Salient: An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 11, September 22nd, 1948

Ski Club—1948

Ski Club—1948

August Ski Club trips to Ruapehu. Dawson Falls, and to the University Tournament at Queenstown catered for sixty persons last vacation.

College positions at the Tournament were Canterbury. Otago, Victoria and Lincoln. VUC placings were Malcolm Mace (captain) 4th, Tony Lathan 9th, Ewen Christie 10th. and Mike Benge 13th. Women were Gay Nimmo 7th, Kath Golding 9th. Val Lockwood 11th. and Colleen Dent 12th. Colleen did extremely well to finish the downhill on only one skf. Under rigorous conditions and on a difficult course, the team skied very well. The motto for 1949 is practise, tuition, and practise.

Ken Prankerd led the new enthusiasts to Egmont. Everyone had a most enjoyable time and a small party ascended the mountain one day.

The Ruapehu trip was uneventful but most profitable for those who took lessons from Franz Skardarasy. By the end of the trip there were at least six men whose ski-ing was up to tournament standard.

Trips for the third term are—

October 2nd: Combined Tramping Club's Ski Sports at Ruapehu, Transport arranged. This is a Wellington affair.

October 23rd (Labour Weekend): Ruapehu trip. Sleeping in truck canopy. Cost £3.

November 13th: Ruapehu-Wha-kapapa Hut. Cost £3. This will probably be the last trip of the season.

A sub-committee to manage next year's Ski Tournament at Ruapehu has already been set up. Victoria is the host college and there is a large job of catering to be done.

Our own prospects for the next tournament are good. It is "home territory" to us and from the large reservoir of competent skiers now in the club we should be able to find a team to train to a high standard.

A film evening will be shortly held.