Historical information

Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life.
Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”.

Significance

This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski facilities at Falls Creek.

Physical description

The journal features stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally.
The cover is a photo by Eric Burt captioned "Hotham Ski slopes which are already calling skiers for the '58 season"
Page 87 has a brief report about the destruction of the Albury Ski Club by fire on 18th April 1958.
The date of the N.E.D.S.A. Junior Championships to be held on Friday 5th September was announced so that school children had time to plan their holidays.
Page 94 featured a column "Things happening at Falls Creek" written by Shirley Inglis.
Page 125 announced that a second hive of bees had been found in the roof at Skyline Lodge during recent painting.
Advertisements for the Falls Creek General Store and the Snow Crystal Inn managed by Milan Kovacic were included.