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Features PAGE 7-8 Kosciuszko Mound to Mount Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Kosciuszko’s passing.

PAGE 10-11 Blizzard of Oz Photo wrap of the Blizzard of Oz that deposited over 120cm of snow.

PAGES 14-15 Winter Olympic Preview A review of our best snowboarding medal chances at next year’s games.

PAGES 34-35 Spring Fishing

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PAGES 44-45 Summer Biking A look at the summer ahead for mountain biking and road cycling.

PAGES 54-55 Event Calendar A list of main Snowy Mountains events with dates and brief descriptions.

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PAGE 16-17 Visiting Kosciuszko

PAGES 37 Back Country Snow

A look at where to stay in Kosciusko National Park and Eco Tourism.

With lots of heavy snow falling in August, a safety look at back country.

PAGE 18 The Alpine Bear

PAGE 42 Area Map

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A detailed touring map of the entire Snowy Mountains region.

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PAGE 43 Cooma Car Club

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PAGE 47-49 World Travel

Perisher’s sister resort Whistler, why you should visit at least once.

A look at some travel options if you seek more snow adventures.

PAGES 30-31 Thredbo Spring Events

PAGES 50-53 Tumbarumba and Tumut

A busy spring season ahead for Thredbo with music and events.

See what is happening on the western side of the Snowy Mountains.

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AUGUST has delivered two huge snowfalls, the Blizzard of Oz dropping over 120cm of snow in early August and as I write this column, Blizzard of Oz 2.0 is in full fury across the Snowy Mountains.

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As the season winds down our attention will soon change to late spring and summer events. Residents here have the best of both worlds with snow and outdoor activities at their back door, but you too can have it all with a summer holiday as well as winter.

There is no shortage of events coming up on the calendar and mountain bikes will soon venture onto the dusty trails. Then when the snow starts to melt the hiking season will be in full swing and we will be walking to Kosciuszko and many other great scenic locations.

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Nature based precinct NATIONAL Parks and Wildlife (NPWS) are interested in promoting Waste Point, accessed off the Kosciuszko Road near Jindabyne as a sustainable nature based precinct.

In a recent media release they advised their master plan was available for comment and feedback until August 29 and the Plan represents NPWS’ vision for the future of Waste Point.

NPWS would like to promote the 16 cottages currently in the area as a destination and improve visitor enjoyment of this littleknown area on the shores of Lake Jindabyne.

NPWS Director Mick Pettitt said the purpose of the preliminary master plan is to enable opportunities to take Waste Point from an operational facility to a naturebased recreation precinct.  “We are exploring ways to revitalise this area, respect its history and encourage summer visitation to the Snowy Region,� said Mr Pettitt.  “There are currently 16 cottages scattered across the site that were once used as staff accommodation, including a small research accommodation building and the historic Creel Lodge. “There is a real opportunity to turn these cottages into sustainable nature-

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Waste Point has a long history, and before the flooding of Lake Jindabyne was the entrance to Kosciuszko National Park with the road leading from Old Jindabyne to Mt Kosciuszko. It sits at the confluence of the Thredbo and Snowy Rivers and was first settled by James Spencer in the 1850s.

Some of the cottages were built from 1944 to 1059 for staff accommodation and Creel Lodge is currently the only public accommodation available, which was opened as a commercial accommodation house in 2011.

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Kosciuszko - Mound to Mount 200th anniversary

By Steve Cuff MT KOSCIUSZKO sits at 2228m above sea level, is Australia’s highest mountain and during winter months is covered in snow.

During summer months it becomes a major tourist destination and each year over 100,000 people climb Mt Kosciuszko, not just Australians, but thousands of visitors from across the globe.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the passing of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the man after which our tallest mountain is named.

Kosciuszko was a Polish national hero and a highly decorated military engineer plus a fighter of freedom for the people. He was born in 1746 and died in 1817.

In Kraków, Poland, the first monument named in his honour was the Kosciuszko Mound. People of all ages and class voluntarily constructed the mound in Kraków from 1820-1823. It is now one of Poland’s major tourist destinations attracting over 100,000 people annually, very similar to climbers on Mt Kosciuszko.

It was this Kosciuszko Mound that inspired explorer Sir Paul Strzelecki to name Australia’s highest mountain after it, because of its perceived resemblance to the mound in Kraków.

In July, an official Polish delegation visited Australia and climbed Mt Kosciuszko as part of the Mound to Mount 200th anniversary of

◆ WEATHER: Anna Rokosz, Les Cierpialowski, Professor Mieczysław Rokosz and Jeff Becker reach the summit of Mt Kosciuszko in whiteout conditions.

PHOTO: Acacia Rose / K7 Adventures.

Kosciuszko’s passing. The anniversary is a UNESCO sanctioned official bicentenary.

Led by Professor Mieczysław Rokosz, the 11th president of Kościuszko Mound Committee, wife Anna and Les Cierpialowski, Director of the Kosciuszko Mound Bureau, they summited Kosciuszko on July 24 with guides Acacia Rose and Jeff Becker from K7 Adventures.

The weather was by no means ideal for the climb, but they had limited opportunities during their busy itinerary, so braved the tough conditions.

The trek from the top of Thredbo to Kosciuszko was completed in whiteout

conditions with K7 Adventures’ Acacia Rose saying guiding in a whiteout can be challenging and takes considerable skill and concentration.

“For this Polish delegation marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, this was an emotional summit experience,” said Acacia.

“It was an honour and privilege to guide Professor Rokosz and his party to Mount Kosciuszko. Although the conditions were not ideal, the Professor was cheerful and committed to the climb. It was a steep and rewarding climb to the summit. Our party was elated to summit and it seemed,

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The Kościuszko Mound Committee was founded in 1820 and Professor Mieczysław Rokosz has been president since 1994. He is an historian and he and wife Anna are both avid mountaineers.

All three spoke limited English and were interviewed by Snowy Mountains Magazine via Interpreter Felix Molski at the Strzelecki statue in Jindabyne.

“The actual climbing of Mt Kosciuszko is not a very difficult climb, but the conditions made it extremely difficult in terms of hurricane force winds, visibility whiteout and almost impossible visibility of only a few metres,” said Professor Rokosz.

“We were extremely happy with the skill of our guides, Acacia Rose and Jeff Becker.”

A film crew and extended party was to accompany them, but the weather forced them to change plans.

What originally started as a five hour trip soon turned into a seven hour journey. One consolation is they said they prefer to climb alone, and this day they did have the entire mountain to themselves.

Professor Rokosz is an expert on everything Kosciuszko, and even through the interpreter you could sense his passion for this noble Polish hero, stating they were really happy and proud that the highest summit in Australia was named by Strzelecki as Kosciuszko.

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Kościuszko Fort 2, a unique citadel and historic 19th century fort.

In October a party of Australians will visit the mound, including indigenous representatives, Felix Molski, a small group of volunteers and President of Kosciuszko Heritage, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek and husband Andre Kozek.

◆ STATUE: Professor Mieczysław Rokosz, Felix Molski, Anna Rokosz and Les Cierpialowski in Banjo Paterson Park and the Strzelecki statue behind.

PHOTO: Steve Cuff

◆ ATTRACTION: The Kosciuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland.

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“He (Kosciuszko) was a man ahead of his time in terms of his relationship with African Americans,” said Rokosz.

“In that period of time he was considered a symbol of freedom, honour and equality around the world. Kosciuszko was a military engineer, artist and composer and was instrumental in helping the Americans win the war of independence. He was the engineer that built the fortifications at West Point.”In terms of monuments in the United States he is second only to George Washington, and his name is called on motorways, parks, bridges as well as various city statues.

◆ SALUTE: Professor Mieczysław Rokosz imitates the Strzelecki pointing towards Kosciuszko.

“There are 220 monuments around the world dedicated to Kosciuszko, the first three to be dedicated were the Mound in Krakow, a monument in West Point military

academy and the third, Australia’s highest mountain being named in his honour by Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki,” said Rokosz.

Strzelecki was a Polish explorer, geologist and surveyor who had arrived in Australia in 1839. As well as discovering gold and silver in NSW and coal in Tasmania, he was also the first westerner to climb Australia’s highest mountain in 1840, naming the mountain after the Polish leader and patriot.

The bronze statue of Strzelecki in Jindabyne’s Banjo Paterson Park is a monument depicting the explorer with his hand outstretched towards Mt Kosciuszko.

The statue by Jerzy Sobocinski is a tribute to the explorer and was presented to the people of Australia by the Polish People’s Republic on the occasion of Australia’s 1988 bicentenary.

Strzelecki noted: “The particular configuration of its eminence struck me so forcibly by the similarity to the tumulus elevated in Kraków over the tomb of patriot Kosciuszko, that, although in a foreign country, on foreign ground, but amongst a free people, who appreciate freedom and its votaries, I could not refrain from giving it the name of Mount Kosciuszko.”

Kosciuszko Mound The Kosciuszko Mound in Kraków Poland is 334m above sea level, 35m high and 90m width at base. The grounds also host the

Part of official ceremonies in Krakow will be visiting the Wawel Castle, its famous towers and 12 tonne Sigismund Bell, installed in 1520. The bell is tolled only on special historic occasions, and Professor Rokosz will be one of 12 tollers to participate in the bell ringing.

Professor Rokosz said “the view from the Mound summit is an incredible view over the entire city of Krakow plus the Tatra Mountains in the Carpathians from the Mound.”

There are various websites dedicated to Kosciuszko, including the Kosciuszko Heritage website in Australia. You can also read all about Kosciuszko via the Kosciuszko Mound in Krakow. www.kopieckosciuszki.pl/en www.kosciuszkoheritage.com/home

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Participates in the Russian war.

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Awarded Virtuti Militari, to this day Poland’s highest military decoration.

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Awarded honorary citizenship of France.

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Led the Kosciuszko uprising as commander of Polish national armed forces.

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Announces proclamation on peasants and grants them their personal freedom.

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Coffin with his body transported from Solothurn to Krakow and buried at Wawel Cathedral.

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The Kosciuszko Mound erected in his honour.

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Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki names Australia’s highest mountain after Kosciuszko.

Celebrating Kosciuszko As part of the bicentennial, Kosciuszko Heritage Association are holding a Kosciuszko Festival in Jindabyne on September 28-29. They will be based at the aerodrome on Saturday 28, where there will be flights available over Mt Kosciuszko.

Sunday will see lunch at Banjo Paterson Park.

Both days there will be movie screenings in Jindabyne Cinema and displays at the Memorial Hall. For more information visit www.kosciuszkoheritage.com/200/

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WOW, what else can you say about the unbelievable storm that was labelled the Blizzard of Oz. Over 120cm of snow across five days in what is arguably one of the best storms to have ever hit the Snowy Mountains.

Thredbo locals say they have not seen snow as deep in Thredbo Village for a long time and skiing and snowboarding at both Perisher and Thredbo was just insane.

Powder poachers arrived from everywhere and they were not deterred by the bad weather, the snow quality was at an alltime high, as was their adrenalin.

Monday August 7 was considered one of the best powder days with over 30cm of fresh light snow. While visibility was poor, riders were getting instant face shots in the treed areas as the snow was exploding on impact.

Tuesday August 8 the sun shined and the lift lines were abuzz with excitement as the “Froth” level was off the scale. You only have to look at the video footage of both resorts to see this was what can only be called, “All Time Best”.

This storm has now set up the season for perfect spring skiing and boarding, so make sure you make the most of a great end of season. Here is a snapshot of the storm.

◆ Everyone was excited at Perisher for the amount of snow.

◆ Pole deep snow at Perisher. ◆ PHOTOS BY Aedan O’Donnell / Thredbo Boen Ferguson and Luke Hasaart / Perisher and Steve Cuff.

◆ Richie Carroll face shot first turn of the day at Thredbo.

◆ Ryan Cooke taking advantage of the soft landings at Thredbo.

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New lane for Kosciuszko Road WINTER traffic is set to improve for next season with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to widen 1.5km of Kosciuszko Road westbound out of Jindabyne towards the mountains. Work is expected to start in October on a second lane from the Barry Way roundabout to the Alpine Way, Thredbo turnoff.

While RMS have allocated 55 weeks for the entire job, it is hoped that with a good run of work and weather that the extra lane might be complete for the 2018 snow season.

During the busiest weekends of the season, the demand on this current single lane outbound to the resorts sees Jindabyne become gridlocked, purely due to the huge influx of snow traffic all funnelling into one lane.

A new extra lane has been earmarked for some time now and will go a long way to alleviating the problem, as hopefully the continuous steady flow will never allow massive traffic build up.

Member for Monaro John Barilaro said the NSW Government is providing $20 million for a package of upgrades

to improve traffic efficiency on not only Kosciuszko Road, but also the Monaro Highway.

“The new overtaking lane will improve traffic flow on this key route to the snow and decrease travel time during peak snow season at Jindabyne.”

In August there was a Review of Environmental Factors where the community could offer their feedback.

After consideration of community comments Roads and Maritime will determine whether the proposal should proceed as proposed, or whether any alterations to the proposal are necessary.

Once work commences, there will also be a relining and extension of several culverts and rehabilitation of existing road plus improving the stability to two large cutting batters through benching, scaling and blasting. Installation of new guardrail, kerb and gutter will also be part of the project.

The community will be kept informed about the project as it progresses and you can see more about the project online at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/mko

EUCUMBENE Trout Farm is celebrating after winning two gold medals for their smoked trout at the 2017 Australian Food Awards (AFA). The farm received a Gold Medal for their smoked trout and also received a Gold Medal for best in class.

General Manager Peter Cottrell said the farm has been focusing on value adding to their products and this was the first time the family-owned business has entered this prestigious competition. The judges also commented on the “great flavour” of this “excellent product”.

“We are thrilled to be a gold medallist, as it really confirms that all the hard work is paying off and our products really are of a high standard amongst some tough competitors,” said Peter.

The AFA, conducted by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) offers Australian producers broad opportunities to leverage their success locally and internationally with AFA’s national brand seal of quality.

“We are especially excited to add this to our Silver Medal awarded earlier this year from the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show

again for our smoked trout.”

The Farm continues to build with a successive award of excellence from Trip Advisor in 2017 and is also Eco-tourism accredited for nature tourism.

It is a great family day out at the trout farm and guests can not only catch their own trout in the lakes, but can now also purchase the award-winning smoked trout products.

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Jindabyne Lakeside Scavenge ORGANISERS of seaside scavenge are heading to the mountains for Jindabyne Lakeside Scavenge where you help clean up the town and in exchange trade litter for pre lover goods and beer.

You mightn’t know but 80% of ocean plastic comes from land-based sources and even though we’re a long way from the sea, The Snowy River runs from the peaks, past towns and weaves its way 352km downstream.

During the journey the river carries with it all kinds of junk from the slopes and the Lake Jindabyne foreshore, to run into the sea at Marlo, Victoria.

Organisers say rather than stress about it, join in and give them a hand to sparkle up

Lake Jindabyne and surrounds.

There will be loads of prizes from many businesses and thanks to the Banjo Paterson Inn you’ll be exchanging the litter you collect from Jindabyne and the surrounds for beer/ drink tokens as well as funky pre-loved clothes, books, toys and more that have been donated by the local community.

There’s a tonne of local cafés and restaurants on board taking the plastic-free pledge and donating prizes for the keenest Scavengers!

There will be live music and the free event is kid friendly and starts at Banjo Paterson Park on Saturday, 23 September from 1-5pm.

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Search for gold – PyeongChang Snowboard Halfpipe

By Steve Cuff LAST month we gave you a preview of our skiing medal chances at next year’s Winter Olympic Games, this month we take a look at snowboarding and who is a possibility for a medal. ◆ Scotty James.

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Currently we have the best snowboarding squad we have ever had, they have experience, runs on the board on podiums and if they are fit and healthy leading into February 2018, can give the medals a bloody good shake.

Scotty James has been on fire the past 12 months and dominated snowboarding halfpipe like no other. He defended his World Championship title with a win earlier this year in Spain and won the Olympic test event in South Korea.

Combine that with winning the pinnacle of snowboarding events, taking gold at the Aspen X Games and he is the one to beat.

He will be contending his third Winter Olympics and will enter the games as one of the hot favourites to win gold. He is performing the same tricks as previous champions and seems to be calm about his status and taking it all in his stride.

