Thredbo 1980's Reunion - A Teaser

The Thredbo 1980's reunion is on this weekend, in Thredbo, of all places ;-)

Here are a few images from some past magazines to refresh the memories of those attending, and for those who were too young to be in Thredbo in the 80's these magazine clippings will provide an insight as to what the 80's were about.

A time when mono skis were on the mountain and when "snurfing" first came to Australia. "Snow Surfing" began with the first snow boards, with a rope attached to the front that the rider would hang onto.

When freestyle was free style and before the Nanny State took over!

Technology 1980's style - Fall-Line ski mag - April 1980

Pin Up Boy - Steve Lee - Fall-Line ski mag - August 1981

Thredbo Ad - Fall-Line ski mag - August 1981

I couldn't resist adding this one to the collection - Fall-Line ski mag - August 1981
Watch out for Randy and camera over the weekend

Lift Prices - Slope ski mag - June-July 1981

Some things never change - Fall-Line ski mag - August 1981

Transport 1980's style - Slope ski mag - June-July 1981

Rosco - I expect some interesting shots for a report next week - when the dust has settled ;-)

The magazines these clippings came from will, along with many others, be available for viewing in The Thredbo Ski Museum during winter.

Today's Grump: - There's lies, damned lies, and then there's statistics!

You can't have missed the media all going off about the "record 39 days above 26C".

Why "above 26C"? Was it a record "above 25C" or "above 27C"? Why 26C? Because it was the only record they could dig up? How many hundreds of hours and hundreds of people did it take to find some statistics just to have "a record"? How pathetic. How can you trust people (the media) who go out of their way to try and raise fear in their fellow mankind (sorry that should be people-kind I suppose)?

Not that it matters at all. Now that the experts have declared it as "catastrophic global warming" and "runaway climate change", we'll all be dead in a couple years. So why bother Chicken Little?