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Alpine School delivers snow adventures and survival skill activities for NSW scouts

Alpine School delivers snow adventures and survival skill activities for NSW scouts
July 18, 2023

Scouts NSW has shared that across the state, scouts engaged in impressive snow adventures and survival skill activities as part of Scouts NSW's Alpine School held from 10th-16th July.

More than a traditional ski trip, overnight skiing treks, cross country skiing, snow shoeing and alpine survival activities challenged Scouts aged 11-26 years.

NSW Scout Leaders, who are some of Australia's leading outdoor educators with decades of alpine, mountaineering and even Antarctic exploration experience, guided 53 Scouts, Venturer Scouts and Rover Scouts, and 38 adult leaders and support staff in training throughout the week of activities.

NSW State Leader for Alpine Activities Chris Ward, who worked with fellow Scout Leader Matt Godbold in Antarctica in 2003, said the youth members benefited from this experience.

Ward notes "overnight cross-country skiing and snow shoeing treks later in the week really challenged our participants, extending their abilities and teaching them crucial skills. We build up to the overnight adventures, with the initial days used to guide and assess participants."

For Scouts visiting the snow for the first time, Alpine School teaches necessary skiing and snow skills while also developing their confidence. Accommodation at Scouts NSW's Alpine Activity Centre in Jindabyne serves as the perfect base from which to explore the snow fields, giving Scouts six full days in the mountains.

Scouts NSW Chief Commissioner Lloyd Nurthen shared "Scouts offers an amazing variety of fantastic experiences for young people. Being a Scout is about much more than hiking and camping and Scouts NSW's Alpine School helps challenge those perceptions."

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