Southern Alps

THURSDAY NIGHT TRIVIA
Bring the brains. Win Prizes.
📅 Every Thursday | 🕗 After Dinner

Charlotte Pass lodge - Dining room

Get ready for a night of family-friendly fun, cheeky questions, and team challenges that’ll have you laughing more than thinking (almost).

Test your trivia skills
Team up with fellow guests
Win prizes (and maybe even seconds of dessert)

Whether you’re here to win or just want to earn the title of “Most Enthusiastic Answer Shouter,” we’d love to see you there.

No pressure. Just fun. And Laughs.

Hosted by your friendly lodge managers Matt & Ash

Thredbo Ski Patrol Community Update - A Great Start to the 2025 Season!!!

Dear Friends of the Thredbo Ski Patrol,

With an early snowfall and solid cover across the mountain, it's been a fantastic start to the ski season in Thredbo. Spirits are high, and the slopes have already welcomed eager skiers and boarders from near and far.

Our team at the Thredbo Ski Patrol has hit the ground running, following the successful completion of our annual May Seminar training weekend. This essential training ensures our volunteers are prepared for the full range of mountain safety scenarios, reinforcing our commitment to the health and safety of everyone on the hill.

We're also excited to share that we’ve recently received five new AJKA toboggans, which will greatly enhance the safety and comfort of customer transport during on-mountain incidents. This investment is a direct result of ongoing community and sponsor support—thank you!

As we continue to grow, we warmly welcome anyone interested in learning more about joining the Thredbo Ski Patrol to visit us at the Merritts Patrol Room or reach out via email at training@thredboskipatrol.org.au. Whether you’re a passionate skier with first aid experience or just curious about what we do, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re also encouraging our community to get involved with NSW Ambulance’s GoodSAM app, a life-saving initiative that alerts nearby volunteers when someone is experiencing cardiac arrest. With over 9,000 cases in NSW each year, every minute counts—chances of survival drop by up to 10% for every minute without CPR. Anyone 18 or older who is willing and able to perform CPR can register as a GoodSAM responder. The app will notify up to three nearby volunteers and guide them to the patient—and any nearby defibrillators—so help can begin even before paramedics arrive. To learn more or sign up at GoodSAM today, or visit the NSW Ambulance website and search GoodSAM or link here NSW Ambulance – GoodSAM.  

Due to challenging conditions in sourcing suitable prizes, we’ve had to make the tough decision to cease our annual raffle this year. This makes sponsorships and donations more important than ever. If you or your business would like to support the Patrol, please get in touch —donations are tax deductible and go directly toward equipment, training, and supporting our volunteer operations (Online donations here).

We’d also like to express our sincere thanks to our major sponsors:
Canberra Airport, EVT/Kosciuszko Thredbo Resort, and VRA Rescue NSW—as well as the many club lodges in Thredbo whose generous donations each year help keep the Patrol strong and effective. Also, thanks to Snowy Hydro who have contributed to our funding this year. 

Here’s to a safe and snowy season ahead—see you on the mountain!

Warm regards,
The Thredbo Ski Patrol Association
www.thredboskipatrol.org.au

Perisher have advised warnings for visitors to Perisher

1. Uphill access - click HERE

2. Winch grooming - Click HERE

3. Dangerous goods on the Skitube - click HERE

Kahane Lodge Rehabilitation Project - update

Thank you to members who have already contributed to Kahane site rehabilitation.

In March the team of 20 volunteers turned out to weed the garden bed & the area around each of last year’s heath seedlings and to plant this year’s seedlings.

Amy Slocombe from NPWS organised the seedlings, compost, mulch, and plant guards, we provided Seasol, water crystals, and rock minerals to give the plants best chance to establish.

There were 35 new seedlings planted in the garden area in front of the bedroom wing, 60 heath seedlings planted in the western side of our plot and 20 snow gum saplings planted among the existing snow gum stands. The grass areas were mown and hand weeded to reduce the invasive weeds.

After the weekend this year Perisher received good rainfall and that appears at this stage to have significantly improved the survival rates. Thanks to Daniel Plumb for keeping our rainfall records!

Thank you to everyone who attended and Tony for looking after the meals and lodge.

For more information the Kahane Lodge Rehab plan can be opened HERE.

Final (4th) Stage of the Snowies Alpine Walk is now open

Plan a walk now!!

The 4th Stage is a 12km section from Perisher to Bullocks and was opened in December, enjoy fantastic views of the Thredbo Valley and Bullocks Flat. This last stage is constructed from elevated grid, paving stones and gravel. Allow plenty of time to experience the best of this walk. If you are walking end to end it is helpful to have a vehicle at the finish to pick up your drop off vehicle.

See NPWS website for project information and the December 2024 Update.

Some photos of the Charlotte Pass to Perisher section below.

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