Torah Bright is a former gold and silver medal winner at the two previous games.

The golden girl of Australian snow sports has been relatively quiet in the background only competing in a handful of events, opting to spend more time riding. With her talent there is no reason she can’t switch her competition focus back on and grace the podium again but she still has to qualify over four upcoming events before the games.

Torah will target the halfpipe event and said, “For me it is just time on snow that gives me confidence so I am not too worried about being in contest mentality.

◆ Torah Bright

I have been able to I guess, have a level head that’s made it ok to compete, and as long as am confident in my ability and have enough time on snow it’s all good.”

Nathan Johnstone is a former World Champion from 2011 who now also has a young child. Nate said he would like to think he could still reach the podium but he just wants to get there, land a really good run that he is super stoked with but admits it might be more a top five or top ten he is looking for. “I feel like I am on track now and been training a bunch in the gym and feeling really fit and really healthy.”

him to walk away with some medals was good. “Unless I win the tour I am always going to be like, I am after a bit more. But to continue to stay up in that top three during the whole season and another solid year of racing puts me in a good place.”

He said he will be training in Hotham before the first World Cups in September in Argentina. The season will kick off for him and was looking forward to good racing leading into other World Cups and Korea.

“Racing with full commitment and 100% all in is the only way I go about it and it’s the safest way. But when I get to the Olympic Games that’s the only reason I am there is to absolutely give my best and the dream is to come away with a medal.”

Jarryd Hughes said his form has been good and a good way to lead into an Olympic year. He did have some good results, but not exactly what he wanted,

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2018 Winter Olympics everything I am doing is certainly having an Olympic medal in mind and certainly something I am shooting for.”

He knows with a pre-season uninterrupted by injury will give him a good standing leading into February and the lead up events. He has shown he has the ability to contend with the best and will be striving for more.

Adam Lambert is the youngest team member but that didn’t stop him rising through the ranks last season to make the World Championships final in snowboard cross. That was a great achievement but he will put that all behind him and look forward to establishing himself on the world cup circuit and having a good tilt at the Winter Olympic Games.

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“but being on the podium is a good way to go and left me really hungry for more this year.”

He said “the key to me peaking in February is definitely having fun and kind of letting me do me, and enjoy the road along.” He has won events before and knows what it is all about and admitted boarder cross was a tough sport but he

would like to win a medal and would love to add an Olympic medal to his trophy cabinet.

Cam Bolton acknowledges he has had some ups and downs the past but finished the season healthy for the first time in four years. When asked did he rate himself a chance for a podium he responded confidently, “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t,

◆ Belle Brockhoff

Youthful enthusiasm is great but he also has the talent to match it and will leave nothing in the tank on game day if he makes it to the big stage.

Belle Brockhoff is recovering from a season ending injury after being the tour leader last year in the women’s snowboard cross. “I ticked of a lot of boxes that I wanted to achieve, but I don’t have a target on my back anymore into the games so it’s kind of nice at the same time.”

She was one of the fastest riders and has confidence on her speed. “It’s a totally different game ball once you get up there because you are not chasing anyone when you are up there, so it’s good to learn being up there and have to lose it and come back and fight for it again, it is a bunch of things you can learn from it.” Belle will be doing a few World Cup’s in the lead up to the Olympic Games and said she would back to full fitness 100%. “I am always aiming to win and will try my best and ride my best.”

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Kosciuszko earns ecotourism certification KOSCIUSZKO National Park, synonmous for snow adventures and exceptional summer holiday activities has recently achieved Australia’s first Ecotourism Destination Certification.

The certification has been developed and managed by Ecotourism, Australia’s ECO certification program which recognises best practice in sustainable tourism in protected areas.

As one of the busiest and most popular national parks, it is a credit to all Kosciuszko staff that they can maintain the amount of tourism associated with the park in a sustainable and eco-friendly way.

With one month to go this winter season you can visit Kosciuszko and enjoy all there is for an exceptional snow holiday, and then ready yourself for summer. Here you can ride mountain bikes along the side of flowing rivers, climb Australia’s highest mountain and hike to scenic lookouts with breathtaking views.

The accolade shows NPWS are committed to lead the way in Ecotourism and they encourage other local businesses to also set this high example as it can be a decisive factor in visitors planning to stay or use tour operators who have been accredited with Ecotourism.

Six other individual businesses have also been recognised for Ecotourism and have been awarded their own individual certification.

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Eucumbene Trout Farm Nature tourism Owners Peter and Karen have continually developed the trout farm to now also include accommodation and a café as well as virtually guaranteeing you can catch a trout in one of their ponds. Guests love the atmosphere of the trout farm where they can hire all the equipment and even have BBQ their own trout for lunch.

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Where to stay THERE are many accommodation options when you decide to visit Kosciuszko National Park, and some of the most exciting and interesting places are those that are slightly off the beaten track, but exuding more charm than most.

The northern end of the park have multiple choices for your next holiday.

With the serenity of nature at its best, you will sink into full relaxation mode as you switch off the outside world and immerse yourself in nature.

From the high plains of the Currango precinct, Kiandra and Yarrangobilly Caves there is an accommodation option to suit all travellers. These venues are also within easy reach of Talbingo and Tumut to the north and Adaminaby to the south.

The award winning heritage 1917 Caves House, 1901 East and West Wing and Lyrebird Cottage are three excellent choices at Yarrangobilly. At Caves House you can stay at either of the wing sections or the house itself, all which have been immaculately restored to original condition.

With grand tall ceilings, luxurious Caves House can accommodate 24 guests and will bring you back into an era of glamorous style where an afternoon on the balcony with the wildlife is far more important than a mobile phone.

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self-contained heritage accommodation with nine bedrooms total and a maximum of 14 guests. It is an ideal location to book out the entire wings for large groups.

For your own private hideaway you will fall in love with Lyrebird Cottage, a two bedroom luxury eco-cottage set in amongst the wilderness. This is the perfect romantic getaway and is stylishly furnished.

Staying at either of these venue you can then explore Yarrangobilly Caves, walk along the river, swim in the thermal heated pool and have a truly exhilarating holiday.

All accommodation at Caves House and Lyrebird is self-catering and you should plan ahead and bring all supplies and know there is no mobile reception.

Currango Homestead offers heritage eco-accommodation with adventure and style as you venture away from the crowds to your own retreat ready to explore. It has four bedrooms and sleeps maximum nine guests and is set on the high plains of the park.

Daffodil Cottage offer two bedrooms in rustic heritage accommodation and was once the overseer’s residence for historic Currango Homestead. It offers a glimpse of times on a pastoral station and is ideal if you want to bring your own horse.

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Wolgal Hut is a classic stone and timber comfy lodge near historic Kiandra and is perfect to explore the Kiandra ruins or visit the nearby Selwyn resort in winter for skiing. There are often brumbies grazing in nearby pastures and with three bedrooms and sleeping eight, suits small groups or two families.

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â&#x2014;&#x2020; ERA: Rod Bear will have his last winter at Perisher this winter.

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WHEN the shutters are pulled down on the Perisher Centre at the end of the 2017 season, it will be the end of an era for local jeweller Rod Bear.

After 37 years, The Alpine Bear is going into semi hibernation and will no longer have a shop at Perisher, just work from home and sell his jewellery online via his website.

Seeking a lifestyle change from Sydney in the early 80s, Rod moved to Jindabyne and since 1981 has been in the same location at the end of Perisher Centre arcade.

Originally having a workshop on a first floor building in Pitt Street, Sydney, and a retail outlet in Hurstville, Rod found himself each winter season at his Perisher shop and then working from home outside of the snow season.

In those early years he had some of his seven children also working at Perisher, Stephen and Dannielle as instructors, Markus as a lift operator for one season and son AJ, who was a ski racer attending two Winter Olympic Games.

In August many of his offspring returned for their traditional birthday ski with their Dad, this time a more significant number as Rod turned 80.

It was a fun morning skiing even though visibility was not to the Alpine Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liking, but they all persisted for traditions sake and cruised around for a few hours.

A milestone of 80 years of age should be celebrated, as will the end of this Perisher era. So while not all friends turned up for a ski, many more ventured to Wildbrumby Distillery for an afternoon of reminiscing, some dancing, a few ales and enjoying good company with great friends.

Reflecting back on his Perisher jewellery days, Rod said it really

started for him when he marketed his iconic brand of snowflake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I first started making snowflakes out of a bit of a whim, but in 1983 I went to Vail and I saw a shop there and I saw how they were marketing a logo, a bear, and everyone who went to Vail bought one,â&#x20AC;? said Rod. After this overseas trip plus combined with later advice from notable jeweller expert Jan Logan, who said, why make watches when no one is buying them, they only purchase your snowflakes, that he concentrated his main efforts on his strength. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I thought I could do that with a snowflake, and could expand it out into everything, into cufflinks, money clips, rings, bangles, earrings and necklaces.â&#x20AC;?

His brand was now the snowflake, and there are many thousands of people around the world brandishing his exquisite pieces. A later snow holiday through Canada in 2001 gave Rod inspiration to create a diamond snowflake, which has been a regular item on the shelf since.

While he will go into semi hibernation not having a shop front during winter, he will not retire and said there is more to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that I am getting out of my retail flagship I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for me to show the people the designs I have in my back pocket.â&#x20AC;?

He still likes his skiing and will have to drive to Perisher next year just for a ski. Being able to duck away at your leisure has its advantages but he admitted that he even felt guilty just recently when he shut the shop and sneaked out for a ski to test some new equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt guilty and I came back at ten oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock, but I had a good ski, I should have been doing it for the past 37 years.â&#x20AC;?

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There will still be time each week for his love of golf, where he enjoys a few rounds with his good friends at Federal Golf Club in Canberra, but for the remainder of this season it is winding the snow leg of his business down.

His loyal clientele have been strolling into the shop to say goodbye and purchase a few more items, but it is not the end for them all and their love of Alpine Bear jewellery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because everybody sees that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m closing the shop they are all coming in and wishing me well, and they are going to meet me on the website,â&#x20AC;? said Rod with one final laugh.

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Perisher BrewSki Festival LOVE snow, love Perisher and Love beer?

Well you should be joining in the fun of the inaugural BREWSKI Festival in Perisher on September 9. The Blue Cow deck and bars will be pumping with plenty of craft beer, cider and tunes to go with the magnificent views of Blue Cow, Guthega and the Main Range.

BrewSki is a celebration of craft beer and cider following a landmark season for Perisher that has seen a massive expansion of craft beer options appearing alongside favourites from Carlton & United Breweries.

BrewSki guests will enjoy a range of ‘hoppy’ ales, lagers and liquids from new local brewer, Jindabyne Brewing, plus regional brews from Capital Brewing and Bentspoke from Canberra. Tumut River Brewing, Batlow Cider and the Apple Thief will continue a region wide theme as well as Yak Ales from Western Australia, Willie the Boatman from Sydney, Stone & Wood from Byron Bay, Hope from the Hunter Valley and Mountain Goat from Melbourne.

More brewers will be joining the lineup in the lead up to the festival.

Tunes from Perisher’s resident DJ will keep you dancing while the Cooma District Oompapapapapah Band are there to mix things up for everyone. BrewSki is for over 18 years only and for $25 you’ll get 5 x 100ml beer or cider tasters plus a tasty meal Make sure you head to Blue Cow on September 9 for Australia’s highest beer and cider festival! More info at perisher.com.au

Mountain Dew Banked Slalom ONE of the most exciting events of the season is upon us, and the best news, it is open to both skiers and snowboarders.

The Mountain Dew Banked Slalom on September 9 will be a great challenge for all riders and is set to be a fast and fearless action packed day.

Perisher’s experienced park team will be creating their own masterpiece and shaping the super fun course from natural terrain including hand dug banks and awesome hits.

Competitors need to be aged 14 years and over and have at least an intermediate to expert ability. You can register as either a team with a group of your mates, or as an individual to chase the single glory.

Make sure you wax up your planks as the individual winner of the event will be crowned on the fastest overall time through the course.

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There are a selection of categories including open male and female (over 18), junior male and female (under 18) in both disciplines of ski and snowboard.

For your team to be in contention to grab the top place on the leaderboard you will need to achieve the closest combined times. There’s a number of ways for teams to participate including open juniors, open ski and snowboard and families (ski and snowboard with at least one child under 18 years, plus an adult).

Staff have not been forgotten and you can enter a ski and snowboard retail staff team, or Snowy Mountains lodges and hotels team which are surely to be hotly contested!

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Perisher Spring Loaded PERISHER have had magnificent August snowfalls ensuring some sensational spring skiing. Plus they have the just the tonic to up the ante this spring, with a Spring Loaded lineup of events, entertainment and activities to keep the excitement going to season’s end.

You can see on adjacent page they have crafted a Mountain Dew Banked Slalom course and introduced the inaugural BrewSki Festival to their roster, and when you add in other great events like Pond Skim and riding the epic terrain parks it just keeps on getting better.

If you haven’t had enough slope time during the day there is night skiing and boarding on Tuesday and Saturday nights plus events PlayStation Meet the Pros, Redbull Pit Stop Challenge, DC Spring Break Rail Jam with a heap of pro riders and plenty more.

Pond Skim Build it and they will skim, that could well be the spring moto this year with Perisher introducing their pond skim on Saturday, September 16.

It may well bring back memories of wild winter weekends with fancy dress costumes and crowds urging on participants to get wet or skim the length of the pond. Yes the weather may be

warming but the water may still be a bit chilly, so make sure your balance is sorted to reach the dry snowbank on the far side.

Perisher’s pond skim is a fancy dress parade in the pool. The aim is to get across the pool and stay dry. The only tried and true way we’ve seen people actually make it to the end of the pool almost dry is on giant ski jumping skis!

It’s a fun spring event in many resorts around the world and now it’s here at Perisher for all to enjoy.

The day is full of fun for competitors and spectators alike, with DJ’s, and great prizes. There are prizes for best male and female, best and worst skim, best fancy dress, best wipeout and some surprise categories too.

Each competitor gets one attempt to successfully skim the length of the pool. Points are then awarded on your skimming ability, costume creativity, element of difficulty/stupidity/ or sheer showmanship plus the important crowd response. You might crash, but if the crowd love it then you are still in the running!

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In a press release they said it was an “ambitious undertaking” but they will aggressively pursue a comprehensive sustainability commitment called ‘Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint’.

They said they are one of the first global mountain resort companies to commit to such a comprehensive sustainability commitment in what was an aggressive stance. This commitment will be implemented across all the company’s resorts including Perisher.

Rob Katz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts, said, “As a growing global company so deeply connected to the outdoors, we are making a commitment to address our most pressing global environmental challenge and protect our local communities and natural resources.

Through improved business practices, capital investment and continued innovation and environmental stewardship, we are setting a goal of achieving a zero net operating footprint by 2030.”

“Everything we do at Vail Resorts is driven by the spectacular natural surroundings where our employees, guests and communities live, work and play. The environment is our business, and we have a special obligation to protect it.”

Mr Katz said they are making a commitment to address our most pressing global environmental challenge through improved business

◆ TASK: Perisher Resort will be involved in Vail Resorts zero footprint commitment.

practices, capital investment and continued innovation and environmental stewardship.

‘Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint’ comprises three pillars: emissions, waste, and forests and habitats.

Zero net emissions by 2030 Vail Resorts will achieve net zero emissions through the following initiatives: Reducing the company’s electricity and natural gas use by another 15 percent – by improving operating practices and investing $25 million in innovative, energy-saving projects, such as low-energy snowmaking equipment, green building design and construction, and more efficient grooming practices and equipment.

Purchasing 100 percent renewable energy equivalent to Vail Resorts’ total electrical energy use and working with utilities and governments to bring more renewable energy to the grids where the company operates its resorts.

Investing in programs such as tree planting to offset the use of other types of energy (e.g., gasoline and diesel).

Providing resort guests with information and opportunities for them to reduce or offset their carbon footprint.

Sharing the company’s progress in achieving its goals in an annual sustainability report.

Zero waste to landfill by 2030 Vail Resorts plans to achieve this goal by diverting 100 percent of the waste from its operations to more sustainable pathways. Currently at a 40 percent waste diversion rate across its entire operations, the company has set its sights on an interim target

of diverting 50 percent of its waste by 2020.

