COMMITTEE 2025

After last year’s (exceedingly handsome) president won the Supreme Club Award Batchy has big shoes to fill. Fortunately this guy wears mondo 28.5 ski boots, so he’s got the feet to match!

A force to be reckoned with when it comes to admin, alpine skills, and injuring himself on the uphill (skinning and climbing).

Pros:

- Hot girlfriend and hot husband

- Has all the gear

Cons:

- Chain fell off on Cheeseman access road

- Dislocated knee skiing UPHILL

- Future Elliot Smith (tbsc wounder)

CUSSC’s resident control freak. If you want something done right you give it to Caitlin. Just don’t give her her your trophy.

Oozes steeze on the magic carpet, has a nutcracker harness that weighs 130 grams, and buys skis new!!

Pros:

- Operates a bolt gun like Anton Chigurh

- Will do dishes

- Admin Masochist

- Has 150+ hours of music downloaded for da basin aux

Cons:

- Can’t be trusted with tickets or trophies

- Pretends to ski

- Can’t cook beans

- Loaded her entire camera roll to CUSSC Google Photos (we don’t want to see it)

A couple of years ago, I asked Maddie where George was. Now, I ask George where Maddie is.

Two consecutive years of sexretary has caused a few grey hairs, but she still hasn’t slept with a ski patroller. Perhaps that’s a credit to George, but we think she might not have been totally honest on her CV.

After a tragic ACL tear at the end of last season who knows what next year has in store for Maddie (probably not skiing).

Pros:

- Has an endless supply of white girl bangers

- 140 WPM

Cons:

- Dates George Turner

- Knows how to snowboard

- No ACL

Lewis’ CUSSC career started with a promise of 2 million dollars in grant funding.

While he might not have achieved that, Lewis applies the full force of his Bachelor of Commence to CUSSC’s financial matters. Expect more austerity than the World Bank could dream of and (at least) three more 0’s on our bank balance by the end of financial year.

Pros:

- Bought all the avi and touring set up after getting on exec

- Hot misso

Cons:

- Hutt Slutt

- Can’t drink beers

- Doesn’t train legs

Gorgeous blue eyes, an irresistible bubble butt, what more could you want from a club captain?

With a gear addiction ($500 ski pants not drugs), the most minced rockhoppers in the club, and a car than can fit 8 (with ski gear), we are in for a good season.

Pros:

- Huge ass

- Cutie

- Facebook Marketplace freak

Cons:

- Can’t stop looking at his ass

- Can’t pour a shot

- Kayaks too much

An unfortunate after-effect of all presidencies is the inevitable dose of ex-presidential arrogance.

Notorious for Mingah laps in a suit, drinking a hell of a lot of goon, and downing an entire can of lentils, Hugo will undoubtedly afflict the entire club with his hubris.

After the first recorded presidency with no ACL (and no skiing), what will Hugo make of his re-debutante season?

Pros:

- Looks stunning in a dress

- Way more alpine than you

- Took his girlfriend’s job

Cons:

- Has weak knees AND shoulders

- Owes the taxpayer a helicopter trip, 2 surgeries, and several months worth of physio

- Perm

Imported directly from the suburbs of Taupō, Riley holds the lofty title of CUSSC’s CUB (cashed-up bogan). He wields this title with a vengeance and has proved his mettle in the ancient arenas of goon, shredding, and fixing da lodge.

Despite his intimidating demeanour, anyone lucky enough to have some alone time with Riley will find out why he’s the committee’s cutest member ;).

Pros:

- First cussc event was a work party? Yea GOOD

- Can't even remember how many skis he owns

- Soooooooo cute

Cons:

- Inherited the Evan Ross “nothing tastes better than value” attitude towards alcohol

- Has twice painted the bathroom walls

Originating from the sprawling metropolis of Masterton. Raised on the mighty off-piste terrain at Turoa, a true master of the icy conditions. She’ll spin you a yarn about how easy landing a backflip is and will probably convince you to try but we’ve never actually seen her do one. This is likely because Liv manages to concuss herself on a weekly basis.

