Boomerang Ski Club

06/09/2021

Whakapapa is now open for business again, under Level 2. This means Boomerang is also open to all members based outside Auckland. If you are lucky enough to be able to get to the club, please read these Covid protocols that we must follow under Level 2:

BOOMERANG SKI CLUB
COVID 19 PLAN HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN

The aim of this plan is to minimise the risk of Covid 19 spreading amongst those staying at or visiting the lodge.

CONTENTS
-Tracking of those staying at the Lodge.
-Keeping people at risk of carrying Covid 19 away from the lodge.
-Making all those who stay at or visit the lodge aware of this plan.
-Minimising different ‘bubbles’ sleeping in the same bunk room.
-Social distancing with in the lodge.
-Personal hygiene.
-Lodge cleaning.
-Food preparation.
-Lodge visitors.

TRACKING OF THOSE STAYING AT THE LODGE
All those staying at the lodge already need to make an online booking and the record of these is kept by the booking officer.

KEEPING PEOPLE AT RISK OF CARRYING COVID 19 AWAY FROM THE LODGE
The booking area on the web site shall include a notification advising that anybody who has a respiratory illness or is otherwise unwell can’t stay at or visit the Lodge.
The Lodge Leader shall be responsible for checking that any visitor to the lodge has no respiratory or other illness.

MAKING ALL THOSE WHO STAY AT THE LODGE AWARE OF THIS PLAN
A copy of this plan shall be sent out to all club members.
The booking area of the web site shall include a copy of this plan.
A copy of this plan shall be sent out with all booking receipts.
Copies of this plan shall be kept on the notice boards in the Lodge foyer and dining area with spare copies on the administration desk.

MINIMISING DIFFERENT BUBBLES SLEEPING IN THE SAME BUNKROOM
Where practical the booking officer shall minimise the allocation of different ‘bubbles’ to the same bunk room.

SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN THE LODGE
All ‘bubbles’ of members should try and maintain social distancing with in the lodge.
The lodge officer shall take ‘bubbles’ into account when allocating duties.

PERSONAL HYGIENE
All those staying at the lodge shall maintain good Covid 19 personal hygiene.
Hand sanitisers shall be locate at strategic places around the lodge for use as appropriate.

LODGE CLEANING
All cleaning duties shall include the wiping down of all surfaces and handles in the allocated area.
On departure, in addition to the normal vacuuming of bunkrooms members shall wipe down the surfaces and handles in their bunkroom.

FOOD PREPARATION
Prior to food preparation all kitchen surfaces and tables shall be wiped down.

LODGE VISITORS
Members are discouraged from inviting visitors to the Lodge.
If any visitors turn up to the Lodge uninvited then the Lodge Leader may turn them away.
Prior to any visitors coming into the lodge the Lodge Leader shall check that they are not at risk of carrying Covid 19, check that they are not a ‘high risk’ individual, explain this Covid 19 H&S plan to them, record the date they are there and forward this information to the booking officer for tracking purposes.



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08/10/2020

Details of season passes for 2021:

2020 has been a hell of a year for all of us. So we’ve taken the time to reimagine what matters most – you and your experience with us.

08/10/2020

Parking for 2021:

22/09/2020

Update on Parking:
With NZ now in Level 1 (Auckland excepted), RAL has removed the need to book car parks during the week for Turoa or Whakapapa. You do still need to book if you are intending to arrive on a Saturday or Sunday before 1pm for Whakapapa, and before 11am for Turoa.

Update on Lifts:
There's also a rumour that they're hoping to open the Far West T bar in a week or so. I heard this from an RAL board member, so I hope its a reliable source.

There's also some fresh snow in the forecast for later this week & early next week, so these school holidays could deliver some great skiing. The middle weekend is already booked out, but there's plenty of room before / after.

02/09/2020

CAR PARKING DURING LEVEL 2:

There has been a lot of confusion over RAL's bookable parking during Level 2.

From what we understand, the Bruce Rd is monitored by the carpark bookings team from 7am every day until about 4pm.

if you arrive during these hours you need to have booked or you are not allowed up the road. This is for every day of the week.

If you arrive OUTSIDE these hours (evening / during the night) you can drive straight up without a booking. (This is also assuming the road is open - DOC will close the gate at 6pm when they believe the weather is making the road too dangerous.)

As far as bookings go, they are open every Wednesday. They open up 50% of spaces at 10am and the other 50% at 6pm. These are very difficult to get, as demand is huge for not many spaces. It is common for all bookings for the weekend to be full within 2 minutes of bookings opening - it's probably easier getting tickets to a World Cup final than to the Whakapapa car parks!

Spaces do apparently become available as people don't turn up / change their plans, but this is probably too unreliable for most of us travelling from Auckland.

NB:
You also need face-masks to ride the Gondola, and the cafes are limited to 100 pax, so be prepared for a long wait to use them.

28/05/2020

The latest news from RAL (Thurs 28 May):

They're intending to open both Whakapapa and Turoa on July 1st, snow allowing.

At Whakapapa, the following lifts will be in operation:

Happy Valley Carpets

Rangatira Express (Weekends and inclement weather days)

Sky Waka Gondola

Knoll T-Bar

At Tūroa, they will be operating:

Movenpick Quad chairlift

Giant Triple chairlift

High Noon Express

They may try and get the Valley T-bar at Whakapapa and Parklane at Turoa open later in the season, depending on demand.

17/05/2020

Wondering which S.Island ski fields were opening and when? Here's the latest from Snow.co.nz: https://www.snow.nz/latest/news/2020-opening-dates-and-details/

The 2020 New Zealand ski season is happening! Here’s the latest ski area opening dates and details, which h we’ll update as more information is available.

17/05/2020

Hi everyone - The April newsletter should be in your inbox. If you can't find it or didn't get it, I've attached it here. And you should probably let the Committee know what email you're using - you can email it to [email protected].

19/08/2019

The latest from the mountain - the Knoll t-bar is now open and they're working on the West. But judging by these latest pix they've got their work cut out!

12/08/2019

Another dump of snow and another day of lift closures. Safe to say there's a slight build-up of snow and ice that the RAL team has to deal with!

05/08/2019

I've been asked by a new member about the Junior Coaching fund, so thought it may help newer members (and remind older members) if I posted the page from the Boomerang website giving you all the information you should need.