Improving its recycling and composting program and engaging with vendors to reduce packaging and to source recyclable and compostable products.

Working with local resort communities to increase options for reuse and diversion plus increasing awareness and engagement with employees and guests through signage, labelling and training.

Zero net operating impact to forests and wildlife habitat Minimizing or eliminating the impact of any future resort development. Planting or restoring an acre of forest for every acre of forest displaced by the company’s operations, with the goal of achieving improved species and age diversity, resulting in healthier, more resilient forests.

Continuing and expanding Vail Resorts’ existing commitments to partner with and fund local organisations focused on the health of forests, habitat and wildlife. In 2016, for example, the company contributed more than $1 million to 50 environmental stewardship projects through direct grants, the Company’s $1 guest donation initiative, and the 1% for the forest commitment, made in partnership with the National Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy.

Vail Resorts’ “Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint” will enable resort guests and its more than 30,000 employees the opportunity to enjoy the natural environment and resources without leaving an impact.

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Ski Touring

By Acacia Rose - K7 Adventures SKI touring is my favourite outdoor adventure. This is where freedom starts and there is nothing more beautiful than setting off into the Ramsheads with battalions of clouds gathering along the horizon.

The mood is mystical and the feeling of freshly fallen snow beneath your skis exhilarating. Climbing higher, we head towards the sky and soon become a part of the horizon. Then there is another horizon - sometimes the line of snow on the Victorian Bogong High Plains - but the long, uninterrupted lines of untouched snow beckon towards Cootapatamba Valley. We stop, rest and take a moment to absorb the sights. It feels as though we have become a part of the landscape rather than the observers through the human eye

and camera lens. Soon we strap climbing skins onto our skis and head up the south shoulder of Mt Kosciuszko towards the summit.

There is no-one and nothing around apart from the snow and the ever building clouds.

Suddenly, a kite skier pops over the summit.

The skier grins, and surfs back to Rawson’s Pass then returns, playing with the snow, playing with our sense of distance, time and space.

Is the effort of ski touring worth it? It is.

Both are as liberating as each either, ski touring, flying, sinking into turns from the top of Australia. From the summit, the journey back to the camp or to civilisation starts and already, plans are forming to ski another line, to tour to another horizon that soon becomes the firm snow squeaking beneath our skis.

WHILE I have to admit that my two main passions are rock climbing and nordic skiing, when it comes to snow shoeing, I never get tired of venturing out into the Snowy Mountains. Snow shoeing enables me to take people into incredible landscapes, places where you could imagine scenes from Lord of the Rings could have been filmed. It is on occasions a little bit eerie, even primitive, but beautiful all at the same time.

This feeling is in part due to the amazing snow gums; their shapes, colours, the branches sometimes dripping with ice and at other times gleaming in strident yellows and reds after the rain.

Once these scenes are discovered we frequently stop for keen photographers to capture the magic. Snow shoeing takes you into even more isolated terrain than skiing the nordic trails. Out here, there is silence, stillness and a true sense of wilderness.

No trip is ever the same, and there are times that it is so beautiful, that it is truly a winter wonderland, something that you won’t see or experience in the resort areas.

Most people find that physically, a half day snow shoe is enough and yes, it is enough time to find yourself far away from civilisation. If you are snow shoeing in bad weather, then it becomes quite a different

◆ SOLITUDE: Snow shoeing in the Snowy Mountains.

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sort of adventure. It is easy to imagine what it would be like to be lost.

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PERISHER

A travelling ski bum

By Michal Bierczynski FOR three years Aidan Mattingly fought hard to drop-kick Ewing’s Sarcoma (a very rare bone cancer). The fight was well fought but it seems the cancer cheated and his brave fight ended in April. I cannot imagine how hard it was for his parents Sandra and Gary or the rest of his extended family.

Aidan was a Perisher ski instructor for five seasons and a freestyle coach, his biggest passion being teaching children and young adults to learn how to ski and have fun in the mountains. On December 10, 2014, at the age of 24 Aidan was diagnosed with the aggressive bone cancer in his left fibula.

He returned to his family in the United Kingdom to face 18 months of gruelling chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.

Initially the treatment and operation removing his left fibula seemed successful; Aidan built back up his strength and even started training with the Paralympic ski team. In June 2016 he packed his ski bag and headed off back to the ‘love of his life’...the snow With clearance from his doctors, Aidan even suited back up in his instructor uniform at Perisher, back to his beloved ‘Smiggins’ to teach for a few busy weeks during the season.

On any given day Aidan could be found

teaching or coaching on the mountain with a passion that could not be replicated.

Whether it was hanging upside down in a tree with his beginner skier group to make them laugh or coaching his development team in the terrain park.

Devastatingly, in March 2017, Aidan was told the cancer had returned, with a tumour in his neck and bone marrow. The doctors advised there was no more treatment they could offer him and sadly his life expectancy was to be very short.

Aidan’s attitude has been a lesson to us all. No one except him, his immediate family, nurses and doctors could even start to understand what Aidan went through.

Not only did he continue to smile, but also showed incredible strength and inspiration for everyone around him. He was a smart, funny person whose smile and attitude was infectious. Yet at 26, Aidan left us too early.

With the impact Aidan had on his local community, his friends here in Australia led

by Chloe Gaffey and her team organised a rail jam tribute, Undefeated: A Rail Jam for Aidan.

In July around 80 participants entered the rail jam at Perisher’s Front Valley terrain park, to commemorate Aidan’s fight and his love for the Australian Snowy Mountains.

Camp Quality were involved along with 18 local businesses with an amazing amount of

◆ TRIBUTE: (Above) The Undefeated Rail Jam for Aidan raised money for camp quality.

PHOTOS: Craig McGregor / Perisher. ◆ SOUL: (Far Left) Aidan’s face on the t-shirt. ◆ JAM: (Left) Over 80 people hit the rails for a good cause including Andy Aitken on a snowboard.

money raised and donated to the cause.

With Aidan’s parents flying out for the event it was necessary to also raise a few drinks later at the Brumby Bar in his honour.

Gary and Sandra presented some of Aidan’s old skis to mount in the ‘Smiggins’ locker room to make Aidan’s memory last forever.

If everyone could be a little like Aidan, the world would be a much better place.

A beautiful soul is never forgotten.

“I will not be defeated” - Aidan Mattingly July 20, 1990 - April 24, 2017

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TRAVEL

◆ SUPERB: Not only is the skiing great, but views unmatched in the 7th Heaven area on Blackcomb.

PHOTO: Paul Morrison / Whistler Blackcomb.

Epic snow party ◆ HUGE: Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains rise out of Whistler Village.

PHOTO: David McColm / Whistler Blackcomb.

By Gina Woodward It might sound a little cliché but really, how epic can it get? With the most recent addition of flagship resort WhistlerBlackcomb to the Vail Resorts collection, Aussies can continue to get their Canada fix, but this time with the benefit of it being on their Epic Pass.

If that’s not enough of a reason to get yourself an Epic Australia Pass, to ski at home and overseas, then here are a whole lot more reasons why you should treat yourself and start planning that next overseas adventure to one of these truly epic resorts.

Australians and Canadians have always had an affinity with each other, a little snow crush, especially given it’s probably the least culture shock (apart from NZ) that an Aussie traveller can have in a foreign place. The often favourable exchange rate is a bonus too.

Whistler-Blackcomb is easy to get to with a range of flights from our eastern seaboard direct into Vancouver, the gateway to Whistler and itself a fun city to explore before or after your snow holiday.

Buses from Vancouver head straight up the stunningly scenic ‘Sea to Sky’ highway to Whistler, making ease of arrival no challenge at all. The village and surrounding ‘suburbs’ offer all kinds of accommodation from luxury hotels to self-catered condos, right through to

backpacker options, all within an easy bus ride or stroll from the main village or key access lifts.

Whistler has grown so much in the past few decades, helped in part by its role in hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. There are now multiple supermarkets, loads of quality dining and bar options, activities for all ages, entertainment and major festivals.

Whistler certainly is the life of the snow party.

Whistler and Blackcomb are side by side mountains offering 200 trails across more than 8000 acres of terrain.

It receives an average of 1170cm of snowfall each year and offers one of the longest ski seasons in North America.

Stunning vistas, gorgeous groomers, gladed trees, alpine bowls, glaciers and gnarly double black diamonds ensure that everyone has a good time on these mountains.

Free mountain tours are on offer for visitors, definitely worth doing if it’s your first visit as this mountain truly is epic and you don’t want to miss the good stuff that the Mountain Hosts can share with you. Of course, the snowsports school offers program and lessons for all ages and abilities too.

The Peak 2 Peak gondola between the two mountains offers an on-mountain connection with incredible views. It’s a great way to travel for not only skiers and snowboarders, but also foot passengers who can take in a snow experience on top of the mountain.

Need an even bigger adrenalin rush?

Check out Whistler Heli-Skiing for a day, head out on a snowmobile tour or spectate at a local ice hockey game.

There’s even a thrillseekers dream ride on the gravity fed Ziptrek, flying through an old growth rainforest – or for something a little closer to the ground, check out the beautiful snowshoe and cross country trails, the iceskating rinks

or the excitement of the tube park.

Looking to rest your weary muscles after a big day on those long top to bottom runs? Then the Scandinave Spa has your name on it – choose from lying around in hot outdoor baths and under refreshing waterfalls, or enjoy a massage from one of Whistler’s top health spa therapists.

All this before the village switches into après mode for a drink and a meal, or to watch the famous, and family friendly, Fire and Ice Show each Sunday evening.

Vail Resorts certainly has more than one flagship resort though in their epic list of, well epic resorts. Think about Utah’s Park City, now the largest resort in North America or head to Colorado to check out Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone and Beaver Creek. How about a tri-resort tour in California and Nevada taking in Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar too?

The options certainly are impressive.

Each of these resorts offers so much more than just skiing and snowboarding, although that’s reason enough to go with so much terrain to explore.

Check out www.snow.com to discover a little more about the activities, the location and what you can include in your next epic holiday. There are some great deals ahead of the upcoming northern winter season that include accommodation, gear hire, lessons and more.

Make the most of this EPIC opportunity and you’ll be ticking off snow holiday bucket list destinations for years.

◆ POWDER: Whistler snowfalls offer great powder skiing. PHOTO: Paul Morrison / Whistler Blackcomb.

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Classroom shredders ALONG with organising the 2017 Interschools Championships, the organising bodies, NSW Interschools and SnowSports ACT, have been running the Little Shredders School program, which brings skiing and snowboarding to the classroom.

Little Shredders is a primary schools program that teaches students the fundamental skills and knowledge required for snow sports and was developed by Ski and Snowboard Australia. The program utilises custommade modified equipment built specifically for use in the school yard, including the popular Burton riglet product.

Skills taught include; snowboarding stance, balance techniques whilst stationary and moving, snowboarding grabs, flexion and extension, how to use your toes and heel to manoeuvre over objects and rotation movements including 180 and 360 degrees.

Every participant of the Little Shredders program receives two days of lessons, equipment hire and lift passes, all for free, through a “Golden Ticket”.

The Golden Ticket can be redeemed at any Australian resort.

NSW Interschools and SnowSports ACT both purchased the Little Shredders equipment kits so that the program

could be taught locally in Canberra and the Snowy Mountains and surrounding areas.

SnowSports ACT directly delivered the program to schools this year by offering coaching as well, but the program can be taught by teachers and others as it comes with a curriculum of four lessons.

So far this year, Little Shredders has been delivered to 1,050 students from eight primary schools in Canberra and Queanbeyan, including St Michaels Primary School, Theodore Primary, St John Vianney’s Primary School, Canberra Grammar School, Theodore Primary School, Macquarie Primary School, St Anthony’s Primary School, Queanbeyan Public School and Queanbeyan West Public School.

In NSW, Little Shredders was run at Jindabyne Central School to all the primary PE classes (450 students in total) with World Cup snowboard athlete Adam Lambert helping the teaching staff. Narooma Public School also ran the program as an after school program to students in their local area.

If you would like to have the Little Shredders program at your school, go to littleshredders.com.au for more information. Through a Sporting Schools Grant, your school can receive a grant to hire the equipment.

Jindy Idol

◆ PERFORM: Entries are now open for Jindy Idol.

SPRING has arrived and with it the excitement of one of Jindabyne’s favourite annual events, Jindy Idol, to be held at Jindabyne’s Memorial Hall on Saturday October 7.

Idol is the biggest fund raising event of the year for the Tim Draxl Performing Arts Fund, which supports many up and coming artists and actors to progress their talent through Jindy Idol and other scheduled workshops.

Entries are now open for anyone of any age who would enjoy performing in Jindy Idol for the friendly local audience in what is an exciting evening

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for participants and guests. Forms and tickets are available from Snowy Region Visitor Centre in Jindabyne or Cooma Visitor Centre. Entries close on Wednesday October 4th unless all positions are filled beforehand.

Tickets are available to attend which include a light tasty supper from the Jindabyne CWA, with drinks available from the bar from 6pm. This event sells out fast so don’t delay in your purchase.

At this stage the accompanying judges have not been formerly announced, with Tim Draxl always a permanent judge fixture. It is rumoured Elise McCann from Miss Honey in Matilda will be on the panel.

McCann has previously held a musical theatre workshop in Jindabyne through the arts fund.

Host Tim Draxl, who grew up in Jindabyne has had a busy year starring in various shows including Foxtel’s ‘A Place to call Home’ as well as the musical ‘Only Heaven Knows’ at the Hayes Theatre, and ‘Lip Service’, the story of Helena Rubenstein at the Ensemble. He also cohosted the Helpmann awards.

You can follow the Tim Draxl Performing Arts Fund on Facebook, all are welcome on the night and the fund thanks its continued supporters and sponsors.

Snowy River Extreme

By David Burgess WALKING down to jump into a river in thick fog, howling winds and temperatures in the single digits would be enough to send most people running for cover.

That’s what faced competitors of the Snowy River Extreme kayaking race last year and they embraced it all with big smiles and an abundance of enthusiasm.

Eighty two paddlers came together for the inaugural running of what is shaping up to be Australia’s premier whitewater gathering. Competitors ranged in ages from 14 to 72 and travelled from Tasmania in the south to far northern NSW to join in the weekends activities.

The idea came from Johannes Hendriks who had seen a gap in the whitewater scene in Australia. There was, according to Hendriks, a lack of events that brought the white water paddling community together to share in a sport they are all so passionate about.

After consultation with National Parks and Snowy Hydro, it was agreed that the event was to be held on the fabled Snowy

River. This river steeped in folklore and immortalised by Banjo Paterson was the perfect setting for such an iconic event.

Two different races were held, an expert section running the grade four section of rapids (kayaking grades run from 1 to 5) from Guthega Power Station down a 2km course. The intermediate course would run a grade three section of 1.7kms further down river.

The event ended with all 82 competitors paddling further downstream to Island Bend which saw the greatest congregation of whitewater paddlers on a river for over 20 years according to Brian Kilby of Random Adventure Group, a longtime supporter of the whitewater scene in Australia.

This October long weekend will see the much anticipated second running of the event with added categories to include inflatable pack rafts which is a new and fast growing branch of the sport.

Headquarters for the weekend is Island Bend campground with the races held on Sunday October 1. Spectators can view the race after a walk through bush to the river edge.

◆ EXCITEMENT: The group of paddlers and (right) one happy paddler.

PHOTOS: David Burgess.

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◆ FUN: Paddlers negotiate the white water of the Snowy River in last year’s race.

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Faces of Thredbo THREDBO Historical Society combined the mountain launch of their new 60th anniversary Thredbo book and the new Faces of Thredbo announcements at their packed mid-winter dinner in late July.

Over 140 people attended for what was a glorious night in the Kosciuszko Room, with two new faces of Rudi Schatzle and Elyne Mitchell being officially inducted as Faces of Thredbo.

Sonja Schatzle accepted the award on behalf of her father Rudi, who at 90 years of age does not attend as many dinner functions these days. Kasee Koeman recited an exciting history of all the achievements Rudi had accomplished in Thredbo, including cutting trees for ski runs and being noted as the finest restauranteur at Thredbo. Over the years Rudi owned and operated every on mountain restaurant at various stages.

Lou Gibson introduced the fascinating

tales of Elyne Mitchell who was an adventurous woman and the author of the Silver Brumby books. Her daughter Honor Auchinleck accepted the award on behalf of Elyne who passed away in 2002.

