Ski-ing

This year, the Universities skiing tournament will be held at Mount Cheesman, Temple Basin, from August 13 to 19 and is being put on by the Canterbury University Ski Club. Unfortunately, the National Ski-ing Championships are also on during those dates, at Coronet Peak.

Most of Otago University's skiers will be at these, but so also will Mr Prestant and Tom Huppert, probably the best university skier outside Otago.

These two are a loss to our team but we still have skiers of the calibre of Tom Robbins, Mike Goddard, Kevin Crossley and Colin Jeffeoat ably supported by Rod Moody, Tony TayIor and Jotin Patterson, and some excellent girl skiers in Jill Huppert, Anne Perry and Stephanie Moody.

The feeling is that we could fill either second or third place.

Last year, Victoria put on a very successful tournament at Mount Ruapehu and we came an overall second, the best achieved by a North Island university team for many years.

The Vic. team for this year will be posted on the Ski Club Notice Board after the weekend July 29 and 30. when the inter-club races are held on Mount Ruapehu.