Pros:

- Will talk you into something that will subject you to natural selection

- Hottest blader on the mountain

Cons:

- Is breaking double digits on concussions

- Dating CUSSC’s biggest diva

- Lives in Marsterton

Louise came to us as a contract painter and never left. So keen to get to ski week she hitchhiked with “the reason prison guards carry pepper spray.” She seems to do everything but skiing, with epic ultrarunning fails, revolutionising glacier descents, and keeping NZ’s power grid online.

Don’t look her in the eyes …

Pros:

- Painted d floor mural

- Insistent that skiing is better than snowboarding

Cons:

- Snowboarder

- Took 3 days to get to the top of downhill tow

Nico is proof that good things come in small packages. His first experience of da Basin was a work party which ended in a rather messy game of Captain Pat. He then left his mark on the club, shredding more pow and “eating” more “lunch” than some of the veterans.

They don’t come much better than Nico.

Pros:

- Dastardly op-shop outfits

- Least courtfines out of all the committee

Cons:

- Looks like prez Hugo did in year 12

- Too much time in the pantry

Is she sponsored? I think so but I don’t care enough to check. What I do know is she shreds downhill inbounds, shreds uphill back country, and holds the d-floor together like chocolate sauce to the president.

Lets see if her off mountain admin can keep up with her on mountain shenanigans.

Pros:

- DJs almost as good as DJ Blood & Guts

- Skied more days at temple when it was closed than when it was open

Cons:

- Makes ski edits longer than a Scorsese movie

The master of unsolicited advice. Whether she is on the mountain flexing her ski instructor knowledge or in Chch mansplaining which rain jacket you should buy from Bivouac Outdoor™, she always has some quality words.

Bella is just as competent with solicited advice as well, and rips into a DMC like she rips into a ski line (with skill and vigour).

Pros:

- Shreds

- Can have chats as deep as the Temple Basin snowpack (bottomless)

- Gives skiing advice when you want it

Cons:

- Gives skiing advice when you don’t want it

- Tries to upsell your girlfriend on a $700 Patagonia hardshell jacket

Here at CUSSC, we aren’t usually fans of summer, as skiing tends to occur in the winter. In Summer’s case, we’ll make an exception.

Summer provides sharp skills in the kitchen, a (much needed) artistic touch to the lodge, and a good injection of doof when the dance floor is running dry.

Pros:

- Founding member of Rock Otter

- Handy with a paintbrush

Cons:

- Agricultural tendencies

- Loaded her camera roll onto a shared google photos folder

Freya joined CUSSC last year having never skied before. She made one promise. She was going to be the best skier on the mountain. While she may have just missed that goal, she sure did leave her mark. We saw her refuse to leave the kitchen (loves admin too much), rep some assless jeans at a bus party, provide marginal chat, and (unconfirmed) peg last year’s Vice President.

Pros:

- Froths the kitchen

- Can use a label maker

Cons:

- Needs to become the best skier on the mountain

- Forget’s sleeping bag (and will make it your problem)

Why did the chicken cross the road? He saw Leo on the other side of the street in need of a hat.

A generally unpunishing fella but he has exhibited a catastrophic tendancy to overestimate his own capabilities. Expect big yard sales and many chugs of glasses full of whiskey after “I totally can win captain pat”.

Pros

- Cool hat

- Can reach the top shelf

Cons

- Not a major

- Won’t shut up about his forester

Pipe Her? Don’t get me started.

If we are gonna get started though, its probably worth mentioning her huge muscles. She’ll out-flex you if you give her the chance (or don’t, she’ll do it unprompted). She claimed to be the one who will add the feminine touch to the lodge this year but so far she’s done more hard labour than all the boys combined.

