2524 Alpine - Back Country on Snow

The aim of the weekend is to improve your experences on cross country skis, and experience camping in camping in the snow.  

TRAVEL

• This activity involves a lot of travel so please allow plenty of time to arrive on time Saturday morning.  Consider stopping and camping on the way.  Allow at least 8 hours to drive from Newcastle to Jindabyne.  If possible, try and have a relief driver - even one spare driver between two cars travelling together is safer. 
• Travel down in groups and pick up your hire gear before you arrive at the activity. 
• National Park Camping Fee to cover Kosciusko National Park are required for vehicles
• Please make sure your car has anti-freeze in the coolant (before leaving home) and if in a 2WD you are required to carry chains and know how to fit them.

Need to consider how you will fit skis, boots, and poles in your vehicle from Cooma to Perisher and back (e.g. roof boot, roof rack, through the seats in the car). 

COSTING – here’s the rough costings you should allow for:

$65 for skis, boots and poles – if we get a group booking it should be less than this.

$29 per car per day, roughly $10 per person per day.

$30 Food on the way to the snow and back.

$50 Shared petrol costs (~$50 per head).

$170 all up, plus there is often a BBQ lunch available for a small price at the Nordic Shelter however this should not be relied upon.

Plus Scout Admin fee of $25.00 payable on ePermission

See attached information document for all the details.