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The "Melbourne University Snowboarding Team" (commonly known as "MUST") is a university sports club which welcomes snowboarders of all abilities to join, from the University of Melbourne.

The club offers a range of trips for students of the University, as well as other members of the community. In addition, the club engages in a range of social events such as Snowball at the end of the Australian snow season, and a Booze Cruise during Semester 1, with the Melbourne University Ski Club (MUSKI)

=History=

The Melbourne University Snowboarding Team was first established in 1994 with the emergence of snowboarding in the Australian ski culture. Some students from the university tried the new sport while holidaying in Canada, and wanted to bring the sport back to Australia and promote it at the university. Since the beginning of MUST, the club has grown to become one of the largest sports clubs on campus, with over 300 members annually. =Competitions=

The club participates in two main competitions during the university calendar. The first being the Victorian Intervarsity Championships held in July each year. The competition is held over 3 days, with over 200 university students from across Victoria competing. All Victorian universities send a team of competitors to Mount Buller where they spend the days either skiing or snowboarding, and the nights partying. The University of Melbourne has a combined team from both MUST and MUSKI.

Later in the season, the club attends the Australian University Championships with all the major universities in Australia. This event is held in late August-September, at either Thredbo or Mount Buller =Social Trips=

MUST is a fun and carefree club that accepts people of all ages and snowboarding levels. The club organises social events and activities to help create relationships between all members. These social events give members the opportunity to meet new people and develop new relationships.

During July each year, the club runs a cornerstone 2 week trip to New Zealand for 45 club members. The group spends its first week in Queenstown staying at a hostel in town. A variety of social activities are undertaken, including a number of pub crawls and themed nights. During the day, the group has the option to ski or snowboard at The Remarkables or Coronet Peak ski fields. During the second week of the trip, the group travels to Wanaka which is a more relaxed ski town located on Lake Wanaka. From Wanaka, the group has the option to visit the ski fields of Treble Cone or Cardona. Nights in Wanaka are spent at the local Water Bar or back at the lodge relaxing by the fire.

In addition to the clubs larger trip, the club also offers a shorter weekend trip to Mount Buller. The "Buller Weekend" trip is held during August or early September, and offers a group of up to 45 members a fun social trip. The trip is open to snowboarders or skiers of all ability levels. =Social Events=

Throughout the year, MUST organises snowboarding BBQs and pub nights for all to attend. These casual events are to cement bonds between people and to talk about possible snow trips coming up in the year. Free sausages and drinks are provided at the BBQs and drinks are paid for at pub nights. These events encourage the clubs members to be involved in trips throughout the year and help people feel comfortable at the University of Melbourne, as friends are created through the club. =Hire= The club also offers members or non-members the ability to hire snowboarding gear from the Melbourne University Parkville Campus for discounted prices.

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