Both recipients of the awards were also prominently mentioned in Chas Keys new book, Thredbo, Pioneers, Legends, Community.

The book had previously been launched in Sydney, and was having its mountain launch with author Chas Keys on hand to personally sign copies of the book. The book is available for sale at local visitor’s centres, Jindabyne Newsagency, Thredbo Museum and Thredbo retail outlets.

The book has 36 chapters and delves into the many people who have made Thredbo what it is today, a vibrant mountain village in both summer and winter.

Here are a selection of images from the night.

◆ The cover of Chas Key’s book: Thredbo - Pioneers, Legends, Community

◆ Sonja Schatzle accepts the award from Stuart Diver on behalf of her father Rudi.

PHOTOS: Steve Cuff.

◆ Lou Gibson (right) with Honor Auchinleck who accepted the award on behalf of her mother Elyne Mitchell.

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By Steve Cuff WHEN it comes to Thredbo’s 60 year anniversary, no one is more qualified to reflect back on this history than Ann and Cees Koeman.

“There is a lot of history here in this kitchen, the two of us,” said Cees.

Cees had arrived in Thredbo in 1960 and it was by chance really that they even met. Ann had been invited to be bridesmaid at a friend’s Thredbo wedding in 1961 and had to return from overseas. She had met Cees and then in 1962 moved to Thredbo when a job opening became available.

“When I came down here (1962) it was because the chairlift had fallen down. The bull wheel came out of the top station, as a result the engineer was fired from his job and his girlfriend resigned in protest. She happened to have the one and only office job,” said Ann. Cees and a friend were on the phone straight away to tell Ann there was a job! A single job!

They have many tales that could fill three books but both recall how big the winter of 1964 was.

“It was something to experience, the cars disappeared for the winter. There was so much snow, people left their cars and came back at the end of the winter to collect them,” said Ann. At this time Cees was in charge of the mountain and village, just one of various jobs

he has undertaken over the years.

In the early days there were not many people living in the village and there was also an accommodation shortage. When asked what made them say, Cees said, “it was probably me wanting to build a family, get married and have a family, kids and build a house.”

He was also interested in accommodation after seeing one lodge owner get angry and trying to throw out guests. “That made an impression on me,” he said Cees was a trained carpenter and builder and he said to Ann, “We are going to build a lodge,” to which she replied, “oh no, we will go broke.”

Cees excels at storytelling and he said he could spend hours telling me how they built their lodge, Kasees Apartments. After being allocated land by owner Dick Dusseldorp they built Kasees with 33 beds.

“On the first of march 1966 we started digging the foundation by hand, and the whole building was built by hand, by migrants (except for Ann), and by the end of July we had the first guest in,” said Cees proudly.

This really sums up Cees’ determination in everything he has done in Thredbo. He likes to get the job done with no fuss and fanfare.

He helped to build many of the structures in Thredbo.

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◆ PIONEERS: Ann and Cees Koeman at Kasees Apartments and (above) Cees and Ann in the early days.

PHOTO: Steve Cuff.

have that enthusiasm was actually somehow purveyed through all the people,” said Cees referring to camaraderie to develop Thredbo.

“To be pioneering I would go up the mountain and I could mark the trees and build a ski run down here and Rudi Schatzle would cut all the trees. That was all exciting.

As a kid I think I always wanted to be a pioneer. I was then put in that position but I am only saying this now because I can reflect on it, at the time it was just natural.”

Ann is of similar determined mould and was a driving force in many aspects of Thredbo development. Her role was often multi-facetted and remembers filling petrol in the mud with her wellingtons on, to counting the takings from the

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accommodation and bar.

She was instrumental in getting the Alpine Way sealed from Jindabyne, and then to Corryong. Ann was pregnant with first daughter Annalisa and had to travel to Jindabyne. The car broke down on the bad dirt road which she said “fired her up”. She rallied politicians for years to get the road sealed.

They have seen it all for more than six decades and yet still embrace every part of Thredbo life. Ann said the biggest part of development really has been the snowmaking. They would still like to see further improvement in Thredbo and continue on all the efforts from previous generations who have helped create what Thredbo is today.

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BoardStock 2017 - Snowboarding festival!

SNOWBOARDERS unite! Thredbo and Volcom have taken a leaf out of Woodstock’s book and decided to put on a weekend full of peace, love and snowboarding. Time to save the date and plan your sick day because Boardstock 2017 is going down across the weekend of September 15-16 and it’s set to go off!

The name of the event says it all…this event is all about boardin, boardin’ and more boardin’! Volcom are rounding

up their international team of pro snowboarders, surfers and skaters plus their throwing the Goons of Doom in the team van to rock out all weekend long as well.

It all kicks off at the Thredbo Skatepark on Friday September 15 rom 3pm where the Volcom team in all their glory will put on a skate demo and BBQ for everyone to come and check out. All the action will then move to the Schuss Bar for

a movie and photo exhibition night, showcasing Volcom’s core contribution to snowboarding from the very beginning… get ready to take a trip down stoke lane.

Following on from Friday night, Antons Terrain Park is the place to be on Saturday from 10am with a purpose built park for everyone to enjoy a day of non-stop shredding. This isn’t just a typical day out shredding though…why? Well, Volcom’s heavy hitting international snow team will

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all be in attendance and available to ride with and high five all day, plus there’s over $10K in prizes and giveaways to be won!

Sydney’s favourite surf rock band, Goons of Doom are swapping the boardies for beanies and are putting on a surf set at the Bistro from 5pm to warm up the masses before the after party kicking off from 9pm in the Keller Bar. See you up here for a fun weekend of boardin, music and good times.

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Biggest Jump in the Southern Hemisphere

◆ BIG: Watch the best in the world launch of the 100 ft jump. PHOTO: Courtesy Thredbo Resort.

The Toyota One Hit Wonder Mountain Festival Hits Thredbo Now in its ninth year, the Toyota One Hit Wonder Mountain Festival is back in Thredbo with the biggest jump in the Southern Hemisphere and a huge $20k of total prizes, double what it’s been in previous years.

Beginning Tuesday September 5 and running until Saturday 9, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. Spectators will get a first exciting taste of what is to come in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games when the big air event makes its debut.

Adding to the hype is the addition of snowboarders this year, having not been a part of the event since 2010. There will now be two separately judged World Tour level Big Air Competitions which will see the top skiers and snowboarders from around the world each compete for $10k in prizemoney in Thredbo.

The event has grown to be a significant pinpoint on the calendars of the world’s best riders, with the last (and possibly only) 100ft+ jump in the Southern Hemisphere giving riders an opportunity to work on their repertoire in both the safest and most pleasant spring conditions, before competing in the Northern Hemisphere circuit.

Event snowboard director Richard Hegarty states, “It’s an incredible feat for Australia to now have one of the only snowboard events with a jump big enough to actually push the global benchmark of big air tricks,” and it’s undoubtedly an event spectators won’t want to miss.

It won’t just be a week of huge air time, Thredbo is known for its après scene and huge line-ups of entertainment, the Toyota One Hit Wonder Festival week is no exception.

There will be three huge parties: starting with the Full Moon Party on September 6, and followed by the final First Base Series retro poolside parties on September 9 – hosted by Tom Tilley and Hugo Gruzman and headlined by huge aussie artist Luke Million.

That same night, Thredbo will be wrapping up the week with an all-out performance at the Heineken Village Concert, headlined by the much-hyped Winston Surfshirt, known on the Aussie music scene for performances at events such as Homebake and Sydney’s Big Day Out. Sure to be a hit, and with plenty of awe and wonder, the Toyota One Hit Wonder Festival is one not to be missed.

Thredbo joins POW PROTECTING Our Winters (POW) founder Jeremy Jones visited Australian in July and announced Thredbo were now an official partner with the organisation.

Thredbo became the first Australian resort to partner with POW with Thredbo General Manager Jordan Rogers and Jeremy Jones both addressing a big crowd of over 200 avid skiers and boarders at Thredbo.

They both spoke passionately about how the community can help protect the climate and to try and reverse climate change.

Jones is one of the highest profile snow athletes on the planet, and started POW to help raise awareness for climate change. POW is a passionate crew of snow enthusiasts, professional athletes and industry partners who are all collaboratively working together to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on our mountain environment.

“I’ve been fortunate to spend my life in the mountains and I started seeing significant change to the mountains and it bothered me and I felt like as a winter sport enthusiast we needed to come together to help protect it,” said Jones.

“It’s awesome to have Thredbo join Protect Our Winters. It is the most famous resort down here and so to have the leader of resorts lead the charge it inspires others…we need everyone to come together.”

A big focus throughout Jeremy’s talk was

the future for our children and if they’re going to be able to experience the magic of snow and the mountain that we’re all so lucky to experience today. Jeremy stated that “it’s all of you in this room tonight that are going to help protect winter, let’s band together and protect it as one.”

Jordan Rogers said, “Thredbo is proud to be a partner of POW and our goal in collaborating with POW is to raise awareness of the impact of climate change through the prism of potential impacts on our mountain environment and to continuously improve Thredbo’s environmental performance.”

Rodgers also highlighted some of the key initiatives Thredbo has invested in thus far including the partnership with Greenfleet.

Thredbo currently offset emissions and initiated a global first in the snow industry in 2014 by offering guests the opportunity to purchase a tree when they buy their lift passes. So far guests and Thredbo have offset nearly 8,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by planting over 30,000 trees.

Jordan Rodgers cited a Chinese proverb in describing the Thredbo and POW partnership, stating that “there are two good times to plant a tree, 20 years ago and today…Today is the day we take a big step in the right direction”. ◆ PARTNERSHIP: Jeremy Jones from POW with Thredbo’s Jordan Rogers and attendees.

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The Thredbo 365 Pass provides unlimited access to Thredbo for winter 2018 and summer 17/18, including mountain biking.

Thredbo is also part of the Mountain Collective partnership, allowing all Thredbo 365 pass holders to access 50% on lift passes at some of the best ski resorts in the

Northern Hemisphere.

We all know Thredbo is the best place to be in Australia during winter, however it’s quickly growing as the hot spot to hang out in summer now as well.

There are so many activities and fun things to do in summer…from mountain biking, hiking, fishing, climbing Mt Kosciuszko and attending all the awesome music and food festivals in an extended summer event calendar.

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Niseko United Joins Mountain Collective As much as the Thredbo 365 pass offers you everything you desire in Australia, we know many do travel for their Northern Hemisphere snow fix.

Now you can access the best deals at Niseko United, Japan, the undoubted powder paradise in the world and a favourite for Australian travellers.

In awesome news The Mountain Collective has just added Niseko United as a global affiliate, alongside already existing affiliate, Hakuba Valley.

You can now get the ‘Best of Japan’ through this new partnership and Thredbo 365 pass holders receive 50% off 5 days at both Niseko United and Hakuba Valley and Mountain Collective pass holders receiving two days at each resort.

Niseko United is an iconic destination located within Japan’s northern Hokkaido Island, comprised of four interlinked ski resorts and is renowned for its consistent snow quality. It has been named Japan’s Best Ski Resort for four consecutive years by the World Ski Awards.

“Niseko United is thrilled to join the Mountain Collective as a global affiliate.

The resorts represented on the pass are among the best in the world, and we look forward to welcoming Collective pass holders to experience the Japanese culture and Niseko’s extensive terrain spanning the four resorts,” said Colin Hackworth of Niseko United.

The Mountain Collective pass includes 40 days skiing or riding in total with two days at each MC destination plus two days at each affiliate resort, plus 50% off any additional days at full member resorts with no blackout dates. The pass is now on sale for a limited time only.

The Mountain Collective includes Alta Ski Area, Aspen Snowmass, Banff Sunshine, Coronet Peak – The Remarkables, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Lake Louise Ski Resort, Mammoth Mountain, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Snowbasin Resort, Snowbird, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Sugarbush, Sun Valley, Taos Ski Valley, Telluride Ski Resort, and Thredbo.

Global Affiliates include Valle Nevado, Chile; Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France; Hakuba Valley and Niseko United, Japan.

To find out more head to thredbo. com.au/passes-rentals/season-passes/ mountain-collective/.

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Dining Guide Thredbo Santé Churrasco

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An authentic Brazilian styled BBQ house, Sante is unlike any you’ve experienced before. Instead of ordering from a traditional set menu you simply pay per head and receive a mixture of all dishes being served throughout the evening. With a choice of beef, pork, chorizo, chicken, fish, lamb and a vegetarian option, Santé Churrasco caters for everyone. Tender juicy meats are delivered on hot skewers right there in front of you, where your waiter then slices direct from skewer to plate at your table. With an extensive wine menu and a tasty array of side dishes, this unique style of restaurant is very popular.

An exquisite menu featuring both Australian and international cuisine, Candlelight offers a superb selection of dishes sure to suffice even the fussiest eater. A must try is their famous cheese fondue with Swiss gruvere and emmenthal cheeses served with a white wine and schnapps. You can’t go past the braised lamb shoulder, roast vegetable puree, baby carrots, herb crumb and smoked yogurt or the Jagerschnitzel Mit Spatzle pan fired veal fillet. To complete the night try the delicate but delicious apple panacotta, pistachio fairy floss, meringue and rosewater caramel. For an unforgettable night and delightful food venture downstairs to this secluded hideaway.

Located in the Thredbo Alpine Hotel, Cascades is a popular dining venue with splendid mountain views and a tasteful menu. Open for breakfast lunch and dinner, you will find a delicious selection at any sitting. For dinner the mushroom croquette, seared scallops or Snowy Mountains goats cheese soufflé with start your evening in style. If you are partial to a great steak, the 400g Riverine premium rib eye on the bone with pepper sauce will melt in your mouth as will the Amelia Park classic lamb rack. Fish lovers may want to try the local Lake Eucumbene trout or confit duck leg with orange and Marsala sauce.

With a big selection of entrees, mains and deserts to choose from The Denman restaurant is a great place to catch up with friends or to bring the family. Start your night at the Après Bar or Library Bar for cocktails, before moving onto the Terrace restaurant for some scintillating dishes.

For entree try the beef cheek ravioli with red wine jus or the chargrilled king tiger prawns with chorizo. The spaghettini vongole with house made spaghettini, pippies, chili and garlic for main course is a sure crowd pleaser, as is the roast pumpkin tagliatelle. The Tiramisu gateaux with mascarpone and coffee syrup is a perfect finish to your evening.

Merritts Mountain House

Eagles Nest

The Local Pub

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For on mountain dining on the Cruiser Chair side of the resort, mix it up with a bit of European cuisine at Merritts Mountain House. Ideal for breakfast or lunch, or for just a quick snack or relaxing coffee, you will find a great menu to suit all tastes.

European favourites such as lamb shanks, bratwurst, Austrian goulash, winter warmer bread bowls and a large selection of freshly made salads, wraps, pastries and home baked cakes and slices all entice.

Watch the slopes from the alfresco tables while enjoying some tasty food and a nice cold stein of European beer or indulge with a hot gluhwein.

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If you’re looking for a superb on mountain eatery than Eagles Nest restaurant is the perfect spot for you. Open for breakfast and lunch, this unique restaurant set at 1937m on top of Kosciusko Express chair offers 270 degree views and exquisite food. Try the gourmet bacon and egg wrap with cheese and spinach combined with a hot chocolate for breakfast. For lunch a must is the spicy stew Kosci hot pot with tender beef and slow cooked vegetables served with crusty bread. The salmon and brie melt is ideal for a light meal and kick back with a Maisel’s German beer while overlooking the breath taking view.

The name of this restaurant says it all, and The Local Pub is open daily for lunch or dinner and perfect for spring. With a traditional pub menu there is something for everyone including the kids and family.

For lunch try the classic cheese burger with Angus beef, double cheese, crispy bacon, salad, onion and the secret sauce, accompanied with a nice cold Kosciuszko Pale Ale. Shared plates, snacks and main meals can all be enjoyed while taking in the view from Thredbo’s biggest balcony.

For dinner enjoy a chicken parmigiana smothered in Napolitano sauce and melted cheese and a few ales, all perfect for a Thredbo spring night.

