Social
Tue 16 Jun 2026 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Posted by Nina F
on Sun, 14 Jun 2026
Leaders:
Nina F
Hope everyone's getting super stoked for the upcoming snow season! Anyone keen on backcountry ski touring/split boarding --you might want to check out this alpine education event next Tuesday night!
Alpine Education Series Event
Presented by Arc’teryx, Blizzard Academy and Mountain Safety Collective. You’ll get to meet lots of like minded backcountry folk, learn new things, get inspired by amazing adventures, win some fantastic prizes and your ticket fees help keep MSC’s free daily backcountry conditions reports running free for everyone to access all snow season. Meals and drinks available for purchase from the venue.
MUMC legacy Luke Frisken (NZMGA guide) will be speaking about his mad ski adventures in Kamchatka (remote Russia)
Logistics:
Date: Tuesday 16th June
Location: The Howler Brunswick, 7-11 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056
Tickets: $22.5
Time: 6:00-10:30pm
Buy tickets here: https://mountainsafetycollective.org/aes26-melbourne?rq=alpine%20education%20series
I will meet you there at 6pm ! No.19 or 58 tram takes you right outside the venue if you are coming from clubrooms.
Full program:
6pm: Doors open
6:30pm: Kyle Boys (Blizzard Academy) - Getting Started in the Backcountry
6:50pm: Coen Bennie-Faull (Higher Freeride) - Freeriding the Backcountry
7:10pm: Elyse Kochman (Protect Our Winters) - “Garden Where The Gods Play” Movie Preview
7:30pm: Social Break
8:00pm: Hugh O'Keefe (Pillar of Strength) - Fitness for the Mountains
8:20pm: Callum Brace (Backcountry Guide) - Decision Making & Human Factors in the Backcountry
8:40pm: Luke Frisken (NZMGA Ski Guide) - Kamchatka Ski Adventures
9:00pm: Dylan Robinson - “This Side of Silence” Movie Screening
9:15pm: Australian Backcountry Festival & Door Prizes
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