Winter Information
Winter Weekends:
Winter weekends are reserved for rovers and venturers only.
Winter weekends are catered and a warden is provided for these weekends.
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Your wardens will arrive at some time on Friday after they finish work and pick up the food. You are welcome to use the lodge prior. Please contact the bookings officer for information on how to get in and start up the lodge.
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Wardens are there to help make your stay enjoyable.
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You can organise your ski hire through your warden if you have cash which saves you having to line up at ski hire or pay a deposit.
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Saturday night is a formal dinner which all rovers/scouting members are required to wear full uniform to. We do understand that many crews have theme nights. Please change into these costumes after the formal dinner.
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Televisions/DVD's etc are NOT permitted in the lodge on weekends. They are antisocial and do not act in accordance with the atmosphere of the lodge.
Sample Winter Weekend Menu
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
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| Bacon, Eggs, sausages, toast, cereal, Juice. | Soup, sandwiches with cold cuts and salad. | Soup, Roast beef, potatoes, pumpkin, peas, beans, corn, garlic bread, dessert. |
Winter Midweeks:
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We do not have a resident warden in the chalet during mid weeks.
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Guests are expected to leave the lodge in the condition that they found it which includes cleaning. All cleaning products are available in the bathroom outside room E.
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Bookings are a minimum of 10 people and guests are expected to share if they do not book and pay for the full lodge.
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Guests are responsible for opening and shutting the lodge properly if there is not group in before or after them. Instructions are provided.
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Any problems or maintenance issues during your stay should be reported to the bookings officer so they can be attended to. Any member of the crew on the emergency contacts list can be contacted for emergency repairs.
Lift Tickets and Lessons:
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Lift tickets, toboggan passes and gate entry prices are available from the Mt Baw Baw website.
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Lessons for beginners are strongly recommended for your safety and the safety of others on the mountain.
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It also makes your trip a lot nicer when you learn properly and don’t spend the entirety of your first or only day on the mountain falling on your butt.
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Lesson Prices can be combined with lift tickets for minimal cost.
Ski / Snowboard Hire:
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There are a number of places to Hire Gear. Here are some of the good ones:
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Baw Baw Ski Hire- Mt Baw Baw
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RPS- Elwood
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If you are staying in the lodge on a weekend. Your Wardens are able to give you a ski hire voucher for the normal cost of hire at Baw Baw Ski hire. This enables you to not have to queue up or pay a deposit. You need to pay your warden in cash or crew/group cheque.