A collection of articles from 1928 to 1958. The Australian Ski Yearbook was the record of all activities in the alps.
A collection of articles from 1928 to 1961. The Australian Ski Yearbook was the record of all activities in the alps.
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David Scott has produced another excellent document covering the recreational history of the Main Range.
In the winter of 1899 a party travelled by horseback from Jindabyne to Snowy Plain, Diggers Creek.
KHA member John Purves enjoyed many years ski touring to our huts over many years and sent in this collection of prints for the enjoyment of members. The indefatiguable Rex Cox, champion of the rebuilding of Broken Dam Hut, and serial KHA donor, features regularly. The collection included photos of John & Patty Purves and fellow ski tourer Colin Brown.
Brochure produced by the Government Tourist Bureau, extolling the beauty of the drive.
Story compiled by George Copeland.
all photos Nordic Ski Club
Participants: Craig Austin, Kenn Clacher, John Croker, James Cryer, Chris Darby, Marion Davies and Paul Jennings.
Peter Woolley sent some amazing photos from a walk in 1947 by his aunt and uncle who were members of the Sydney Rucksack Club.
A collection of Reet Vallacks' photographs was passed to KHA in 2018.
An history of the Ski Tourers Association' sites - Albina Lodge, Kunama Hutte, the Northcote tow and Illawong Lodge 1951-83
David Scott August 2013
7th - 9th August 1999
As published in the "Australian Scout" magazine, October 1999. P. 2-7.
What we do
- Protect and enhance the cultural heritage values
- Conserve historic huts and associated structures
- Provide input into government planning processes
- Create heritage awareness amongst the general public
- Maintain the art and craft of traditional bush building skills and knowledge.
400 + Members
75 + Huts
Latest News
For over 50 years KHA has carried out maintenance activities
on most of the 90 or so remaining huts and homesteads in KNP and NNP.
Learn more about what we have been up to recently.
KHA in the news: The ACT government promised to rebuild, but these huts in Namadgi National Park remain in ruins
Deep in the heart of Namadgi National Park, the bush is coming back to life.
But two heritage huts destroyed when 80 per cent of the park burned in the Black Summer bushfires remain in ruins, despite government promises to rebuild.
Read James Tugwell's article on the lack of progress in the ACT hut rebuilds at this link
KHA in the news: Inside the lifesaving huts scattered throughout Australia's high country
Read the article by James Tugwell from ABC South East NSW published on Monday 2 June 2025. It describes the NSW hut rebuild program, the work of our caretakers and the 3D scanning project.
2025 Annual General Meeting
The association held its 2025 Annual General Meeting in Tumut on 17 May.
The Huts
The heritage huts of the Snowy Mountains are structures of national significance
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