Luckman's Hut

Known as Luckmans Hut or The Wellington Ski Club hut. Note that the Hobart Walking Club also had a hut about 100m from this one, but it is now only a site.

Location

It is about 200m below the road, and about two kilometres from the summit of Mt Wellington, at the foot of a scree field used for skiing in times when the snow was deep.

History

Luckmans was named after Leo Luckman, also of "Luckman's Lead on the way to Federation Peak" fame. Roy Davies and other HWC members were instrumental in its restoration in the early 1970s, although the ski run nearby is no longer used.

The hut was built by various people from the Wellington Ski Club and Hobart Walking Club.

Beside the hut, is a cleared, but rough, and none too demanding ski run, also built by the club, when thirty feet of snow was common each winter.

Leo's wife, Jessie survives him today, at age 93.

References

  1. Jim Moon - pers comm.

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