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A night at Black Bear Inn is sure to surprise with their inviting menu and vibrant bar atmosphere. Start with a delightful light warm duck salad with sweet pickled cabbage, smoked hazelnuts and sumac grapefruit dressing accompanied by a glass of white wine. For a main dish, the rack of lamb with Kipflers, confit capsicum and garlic veal jus is scrumptious, while many regulars still love their famous trio of schnitzels with pork, chicken and veal, baby chat potatoes and chive garlic butter.

To compliment a fine evening finish with desert of deconstructed S’mores slice with sticky marshmallow, sweet strawberry jam and a thick chocolate ganache.

Spring fishing

By Steve Williamson WELL it certainly was nice to see that decent rain fall in mid-August that added plenty of water into the Thredbo River as well as all the streams in the area, meaning that the rainbow trout should be quite happy now and ready for spawning.

This has also increased Lake Jindabyne’s level which has put a smile on shore anglers’ faces, as the water is quickly covering new ground attracting fish in closer to the edges for all the insects caught

on the rising water. It is also good for bait anglers who will not be casting into as much weed and making the bait easier for the fish to see.

Spring is usually about nice warmer sunny weather, but don’t be disheartened on those bad weather days, they are perfect for fishing and the fish are not as spooked as on the sunny days.

It has been a windy August with not as many boats in the lake, but spring will bring them out and there should be good fishing. If you are trolling on windy days,

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◆ CATCH: Matt Caldwell with a big brown trout caught at East Jindabyne.

it is best to stay closer to the western shore for more shelter. If those winds do pick up you don’t want to be stranded on the eastern side of the lake.

There are plenty of fish in the lakes and keen anglers have been rewarded with good fish, just look at this beauty Matt Caldwell caught at East Jindabyne.

Remember that the rivers are still closed until after the October long weekend, so for September it is only fishing in the lakes, and you do need a licence for any fishing.

It was great to meet some Italian visitors recently who were successful in catching a few nice fish, including a nice salmon.

If you are visiting and need gear we can hire out rods and reels and set you up with everything you need to catch nice Snowy Mountains trout. Just stop in at the shop opposite the Thredbo, Alpine Way turnoff.

Our boat tours are also an excellent way to see the lake and reach some of our favourite fishing spots. Happy angling and see you on the lake.

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SUPPORTS EVENTS IN OUR REGION

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Australia Water Ski ki Champs

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January 10-14

Snowy Ride

Australian Busking Championships

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November 4

Bombala Races

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Cooma Races

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November 25

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Trout festival ANGLERS will be out in force for the upcoming Snowy Mountains Trout Festival to not only chase a big catch, but also be in the running for a bag of great prizes.

Than annual event sees over 600 keen fishing enthusiasts embark on the region throwing their lines in at both Lake Jindabyne and Lake Eucumbene, plus local rivers. There are always great prizes including cash for daily secret weights, plus one lucky entry will walk away with a new Quintrex runabout boat and trailer worth over $10,000.

The event runs from Saturday 4 November to Friday 10 November, anyone can enter, you just need to register at one of the weigh in stations and have a current fishing licence. The festival has always been a great event for families and kids, with prizes for the juniors as well.

In conjunction with the trout festival, Jindabyne Fishing Club also run a local competition and all are welcome to enter at Snowy Mountains Sports.

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SNOW DEPTH CHART 2013

180cm

2005

150.2cm

2014

168.5cm

2006

85.1cm

2015

150cm

2007

164.4cm

2016

175cm

2008

174.2cm

2009

150cm

2010

190cm

2011

165cm

2012

220cm

Technical data supplied by the Snowy Hydro Limited, Cooma North. Snow Depth readings were carried out at the Snowy Hydro Limited sampling course located at Spencers Creek. There are seven sampling points situated at an elevation of 1,830 metres. The records do not relate to any one particular ski resort, but the course is situated between Perisher Valley and Charlotte Pass.

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Backcountry safety measures Think about and plan what you will do if something goes wrong - if there is an injury, if unexpected bad weather comes in. People tend to underestimate the challenges and the consequences.

You need to ease into backcountry touring, go with a guide or other experienced person the first time, don’t go too far, try out your equipment and practise your navigation skills.

Q. It is exciting to adventure out there, but is it for everyone?

◆ EXPLORE: Touring in the backcountry. PHOTO: Main Range Backcountry.

AUGUST saw a huge amount of snow fall which is sure to entice backcountry enthusiasts to venture beyond the boundary lines. Backcountry has become more popular but do you know what you are doing, and more importantly understand all the risk involved.

Big snowfalls with blizzard conditions means cornices and huge weight of snow, that if not careful could put you in danger if you do not consider your options.

People are encouraged to continue to update their skills and be aware of many different circumstances that can arise in the backcountry. Talking with more experienced people, practicing skills in safe areas and joining in scheduled courses will help you enjoy your touring even more.

Snowy Mountains Magazine asked Dave Herring from Main Range Backcountry what he thought spring conditions might be like.

Q. What can or should back country skiers be thinking heading into spring?

A. The August blizzards have set us up for great backcountry touring right through until October and beyond. Good weather windows are the best in spring - and watch the weather to evaluate whether the snow will be icy, slushy or somewhere in between. In spring the snow will often start off icy after the overnight freeze, then softens to a beautiful ‘corn’ consistency, before starting to freeze again in the late afternoon. That midday period is the time to hit the best slopes and it is advisable to watch for thawing creeks, holes in the snowpack, and bushes/rocks starting to appear.

Q. What are the most common faults inexperienced people continue to do?

A. People who are new at backcountry make quite a few rookie mistakes: You should be flexible with your plan, and even if you have a limited window for your tour, be prepared to cancel if the weather and conditions are going to compromise your safety, or at least have a plan B.

Not at all, a surprising number of people we take out for the first time will never go back. People need to be prepared for the harshness of the conditions as not every day is the beautiful bluebird day. The snow conditions are often variable and it can be very physically demanding. Having said that, most people are blown away by how different it is away from the resort and how beautiful it is.

it slide and could it be primed this spring, are our early season layers in good bonding shape?

A. We don’t see it slide often in Australia, but there are some documented cases of people getting caught in avalanches here.

Apart from particularly steep slopes, our risks here tend to be cornices collapsing due to the effect of sun or rain, or new unbonded snow sliding on an ice layer below from a previous melt freeze.

The risk is increased on slopes over 25 degrees. Our Australian snowpack does tend to become stable a short time after the storm. Spring is a nice stable time for the snowpack, the thing to watch out for is during a particularly warm or rainy period when the snowpack starts to melt and becomes saturated before a ‘wet slide’ occurs. Once again, steeper gradients are where the risk increases.

Q. When you teach your courses, you would see plenty of people with varying knowledge?

A. Most people who do our avalanche safety training have had a little bit of backcountry experience, and have some realistic expectations of what it’s like to go backcountry touring. However they are universally amazed at how much they DON’T know about safety in the backcountry. With our backcountry skills tours, we try to ensure that people realise what going into the backcountry involves, and tailor the tour to their skill and fitness levels. If they’ve expressed interest in the course, we know they’re keen and we give them the framework to go into the backcountry safely.

Q. We do have some steep terrain in Australia, how often do you see

◆ DEEP: A section of avalanche showing how much snow broke away.

Main Range Backcountry are conducting Avalanche Canada AST1 courses and backcountry skills days.

Some courses are scheduled but also available on demand until the end of September. Visit the website for more details and to enrol www.mrbc.com.au/ast1-avalanchesafety

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Snowy Mountains figures future TOURISM Snowy Mountains (TSM) has released figures for their summer digital campaign which shows the warmer months showing a strong upward trend over the past year.

In conjunction with Google and Hotels Combined utilising TSM’s website and social media platforms, the $270,000 campaign has shown an 87% increase in hotel bookings compared to the same period the previous year.

These figures are only through TSM’s www. snowymountains.com.au website, but it does show the strong growth the region has experienced in recent summers and all bodes well for the Snowy Mountains being recognised as a year round tourist destination.

National Parks and Wildlife also revealed data recently, with 2017 visitation figures estimated to be over 2 million spreading across the four seasons.

Annual car counts from 2013 to 2016 increased by 15% with January car count figures 2013 to 2016 increasing a healthy 30%. Yarrangobilly Caves showed a huge 116% increase on Easter Sunday since 2010, indicating the strength of the Easter period.

Other figures for mountain biking on the Thredbo Valley Track (TVT) between Thredbo and Lake Crackenback showed an 11% increase in 2016 to 108,572, and already this year usage by 76,610 people to end of May. On the strength of the above data, TSM and Snowy Monaro Regional Council (SMRC) have agreed to mount another similar “summer” campaign from October.

Chairman changes TSM is also currently undergoing changes with Peter Cochran not standing for the Chairman position he has held for over three years. The TSM board acknowledged Mr Cochran’s significant contribution and wished him well. He has advised that he will remain a member of TSM and fully support the organisation.

The TSM Board have unanimously elected Wayne Kirkpatrick as new Chairman. Mr Kirkpatrick has been on the Board since May 2011 and has been Deputy Chairman and Treasurer of TSM. Mr Bruce Marshall was elected unanimously as Treasurer and Mr Nolen Oayda was elected unanimously as Public Officer and Secretary.

◆ CROWD: Summer events like L’Étape Australia (pictured) and regional activities have seen an increase in summer visitation.

PHOTO: Steve Cuff

The other Directors are Mr Dean Lynch, Administrator of Snowy Monaro Regional Council, Mr Mick Pettitt, Director, Southern Ranges Branch, NSW NPWS, Mr Stuart Diver, Resort Operations Manager, Thredbo and Mr Neil Thew, Manager, Community Relations, Snowy Hydro Limited.

TSM have also resolved to establish a Tourism Snowy Mountains selection panel in accord with its constitution. Leading up to the next AGM, to be held on a date to be advised in November, additional skills based people will be sought for appointment to the Board to broaden the representation.

Wayne Kirkpatrick was also recently appointed as a Director of Destination Southern NSW Ltd (DSNSW) by the NSW Government.

Destination Southern NSW Ltd recently met with TSM and SMRC over two days in Cooma and Jindabyne to discuss key issues and opportunities ahead for the region.

Members of the NSW Govt’s Dept of Premier and Cabinet, Regional Development also

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joined the meetings as did representatives of various Chambers of Commerce, Progress Associations and the resorts.

Initiatives will be developed and announcements made in due course.

Future Structure of TSM Snowy Monaro Regional Council recently commissioned the University of Canberra to consider how tourism should be structured in future. The report is anticipated to be submitted to Council late in September and it will address the interaction between Council, TSM, Chambers of Commerce and funding amongst other matters.

After extensive discussions, at this stage, TSM has not been adopted by Council as the Local Tourism Organisation (LTO). TSM is hopeful of a positive outcome from the study with Directors presently holding the view that TSM should continue its work, acting as a very constructive forum between the major resort operators, small businesses, Council, NPWS and Snowy Hydro.

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By Trista Parker WITH wind in your face and the gentle purr of the engine, riding on the Alpine Trike Tours Harley Davidson is a once in a lifetime experience that has now become a new part of the Jindabyne area.

Rob Cook has turned his passion of Harley Davidson’s into a full time business offering tourists and locals the opportunity to ride on his customised Harley Davidson trike.

Alpine Trike Tours allows tourists to explore the sights of the Kosciuszko National Park and surrounds through a different approach, one that is unique to the area.

After a trip to Jindabyne from Wagga Wagga on the back of his Harley Davidson, he came up with the idea for his touring business and knew Jindabyne was just the scenic location to make it happen.

“You can’t understand what it’s like to be on a bike unless you’re actually on one and to experience it in another way, where you just sit there and relax.” Rob said.

As spring is fast approaching Alpine Trike Tours is ready to join the ever growing list of activities which draw tourists to this wonderful part of the world.

Come this spring the Alpine Trike Tours will be in full swing, ready for people to enjoy their services.

From short distance tours, long distance tours, package tours, twilight tours, wedding

hire and school formal hire, Alpine Trike Tours even let you customise your own tour, really adding to a personalised experience.

Packages include a relaxing trike ride to the Wildbrumby Distillery where you can enjoy wine, German crafted beer, cheese platters and even a schnapps tasting all the while knowing you have a comfortable leather seated trike ride for the way home.

For wedding and formal hire, the back luggage department is equipped with special hair nets to protect you from any helmet hair for your big day, even a comfortable blanket for those who may feel the cold more than others.

While the business only has one trike running at present, the next step is to expand the business by offering local Harley Davidson lovers the opportunity for part time work in the busier periods as well as purchasing another two trikes.

The specialised trikes come secured with all safety requirements such as seat belts and visor equipped helmets to ensure the safety of the patrons.

After experiencing it first-hand I would recommend that everyone in their life try it at least once, there is no experience quite like it. But do hold on as the ride can get bumpy.

The tranquillity of the open road and being able to just admire the scenic ride is a surreal experience, one that truly will be remembered.

◆ CRUISE: The author riding on Kosciuszko Road with a Lake Jindabyne backdrop.

PHOTOS: Steve Cuff. ◆ RIDE: Rob Cook with his Harley Davidson trike.

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Takayama Japanese Ph 6456 1133 If you’re after an exotic menu that makes you feel as if you’re in a different country then Takayama Japanese is the spot for you. Located at Nuggets Crossing this popular restaurant is always booming so bookings are recommended. If it’s date night or family night there is something here for everyone with exciting meal selections. Enjoy a mixture of small plates such as the salmon sushi rolls and chicken yakatori or dive into something a bit more enticing like the tataki beef which is sliced rare grass fed eye fillet with miso mustard, grilled pear and daikon salad. For desert you can’t go past the genki jelly, an orange blossom and lychee jelly with candied citrus and white chocolate flakes, it’s unlike anything you’ve ever tasted.

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If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary Whisk and Cocoa at Berridale comes highly recommended. Their unique cafe style setting is alluring for all people plus with ease of parking, makes any stop stress free. Famous for their amazing cake displays this cafe really hits the spot with their variety of baked goods and hot meals.

Whether it’s a Nutella and strawberry crepe for breakfast, a chicken parmigiana Panini for lunch or just some freshly baked treats to snack on this place is sure to impress and have you coming back for more. A mouth-watering chocolate sundae with Nutella swirled on top covered in nuts and sprinkles is just what the doctor ordered during a warm spring day. The kids will love you for it.

Succulent juicy eye fillet steak cooked to perfection on a bed of creamy mashed potato with fresh seasonal vegetables.

Sounds too good to be true? At Rydges Snowy Mountains Resort they strive to cook their meals to the customers liking and pride themselves on delivering fast and delicious food. With the choice of two separate, but equally fantastic dining selections, you can cozy up to the fire while enjoying an entree of dynamite popcorn shrimp with a spicy dipping sauce at the Embers Fireside Grill, or relax at the Squires Bar and Bistro enjoying your evening over a wood fired pizza. For a heartier meal try the famous pork knuckle and don’t forget to wash it all down with a selection of house wines and beers on tap.

Set in the picturesque Thredbo Valley, Wildbrumby Distillery has everything to offer whether it be for a casual afternoon social beer or a feast fit for a king and queen. Open seven days for breakfast and lunch, the distillery has it all including their famous award winning gin and local flavoured schnapps. Enjoy a relaxing cup of coffee or bowl of their organic muesli with fresh seasonal fruit and natural yogurt for breakfast or brunch. For lunch take a stroll through the grounds to see the sculptures and work up an appetite for their the famous German smoked sausages and schnappy ice cream before enjoying an afternoon schnapps tasting. Take home a bottle of your favourite schnapps or gin for your own pleasure or a surprise gift.

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Sipping on a rich, smooth coffee, or nibbling on a chicken avocado toasted focaccia. All while overlooking the picturesque Lake Jindabyne. What more could you ask for on a beautiful spring day?

All these delicacies and more are offered at Town Centre’s Red Door Café including a decadent selection of assorted cakes, cookies, muffins and slices to go with your selection of tea, coffee or freshly squeezed juices. It’s the perfect place to relax.

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Located in the centre of Nuggets Crossing this cafe has much to offer from their breakfast and lunch menu, including a selection of cakes, slices and muffins for a quick bite to eat. Dine in or take away their famous coffee and meals will not disappoint. Try the banana buttermilk pancakes with sliced banana and vanilla ice cream smothered in a sweet tasting maple syrup, perfect to kick start a sunny spring morning.

