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No the one in the picture is MT Phipps (spelling?). The one you are thinking of is mount Rolleston. That photo is taken from upper cassidy looking north over Bills Basin to the top of the Elevator.Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon boy
This is Mt Rolleston
That's what I thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by mashed_penguin
http://cj001f.smugmug.com/photos/8287203-M.jpg
This is Phipps from the traverse to Downhill
http://cj001f.smugmug.com/photos/8287201-M.jpg
Rolleston is hidden behind the clouds
Ante up folks!
^Yeah, what he said. BTW photo credit for all those pics goes to mashed penguin.
Phipps is fairly accessable from Temple Basin, it is a hike up and ski back down to the lifts. The lower peak to the right of Phipps, the pointy one, is Mt Temple which is also pretty cool, lots of steep chutes that feed straight back to the lifts, mashed penguin and I had an 'interesting' climb near the top of there in 2004 too... (could have ended badly but we were a little lucky)
But yeah, the $150 is the total to date, I am sure the maggots should try to get to the $400 to get the communal maggot seasons pass (I already have my own so don't worry about any locals hogging it.) Of course assuming we get the communal pass we need to decide what name and photo to put on it.;)
The name should be Leeeeeeroy Jenkins.
Photo is up for debate.
Here's a shot opf Whistler's Ryan Bougie's tracks (right arrow) on Mt. Phipps, August 8th 2005. bougie skied it the day before.....the left arrow is a telemarker who hiked up to repeat the job. This is in a BAD snow year......
http://www.grantkaye.com/tgr/bougie.jpg
So, Dec 1st has come and gone - what's the verdict on Temple's survival? Anyone know?
Wooo hoooo!! :DQuote:
Paul,
So far $42000 has been raised so we are having a ski season. Our next priority is to establish the important ski week dates and make sure they are full of members.
Martin
I have yet to hear back about the maggot contribution, but the key thing now is to get yourself and your friends up there and enjoy the season ahead.
Long term, the mountain can't survive on winter operations alone, school groups on summer field trips are a big source of income now but this is a fickle market so get yourself up to Temple while you can!
Cheers to all the maggots for your support, if any of you are planning on heading up to Temple in 2006 pm me and I would be glad to play tour guide. In the mean time enjoy your winter ahead.
Nice! I just got this response back from them too:
"Hi Justin,
Thanks for your email. Temple has just had a terrible season snow-wise which was reflected in a financial shortfall needed to get us through to next season. The club decided to publicise this and distributed a letter to that effect, asking for donations/memberships to support the club. The club was to make a decision on the viability of continuing to operate on December 1 and guaranteed to return any donations made if the decision was made to not continue.
There has been a great response from old club members and friends of the club and we have also received a substantial community grant. As a result, the club has made the decision to continue operating and we are hoping for loads of snow and a good 2006 season.
Emphasis has also been placed on the necessity of increasing Temple's use as an educational site and the General Manager has been working on this. The summer program with schools is heavily booked and we are hoping to increase the snow/mountaineering educational programs over winter as well.
All in all, it is looking good for the future and we are definitely not facing insolvency.
If you would like copies of the emails sent out to the public, please let me know.
Regards,
Jo Glynn
Temple Basin Ski Area
PO Box 1228
Christchurch
Ph: +64 3 377 7788
Fax: +64 3 377 7798
Web: www.templebasin.co.nz"
NICE!
thanks for the update!
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And.....
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Hi Paul,
We are all go for next season, confirmed this week by the committee of TBSC. We have been lucky enough to receive a community grant and that, together with the very generous donations received, is enough to bridge the shortfall though to the start of the next season. Summer educational bookings are also looking good so we are very hopeful that we are back on track - all we need now is some good snow next year!
I presume the committee will be sending out something official to this effect in the near future.
The donations have still been coming in from the paypal account and the total is now $330 US which is great. Thanks you very much with your help in driving that.
Regards,
Jo Glynn
Temple Basin Ski Club
Thats awesome to hear :)
I'm just dissapointed that I am going to be in Canada for the next NZ season. Cheers to everyone who donated. May the 2006 season be awesome.
Better start praying to the snow gods early just in case.
I just got another update:
Quote:
Dear Paul,
Following our Appeal letter of October last, we have received substantial financial support from people such as yourself, and also significant assistance from the Canterbury Community Trust Inc.
At the Temple Basin Ski Club committee meeting of 5 December 2005, a number of matters relating to the viability of our operations at Temple Basin were discussed:
1.Manager’s Report – we have been able to pursue some new leads for group bookings from schools, and we are optimistic that some of these will result in new groups coming up to Temple Basin to support our facilities. We would, of course, be very interested in getting Contacts from any more schools or interest groups and if you are able to supply these, please send them to info@templebasin.co.nz.
2.Treasurer’s Report – total donations and grants received since October now total $42,500, and this boost will be sufficient to continue operating with confidence into the 2006 winter season.
3.Department of Conservation – formal advice has been received from DoC that they will allow us a 3 year rent holiday after our Lease is confirmed. This is expected to occur in March 2006.
4.Weather Analysis for 2005 – we have been able to review some of the weather data collected from hut level (1380 m) at Temple Basin which makes plain the freakish nature of the last “winter”season.
Excerpt from ‘The Crystal Ball’ magazine:
July 2005, snowfall 17 cm, rainfall 290 mm, minimum temperature -0.75 deg C
August 2005, snowfall 48 cm, rainfall 155 mm, minimum temperature +0.5 deg C
The committee has resolved to continue operations at Temple Basin, with increased emphasis on providing year-round educational services (school curricula, outdoor education, natural history, ecology and mountain safety), and in the confident hope that it will be another long lifetime before a winter as unfavourable to snow sports as 2005’s occurs again.
On behalf of the Committee, I would like to thank you and all of our supporters who have heartened us with their assistance, and done all that can be done to assure the future of our club and its continued activity at Temple Basin.
Kind regards
Martin Toon
President
:yourock:
Thanks for the update!