http://crosscountryskihire.com.au Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:48:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just when we all started packing up for the 2009 winter, 15cm of fresh snow has been dumped at Lake Mountain early this week. The ski trails are now in good shape and all toboggan runs are open and it looks like it should stick around for the weekend. The other big news of ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/08/28/but-wait-theres-more/ After a pretty frustrating season with above average temps and heavy rain, Lake Mountain appears set to pull the pin on the 2009 snow season this weekend. However, the toboggan race series planned for Saturday 22nd August will still go ahead. The mountain has been stock piling snow for the week and will ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/08/20/fat-lady-to-sing-at-lake-mountain-this-weekend/ Doc Fraser hit the trails today and reported back that the skiing was definitely still good. The snow line was coming in near the water tanks but from there was able to have a good skate. The trails are currently not being groomed due to a bit of debris starting to ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/07/17/the-doctor-says-theres-good-snow-for-skiing/ Last Sunday Marysville played host to a couple of true sporting legends in Greg and Chris Evert Norman. They were flown to the golf club via Lindsay Fox's helicopter and spent an hour being chauffered around the town in a bus. They mingled with locals and showed genuine interest in the redevelopment of the township. ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/07/03/hate-to-name-drop-but-what-the-heck/ On Wednesday 1st July, a fire within the day centre of Lake Mountain caused significant damage to their hire shop. As a result, Lake Mountain management has issued a notice via their website that they are not able to hire any clothing or ski equipment until further notice, and that ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/07/03/fire-at-lake-mountain-another-one/ The first few weeks of the ski season has been good fun with a mix of some old staff returning and being joined by some new faces. All of our staff are locals and all are trying to rebuild their lives after the devastation of the February bushfires. They are ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/06/23/meet-the-friendly-team-at-cross-country-ski-hire/ This weekend is shaping up to be a big one. Lake Mountain had 40cm on Tuesday night and a 5cm top-up yesterday and the resort rating is excellent. Even Marysville got some snow, and people were having to fit chains in town! What a great start to the season. We've ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/06/11/snow-snow-glorious-snow/ Today's snowcam image is a sight for sore eyes! [caption id="attachment_154" align="alignnone" width="440" caption="The toboggan slope, 10.30am 9 June. Image: ski.com.au"][/caption] Looking good! You can even see the flakes falling in that pic. Be sure to rug up if you're on your way to the mountain today or tomorrow. The wind's got a ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/06/09/snow-is-falling-and-the-mountain-looks-beautiful/ It's on! Last week seven portables were dropped onto our cleared site, the plumbing and electrics are all hooked up and the new gear is arriving daily. Here are some photos of the portables being delivered. [caption id="attachment_128" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="The \"new shop\" being delivered :)"][/caption] The new gear is arriving daily ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/06/05/a-quick-update-before-opening-weekend/ The team at Cross Country Ski Hire have been working hard to ensure that we are up and running for the commencement of the ski season beginning the Queen's Birthday weekend in June. The site of the old shop has been cleared by the Grocon contractors and portable units are being ... http://crosscountryskihire.com.au/2009/06/02/we-will-be-reopening-on-the-6th-june-2009/