+ COVID-19 updatea quick update on both resorts & our lodges

+ lockdown recommendationsa collection of books, podcasts, workouts & tv recommendations to keep you preoccupied

lodge recipesthe lodge mangers share some delicious recipes to try out

dulmison dump 01 | apr 2020the official newsletter of dulmison ski club

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COVID -19 Update Thredbo

Thredbo Mountain Bike Park is now closed for the season. Thredbo Leisure Centre is also closed and we expect to re-open for the winter season. Thredbo strongly urges all guests to follow the government directives regarding non-essential travel and social distancing for their own safety and for others. Essential services within the Thredbo Village remain open.

At this point they are continuing with the plan to open for the winter 2020 snow season. In compliance with the Government’s restrictions they have needed to make some changes to June accommodation bookings.

For more info: thredbo.com.au/about-thredbo/covid-19-update/

COVID -19 Update Perisher

Vail Resorts is closely monitoring the progress of COVID-19 in Australia. In preparing for the 2020 winter season, they are committed to protecting the health and safety of all guests, employees and communities. Their plans for the season will continue to be informed by advice from public health authorities and all government orders and regulations relating to resort operations. As the season approaches, they will advise of any planned changes to our operations.

For more info: perisher.com.au/covid19-update

Hello fellow ski bunnies, club members, isolation buddies!

Welcome to 2020 – we say that with excitement but also with an ounce of trepidation knowing what the first few months of 2020 have held so far,. However, welcome to 2020, our first issue of the Dump! During these uncertain times we thought we would get the issue out a little bit earlier because let’s be honest, isolation life can be lonely and we need that community spirit to get us through and something to look forward too!

We hope everyone is staying safe and both Pip and I look forward to seeing you all once this crisis cools down.

Sophie & Pip

+ editors note

IMAGE: THREDBO RESORT, 6TH APRIL

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What has been happening since the last Dulmison COVID-19 email?

The Board and Lodge Committee (supported by the COVID-19 sub-committee) have continued to monitor the changing situation and work behind the scenes to protect the clubs’ interests while also working towards the return of lodge operations as soon as possible. Highlights include:

+ The Board is actively managing the clubs’ financial interests and legal obligations.

This includes modelling the financial impact of likely scenarios and managing contractual obligations such as leases and services. In parallel the Lodge Committee has been investigating potential changes to lodge operations that may be required to allow the Lodges to operate this year (if government restrictions and advice allows). Both groups have also been looking at opportunities to contain costs during this period. The club remains in a strong financial position and therefore is not presently financially threatened by the COVID-19 crisis.

+ The Lodges remain CLOSED.

And will remain so whilst government advice including travel restrictions are in place and will only be re-opened when safe to do so. It is premature to be making any substantial plans regarding re-opening of the lodges.

+ Winter booking requests can be placed.

However finalisation and payment is being deferred, until at least 21 May (deferred from previous date of 21 April). This situation will continue to be monitored and adjusted. An update on the cancellation policy will also be provided if and when invoices are issued.

+ Health and Safety remains paramount in any decision to re-open the lodges.

We are all keen to enjoy lodge life as soon as possible, but the health and safety of our members, guests and staff must be assured as priority.

+ A new date for the AGM is still to be finalised.

Options for a meeting supported by an online facility are currently still under consideration, given the likely extended period of social distancing requirements, however there remains constitutional issues to be addressed. Members will be informed by email of the new arrangements once confirmed.

Given the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation the club remains vigilant to the changes and will continue to adjust and keep members informed as things change.

+ dulmison updates

+ lockdown recommendations

Books

+ Normal People, Sally Rooney Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.

+ The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison Set in the author’s girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, this books tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. The Bluest Eye remains one of Tony Morrisons’s most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.

+ The Testaments, Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood’s sequel of The Handmaid’s Tale picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

+ If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, Richard Reed Richard has collected pearls of wisdom from some of the most remarkable, inspiring and game-changing people in the world - in business, tech, philanthropy, politics, sport, art, spirituality, medicine, film, and design. Richard has picked some of the world’s most interesting brains to give you a lesson in how to live, how to love, how to create and how to succeed.

Podcasts

+ ABC Conversations Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about — someone who has seen and done amazing things.

+ Stuff You Missed in History Class Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

+ This American Life A weekly public radio program and podcast. Each week it chooses a theme and puts together different kinds of stories on that theme.

+ How To Fail with Elizabeth Day A podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures taught them about how to succeed better.

+ Serial Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial unfolds one story - a true story - over the course of a whole season.

+ The Next Picture Show The first half of this hour-long podcast sees four film buffs dissect a classic. The second sees them compare it to a modern successor.

