Ski Club of Australia

The Ski Club of Australia is a private club and ski lodge located in Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1920[1] and as its foundation pre-dated the foundation of the Ski Council of New South Wales in 1929,[2] it played a pivotal role in the history of skiing and ski racing in Australia. Four members of the Ski Club, Herbert Schlink, Eric Fisher, William Gordon and John Laidley, made the first winter crossing of the Snowy Mountains Main Range from Kiandra to Kosciusko in 1927.[3] Slalom skiing was introduced into Australia by the club.[4] The club formerly had an official role in Australian skiing and its 75th anniversary history was written by Olympian Bob Arnott.[5][6]

  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of Skiing Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ The Australian Encyclopaedia, Volume 9 Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ^ "ACROSS THF SNOW". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842–1954). NSW. 28 July 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 9 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ The Story of Ski-ing Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ^ Arnott, Robert (1998), Seventy-five seasons : the Ski Club of Australia, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-665-0
  6. ^ "SKI CLUB OF AUSTRALIA". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842–1954). NSW. 29 July 1954. p. 6 Section: Women. Retrieved 9 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.