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Here is a selection of trips currently planned.

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Full details of trips including trip leader/contact person are available on the ‘Members Only’ section of the website.

Date	Grade	Destination	Type	Description
Mar 2026
Thu~19~Mar 2026	Easy	Ku-ring-gai Chase	Track walking	A relaxed half day walk on the shady Warrimoo track along Cowan Ck to Bobbin Head. Optional lunch at a cafe at Bobbin Head or byo depending on the group's preference. An opportunity to catch up after the summer break.
Apr 2026
Thu~2~--~Mon~6 Apr~2026		Walking in southern Kosciuszko and East Gippsland		There are several patches of rainforest in Kociuszko and further south in Victoria. This is an opportunity to experience these rarely visited rainforests. The walking access will be off track and is likely to include some steep terrain carrying a day pack or a two day overnight pack. There will be some camping beside the car. Access will be via the Barry Way and/or MacKillops bridge. I have not visited this part of Kosciuszko or East Gippsland before and am treating the trip as an exploratory adventure. We will spend some time looking at the plants in the rainforest, so an interest in botany would be an advantage.
Sat~25~--~Sun~26 Apr~2026	Hut Maintenance	4 Mile Hut		Our annual maintenance trip to 4 mile hut. More details as the plan develops. Please express interest early.
Jul 2026
Fri~10~--~Sun~12 Jul~2026	Tailored to ability	Beginners Instructional Ski Weekend	Beginners Instructional Ski	Instructional weekend for beginners with a focus on the basic skills needed for ski touring on gentle to moderate terrain with day packs. This will include diagonal striding, ascending hills, traversing, stopping and turning. Participants will get the opportunity to put these skills into practice on short tours of about 2 hours duration. There will be plenty of time for fun among the learning.
Fri~24~--~Tue~28 Jul~2026	2	SASC Summit Tour	XC Lodge accommodation	This is no longer a coach (bus) trip, but is still organised by Southern Alps Ski Club XC & Bushwalking, with use of your own transport. This is a lodge based trip with first stay at Christiania Lodge in Thredbo for two nights. Dinner will be provided from Friday 24 July evening and including the usual meals, leaving after Sunday breakfast for SASC Lodge located at Charlotte Pass. Spending two nights or less here leaving after breakfast on Tuesday morning or earlier. From here there are two options, one being the usual ski to Perisher or alternatively back to Thredbo. Cost: $800 (last year) Confirm by booking through Clubman or Booking Officers found on SASC website.
Aug 2026
Fri~7~--~Sun~9 Aug~2026	Tailored to ability	Beginners instructional Ski Weekend	Instructional Ski	Instructional weekend for beginners and intermediates with a focus on the basic skills needed for ski touring on gentle to moderate terrain with day packs. This will include diagonal striding, ascending hills, traversing, stopping and turning. Participants will get the opportunity to put these skills into practice on short tours of about 2 hours duration. There will be plenty of time for fun among the learning.
Sep 2026
Sun~13~--~Sun~27 Sep~2026	From 1A to 3C, your	Lodge-based Day Trips from Charlotte Pass	Day trips	Enjoy the luxury of dry boots, skiing from the door, day trips to places like Lake Cootapatamba, Mt Kosciuszko, Mt Townsend, Mt Lee, Mt Carruthers, Mt Twynam, Watsons Crags, Blue Lake, Club Lake, Mt Stilwell, Twin Valleys, etc, or sharpen up your teles on the lifts. (Lift operation at Charlotte Pass depends on snow cover.) Experience the outrageously cooperative spring snow and choose the grade to suit yourself. Cost for the week $805 for Southern Alps Ski Club (SASC) members and $1025 for SASC non-members, fully catered. Great value for full board. You may be able to come for less than the full week, cost pro-rata. 50% deposit required on booking and should be paid early as it is likely the lodge will be full for both weeks. There is a wide variety of day trip choices available, you can vary the grade to suit yourself.
Oct 2026
Fri~2~--~Tue~6 Oct~2026	From Relaxed to Stre	Presidents Bash	XC ski	Day trips to the Main Range from Guthega Ski lodge. Suitable for independent beginners to XCD enthusiasts. A good opportunity to celebrate the 2026 season.