+ Wild Ideas worth living by REI Conversations with people who took the path less traveled and brought their wildest ideas to life.

Whilst we are all in lockdown, we thought we could provide some options to keep us fit, healthy + entertained!

Movies + Television

+ Stateless, ABC iView Inspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention centre.

+ Tiger King, Netflix You’ve got to believe the hype on this one – Tiger King is an American true crime documentary miniseries about the life of zookeeper Joe Exotic and the exploration of big cat breeding and its bizarre underworld, populated by eccentric characters.

+ Unorthodox, Netflix Unorthodox tells the story a young woman born and raised in Brooklyn’s tight-knit Hasidic Jewish community flees to Germany from her home and loveless marriage. However, her past life soon follows.

+ Minimalism Documentary, Netflix Examining the many levels of minimalism by looking inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

Ski Films

+ My Wild Home Venture deep into the Aussie backcountry with pro skier Coen Bennie-Faull to discover what fuels his fire. This is the Australian Alps as you’ve never seen them before.

+ Meru Follow Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk and Jimmy Chin as they take on the impossible, the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru. This extremely technical climb in the Himalaya takes more than grit and perseverance, it takes extreme skill and team work.

+ Mountain Over 2000 hours of footage from 22 countries has been edited into a gem of a documentary scaling the world’s highest peaks all set to a score from the Australian Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Willem Dafoe.

+ For more documentaries: snowsbest.com/inspiring-adventure-documentaries/

Online Workouts

+ The Body Coach aka Joe Wicks youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ Joe Wicks is holding free PE classes for kids who are staying home from school. They stream live on YouTube then are saved to his page so you can re-watch.

+ Centr centr.com/join-us Chris Hemsworth’s app Centr is offering six weeks of free membership. The app includes workouts of all different styles – HIIT, strength training, boxing, yoga, etc. It also includes meal plans and guided meditations.

+ Barrys Bootcamp instagram.com/barrysaustralia Barry’s Bootcamp have created Barry’s at Home is doing live workouts and nutrition segments on Instagram. You can check out the Australian, UK or USA instagram pages.

+ Yoga With Adriene youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene Featuring hundreds of free yoga classes to inspire people of all ages, shapes and sizes

+ Down Dog downdogapp.com The highest-rated yoga app on the App Store, and is completely free until April 1st. For school teachers and health care workers, the app is free until July.

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+ lodge recipes

Kim + Brendan Sweet Potato + Red Curry Soup

+ Olive oil

+ 1 onion sliced

+ 3 cloves garlic

+ 60g ginger

+ 1 tbls thai red curry paste

+ 150ml dry sherry

+ 3 cups chicken stock

+ 1.5 sweet potato, peeled & sliced

+ 3/4 bunch coriander, leaves & stems only

+ 3 sprigs of mint

+ 600ml pouring cream

+ 300ml coconut cream

+ freshly grated nutmeg to taste

1. Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and cook onion, garlic and ginger & curry paste over medium heat for 5 mins.

2. Add sherry & chicken stock and bring to boil.

3. Add sweet potato & simmer for 10 mins.

4. Add coriander, mint, cream sour cream, coconut cream & nutmeg & cook for a further 30 mins or until sweet potato is very tender.

5. Process in blender or food processor until smooth.

6. Serve with some hot crusty bread for a fabulously warm winter lunch!

Robyn + Terry Vodka Quarantini

3 parts vodka, 1 part dry vermouth, 2 ice cubes, Pimento stuffed Olives or a lemon twist

Garlic, Sweet Potato + Chickpea Isolation Soup

+ 8 big cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

+ 1 onion, peeled and chopped

+ 30g olive oil

+ 350g cooked sweet potato

+ 400g can chickpeas, drained

+ 1 tsp salt

+ 2 tsp dried thyme

+ 2 tsp ground turmeric, or 3cm piece of fresh turmeric, peeled and grated

+ ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper

+ Lemon juice, to finish

1. Put the garlic, onions and olive oil in a large saucepan with a splash of water: this creates extra steam to soften the garlic quickly. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes until the water has evaporated and garlic is very soft.

2. Add the sweet potato, chickpeas, salt, thyme, turmeric, cayenne and 800ml water, then bring to the boil, cooking until the sweet potato has softened further. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.

3. Puree mixture in a blender until smooth. Return to the pan, adjust the consistency with extra water if needed, then heat until boiling. Divide among 4 to 6 bowls and add a drizzle of lemon juice and a couple of grinds of black pepper to each bowl.

We’ve managed to bribe the lodge managers to share some of their delicious recipes with us – enjoy!