Benefits

Club activities include:

Instruction via an Overseas Coach/Instructor. This has been provided every year since 2011 (not done since the COVID years)
Junior ski training from March to September (Off-snow & On-snow)
Junior camp in the July school holidays.
Conducting four Junior Joey days each winter for Primary School age skiers.
Organising on-snow coaching for Junior Birkies (Secondary students) on designated weekend days throughout the winter.
An annual pre-season family Casserole Dinner in June.
Mid-Season Dinner in late July.
End-of-year family BBQ in December.
A Ski de Femme day for girls and women in early August.
Free On-snow instructing days for beginners and intermediate skiers.
Day and half-day Ski-touring trips.
Conducting several races at Falls Creek, including the Birkebeiner Classic, Ski De Femme, Rocky Valley Rush, Kangaroo Hoppet and National Championships (senior & junior).
Maintaining a Search and Rescue Group which is affiliated with Bushwalking Victoria’s – Bush Search & Rescue.
Working Bees that assist the Falls Creek Resort with trail planning, development and maintenance.
Providing manpower to conduct the Kangaroo Hoppet Worldloppet ski race each year.

Club Services include:

Producing a newsletter, ‘The Birkebeiner Bulletin, ‘ 3-4 times yearly.
Regular communication via website Posts which goes to members via email
Conducts National and State Junior and Senior Championships for Snow Australia as required.
A day Clubhouse above Windy Corner Falls Creek (opened 1 June 1996).
Use of Roller Skis & Double Pole machine for dry-land training.
Financial support for members includes grants for national team members, support for club juniors (Junior Joey’s & Junior Birkie’s), subsidies for juniors to attend national and state championships, subsidies to attend courses (Instructor, Coaching, and Officiating -TD’s), and special projects.
Providing its own Race Equipment (with assistance from the Kangaroo Hoppet). Namely: audio system in the Race Hut, portable radios, club Skidoo and two trailers, fencing, Vee Boards, flags and polycarbonate fence poles. It lends this to other ski clubs and organisations.
Maintaining the club Skidoo.
Maintaining the Jack Heberle Race Hut in the Nordic Bowl.

A Typical Annual Program