Date

Grade

Destination

Type

Description

Mar 2026

Thu~19~Mar 2026

Easy

Ku-ring-gai Chase

Track walking

A relaxed half day walk on the shady Warrimoo track along Cowan Ck to Bobbin Head. Optional lunch at a cafe at Bobbin Head or byo depending on the group's preference. An opportunity to catch up after the summer break.

Apr 2026

Thu~2~--~Mon~6 Apr~2026

Walking in southern Kosciuszko and East Gippsland

There are several patches of rainforest in Kociuszko and further south in Victoria. This is an opportunity to experience these rarely visited rainforests. The walking access will be off track and is likely to include some steep terrain carrying a day pack or a two day overnight pack. There will be some camping beside the car. Access will be via the Barry Way and/or MacKillops bridge. I have not visited this part of Kosciuszko or East Gippsland before and am treating the trip as an exploratory adventure. We will spend some time looking at the plants in the rainforest, so an interest in botany would be an advantage.

Sat~25~--~Sun~26 Apr~2026

Hut Maintenance

4 Mile Hut

Our annual maintenance trip to 4 mile hut. More details as the plan develops. Please express interest early.

Jul 2026

Fri~10~--~Sun~12 Jul~2026

Tailored to ability

Beginners Instructional Ski Weekend

Beginners Instructional Ski

Instructional weekend for beginners with a focus on the basic skills needed for ski touring on gentle to moderate terrain with day packs. This will include diagonal striding, ascending hills, traversing, stopping and turning. Participants will get the opportunity to put these skills into practice on short tours of about 2 hours duration. There will be plenty of time for fun among the learning.

Fri~24~--~Tue~28 Jul~2026

SASC Summit Tour

XC Lodge accommodation

This is no longer a coach (bus) trip, but is still organised by Southern Alps Ski Club XC & Bushwalking, with use of your own transport. This is a lodge based trip with first stay at Christiania Lodge in Thredbo for two nights. Dinner will be provided from Friday 24 July evening and including the usual meals, leaving after Sunday breakfast for SASC Lodge located at Charlotte Pass. Spending two nights or less here leaving after breakfast on Tuesday morning or earlier. From here there are two options, one being the usual ski to Perisher or alternatively back to Thredbo. Cost: $800 (last year) Confirm by booking through Clubman or Booking Officers found on SASC website.

Aug 2026

Fri~7~--~Sun~9 Aug~2026

Tailored to ability

Beginners instructional Ski Weekend

Instructional Ski

Instructional weekend for beginners and intermediates with a focus on the basic skills needed for ski touring on gentle to moderate terrain with day packs. This will include diagonal striding, ascending hills, traversing, stopping and turning. Participants will get the opportunity to put these skills into practice on short tours of about 2 hours duration. There will be plenty of time for fun among the learning.

Sep 2026

Sun~13~--~Sun~27 Sep~2026

From 1A to 3C, your

Lodge-based Day Trips from Charlotte Pass

Day trips

Enjoy the luxury of dry boots, skiing from the door, day trips to places like Lake Cootapatamba, Mt Kosciuszko, Mt Townsend, Mt Lee, Mt Carruthers, Mt Twynam, Watsons Crags, Blue Lake, Club Lake, Mt Stilwell, Twin Valleys, etc, or sharpen up your teles on the lifts. (Lift operation at Charlotte Pass depends on snow cover.) Experience the outrageously cooperative spring snow and choose the grade to suit yourself. Cost for the week $805 for Southern Alps Ski Club (SASC) members and $1025 for SASC non-members, fully catered. Great value for full board. You may be able to come for less than the full week, cost pro-rata. 50% deposit required on booking and should be paid early as it is likely the lodge will be full for both weeks. There is a wide variety of day trip choices available, you can vary the grade to suit yourself.

Oct 2026

Fri~2~--~Tue~6 Oct~2026

From Relaxed to Stre

Presidents Bash

XC ski

Day trips to the Main Range from Guthega Ski lodge. Suitable for independent beginners to XCD enthusiasts. A good opportunity to celebrate the 2026 season.