From the President’s desk Spring has washed the snow away greatly, however at the point of writing this the slush summit went ahead, and they had a great day! We have had a few youth members join the club lately which is fantastic, as we need to keep building the foundation for future years. However, I have been disappointed with the lack of respect when it comes to taking mates who are not members and staying overnight at the lodge and not paying the minimal charge of $25.00. I don’t want to be making phone calls to these guys when […]

From the President’s desk Well folks the new mattresses have arrived and are currently stored in my garage! When the snow melts, we will apply for road access to get them up to the lodge. I’ve had a couple of people request use of the old ones we are retiring. The deal is I’m happy to gift the old mattresses to new homes, but those people will be required to be available to help us the day of the switch over. In fact, we are going to require several volunteers that day! It doesn’t seem far, the walk from translator […]

From the President’s desk I have to admit that I have been overseas topping up my vitamin D in sunshine and have let the very capable executive team to keep the wheels of TAC turning! I was pleased to see that nature supported us this year with great snow levels so both Snowcraft 1 courses could go ahead, plus the more challenging Snowcraft 2 course also. A big thanks to all the leaders and assistances that donate their time & knowledge so our members can feel more confident in the white stuff! Some exciting news is I am currently working […]

From the President’s desk Finally, we have some snow to play in. As I type, our first Snowcraft 1 course is in progress. Thanks to Andy & Jo Thompson for being our leaders for this one. Snowcraft 2 is next weekend led by Dave Bolger & Fletcher Miles, then the last Snowcraft 1 with Steve Ritson & Finn Gable. Very grateful that we have such skilled leadership teams that are willing to grow & guide our members. I have had a good cull of unpaid members this year and have cancelled the fobs so entry to the lodge is no […]