week – 1st-8th August 2020 Pencil it in NOW.
09.10.19
If you missed 2019 XC Week in Perisher because you:• Forgot,
• Couldn’t get accommodation,
• Mistakenly thought you had something better to do,
• Other……………..
then, this is your chance to do better in 2020.
"Hello In The Snow" - 2019 XC Week
29.07.19
"Hello In The Snow" is on again for 2019 XC Week.For many years Perisher X-Country and Perisher Historical Society have hosted this popular social event on Tuesday evening at Marritz Hotel during XC Week.
It is a special opportunity to generate on-snow camaraderie, meet new people and have a drink. Your invitation is attached.
Great Sports at the Paddy Juniors
30.06.19
First event of the season, done and dusted. Luckily there was still some snow behind our snow fences. Twelve hardly young skiers took part in a short and sharp course.Click further to see a full report from Pip Greville
Winter Begins !!!!!
30.05.19
We have received a significant amount of snow on the trails and creeks are covered and fences are full.We will commence track packing (to push air out of snow) and pushing out drifts and fences tomorrow
On-Line Event Entries - Live !!
22.05.19
Event entries for 2019 Winter at the Perisher XC Center are being finalised and gradually going live.Lots of First Aid Around the Nordic Shelter!
05.05.19
This week NPWS sponsored a first aid course for eight XC volunteers who are regularly on the trails, skiing in winter and maintaining them in the summer. This was a timely opportunity to ensure that there will almost always be someone around the Shelter with first aid experience.2019 Work Parties - Perisher XC Trails
30.01.19
Perisher XC Trails February Work Party - Reminder.The first official 2019 PXC Trails Work Party is scheduled for February 9-10.
