Recreational Sports and Activities
Various locales1952-55
Skiing Mt Ginini 1954
We helped build the ski chalet and run over several years at Mt Ginini, and got one good season out of it. No lift of course, ski down to the valley floor and then foot slog back up a couple of thousand feet to the top. Not too many times a day.
After we left, the chaplains got to the Commandant and persuaded him to not release cadets for recreational activities until after church on Sundays, so with a three hour trip each way to Ginini, it meant no skiing. The chalet and run were given to the Canberra Ski Club next door at Mt Franklin.
Same applied to other activities and sports.
Photo: NRL