How depressing is it sitting on the top floor of the library looking at the snow covered mountains knowing it will be at least two weeks before your exams are finished and you can get up there and shred? I hope everyone is as amped as we are for the up coming ski season at Temple Basin. Speaking of Temple Basin the ski field is due to open on the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of July (the middle weekend of the holidays).
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.