If you’re looking for an Italian cuisine to tantalize your taste buds look no further than one of Jindabyne’s favourite restaurants. The menu caters for all foodies with a vast variety of dishes, everything from the delicious wild mushroom risotto or pan seared scallops covered in lime juice and butter for an entrée. Follow up with a main of crispy twice cooked pork belly swimming in a port reduction or eye fillet steak topped with red onion marmalade with gorgonzola cream. Pasta lovers will relish the roast duck tagliatelle with garlic, mushroom and tomato or the popular penne chorizo. Try the mouthwatering pizza either in house or takeaway, choosing from traditional margherita, parma or the pesto chicken with roasted chicken breast, basil, feta, sun dried tomato and parmesan.

Open every day for lunch and dinner you can’t go past the ‘Bowlo’. With a full bar and bistro it’s the perfect place to enjoy a delicious meal all with spectacular views of Lake Jindabyne. Start off by ordering the lightly crumbed prawn cutlets with a creamy garlic aioli sauce and glass of white Sauvignon Blanc. With a huge selection of main meals why not try the popular slow cooked lamb shanks with a selection of chips, vegetables, salads plus all your favourites from the fresh salad bar. Don’t forget the famous Sunday roasts or to spice up your day, try the curry of the day, tasty dumplings, a selection of juicy succulent steaks and remember all members get a discount on meals, what more could you ask for?

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Spice up your life with this tantalizing menu from Cocina Mexican. If you can handle the heat try the famous jalapeno poppers covered in beer batter with sheep’s fetta and spicy tomato. If the poppers blow you away the famous burritos will cool you down with fresh lettuce, rice, sour cream, beans, salsa, cheese and a tangy guacamole all rolled in a flour tortilla. If the starter and main aren’t enough to fill your belly, then go for the signature Mexican churros for dessert. Served with a hot chocolate dipping sauce and a little bit of chili added for an extra bang of flavour. The perfect compliment to add to a tasteful night would be a pitcher of sangria, a few cold coronas and nestled around the fire in the cosy upstairs Agave Bar.

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By Steve Cuff AS far as enthusiasm goes, the Cooma Car Club’s tank is full to the brim with membership in the 200 range and many patrons owning multiple or different cars.

Let’s just say there is no shortage of classic automobiles driving the roads of the Snowy Monaro.

The Cooma Monaro Historic Automobile Club Inc is a non-profit organisation with a passion for cars and was formed with the principal objective of bringing together people with a common interest to encourage the use, maintenance and presentation of motor vehicles. They have no prejudice for make, model, method of manufacture or country, as long as your vehicle is at least 30 years old.

Richard Mack said the members are all about enjoying their motor cars, and apart from schedule events, members are always interested in going for a drive.

Richard has been a member himself for over 30 years and owns a stylish pink 1962 model Cadillac, the same vintage as himself he did say.

Their Bolaro Street clubhouse has a workshop where retired mechanics and interested parties band together to help restore old cars and keep their classic automobiles running smoothly for their road trips. The club also has a function room they hire out for events and weddings.

“The clubhouse is just a credit to the committee, a facility that Cooma didn’t have and now that they’ve got it, it is really working. It has a prospectus for a museum downstairs and a very good function room and it works well, it is a bit of a men’s shed if you like for the old guys to get together,” said Richard.

Members naturally have a great passion for cars and the club is instrumental in organising big car events in Cooma. Their main event this year is Cooma Motorfest 2017, which alternates each year with the Summit to Surf rally.

This year’s Motorfest at Cooma Showground on Saturday November 4 also coincides with the Snowy Ride, and is a checkpoint for the bike event. The

◆ DISPLAY: A huge gathering of vehicles will again be on display for Cooma’s Motorfest on November 4.

◆ DRIVE: Members of the Cooma Car Club on a Sunday drive at Adaminaby.

club expect to have over 3000 visitors to Motorfest with people travelling from afar to display their cars and admire others.

For car lovers it will be like heaven, with over 300 cars, trucks and machinery on show all primed and polished to impress the judges.

Rogan Corbett another passionate member said the club probably had over 240 cars, which for a small area was quite large. Members are not just Cooma based, but spread across the Snowy Mountains, Canberra and beyond.

“To own what we own and full of members it is a feather in our cap, and there are a lot of clubs very jealous of what we have,” said Rogan.

The club also raises money from their events for charity and expect to this year raise up to $10,000 from Motorfest.

◆ CLASSIC: Richard Mack’s 1962 Cadillac.

◆ PROUD: Peter Longhurst with his classic FC Holden.

“We have probably given away fifty to sixty thousand dollars to local charities in Cooma, and this year the Motorfest we have decided to give the money to the Community Chest and Hospital Auxiliary,” said Rogan.

Club members also like a bit of adrenalin, and organise hillclimb events where they race the clock up a 1km stretch of Mt Gladstone on closed roads in a controlled environment.

Their next scheduled hillclimb events are November 24 for a come and try day and classic cars, following by their November 25 open hillclimb event.

Easter 2018 the club will also be instrumental in helping organise up to 1000 Land Rovers who have scheduled their 70th anniversary meeting in Cooma.

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and 60 year anniversaries in Cooma, and the town and region can expect a huge influx of Land Rovers and additional guests for the event.

This will also be held at the Cooma Showground, with day trips throughout the region expected once their full schedule is finalised.

One of the highlights will a motorcade parade through the main street of Cooma on Sunday, which is sure to be great spectacle.

Easter visitors are advised to book well ahead, as it has become a huge attraction to visit all towns of the Snowy Mountains during this holiday, so expect accommodation to fill quickly next year.

You can see more on the Cooma Car Club via their website, www.coomacarclub.com.au.

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Summer cycling interest peaks

CYCLING in the Snowy Mountains this summer will be one of the busiest due in part to a greater interest generated by the Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape Australia event last year.

Last year Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape had 3500 riders, this year the Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape event on Saturday December 2 is expected to attract 5000 riders, plus their families and friends.

This is a huge coup for the area in what is otherwise a slower week on the tourist calendar.

Another big boost for the event is Snowy Hydro have signed on again as major sponsor.

Mr Paul Broad, CEO of Snowy Hydro, said he was proud that the company would be part of such a great event again this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Events like Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape bring thousands of people to the region and generate significant economic activity for many local businesses. Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape is great for our local communities and it is also a great fit for Snowy Hydro because we recognise the

importance of participation, health and wellbeing,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Broad.

Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape Australia is the ultimate cycling experience in Australia providing amateur riders with the unique opportunity to ride in full Tour de France conditions, with fully closed roads and a choice of two challenging options - the 157km â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Raceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or the 126km â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Both routes will test riderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength and endurance, particularly the Col de Beloka and the Col de Kosciuszko which will challenge even the fittest of competitors.

Genuine Tour de France yellow, polka dot and green jerseys will be awarded to winners for both men and women plus Phil Liggett and Matt Keenan will be the official voices of the event.

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and also conduct clinics.

As of late August, 50% of registered riders will be new to the event, and possibly new to our local roads so expect a percentage of these people to make a reconnaissance trip prior to December.

Competitors will also be sure to appreciate the huge roadside support they received from local communities last year.

Spectators this year could be in the running to win great prizes for the most imaginative and innovative road side cycle inspired artwork.

A few changes for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will see the village setup move from Banjo Paterson Park to Bullocks Flat Skitube.

Organisers said that 70% or riders last year rode the longer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Raceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Perisher, so it was logical to have the start at Bullocks Flat and also the Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ă&#x2030;tape Australia village.

Participants who finish the shorter â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Jindabyne will still have a welcome laid out for them, with the main action

expected to be in the Town Centre precinct as opposed to the park.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race will also star half hour early at 6.30am, and organisers said they have a more streamlined plan for 2017, having learnt many points from last year.

Road closures will be announced closer to the time, but should be more efficient.

One other key note is Cooma Races is schedule on the following week, December 9, so patrons who want to visit that popular event will not be inconvenienced by road closures.

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Stewardship trail efforts JINDABYNE Trail Stewardship (JTS) have been busy in the past 12 months assisting with not only maintenance on the network of local mountain bike trails, but have been raising funds through their inaugural raffle and applying for grant money for future projects.

Since their inception they have been overwhelmed with support from local businesses who have partnered with them, an indication of the value that the community places on their mountain bike trails.

Mountain biking is a major tourism drawcard for the whole region and Jindabyne has some exceptional trails, most of which come with great views of Lake Jindabyne. These trails along with Lake Crackenback Resort trails and Thredbo’s mountain bike network make up a great variety to suit all levels of mountain biking.

Part of funds raised by the stewardship will go towards new trail signage and some trailside seating, particularly at spectacular vantage points along the routes.

“With the help of our volunteers we have been able to keep our trail network in great shape, and made some improvements that we hope you love,” said Jindabyne Trail Stewardship’s Matt Murtagh.

“We have had 113 volunteers; completing 434 volunteer hours; and 140 volunteers completing 590 hours, via the Perisher Epic Promise Day - A great effort.”

During the winter off-season they have been hard at work planning how best to invest the funds that have been raised.

Their aim to purchase a selection of new tools and equipment for future work, but have also been looking at options for new trails.

A pump track is high on the list as this will be of great benefit (and fun!) for the ◆ RIVER: (Right) Craig Stonestreet riding a Thredbo River trail at Lake Crackenback Resort. ◆ SCENIC: (Below) Vanessa Knee riding one of the many scenic Jindabyne trails.

entire community, from little kids to big kids and beyond.

Never a group to stay idle, they are also considering options for a new flow trail and the separation of climbs from downward oriented tracks. They will be working with council and other stakeholders for any new trails but JTS say they “are committed to improving Jindabyne’s already fantastic trail network.”

With the growing number of bikes throughout town, JTS are working towards providing a bike wash stand in town. This will also be a final piece in the puzzle required to achieve International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Epic Rides status for the soon to be completed Thredbo Valley Track (TVT), Hatchery Bay and Jindabyne trail.

This trail is in the final legs of being complete, and when totally finished you will be able to take the Kosciuszko chair to the top of Thredbo and ride all the way on your mountain bike to Jindabyne.

The missing piece at present is approximately 7-10km of trail from Gaden Trout Hatchery back up river towards Lake Crackenback Resort. Work has already been completed on about half of this section downwards from Lake Crackenback.

Should National Parks have extra funds this coming summer, the final leg could be completed, and include a bridge over the Thredbo River at Gaden Trout Hatchery to link up with Hatchery Bay. The Hatchery Bay trail has been a very popular addition to the trail network and is suited to all levels of riders.

Being awarded Epic Rides status from the IMBA holds a lot of clout, and will be instrumental in future promotion for this region to be further recognised as an incredible riding destination.

◆ TASTY: Sacred Ride staff Marty and Tim showing how you can eat and ride.

Ride and eat Here in Jindabyne you can have the best of both worlds in spring, ski and snowboard in the morning at your favourite resort and then ride your bike in the afternoon.

Sacred Ride bike shop and Pot Luck food caravan have teamed up to make riding a bike even more enticing, by have a tasty meal before you head out on the trail.

Both businesses have joined forces to create a special bike and lunch deal for $40, that gets you one of Pot Luck’s great meals, and a three hour mountain bike ride to

cruise around some of the local trails.

So for those days when either the weather may not be co-operating, or you are just looking for a different adventure, stop in at Sacred Ride behind Mitre 10 and talk to the crew. There are options to also upgrade to a full day riding if that is your fancy.

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Council election SNOWY Monaro Regional Council residents will go to the polling booths on September 9 in the first election since the amalgamation of the three previous councils.

This election is very important for all residents, and if ever your vote really counted it is this time. With such a vast area of over 15,000 square kilometres and 27 candidates vying for only 11 council positions, it is extremely important for each town to have all their residents vote or they face the risk of not having as many, or no representatives from their immediate area.

Council have stated they want councillors who are region wide focused, which is exactly what the new region needs to move forward as a strong entity. But it will still be important for each town to try and have some representation or they may risk missing out on possible future funding for projects if the majority votes in favour of other particular areas.

Of the 27 candidates, they could be grouped into the following regions. Cooma 11 candidates, Nimmitabel 3, Bombala 3, Jindabyne 6, Michelago 1, Rocky Plain 1, Adaminaby 1 and Peak View 1.

Some candidates have already been active and have been seen out and about meeting people and becoming known, or posting information on social media.

Council have a large list of projects in the pipeline and they need strong councillors to

guide them in the right direction in what is a very diverse region.

Past statistics At the last 2012 elections there were staggering numbers of people who did not vote. The previous Snowy River shire had 22% of registered voters not bother to vote, Cooma 20% and Bombala 17%.

If everyone were to vote, these voting numbers may be enough to warrant having a councillor elected in your area.

Pre-poll early voting or postal votes You can vote prior September 9 with a pre poll vote if you will not be in your area on election day. Other criteria allowing you to vote early is being more than 8km away from a polling place, travelling, sickness or working on election day, which can affect some people in the mountains in a busy winter.

Pre polling opens Monday 28 August and closes Friday 8 September.

You can also seek a postal vote but applications must be received by no later than 5pm on Monday 4 September.

To keep up with the snow theme of the winter season, Jindabyne junior rugby union teams, the piglets, had a surprise in Jindabyne in midAugust offering up a different style of warmup. The club organised with Perisher and McMahons Earthmoving to deposit a huge mound of snow which the young brigade soon turned into a toboggan slide. Not your typical rugby warmup, but fun.

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First world skiing problems By THE SNOW GAUGE

SKINNY. A bit fatter. A bit fatter still. Fat. Dreaming of skinny. Occasionally skinny but back to fat.

Yes, this is a standard dilemma for a man in his 40s where creamy cheeses, ridiculously proportioned burgers and moreish IPAs lurk at every corner. But it’s also the lot in life for many a skier too. In case you weren’t aware I’m talking about my planks.

Some time in the late 1990s that first move was made when the svelteness of my Rossignol DV4’s gave way to something of the hourglass variety (I see the ladies nodding in agreement).

From Rossignol Bandit X’s I freelanced for a few years before returning to quite the girth with the Atomic Snoop Daddy. They were both fat and heavy - kind of the equivalent of being big boned and fleshy at the same time.

From there some more freelancing before going super chunky (but not morbidly obese) with Rossignol Soul 7s. And that’s where I find myself now.

For me it’s a bit of a state of permanent confusion, perhaps like the yo-yo dieter that I allude to. Being a desk jockey presents its share of problems for the skier that I want to be. I choose fat like grabbing a Mars Bar at the checkout: because it’s easy.

I envisage big mountain turns on steep faces under a foot of fresh and I want to gobble it up like a few buttery pastries. Then reality and a bit of guilt set in as I more likely find myself

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on a scoured groomer wishing for something about 75mm underfoot. Ahhh, but I hear you ask (ironically enough from a pound-inducing Mexican food ad): ‘Why can’t you have both?’

Well, I do have to think of the money it will cost me having two sets of skis. Kind of like opting for McDonalds over that ethically sourced, environmentally friendly tofu and kale stir-fry with brown rice that’ll invariably cost me three times as much.

Yet the need to be slender again gnaws away at me and I begin to think that I’d love to be like a smooth slalom skier or Level IV instructor punching out turns tighter than a journalist 13 days after payday.

That is until of course I venture back down to the Snowies in spring where the boats on my boots smash through that post-winter mash like a fat kid on a doughnut salad.

Like the whole overeating issue I am acutely aware this is something of a first world problem but it’s a problem nonetheless. Do I earn more and get those extra set of planks without really earning them? Or ski more and earn having an extra set of skis without earning the extra money to pay for them?

It’s quite the conundrum. If anyone can solve the issue please let me know – preferably via post and with a set of skis attached with it.

Living food workshops AUTHOR and presenter Harald Tietze has written over 30 health related books, lectured in all continents and visited 58 countries.

His work is translated in over 30 languages and now he has a schedule of living food workshops to discuss his work.

The topics of the workshops are all based around Holistic Healing and understanding your body and how it reacts with any illnesses.

It raises awareness of different foods and their benefits and how they react and also gives you knowledge of how to make your own probiotics. Make the best, make your own.

The workshop tour will run across the Snowy Mountains and Riverina areas and as part of the workshop you will receive two free E-Books.

At the workshops Harald will discuss “You are what you eat” or “You are what you digest”.

