Ski Notes

The increasing popularity of winter sports in New Zealand [unclear: has] had its effect at VUC. Trampers from Victoria have long sought the shows of Ruapehu, Egmont and Arthur's Pass for their winter vacation, but the growing tendency for the art of down-hill ski-running to become a specialized sport has decreed that there shall be a University Ski Club, run on similar lines to those already in existence at Otago, Canterbury, and Lincoln Colleges.

An inaugural meeting held in C.2. on April 13 was attended by some forty persons. The merits of a separate ski-club were debated and a motion affirming a wish to remain with the ski-section of the Tramping Club was defeated. It was decided by a large majority to form a ski-club.

Roy McKenzie, N.Z. Slalom champion and N.Z.U. champ, showed films taken at Queenstown during the Wigley Cup and the N.Z.U. Ski Champs., also some taken at Egmont during the N.Z. Ski Champs. A vote of thanks was tendered to Roy with the hope that he would have a good trip overseas.

The Club hopes to run a series of weekend trips during the second term to Ruapehu and to Kime Hut in the Tararuas, starting with a King's Birthday weekend trip to Ruapehu, and culminating with two winter trips in August to Dawson Falls and to Ruapehu. A team of four men and two women will be sent with a small supporting party to the N.Z.U. tournament at Queenstown in August.

By providing tuition for learners and an adequate number of ski trips, the committee hope to so a fair all-round standard of ski-ing at Victoria at the end of the season.

A film evening will be held on Tuesday, May 4, in room C.2. Business will include the ratification of the committee.

Watch the notice board for developments.

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