Main Range
The NSW Government built Pound’s Creek Hut, as a touring hut, at the junction of Spencer’s Creek and the Snowy River in 1926. The Litchfield family built new Tin Hut near Finn’s River at about the same time, also for use as a touring hut. Both of these huts lay on the Kiandra to Kosciusko traverse as did Farm Ridge Huts, and Mawson Hut (built 1935).
White’s River Hut, also on the Kiandra to Kosciusko traverse, was built in 1935 and Kosciusko Alpine Club (KAC) gained an interest in it in 1938, added an extra room and a radio link with the Chalet.
The Alpine Hut Club was formed in 1939 and bought some freehold land at Brassy Mountain, just outside the National Park, and built a 16 bed lodge there. The club had about 50 shareholders of which the largest was KAC.
Charles Anton formed Ski Tourers Association (STA) in 1950 with the aim of building a series of touring huts on the southern Main Range. In short order, STA had built Lake Albina Lodge, (1951), Kunama Huette in 1953, the Northcote Ski Tow and Tow Hut in 1954 and converted Pound’s Creek Hut into Illawong Lodge in 1957.
Unfortunately, Kunama Huette was destroyed by avalanche in 1956 and the Northcote Tow hut burnt down several weeks later. Neither was rebuilt.
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The NSW Government builds Pound’s Creek Hut
This was the first hut built for ski touring and sat at the the junction of Spencer’s Creek and the Snowy River. In 1957 the Ski Tourers Association modified the hut to create Illawong Ski Lodge.
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The Litchfield family builds new Tin Hut for touring
The Litchfield family were members of the Ski Club of Australia and built this hut on their snow lease for ski touring and to support the crossing from Kiandra to the Hotel Kosciusko by the Schlink party in 1927. Tin Hut is on Finns River, on the eastern side and at the foot of Mt…
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Farm Ridge Huts
Farm Ridge Huts were built some time in the early twenties lay on the Kiandra to Kosciusko traverse and were used in the early days of exploration of the Main Range.
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Mawsons Hut
Mawsons Hut, near Mt Jagungal, was built by Herb Mawson of Bobundra Station. It also lies on the Kiandra to Kosciusko traverse and became very popular with the Exclusive Squirrel Club in the 1960s. L-R Fred Porter, Tony Furse, , Maurice Joseph and Bill Kenyon.
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White’s River Hut
White’s River Hut, next to Mt Gungartan and Mt Dicky Cooper, was built in 1935 by the Clarke family. In 1938 KAC gained an interest in the hut, added an extra room and radio link with the Chalet and used it for winter accommodation and touring for many years. Further reading: White’s River by T.W.…
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Alpine Hut
In 1939 Oliver Moriarty formed the Alpine Hut Club which bought freehold land near Brassy Mountain just outside the National Park and built Alpine Hut for ski touring. Alpine Hut Club had 50 shareholders, the biggest of whom was KAC. Further reading: The Alpine Hut, Brassy Mountain by T. Southwell-Keely, Aust. Ski Yr. Bk., 1940,…
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Charles Anton forms Ski Tourers Association
Charles Anton forms Ski Tourers Association with the aim of building a series of touring huts on the southern Main Range.
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Ski Tourers Association builds Lake Albina Lodge
Further reading: Lou Vozab by John Davis, Newsletter 14, p.10
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Ski Tourers Association begins summer races
Ski Tourers Association begins summer races on the Mt Northcote South America drift on 29 December. Further reading: Summer Slalom by Charles Anton, Aust Ski Yr Bk, 1952, p.57
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Kunama Huette destroyed by avalanche
Kunama Huette was destroyed by avalanche on 12 July, 1956. Further reading: Notes on the Kunama Avalanche by G.R.T. Ward, Aust. Ski Yr Bk. 1957, p.58.
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The Northcote Ski Tow Hut burns down
The Northcote Ski Tow Hut burns down on 2 August, 1956.
