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The Bulletin, December 2016
THE BULLETIN
Founded in 1936 by Jock and Fitzie Graham.
Editor:
Alan Graham, 63 Messines Rd, Karori,
Wellington 6012.
Telephone: 04-476 4598.
Email: alanjograham@xtra.co.nz
Advertising:
RSC Administration
PO Box 8064, Symonds St.
THE
RUAPEHU SKI CLUB
(inc) Founded 1913
P.O.Box 8064, Symonds St.,
Auckland, New Zealand 1150
Telephone: 0-9-377 3856
Facsimile: 0-9-377 3859
Email: admin@rsc.org.nz
Website: www.rsc.org.nz
Level 2, Viaduct Quay Building
204 Quay St
Auckland
CBD 1010
President:
Adrian Adriaansen
Vice-Presidents:
John Benn, Liza
Fitzsimmons, Richard Nelson, Phill
Thomass, Mike Wardle
Secretary:
Marion Quinn
Treasurer:
Colin De Freyne
Immediate Past President:
John
Payne
Captain:
Fiona Willison
Vice-Captain:
Catherine Hegley
Committee:
Nico Anfosso, Heather
Chao, Jeff Davies, Nils Johannessen,
Matthew Lamb, Alice O’Connor,
John Tetley, Donald Webster
Patron:
Bill Speight
Patroness:
Kath Harrison
Auditors:
Hart and Co
Admin Officer:
Sheryl Brownlee
Lodge Officer:
Nico Anfosso
Hut Officer:
John Benn
Chalet Officer:
Phill Thomass
Turoa Officer:
Donald Webster
Heritage Fund Guardians:
John
Payne, Adrian Adriaansen, Robin
Dallas, Bernard Smith
Glacier Hut Custodian:
Joe Gabriel
due to weather.
Feel like a timed run or three through a race course?
Turoa this season offered a Pay-as-you-Go course set
up on Broadway (Little Bowl).
Prices were $10 for three runs or $20 for two hours
including timing. Open to the whole family and cash
only at the top of the course.
Auckland travel writer Chris Daniels has recommended
walking the
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
in snow. For
a start it is blissfully uncrowded whereas summer days
get really busy.
You can get all the gear. Not every household has
spare crampons and ice axes for every member of the
family, but take a guided hike and it is all part of the deal.
The guides teach walkers how to use the gear and
they know all about the volcanic history and the glacial
movements that blasted and carved out this remarkable
landscape.
Ruapehu skiing legend Eivin Lynghaug of National
Park has celebrated his 90th birthday.
Eivin arrived in New Zealand from Norway in 1949.
He competed in many ski races and ski jumps and still
holds New Zealand longest jump record of 120ft (36.5
metres) which he recorded in 1957.
He set up several businesses around the Tongariro
National Park and members of his family today operate
the Eivins businesses.
George Milne
won the annual Peak to Keg ski/board,
run and cycle race from Turoa to Ohakune with a time
of 30m 40:5s. Second was George Kool in 31:46.7 and
third was Richard Robb in 32:28.8.
Annabel Dekker
won the women’s race in 36:17.3
from Kirin Fahey 37:08.3 and Paige Peterson 38:15.0.
The race started in mid-field due to poor visibility.
John King
completed his 24th of the 25 runnings of
the event, finishing in 42:07.3 and winning the Legends
(60+) division.
The deadline for the March Bulletin will be
Friday
February 17th.