Cross-country Skiing & Snow Play Excursions for Schools & Groups
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Lake Mountain Alpine Resort is able to offer a variety of school and group options to cater for all your
needs during the winter season. With all the resorts facility’s located within a very short distance of
each other, and a very safe and pleasant drive up from Camp Marysville, only taking on average thirty
minutes by bus.
The road from Marysville to Lake Mountain is classed as a non-hazardous road, with the resort entry at
the half way point of the 22 km drive from Marysville.
Depending on the snow conditions on the road, your bus driver may have to fit or carry snow chains,
we advise that before departing Camp Marysville you call the resort administration office to confirm
the condition of the road and if your driver will be required to carry or fit chains at the designated
areas.
On arrival at the resort entry you will be greeted by one of the resorts staff members who would have
already received your booking via the ski school. From this point it is 10 km to the resort, and the ski
school staff will greet your bus at the bus park.
Ski Patrol will talk to all the students about safety on the mountain, and any weather conditions or
updates that will be relevant to your day at Lake Mountain before any activity’s start.
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort’s ski and equipment hire depart will be your first stop, we tend to like to
have groups of ten at a time so that we can fit each student and teacher as efficiently as possible.
Step 1 Protective clothing if required (we have a number of options depending on weather conditions)
Step 2 Ski boot fitting, we recommend a good snug fitting ski boot.
Step 3 Ski hire, each instructor will select the correct ski for each student.
Step 4 Ski poles.
Step 5 Ski lesson, your instructor will be waiting for you as you depart the ski hire.
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If you have not booked a ski lesson then we will still provide winter protective clothing to all the group
Ski Lesson Option
Each ski lesson will run for 1.5 hours, unless you have requested an all-day lesson, all lessons will start
on the teaching area and start with the basics of cross-country skiing, one the instructor is happy that
the group is safe and able to move around on the skis, your group will be taken out onto the ski trails
to explore the mountain, at all times the instructor will maintain the teaching as the group moves
around the ski trails. We can also offer snowshoes to any member of the group who does not wish to
ski so that they are able to stay with the group.
Each instructor at all times has radio contact with the resort and ski patrol, if for any reason ski patrol is
required the instructor will radio the location and other relevant information direct to the ski patrol.
The instructor will also decide in some circumstances to return to the resort due to bad weather.
On return to the resort at the end of the ski lesson the ski hire staff will meet the group as they return
the equipment.
Other options
Equipment hire only, an option for groups that have an experienced leader who would be able to teach
cross country skiing or provide a guided tour around the resort. If you decide to take this offer we will
provide a radio to all the leaders in the group so they have contact if needed with ski patrol or the
resort main office.
Protective clothing
Depending on the group’s needs and the weather conditions on the day, Lake Mountain is able to
provide full wet weather clothing, the instructor will decide if any student requires additional
protective clothing and this will be provided at no cost to the student if your group has supplied the
protective clothing for the day.
Extra Resort Activity’s Available at Lake Mountain
Flying Fox
Lake Mountain operates a two line flying fox, 240 m in length with a vertical drop of about 40 m. With
a maximum number of 30 persons at any one time which we can harness up.
Operating limits are 1.2 meters minimum height, maximum weight 110 kg.
All persons that book to have a go on the flying fox are required to fill in a risk liability form.
Harness fitting takes place at the landing platform, with full double safety checks before the person
walks to the top of the lines.
At the top the operator will make a third check on the equipment before attaching the person with the
traveller and the backup safety device.
Removal from the line at the landing pad will be undertaken by one of a number of resort operators, if
for any reason the person does not make it to the landing pad (due to a head wind) the resort has a
retrieval system in place.
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The flying fox operators will close the flying fox when they deem that the wind is increasing to the set
operating parameters. The flying fox will also be closed if the top station operator does not have a
visual line of sight to the bottom station operator (fog).
Tube Run
Lake Mountain has a single lane all-weather tube run of about 120 meters in length, with two banked
bends and two straight sections, clients ride the run in inflatable tubes, two sizes are available, large
for two small persons or adults, the smaller tubes for adults and children.
Daily tube run operations starts with a visual inspections of the track, with a sign off that the run is in
the correct condition to start operations.
A speed test is undertaken before the ride is opened to the public to determine if the run needs to
have the break mats in place to reduce the speed of the tubes.
Orienteering
Lake Mountain is able to offer orienteering with official markers, punches and maps. We are able to
offer a number events, at this stage all events would take place on the marked ski and walking trails,
with course markers located just off to the side of the trails.
A great way to develop group navigation skills, team building skills and group management. We are
able to offer any course length, from the fun short course for small children to the long all day
navigation course.
Night time skiing and snowshoeing
On a number of set days each month the resort will open up the ski tails and walking tracks for night
time skiing and snowshoeing, this option is also available as a pre booked options, when we will
arrange to offer a guided tour at night, on skis or snowshoes. The pre booked options is open any night
of the week during winter season and this could be combined with the orienteering option for night
time navigation skills.
To summarise the activity’s.
Cross-country skiing
Snow-play
Flying fox
Tube run
Orienteering
Night time skiing and snowshoeing
All the activities can be adjusted to meet the needs of each group, with the options to combine any
number of activities.
Pricing, please contact Alan Eason alan@lakemountainresort.com.au for a quote and to arrange a
booking.
General resort information http://lakemountainresort.com.au/visitor-info