Inter-Club Ski Sports (2-3 October, 1964)

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INTER-CLUB SKI SPORTS (2-3 October, 1964) Arrival at the mountain. A crisp, dark 2nd T.T.C. 8:54.25 Total night with no wind. All the stars are out 3rd A.S.C. 8:57.65 Total but no moon. A quick trip up to the hut Fastest Ladywith our packs and then back to the bus K. Allison, A.S.C. 2:22.7 for the extra cartons of food, the kegs, Teams Race-Mensand all other necessary items for this 1st A.S.C. 7:32 Total special weekend. The snow is hard and 2nd T.T.C. 8:31.2 Total pock-marked with the footprints of the 3rd T.S.C. 8:50.1 Total week. In the hut the Beatles are already (4th W.T. & M.C. 8:55.4 Total) sending out "A Hard Day's Night". A cup of coffee and then to bed. Fastest Man- Saturday: We awake to the inevitable O. Lanner, A.S.C. 1:43.9 sound of the Beatles. Very early risers Fastest Tongue & Meatthose boys! T. Warr 2: 7.9 All up at Roy's by 9 a.m. The snow is And so back to the party and the celehard but the day is hot and we ski while brations and toasts. Penny and Doreen the course is being set. Bill Rice en- are annointed in punch. Finally the beer deavours to get the phone through to the is cut, the punch is finished, and guests bottom of the course. At last he succeeds depart, the gram is stilled, and Tongue and the first competitors appear. Soon & Meats relax. "Anyone like a meatthey start the runs. One finishes, his time ball?" No evening meal is cooked this is recorded, another starts. This progres- night! We sit and sup, sup and talk, talk sion continues through the day. At 3 p.m. and listen, listen and sup. Some of us it's over, the 72nd competitor has made depart to C.T.C.s to socialise further. his run and the team captains adjourn Finally to bed, most of us are early, it's to calculate the times, while we adjourn been quite a day. to help prepare for the cocktail party. Sunday: Proves to be a white-out. By 5 p.m. all is ready. The Tongue and A few of us guess our way up to Roy's Meat boys are all suave in white skirts, but conditions do not warrant staying. bow ties, ski trou and braces. The guests We ski back to the hut and resume Satarrive, the party is underway. The urday night's occupation of supping. waiters circulate and refill drinks. After lunch the hut. is tidied and we re- "Have a meat-ball?" lax and await the bus. "Try a cheese straw." However, before the bus, comes news "Have another meat-ball?" of a search for a lost climber on Ngauru- "Like some cold meat?" hoe and eleven Tongue & Meats exit "Not another meat-ball!" clad in storm gear (they did not return "Bread and butter anyone?" to Wellington until the following Wed- "Those damn meat-balls!!" nesday night). The sounds of "Surfin' Safari" rever- The remainder await the bus which berate from the gram, and glasses clink. finally arrives at 4.45 p.m. and at 5.15 At 6 p.m. there are shouts for silence p.m. we leave the mountain. Wellingand the prize-giving commences under :on is reached at 10.45 p.m. and we the sure hands of Brian Hunt. return to our homes with the contended The official results are as follows: feeling that goes with a "weary but well Teams Race-Ladies-worth it" weekend. Thanks, Dion! 1st W.T. & M.C. 8: 17.8 Total -C. R. BICKERTON.