The alpine area of New South Wales is a popular location for many sports and activities, particularly during the winter months. Sometimes people undertake activities that can get themselves into trouble and require the assistance of emergency services to rescue them due to becomming lost or are injured.
Weather in the alps can rapidly change from bright sunshine to a raging blizzard with freezing temperatures, gale force winds and heavy snow within a few hours. It is therefore important that in an emergency, people are reached as quickly as possible. The Snowy River SES Unit (based in Jindabyne) and the Tumut SES Unit both assist the Police if requested in searches for lost persons in the alps. To assist the volunteers to reach isolated areas quickly, both units have a skidoo as well as use skis to reach remote locations.