This explains friendly yeasts and bacteria important to stay healthy and how “Sour” food makes for a sweeter life. Topics also include “Acid and Alkaline Food” or “Acid and Alkaline forming food”.

Kombucha It cannot be precisely determined how and where the Kombucha fungus originated. It does not really matter who were the people who first fermented tea or kelp. Kombucha brewing is “food processing” and fun at the same time and there are unlimited possibilities to brew Kombucha from common breakfast tea or green tea. But any other tea, like herbal and medicinal teas at least in a mixture, are suitable. Kombucha brewing is rediscovered now as “the mother” of health giving drinks.

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Kefir is a living relationship, a symbiosis of a number of friendly bacteria and yeast which form grains or cauliflower-like structures.

These living organisms ferment milk into the living food Kefir.

In Western countries the culture and the food have the same name as with Kombucha which sometimes leads to misunderstanding.

The Kefir drink is lactic acid - alcoholic fermented milk. In some regions it is called “Milk Champagne.” Kefir grains or starter cultures have to be grown from existing grains and Kefir is the “Queen” of probiotics with up to 30 friendly bacteria and yeasts!

Workshop schedule 30 August - Tumut: ğ Holistic Healing - introduction 9 September - Temora: ğ Make your own Traditional Apple Cider (Ralph Wilson), Sauerkraut, Kombucha, Kefir, ğ Holistic Healing, ğ Introduction: “Your Home Environment Problem Number One” and solutions.

17 September - Tumbarumba: ğ Health Expo - Introduction to Holistic Healing 23 Sept - Batlow ğ Dowsing (Water Divining) for Health ğ Your Home Environment Problem Number One” - solutions. ğ Holistic Healing 28 Oct. - Batlow ğ Make your own Herbal Remedies from wild growing medicinal herbs or “weeds” as they are most often called 04 Nov - Jindabyne ğ Holistic Healing ğ Introduction to Dowsing (Water Divining) for Health - Seeing the Invisible. ğ Make your own Herbal Remedies from wild growing medicinal herbs or “weeds” as they are commonly called.

TBA - Batlow. ğ Make your own Souerdough Bread (Jenny Brown) ğ Traditional German Sauerkraut (Berlinde Rand) It’s healthy, tasty and cheap!

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Northern winter

LOOKING for more winter adventures to appease your snow craving? Well you are not alone, as tens of thousands of Australians seek afar during the northern hemisphere.

You only have a selection of about 10,000 or more resorts to choose from across Europe, North America and Asia, so where do you start….

Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect to find in Japan and Europe, plus we have a Canadian Whistler story on page 25 that should all assist in wetting your appetite for more.

Chamonix

◆ ADVENTURE: Is skiing Chamonix and the French Alps on your bucket list.

Arguably one of the greatest mountain towns on the planet, Chamonix has it all and is located in the heart of the French Alps with untold amount of terrain and backcountry, so brush on your best French accent.

Chamonix is the home of the best lifted skiing terrain on earth. The aussieskier team have been visiting this area for many years, enjoying its steep couloirs, open powder fields, glacial mazes and perfect corn snow.

New to the ski touring market is an exceptional small group product introduced by ‘aussieskier adventures’ that helps you will all the logistics to access the best back country skiing.

Now in its second year of tours, small groups will be guided by qualified international mountain guides who ensure guests make the most of the weather and skiing conditions each ski day.

Whether it’s exploring the vast Chamonix area, skiing into Switzerland, or heading through the Mont Blanc tunnel to ski and enjoy a Spritz in sunny Italy, there are many exciting options for the intrepid skier.

The founders of specialist ski retailer, aussieskier.com, Richard and Nicole Ross have developed the new travel arm of their business catering to the growing popularity of backcountry skiing and ski touring.

This tour offers skiers and alpine enthusiasts a more meaningful and both physically and mentally challenging experience in the solitude of the high-mountain environment, often only seen in the snow movies by some people.

Based out of chalets in Chamonix, guests explore the Alps by day and then settle in for daily après by the open fire, four course meals plus spectacular views of Mont Blanc from the hot tub.

Given these experiences and their intimate knowledge of the region, as hosts they will provide a next level experience.

With a set of skins and touring bindings, a short or long hike will unlock a further myriad of possibilities and adventure.

Tours run in March 2018 and skiers should be fit and able to ski ungroomed black runs, and be willing to hike. For more information see ad on adjoining page.

Dolomites The Italians do a lot of things right and one of them is enjoy their skiing. And why wouldn’t you when you have such magnificent scenery as the Dolomites, sensational food and great relaxed outlook on life.

It is all these combined that make a ski holiday in the Dolomites one of the most memorable snow holidays you might ever have.

Mario Longhitano has been taking guests to the Italy since 1985, so you might say he knows his way around an Italian groomed run or hidden powder treasures.

One of the beauties of skiing with such experienced guides is you don’t have to do any of the thinking, just relax and ski and savour the moments and the scenery.

If you are looking for extensive terrain options and never want to ski the same run twice, consider the Dolomiti superski pass covers 3,000 sq kilometres across 12 valley communities, 45 villages with 450 lifts.

Stop and think about those numbers as that is one

awesome amount of skiing right there.

Dolomite Ski Tours offer fully guided ski weeks and from their base village/resort of Campitello di Fassa or Canazei and visit different areas every day, experiencing the grandeur, variety and romance of the Dolomites.

Combine this with famous Italian cuisine and hospitality and you can see why Mario fell in love with Dolomites and never ventured anywhere else. Many a guest has the same feeling.

Highlights include the day-long Sella Ronda route, the beautiful panoramic tour of the Fassa valley, the challenging Alberto Tomba run at Vigo, skiing past a 16th century castle in Val Gardena, the downhill course at St Cristina, the long runs of Arabba, skiing the Marmolada Glacier, the hidden gorge of Sottoguda and a special silver-service lunch in Corvara.

For more information see ad on adjoining page.

◆ AWESOME: Does the scenery get any better than the Dolomites.

Japan

◆ POWDER: Japan delivers with an abundance of snow.

Apart from the best powder snow on earth, the Japanese culture is one to be experienced at some time in your skiing life. This is all an added incentive to visit one of the many great resort in Japan, and SkiJapan.com can assist with all your travel needs and direct you to the best powder skiing you are ever likely to have.

Whether you are on the main island of Honshu and visiting Nozawa Onsen or Hakuba Valley or further north in Hokkaido at Niseko or Furano, you will be mesmerised by the snow.

Hakuba Valley is at the heart of the spectacular Japanese Alps and just three hours from downtown Tokyo. Host to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Hakuba is one of Japan’s largest and most renowned alpine resorts

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consiting of 11 ski resorts, giving an incredible variety of alpine terrain and accommodating everyone from novice to expert. With this many ski resorts to choose from the slopes are relatively empty during the week and fresh tracks can be found for days.

Niseko in Hokkaido is a popular Australian haunt and for good reason, it delivers with an abundance of snow. With four resort areas you can find deep snow here in this semi westernised resort. Hirafu Village is home to an abundance of cafes, restaurants and nightlife and for a more authentic Japanese dining experience, a short drive to Kutchan will put you into a traditional Japanese town.

For more information visit: www.skijapan.com.

China

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◆ NICE: The village at the base of the mountain.

By Adam Begg WHEN you think of snow holidays in Asia, China is probably the last place that comes to mind but skiing and boarding is starting to grow at a rapid rate since Beijing won the bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They have recently hosted a snowboarding World Championships and the Chinese people are starting to follow winter sports at an alarming rate.

Let’s face it when you have a 1.3 billion people, a small portion of that is still a lot of people to grow and support a sport.

This past February I headed to Changbaishan ski resort, a small resort near the border of North Korea and Russia. It was a three hour flight north of Beijing and when you landed a very convenient 10 minute drive into the resort.

Changbaishan is located in the Jilin Province and nestled inside a national park, and the resort itself is only three years old.

The mountain isn’t that big, there are nine lifts including two gondolas and vertical of 438m. To their credit they have perfectly flattened 73 trails on one small mountain and cut between tight trees are a variety of

groomed runs to suit all abilities.

There are a surprising amount of blue and black trails, considering the hill isn’t that large. They had even left a few ungroomed this day for powder riding, so I was happy to oblige their good gesture and make some fresh turns.

The high speed chairs and gondolas are all basically empty and the mountain deserted, but the beginner slope was a different story, it was packed indicating it was obviously new to many participants.

There are very few intermediate or advanced riders to be seen. In fact down the sides of every run were two metre high safety fences to stop people skiing off into the trees.

I think this was done for safety rather than to deter people from all the untouched powder on the other side.

Whilst the trees were a bit tight to ride there was plenty of fun untouched terrain once you were past the fence. I’m sure as skiing catches on here they will remove the fencing and thin the trees a little but for now it is perfect, kind of like Japan was 20 years ago before people went off piste.

Changbaishan is cold! At the end of February we experienced temperatures between -10 to -20 degrees on a sunny day, which is good for snow quality. It certainly was enjoyable riding in a fresh 20cm just outside the fences and I didn’t touch another track. With only time to do half the resort it meant coming back for more the next day.

It is like the place was built by a town planner, everything in place and ready to grow. There are quite a few massive 1000 room hotels at the bottom of the runs and

a village very similar to Whistler. They have hot springs, movie cinema and there are plenty of great places to eat. There is even a McDonalds and Pizza Hut on the main street.

The village has massive million dollar condos that nobody had even bothered to clear snow to access them all season. Did I mention it was empty..!!

The beauty of this emptiness meant no queuing for chairs all week and having the runs to myself in what is arguably the busiest country in the world.

As skiing grows in popularity in China I’m sure this will all change but for the moment it could be worth checking out as a destination.

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TUMUT

◆ STUNNING: Lanterns float across the lagoon at night.

A spring celebration THE Tumut region is set to come alive this spring with a host of events and a wide array of activities to welcome in the warmer months.

Situated in the northern end of Kosciuszko National Park, Tumut has a wealth of natural beauty and is ideal for hiking, biking, as well as utilising its extended waterways for fishing, boating, canoeing and kayaking.

Tumut also has several race meetings schedule over the spring and summer where you can dress up in your finest and cheer the horses on at the picturesque Tumut Turf Club.

One of the first major events is Lanterns on the Lagoon that celebrates the community, environment, sustainable art and sculpture.

Set in the beautifully serene Rotary Pioneer Park in Tumut, the festival coincides with the spring equinox each year, and this year held on Saturday 23 September.

Visitors are welcomed with music from local and visiting musicians and a large array of food stalls to meander through while marvelling at the creativity of sculptures crafted from recycled, reclaimed or sustainable materials.

A key component of the event, is the individually hand decorated lanterns made from recycled plastic two litre milk containers that are launched onto the lagoon at dusk.

The lagoon and park are transformed as the lanterns float across the lagoon creating wonderful evening scenes while

◆ DRESS: Dress up for the Batlow Apple Blossom Fesitval.

◆ TASTE: Our table is a fantastic lunch during Taste of the Region festivities.

large lanterns adorn the trees and edge of the lagoon inspired by flora and fauna.

Adding to the warmth and ambience of the night are the sculptures which are lit up by solar powered lighting. This year, photographs of the region will be projected onto the canopy of trees, creating a beautiful focal point at night.

This free, family friendly event has a range of activities including lantern decorating, face painting and artisan demonstrations. Thanks to major sponsors Visy and Snowy Hydro, the prize money for the sculpture competition is now $2000 for the open category entries.

Come October Batlow’s famous apples take centre stage with the Batlow Apple Blossom Festival on Saturday 21 October.

This event is perfect for a day out for the whole family, with free entry for kids and adults a token fee of $5. You can roam through market stalls and watch vast entertainment and music from 10am

through until 4pm in the afternoon.

There will be rides for the kids as well as a petting zoo and everyone will want to enter the apple pie eating competition.

A visit to Batlow would not be the same without trying some apple cider or to take a home a big bag of Australia’s best apples, and be sure you dress up in your best apple blossom outfit They even have a photo competition that you can enter prior, with entries opening September 4 and closing October 13.

You can enjoy all that the region has to offer at Tumut’s Our Table. This luncheon event on October 28 is part of the Taste of the Region festivities and is a fabulous day with bus transport from Tumut to Gilmore Hall where you will be served canapes and drink on arrival before indulging in a two course long lunch with friends.

For more information on Batlow and Tumut events go to www.visitbatlow.com. au or www.tumutregion.com.au.

Saturday 23rdd S September 2017 Rotary Pioneer Park, Tumut, 12pm to 8.30pm.

“At dusk, hand-decorated lanterns are gently released onto the lagoon...”

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â&#x2014;&#x2020; CELEBRATE: Adrian Brayne is celebrating his new winery and cellar door at Obsession.

â&#x2014;&#x2020; RELAX: Enjoying Tastebuds at Courabyra Wines.

PHOTOS: Steve Cuff

Tastebuds Obsession WINE maker Adrian Brayne started his cellar door operation in a small shipping container that was both practical and cute all at the same time. Fast forward a few years and his Obsession label of wines now has a brand new cellar door and huge winery.

Obsession is an aptly named label for Adrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wine, as his devotion to grapes stems from a family history in the wine business, one where he started out making his own wine from home in his school years.

Now he has just finished building a brand

new winery and recently processed 430 tonne in their first vintage. He now also processes fruit for many other growers in the region. It is the only actual winery in Tumbarumba, and a rather large one at that with 1200 square metres under roof.

True to his origins of the small shipping container, Adrian has built the new cellar door complex adjoining the winery using larger shipping containers and has kept his small original to remind him of where it all started.

The cellar door looks down into the winery, and accompanies exceptional views to the Snowy Mountains. Winery tours are available now and a restaurant and function room are on the drawing board and future plans.

Adrian will be tidying up the premises from his big build over the coming months in time for the looming Tumbarumba Tastebuds.

Tumbarumba Tastebuds is a fantastic event combining wine, open gardens and flowers. For those with more a liking of the green thumb than green grapes, you can roam through magnificent gardens. If you are an admirer of both grapes and gardens you will be in your element on this popular weekend.

The event is a collaboration of the Tumbarumba & District Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Gardens and Flower Show with the Tumbarumba Vignerons Association Open Cellar Doors. It is a weekend adventure around the surrounds of Tumbarumba on October 28-29.

The Garden Club is busy selecting the gardens to feature for the weekend long event and priming local green thumbs for a spectacular flower show.

Following one of the best grape harvests to date, Tumbarumba vignerons are excited to be part of this fantastic event again in 2017.

Guests can take the opportunity to meet and talk with the vignerons who produce the local award-winning wines. Some of the cellar doors are open exclusively for the Tastebuds weekend and not normally open to the public.

Each year it has become a destination weekend for a core group of enthusiasts, and every return visit offers even more than previous years. Wine buffs and visitors to the region in any season are now able to taste wine at three year round cellar doors, Obsession, Courabyra Wines and Tumbarumba Wines Escape.

Courabyra Wines have led the region with award winning wines, and their award winning cellar door. It is one of the most popular venues and is always advisable to book in advance for any lunch sitting. With splendid views across the vineyard, you will be entrenched in a wine atmosphere.

Their sparkling white wine is some of the finest in Australia and owner Cathy Gairn will be only too pleased to talk about their wines in the comfort of the cellar door.

Mixed with their exquisite seasonal menu it is an ideal stopover for any travel through Tumbarumba.

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◆ SHOW: The Boggy Creek Show is a must visit in Tumbaruamba. PHOTOS: Steve Cuff.

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A guide to Tumba

By Steve Cuff AS the weather warms and seasons change, the Tumbarumba region comes alive after its winter slumber. Situated on the western side of the Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko National Park, the Tumba region offers scenic drives, a relaxed pace in life and a host of activities and events to keep the avid traveler well entertained.

Depending on which direction you are coming from will present different starting points, but if you are driving from Thredbo to Khancoban you will enjoy a fabulous scenic drive on the Alpine Way with magnificent views to the Main Range western slopes before arriving in the gorgeous town of Khancoban.

Visit the Murray 2 Power Station temporary visitor centre, all part of the great Snowy Scheme that shaped the Snowy Mountains future decades ago.

In town there is the National Parks office for various information, the Alpine Inn Khancoban that hosts the motorcycle Poker Run on October 21. This charity event raises funds for Angel Flight and riders tour from Khancoban.

