2025 Birkie Junior Development Camp
Saturday 19th July – Sunday 20th July
What is it? — Two days of cross-country skiing skill development, using games, challenges, mini-tours and assorted activities. Sessions will be held in the morning and afternoon, with a lunch break in the middle.
Who is it for? — Beginner/Intermediate Skiers aged Grade 2 to Year 8 looking to have fun on skis and improve their skills.
Proposed program:
Saturday 19th July (Classic Day)
• 8:45am — Meet at the Birkie Clubhouse
• 9:00am — Welcome
• 9:15am–11:30am — Classic Ski lessons/activities in groups
• 11:30 am–1:00pm — BYO lunch at the Clubhouse
• 1:00pm–2:30 pm — Classic Ski games/activities in groups
Sunday 20th July (Skate and/or Classic day)
• 9:00am — Meet at the Birkie Clubhouse
• 9:15am–11:30am — Ski lessons, technique dependent on experience /activities in groups.
• 11:30 am–1:00pm — BYO lunch at the Clubhouse
• 1:00pm–2:30 pm — Skiing Snow-gaine / Adventure challenge!
• BYO snacks, drink and lunch each day.
Cost — $40 /child plus Birkebeiner membership. Click [HERE] to join the Club.
Ski Hire — equipment hire is available from Windy Corner if needed
Registration — Currently taking expressions of interest & inquiries — to Jacob Huseby, JHuseby@snow.org.au or WhatsApp +1 (360) 450 1807. Online registration will be available in the July Birkie Bulletin. Please register by Monday 12th July. Note, numbers will be capped to 30 participants.
Health Protocols — these need to be observed. Please consider others and do not attend if you have any cold, flu symptoms. A refund for the camp will be issued if required.
Who is it for? — skiers aged Grade 5 to Year 9. Note – The camp this year will be for days only, not overnight.
2021 Report – Birkie Junior Development Camp – held 10-11th July 2021
After a hiatus last year, we were very fortunate to have timed the 2021 Birkie Junior Camp weekend with great snow, wonderful weather and no lockdown. One week on either side would have been a different story!
We had 22 enthusiastic Birkie juniors, ranging from beginners to racers. Saturday’s focus was skating, and Sunday’s was classic, with eight of the juniors racing both mornings in the High Plains Tour and the Birkie Classic.
Saturday night, we stayed at Outdoor School – Bogong Village and were entertained with activities organised by Zoe Gray.
A big thank you to our many supporters:
Coaches – David Vandas, Tim Retchford, Paul and Dean Gray, Helen Gough, Matt Flanagan, Anna Trnka, Clancy Harvey and Leuwin.
Food: A big thank you to Kate Prest for organizing and preparing the food, assisted by Emily Harvey, Mary Curnow, Bron Gray, and Helen Gough.
Bus driver – Jarrod Paine and our host at Outdoor School – Bogong.
Falls Creek Resort Management – for offering free bus entry on both days. Much appreciated.
Cath Richardson for helping set up the snowgaine course.
Parents/kids – for providing yummy treats for the camp.
Without this wonderful help, the camp would not have run so smoothly and was greatly appreciated by all the juniors.
We look forward to seeing the juniors out on the snow over winter and to joining us for future events.
Bron & Paul Gray
Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club
weekend since the early 1980s.