Pros:

- Will beat you up the temple track carrying three times your body weight on her back

Cons:

- Emasculates me (Pub officer)

- Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers (say that 3 times)

Air dropped straight into the basin by the RNZAF, Spike is a godsend fresher rep. Whether he's taken on board photography duties (the rest of committee is too rolled). This man and his beautiful moustache sure are a good time. Bringing the new found technique of stove top rice to the lodge this man is giving oven rice a run for its money. Also did you hear about his monstrous fuck out while at an Air Force formal event? I’ll let him tell you that one.

When Spikes not skiing he spends his free time trolling noticeboards on FB

Pros:

Sexiest man on the mountain

Camera skills 4 days

Serves and protects

Cons:

Stovetop rice (oven rice 4 life)

To scary to sock wrestlec

Will comes from a fine pedigree - a family of winners, presidents, and champions. While the runt of his litter vertically, he makes up for it horizontally. Whilst he may be built, he can’t do 95% of everything in the gym, and i’ve never seen him do a leg day.

Pros

- Have you seen the size of this guy?!

- Would make a great house husband

Cons

- Has more gym injuries than skiing injuries

- ‘Vegetarian’

- Parents like him more than the preident

Aden joins our ranks again in the 5th year of his 4 year degree. Can’t blame him, doing a second major in CUSSC tends to add a bit of time. Aden lives and breathes GNAR, and has taken snowblades where most mortals wouldn’t take skis. I have literally seen him explode a pair of bindings on some homemade blades (maybe a testament to bad craftmanship not hard skiing). Off the slopes he brings a similar intensity to the dance floor, and will be hard to beat when it comes to belting out T Swizzle songs.

Pros:

- Best snowlerblader on the mountain (will make sure you know)

- Knows all the words to T-swift bangers.

Cons:

- Biggest diva in the lodge

- Can’t kill the ender dragon

Equipped with the biggest *ahem* skis in all of cussc, the spirit of all fundraising officers past, and the entire crushing weight of the club’s future on his shoulders, allow me to introduce Yung* Hugo. Is he up for the task? We definitely hope so.

Pros:

- Carried his girlfriends skis down the hill for her when she was helicoptered off

Cons:

- The Y is pronounced as an H

Matt spent the last 14 years doing [REDACTED]. While most midlife-crises revolve around motorcycles or carpentry, Matt became a student. We’re not complaining, as his 14 years of [REDACTED] experience makes him a force to be reckoned with whether he’s patrolling the d floor, soldiering around downhill, or reconnoitring the pantry. Make sure to thank Captain [REDACTED] for his service. TYFYS.

Pros:

- Will be getting the lodge up to military standards, no messing around here

- Always the first awake

- Veteran (on the piss, and literally

Cons:

- I’ve never seen a veteran do a shoey

- Will order you to do very strange things.

Despite Rosa only learning to ski last year, she has had bigger airtime than many of you ever will. She is always quick to calculate the number of standards per dollar, for the most efficient drinking on the mountain. This is about the only math she does. On the bright side though, she will never be seen turning down a free drink cos her priorities are in check!

Cons:

- Biggest airtime was in the helicopter

- Maddie had to bring her back clothes she threw up in and left behind in a garbage bag

Pros:

- Came back the next weekend with a vengeance

- Owns a Suzuki that’s NOT a swift

The infamous DJ Blood & Guts. Would you stop spinning decks if you were hemorrhaging from your leg? Thought so, but DJ blood & guts sure wouldn’t.

Apparently he’s a sponsored skier but the only evidence so far in support of that theory is two pairs of broken Momentum skis. Not the best product rep…

Pros

- Skiied his first blue run at the basin, go Zac! :)

- Planned to drink 74 beers

Cons

- Did not drink 74 beers

- Hasn’t mastered the french fry turn yet :(

Pros:

- Looks cute ;)

Cons:

- Eats the lodge

- Can’t fly uphill

- Lost bird of the century :(