FACILITIES:

Ski and snowboard equipment can be hired up on the field.

Visitors to Temple Basin stay in two modern club lodges right on the field, only metres from the tows. Accommodation is available for 120 in two adjacent ski lodges which are the only residential buildings on the mountain and just a few metres from the tows. The lodges are modern and comfortable with mains supply electricity and plenty of hot water. They include a large modern kitchen and dining area, a fully equipped seminar room, drying rooms, hot showers and bunk-rooms sleeping 4 - 6 people in each. All food, utensils and cooking equipment are provided. Each lodge has a canteen selling confectionery, cookies and soft drinks, and a bar for adults.

To keep costs down, food preparation and housekeeping are done by guests in rostered groups. Organisational sheets and timetables are available in advance, as are menus, which are flexible.

Alternatively, visitors may choose to stay in backpacker or hotel accommodation in Arthur's Pass Village, and use the daily shuttle service between the Village and the Temple Basin access track.

Weekend and daily bookings are usually available. Bookings are essential!! Accommodation on the field cannot be guaranteed unless you book in advance of your arrival.

Day visit only to lodge (access to tea & coffee facilities) $3.

A fully equipped medical facility is operated by trained staff.

150 sets of well-maintained modern skis as well as snowboards and boots are available for hire on the mountain.

During the months of November to June the Lodges are available for seminars and retreats, school biology, geography and outdoor adventure camps, club trips and weddings.

CONDITIONS

Temple Basin is a club field. In order to offer guests the best experience at the lowest cost the lodges are run communally. This means that everyone staying in a Lodge is required to participate in general housekeeping or food preparation duties each day, and we ask that these be carried out in a willing and cheerful manner.

Ski-Weekers and Snowboard-Weekers have particular responsibilities.

On arrival, each guest must assist with carrying personal belongings and the week's food supplies from the Goods Lift top to the Lodges. On the final day, all guests must assist in cleaning the Lodges to a reasonable standard for the incoming Ski-Week.

The Manager has the authority to maintain safety on the field, proper use of facilities and a reasonable standard of behaviour. He has absolute authority over Ski-Weekers and anyone exhibiting unreasonable behaviour is liable to have his or her Ski-Week and accommodation terminated.

Juniors are not permitted to use or have alcohol or illegal drugs. The Ski-Week and accommodation of any junior breaking this rule, or of any adult supplying a junior with alcohol or illegal drugs, or of using or having illegal drugs in his or her possession, will be terminated and he or she will be required to leave.

On junior Ski-Weeks boys are not allowed in girls' bunkrooms and girls are not allowed in boys' bunkrooms.

Parents/guardians of juniors will be held responsible for their child's behaviour regardless of whether the parent/guardian is present at the time or not.

All of the Lodges are smoke free areas where smoking is absolutely forbidden. Because of the fire risk, smoking is totally banned in all buildings on the field.

Fire and emergency equipment is to be used only in emergencies. This equipment will be demonstrated during each week by the field staff.

Warm clothing, footwear and a torch must be kept handy to your bunk each night in case of fire.

All cancellations of Ski-Week bookings must be in writing. A 30% fee will be levied up to 1 month before the Ski-Week commences. 60% fee up to two weeks prior, and thereafter 100% fee will be levied.