About the Club

The YHA Cross Country Ski Club is a recreational trail and backcountry ski touring club based in Melbourne, Australia, and affiliated with the Youth Hostels Association of Australia - a not-for-profit organisation with members of all ages.  As a YHA Activity Group, we're focussed on outdoor, social cross-country skiing and other alpine activities.  The YHA Cross Country Ski Club is not a commercial enterprise - we aim to keep costs a minimum, with successful trips depending on participants' co-operation and contribution.

During the ski season (snow permitting) the club organises:

• Day trips to cross country ski locations close to Melbourne, such as Lake Mountain or Mount Stirling. These trips are on trails and usually suitable for beginner skiers.
  
  
• Weekend trips further afield, to areas such as Falls Creek and the Bogong High Plains. On such trips we try to cater to beginners as well as more experienced skiers. Accommodation is in hostels or cabins near the ski areas.
  
  
• For those who are more adventurous or more experienced, weekend or extended ski tours, involving snow camping, are sometimes run.

Photo Copyright © David Lamb, 2004.

History of the club

For anyone interested in the beginnings of the club, we are compiling a page listing old documents that show what the club was like in its early days.  If anyone has other documents - or photos - that should go on this page, please contact us!