On the 10th and 11th of July (the weekend before lectures start) CUSSC is having a learners weekend Temple Basin as well as this Ellen Worthington is turning 19 so we have decided to turn it into one massive party AT ALTITUDE!!! Check it out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122484274443353&ref=ts.

The weekend will start at the UCSA car park at 7.00AM with people carpooling up to the mountain (we are looking into getting a bus if there are not enough cars) then after a short hike up the mountain you are free to ski or snowboard all day, there will be some experienced committee members helping learners with the basics and how to use nut crackers. If you are not into skiing or snowboarding there is always drinking to be done.

For those of you that are new to the snow Temple Basin has a full range of hire skis and snowboards and boots (prices shown below) or you can hire gear from Gnomes on the way to Temple Basin where all CUSSC members get 15% off (http://www.gnomes.co.nz/).

After skiing or boarding all day we will have some dinner followed with the festivities associated with all big weekends at Temple Basin with the possibility of night skiing. For those of you who haven’t experienced a big weekend at Temple Basin it is something not to be missed with our sound system that can pump sounds across the whole ski field pumping on the dance floor, people getting up to all sorts of hilarious antics, a cheeky odd funnel or two and multiple drinking games.

We will also open our canteen so if you run out of beers we have you covered, or if you get the munchies and need a powerade in the morning our canteen manager will only be too happy to help.

Then its out for another day of shredding the slopes. After packing up and driving home we will be back in Christchurch on Sunday evening.

If you’re unsure what you need to bring, check out our gear page.

Prices for the weekend:
1 night 2 days: including all accommodation, meals and lift passes—$130
1 night’s accommodation—————————————————————$35
1 night’s accommodation, dinner, 2 lunches and breakfast—————-$75

Equipment:                   Day   Weekend
Ski Set————————-$45—$80
Skis Only———————-$35—$60
Ski Boots Only————–$20—$30
Poles Only——————–$5—–$5
Snowboard Set————–$45—$80
Snowboard Only————$35—$60
Snowboard Boots Only—$30–$40
Tow Belt Only—————-$5—-$10

Also $20 petrol money for your driver (this will be different if we get a bus).

Upon booking we will be taking $35 deposits from people for the weekend (this will come off your bill at the end of the weekend). If you want to come up this weekend please reply to this email saying you want to come and whether you have a car and are keen to take it. Then deposit the $35 deposit into our ANZ bank account 01 1821 0025138 00 and put your first initial and surname in the reference field to secure your spot.

Mt Hutt has also had snow but that is significantly less exciting then the prospect of some pre-season touring in the Craigieburn Ranges…

On a separate note, the Temple Basin Buddy Pass offer (4 season passes for $480) closes this weekend so get in quick if you’re still keen. Also our good friends out at Gnomes Snowsports in Darfield have some pretty good deals on all manner of items and all CUSSC members get a sweet discount so it pays to make them your first choice when it comes to new gear.

Get excited for winter at Temple Basin!!!

Next up on our calendar is the Annual Foo San dinner. If a mean feed of Chinese accompanied with some yarns about skiing, boarding, or the club in general sounds like your idea of a good night, flick us an email (we need to confirm numbers soon).

This is a BYO event (unfortunately we were told we weren’t allowed to take a keg like last year… something about vomiting on tables in front of other guests…?) and the onslaught will continue at the Foundry after the food is gone.

When: Thursday 8 March at 5.30

Where: Foo San (just along from R&R/next to Captain Bens)

Cost: $15

Make sure you RSVP to the club email and see you then!

Come join us up Temple Basin for the first workparty of the year. It’s a perfect opportunity to meet other skiers and snowboarders, spin yarns to those of us who have been around for a few years and generally have a mint party on the hill.

Attending work parties is a great way to earn work tickets which can be exchanged for lift passes/accommodation during the ski season.

Contact the club if you want to come along, need more information or have mates who want to sign up.

Get a Temple Basin Season Pass for just $120.00 – Cheap
The only catch is – find three mates to join you!

This Buddy Pass System just requires 4 critters to purchase a season pass all at once and then Bob’s Your Uncle.

For a total of $480 a group of four have unlimited skiing at Temple Basin! Epic.

Contact the club if you wish to find out more or sign up for the business!

All tickets must be purchased before the 1st of May 2010

Get along next week to the S/C-Block lawn to sign up to the best little club on campus!

This will entitle you to cheap skiing and accommodation on undoubtably the best club field on the island.

Sign up Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th

If you fail to get there during this period, join on the website under ‘contact us’.

Thanks for a mean winter! We had an amazing year on the slopes at Temple Basin and also in Christchurch at our Jib events.

We will catch you all back in Feburary 2010 for a list of epic events. Until then have a mean northern winter or an epic NZ Summer in the sun.

As always ‘I Thought We Were MATES!’

If you have any mint photo’s of the year send them to us.

Check out the links for some videos!

Black Diamond Big Mountain Competition Temple Basin

NZSkier TV episode Temple Basin

NZ Shred

Young Park-rats chilling at Turoa

Dan, Jono & Mhairi chowing down on the business

Temple Basin Cheese Cake (Best Ever)

BASE

200g of butter to 400g biscuit (Just make a base!)

THE FILLING (The Business)

250 grams Cream Cheese

125 grams Yogurt

1 1/4 Cup Sugar

1 1/2 Cup Cream

4 Table spoon Gelatine

3/4 Cups Hot Water

1 Dessert spn Hazel nut flavour

1 Table spn Vanilla Essence

Soften cream cheese, beat sugar in well.

Dissolve gelatine in hot water

Layer Chocolate and/or raspberries in between the cheese cake filling

Thanks to Jo for the recipe!

On the 30th of September CUSSC will be doing a stock take for Bunnings Warehouse. This work will require 30 people.

How does this help CUSSC?

Bunnings will pay CUSSC based on an hourly rate per person who attends. This money will be used to buy products from Bunnings on a trade discount to be used to make our amazing lodge even better. Our Plan is to replace tables and chairs and construct padded seating around the outside of the kitchen area.

We will be able to use this money to buy almost anything else we can think of or that we might need. And other items that are required about the place paint etc.

This work will allow CUSSC to attract more customers like high schools which will in turn keep the club from becoming unsustainable. CUSSC needs your help with this work in the coming summer.

The people who do attend will be given a work pass for next year’s season and will be invited to a BBQ after the stock take is finished.

Half days will be considered.

This work party is your chance to make a lasting difference in order to make CUSSC sustainable

Thanks

Andrew Pattillo

President