SnowSports Camp

SnowSports Camp 2025

On Monday 18th August, 48 students, 6 staff and 2 volunteers ventured to Harrietville for the annual Year 10 SnowSports Camp. 

After a quick stop in Bright for lunch, Monday afternoon was spent settling into the lodge, collecting and fitting gear in preparation for snowboarding on Mount Hotham. Tuesday, we were up bright and early (6:00am) so that we could make it up the mountain for our morning lesson. After the lesson on Tuesday, we enjoyed a lunch at the General Hotel before heading out in the afternoon to practice new skills in small groups supervised by GSC staff. By the end of Day 1, most students had ridden a lift and were gaining confidence in their abilities! 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - involved more lessons and skill development with most students progressing to Blue Runs by Thursday afternoon and by Friday had some students even boarding on Black runs. We also held our first 'Christmas in August' which involved students dressing in festive costumes, a Christmas dinner and Kris Kringle.

Overall, it was an amazing experience with the bonus of having blue skies and sunshine for most of the Camp. The students displayed enormous resilience dealing with early starts, frequent falls and aching muscles! 

A huge thank you to our volunteers, Brett Taylor and Ruby Watts, for giving up their time to make the camp such a success.

-GSC Snowboard Camp Staff, Marnie Sparrow, John Woodlock, Finn Sparrow, Russell Wigginton, Anne-Maree Coundon and Megan Penn.