Author Archives: Paul L'Huillier

Club Facebook Page • Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club — Click [HERE] to join. Winter Olympians – Squaw Valley USA, 1960 In 1960, Victorian Dick Walpole and New South Welshman Hal Nerdal represented Australia at the Winter Olympic Games – Squaw … Continue reading →

Back in 2016, the club was involved in discussions with Falls Creek Resort Management (FCRM) about future development options for the Nordic Bowl. The development would cater for both summer and winter users with facilities including toilets and changing rooms, … Continue reading →

2020 Snow Season Operations – Falls Creek Read all the details — Click [HERE] Clubhouse Access All members should be aware that the clubhouse is not accessible during the coronavirus lockdown situation. If and when the resort is open and … Continue reading →

2020 Ski Season to Open on Monday 22nd June It has been announced that the 2020 ski season will open on Monday 22nd June. What this means as far as access and social distancing is concerned we will need to … Continue reading →

2019 Merino Muster (NZ) — Video This video is 14 minutes long BUT the really good bit starts at 10 minutes so scroll the bar at the bottom of the video to access if you don’t wish to view all … Continue reading →

2020 Nattvasan 90 km (F) Race (SWE)        Phil Bellingham & Victor Gustafsson (SWE) — 2ndThe Nattvasan 90 km is an exercise race where no winner is crowned. While many of our readers know Phil who grew up in Mount Beauty, not … Continue reading →

Australian National Team member Jessica Yeaton smashed the previous women’s record by nearly three minutes to win the 2020 American Birkebeiner 50km race, finishing 41 seconds ahead of five times winter Olympian Riitta-Liisa Roponen from Finland and Erika Flowers from … Continue reading →

Congratulations to club members Nic Blackwell (U23), Ella Jackson (U23), Adam Barnett and Lily Murnane for their selection in the 2020 FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships set to take place in Oberwiesenthal, Germany from 29 February to … Continue reading →

Based on current conditions (bushfires in the area) and also forecast weather conditions for the upcoming weekend the working bee scheduled for this Saturday 30th November will be postponed to a later date — Geoff Sorenson (Falls Creek Resort Management), … Continue reading →

End of season BBQ When:    Saturday 16th November 2019 Where:   In the picnic area by the lake in Mount Beauty Time:     From 5:00 pm What to bring We will provide the meat (and veggie burgers for those who prefer them), … Continue reading →