Competitors from four states - even Western Australia - made our annual Ski Orienteering event on Sunday the biggest and best ever.
Recent heavy dumps of snow, and clear blue skies on the day, made for ideal conditions at Perisher - and a record turnout of 50 participants certainly enjoyed it.
"Map attached to my jacket with safety pins and my compass on my zipper with a cable tie. Great fun and loved every minute of the long course," said WA's Natasha Sparg, who took a lesiurely 3 hrs 50m on the 7.3km Long course.
"Thank you to organisers Marina Iskhakova and Fedor Iskhakov for this amazing event. The best introduction I could ever have to skiing."
Co-sanctioned with OACT, the event was jointly organised by Red Roos, Big Foot and Perisher X Country as part of XC Ski week.
There were three line courses, a two-hour Snogaine and a family treasure hunt for parents and kids.
Results are here. We thank all those involved for this great initiative.
