Thirty children and 20 adults pooled resources to make the trek to the Scout Alpine Centre in Jindabyne for a week throughout the school holidays.

Scone Scout leader Greg Morris said it was a great opportunity for many Scouts and several adults, to learn about living in an Alpine environment.

“Each day consisted of snowboard and skiing lessons in the morning followed by lunch and free play time in the afternoons.

“Some children came with siblings and parents, others came on their own.”

Far from a ‘hotel’ type holiday, the Scouts all aged between six and 16, took turns to prepare meals for 50 people, wash up and set up for the day’s activities. 

“It was a great learning curve for some of the children who had never experienced snow or been away from their families before,” he said.

“It also developed resilience and independence as Scouts had to learn to live with each other over the week and share the ski fields with the large crowds on the slopes of up to 15,000 people.

“It is such a unique part of Australia but it is also a very strange environment and the Scouts had to quickly learn to adapt to the cold which they all did very well.”

Mr Morris said the Scone Scouts only made the trip to the snow once every few years.

“It can be very expensive for families and also takes a lot of coordinating, so we only go every four or five years. 

“This year it was great to see some of our older ex-Scouts come along to help out,” he said.

No doubt there will be more than a few Scouts looking forward to the next ski trip. 

The Scone Scouts meets every Monday and Thursday evening. 

To find out more contact Paul Wellham on 0412 973 927.