There are two great cafes, in the town centre and at the petrol station, plus a selection of accommodation at the Alpine Inn and the Lakeside Caravan Park to name a few.

The isolated Tooma Pub is a popular haunt on weekends near the Southern Cloud Memorial Scenic Lookout, where they have signs and information about Australia’s first air disaster.

In Tumbarumba itself stay at the Tumbarumba Motel and stop at the visitor centre in Bridge Street for extra information.

The main street offers great cafes, a bakery, two pubs and selection of shops and the Nest Café and Cinema on Winston Street.

Kit yourself out in some new clothes from Tumbarumba Outfitters or some camping gear, as there are excellent camping spots at Paddys River, Henry Angel Track Head and Mannus Lake.

Paddys River Falls is a must stop, where you can see the cascading falls fill the rock pools below. A short walk down from the top will bring you to the base of the falls, a spectacular location for an extended stop and a swim in the rock pools.

For entertainment be sure to visit one

of the scheduled award winning Boggy Creek Shows, where Tim O’Brien a fourth generation cattleman performs a highly entertaining two hour show. The show demonstrates horsemanship, whip cracking, mustering, working sheep dogs plus a selection of cheeky animals who try and steal the show.

There are three wine cellar doors that warrant a stop at each. The new Obsession winery and cellar door on Allaway Road, just off the Elliot Way has only recently finished renovations and houses the only actual winery in Tumbarumba. Courabyra Wines have a wonderful award winning cellar door where you can sample their award winning wines and is a great lunch location.

Tumbarumba Wines Escape have a scenic lake Tuscany style setting on the Jingellic Road.

An interesting site to see is Sugar Pines Walk just north of town where you can walk among the tallest of pine trees. It is a must stop for all photographers looking for that different image to take home.

There are a list of events including the Hume and Hovell Ultra run on October 14, plus the Rosewood Roundup from October 17-22. The roundup is good old country entertainment with music and walk up artists.

The Tumbarumba Tastebuds is on October 28-29 where you can visit wine cellar doors and stroll through some splendid open gardens.

Tumbarumba’s biggest event of the year is the Tumbafest on February 24-25, a celebration of local food and wine plus great music entertainment across the whole weekend. Next year’s roster is coming together with Russell Morris locked in as the headline act.

For all information on touring and visiting Tumbarumba, visit their website, details on adjacent page.

A visit to Tumbarumba should entail sampling the fine food at Elms Restaurant in the Tumbarumba Motel. Not only is it the best restaurant in town, but continually delivers mouthwatering dishes that will astound.

During October they will also host two special Fizz and Fungi nights, a relaxed evening to showcase the amazing flavours of locally grown truffle; with not only one, but two different fizzes!

Alex Berry award winning fine wine specialist will be introducing the sparkling wines for tastings, locally produced in Tumbarumba. Alongside Alex will be the guys from Tumut River Brewing Co showcasing their hand-crafted beers, entirely unique to the Snowy Valleys region.

All this fizz will be matched with mouthwatering local produce specially prepared by their talented local chefs.

They will be demonstrating their culinary skills by creating some amazing dishes including slow roasted pork and chestnut sliders topped with truffle hollandaise, smoked trout and truffle fritters with rich chocolate crème brulee topped with truffle ice-cream… just to name a few.

The two dinners are on October weekends of 6-7 and also over Tastebuds weekend of 27-28. Bookings are essential o2 6948 2494.

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AUGUST 26 Sat

Thredbo Corona Sunsets Poolside Après Party FREE- Music starts from 2pm with 4 acts during the afternoon. Polish Club from 4.30 and main act featuring the Preachers from 6-7pm

2 Sat

Perisher DC Spring Break Rail Jam – ride with the DC team in Leichhardt Terrain Park with giveaways, prizes and BBQ 11am-3pm

9 Sat

Thredbo Village Concert Series by Heineken – Free 6-9.30pm Winston Surfshirt (Free Bus from Jindabyne)

2 Sat

Crackenback local produce markets @Wildbrumby distillery ph 6457 1447 10am-2pm

9 Sat

2 Sat

Perisher XC 11.00am, Snowy Mountains Nordic Family Cup, Tim Greville 0428 159 336

2-3

Perisher – Australian Masters Championships – Saturday Super G 7.30am, GS 10.30am. Sunday Slalom 9.45am. Over 30s racers will have their skis waxed for speed in this competitive event. www. perisher.com.au

Perisher - Mountain Dew Banked Slalom open to all skiers and snowboarders over 14 years. Individual and teams events. Biggest and best ever banked slalom in Perisher. (www.perisher.com.au/mountaindew-banked-slalom)

9 Sat

3 Sun

Perisher Meet the Pros every Sunday until Sept 10 Leichhardt Terrain Park from 10am

26 Sat

Cooma Raglan Gallery ARTiculate Auction & Cocktail Party – The Community Chest

26-27

Thredbo Rossignol Demo Weekend – test the latest Rossignol skis to see what is best for you.

27 Sun

Perisher Meet the Pros every Sunday until Sept 10 Leichhardt Terrain Park from 10am

27 Sun

Bredbo CWA Village Markets Bredbo Hall 9am-3pm

27-31

Thredbo Australian Snow Uni Games - Australia’s top snow Uni students competing for the overall title of best University.

3 Sun

Thredbo Locals Night at the Schuss Bar from 9pm Theme Dungeons and Drag Queens

28 Mon

Thredbo Comedy Night Schuss Bar 8pm

4 Mon

28-30

Perisher FIS Australian Mogul Championships – With an Olympic year approaching, expect to see the best teams in the world on Toppa’s Dream mogul run.

Thredbo Roxy Girls Ride Day from 9am. Register via website Thredbo.com.au and ride with Torah and the Roxy crew.

21 Thur

Jindabyne Connect – Informal business get together at Rydges Snowy Mountains 5.30-7.30pm

22-24

Lake Crackenback Resort - Landscape Photography Weekends with multi award-winning Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Master Photographer, Ben Kopliow. Learn about light, landscape photography and post production techniques. www.lakecrackenback.com.au

Perisher – Brewski Craft Beer and Cider Festival 11am-3pm Blue Cow. Taste great craft beer and cider and meal included in ticket price. (www.perisher.com. au/brewski-craft-beer-and-cider-festival)

23 Sat

Jindabyne Lakeside Scavenge at Banjo Paterson Park 1-5pm. Clean up the foreshore and trade litter for pre loved goods and beer vouchers. (see seasidescavenge.org for more info)

9 Sat

Tumut Rotary Markets 9am-12 noon, The Connection

23 Sat

9 Sat

Perisher XC Perisher Cup Perisher, Alan Davis 0411 189 974

Tumut Lanterns on the Lagoon – A festival celebrating reflection, sustainable art and sculpture. www. lanternsonthelagoon.com.au

10 Sun

Perisher XC Perisher Cup Perisher, Alan Davis 0411 189 974

10 Sun

Perisher Meet the Pros every Sunday until Sept 10 Leichhardt Terrain Park from 10am

23 Sat

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 1.30pm Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

4 Mon

Thredbo Kings and Queens of Comedy Night Schuss Bar 8pm

10 Sun

Tumut swap meet 7pm RDA Boonderro Rd Ph 0419 478 593

4 Mon

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 2.30pm Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

10 Sun

Thredbo Tropical Pool Party 2-6pm Poolside Spring après at its funnest

11 Mon

Thredbo Comedy Night Schuss Bar 8pm

14 Thur

Thredbo Family fun night at Friday Flat from 4pm includes fireworks and kids flare run.

14 Thur

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

5-9

Thredbo One Hit Wonder – Mountain Festival - one of the biggest jumps will see the world’s best invited athletes launch and perform their tricks.

31 Thur

Thredbo Family fun night at Friday Flat from 4pm includes fireworks and kids flare run.

16 Sat

23 Sat

31 Thur

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

Jindabyne Local Produce Markets – Snowy Region Visitors Centre 9am-1pm Contact Neil Brown 0412 047 355

Thredbo pond skim celebrate the season in boardies on Lower Ballroom, Cruiser area. From Midday with loads of prizes for costumes and bravdo

16 Sat

Thredbo Boardstock- Snowboarding from 10am Antons Terrain Park and Goons of Doom at Bistro from 5pm.

23 Sat

Bombala Rotary Markets Railway Parkland Ph Tanya 0408 301 813

16 Sat

Perisher Pond Skim – try your best to skim across the spring pool with loads of prizes for fancy dress and best Jerry crash. www.perisher.com.au

23 Sat

Dalgety Team Penning

23-30

Thredbo September kids snow festival school holiday fun.

23-24

Dalgety team penning, horse riding event incl BBQ & bar facilities. Ph 6456 3440

24 Sun

Bredbo CWA Village Markets Bredbo Hall 9am-3pm

25 Mon

Cooma – Book a self-drive tour on the Private Gardens of the Monaro. Limited numbers www. privategardensofmonaro.com.au

30 Sat

Thredbo Oktoberfest German Poolside Free Après Party – Bring the lederhosen and Dirndl outfits and celebrate at Thredbo Alpine Hotel

30 Sat

Tumut Lions 100yr celebration Boys Club Hall, entertainment from 10am, ph 6947 9169

30 Sat

Jindabyne – Wildbrumby Distillery Bavarian Octoberfest Oom Pah music 1-4pm.

SEPTEMBER 1 Fri

Thredbo Snow Series – Slopestyle thru course of jumps and features.

1 Fri

Jindabyne Snowtunes outdoor music festival Claypits 5.30pm 12.30am snowtunes.com.au

2 Sat

Jindabyne Snowtunes outdoor music festival Claypits 5.30pm 12.30am snowtunes.com.au

2 Sat

Thredbo Snow Series Big Air will see competitors soar and chase the big cash and prizes.

6 Wed

Fireball Full Moon Party (Free bus from Jindabyne)

6-10

Mt Buller – Interschools – Subaru Australian Championships

7 Thur

Thredbo Skate Night closing party with Whispering Jackie from 6pm

7 Thur

Thredbo Family fun night at Friday Flat from 4pm includes fireworks and kids flare run.

8 Fri

Berridale Community Music Afternoon 1.30pm CWA Rooms Ph 6456 4347

8 Fri

Cooma MCCR Stage Show Calendar Girls @ Multi Function Centre www.mccr.org.au

9 Sat 9 Sat

16 Sat

Cooma MCCR Stage Show Calendar Girls @ Multi Function Centre www.mccr.org.au

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 2.30pm Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

17 Sun

Thredbo Poolside 3-7pm Canadian Club & Falcona presents First Base – A Vintage Après Ski Soiree – Luke Million (Free Bus from Jindabyne)

Cooma Rotary High Country Markets 9am-1pm Centennial Park ph 0437 601 350

21 Thur

Thredbo Family fun night at Friday Flat from 4pm includes fireworks and kids flare run.

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Jindabyne – Wildbrumby Distillery Bavarian Octoberfest Oom Pah music 1-4pm.

1 Sun

Thredbo Oktoberfest German Feast at Cascades Restaurant Bring the lederhosen and Dirndl outfits and celebrate at Thredbo Alpine Hotel. Ph 6459 4200

1 Sun

14 Sat

Adaminaby 9am-1pm Museum Market and Car Boot Sale Ph 0408 442 414

14-15

Cooma Girder Fork Rally hosted by Cooma Car Club www.coomacarclub.com.au

15 Sun

Cooma Rotary High Country Markets 9am-1pm Centennial Park ph 0437 601 350

16 Mon

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

17-22

Rosewood Country Roundup – Good old country music, fun and entertainment. tumbarumbaregion. com.au/events/

Tumbarumba Tastebuds – A lush spring affair as you visit Open Cellar Doors for wine tasting and spectacular gardens within the region. Facebook.com/ tumbarumbatastebuds

Guthega - Snowy River Extreme Kayak event on Snowy River near Island Bend. www. snowyriverextremerace.com.au

28 Sat

Tumut BBQ & Beats at the Brewery 1pm-12am. Try local Tumut River brewing craft beer, local music and local food.

2 Mon

Thredbo Fly Fishing season opens in rivers.

28-29

3 Tue

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

Jindabyne Kosciuszko Festival – 2017 is the bicentenary of the passing of Tadues Kosciuszko. Join in festivities to celebrate. www.kosciuszkoheritage. com/200/

5 Thur

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

30 Mon

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 1.30pm Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

19 Thur

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

19 Thur

Jindabyne Connect – Informal business get together at Rydges Snowy Mountains 5.30-7.30pm

21 Sat

Khancoban Alpine Inn Poker Run. Motorcylce ride raising money for SouthCare helicopter rescue service. Facebook.com/khancobanpokerrun

4 Sat

Batlow Apple Blossom Festival celebrate the arrival of spring, food, market stalls, live music and celebration.

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Snowy Ride –Steve Walter Children’s Cancer Foundation fundraiser with mass ride finishing at Thredbo Village 4pm.

4 Sat

Jindabyne Local Produce Markets – Snowy Region Visitors Centre 9am-1pm Contact Neil Brown 0412 047 355

Cooma Motorfest Show 8am. Old cars, hot rods, street machines and trucks. Cooma Showground www.coomacarclub.com.au

4 Sat

21 Sat

21 Sat

7 Sat

Crackenback local produce markets @Wildbrumby Distillery ph 6457 1447 10am-2pm

8 Sun

Lake Crackenback Resort Girls Day Out McGrath Foundation Luncheon. Ph 6451 3000

12 Thur

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

21 Sat

Bombala Cup Race Day from 12pm Racecourse Road Bombala.

22 Sun

Bredbo CWA Village Markets 9am-3pm Bredbo Hall

22 Sun

Cooma Junior Development 2017 Motokhana Ph 0418 251 465

25 Wed

Cooma – Book a self-drive tour on the Private Gardens of the Monaro. Limited numbers www. privategardensofmonaro.com.au

NOVEMBER

Cooma Australian Busking Championships. Roam Cooma’s CBD and see the best young artists perform.

Runs all day from Centennial Park.

4-10

Lake Crackenback Resort – Paint the landscape weekend. Learn how to paint with artist Violetta Strabic www.lakecrackenback.com.au

27 Fri

Tumbarumba Boggy Creek Show – 10am Entertaining and award winning 2hr show with heritage and humour, working animals and horsemanship.

Snowy Mountains Trout Festival – Held across the region, various great prizes including win a boat and trailer. To enter go to www.troutfestival.com.au

11 Sat

Tumbarumba Hume and Hovel Ultra run race starting at Henry Angel track. Ph Peter to enter 0428 423 633

27-29

Cooma Far South East Kennel Club Dog Show Cooma Showground Ph 03 5854 8343

Adaminaby Museum Market & car boot sale 9am-1pm ph 0408 422 414

12 Sun

Michelago Spring Fair 10am-4pm

13-15

14 Sat

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Berridale Community Music Afternoon 1.30pm CWA Rooms Ph 6456 4347

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13 Fri

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Shannons Flat Spring Dance 6pm Community Hall (contact nigelandjan@skymesh.com.au)

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Iconic Sponars Lodge One of the Snowy Mountains most iconic lodges, Sponars is up for sale by Forbes Stynes Real Estate. Located on the Kosciuszko Road close to Perisher, Sponars has a fabulous history and is now a wonderful stand-alone business comprising capacity for 116 people, with ample parking for all guests. â&#x2014;&#x2020; Highfields on Avonside Road are seeking expressions of interest.

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Are you interested in selling?

The market is in your favour with plenty of buyers and not enough properties. If you are considering selling your home, give us a call or drop in for a chat to understand the ZRUWK RI \RXU SURSHUW\ :LWK WKH ODUJHVW VDOHV IRUFH DQG SULPH RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ORFDWLRQ LQ Jindabyne, we can deliver a successful sale.

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Managed by Jindabyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading Real Estate Agency Kosciusko First National ecocrackenback is a nature-based resort with more than 40 acres of land featuring beautiful local flora and fauna. A collection of 18 luxurious private habitats which are built to stay cool in summer and warm in winter.

Located just off the Alpine Way at Crackenback, just across the road from the Wild Brumby Distillery it is perfectly placed to take advantage of all the nearby resorts of Thredbo, Perisher and Charlotte Pass.

Phone: 02 6457 2000

www.ecocrackenback.com.au

11 Wollondibby Road (off Alpine Way), Crackenback NSW 2627

www.jindabyneaccommodationcentre.com.au

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