The Crew

If you happen to be an Av 2 qualified ski patroller with pre-hospital med, and would like to join our list of on-call freelance guides, do drop us a line! If you don't hold these qualifications WE CAN'T HELP YOU!!! (Sorry).

	OPERATIONS CONSULTANT Justin Stogdale, otherwise known as "The Crazy Scotsman" has been our Op.s Manager for a few years now. However, as this was largely an unpaid position and he now has a mortgage he needed a real job, so he is functioning only in an advisory capacity just right now...
	TOW CONSULTANT Eric Scott was our tow manager, but he is on extended leave and has just been granted his commerical helicopter pilot's licence, so we are stoked for him and looking forward to having him fly for Invincible!
ADMIN WENCH Kate Scott gets the job of being Admin Wench, mainly because she is crap at skiing as you can see. It's much safer for everyone if she stays inside and answers emails and keeps herself out of trouble. She also gets to be the voice on the radio at base, giving out weather updates and passing on messages.	Photo by Annie Cervelli [nee Douglas]
THE MATRIARCH Iris Scott, seen here mustering the Invincible Spur in 1968, claims her job is to clean the hut and write out the cheques. That pretty much covers it actually!	Photo by Graeme Scott
You might have spotted a family connection - the Scott family have owned Rees Valley Station since 1905. Rees Valley is a traditional NZ High Country Station, farming Merino sheep and Hereford cattle in the Richardson Mountains. In winter, two thirds of the property is under snow, which limits the farming operation but presents other opportunities, principally in the recreational sphere. Since heliskiing in our region began over 20 years ago, the Invincible Spur has been recognised as an excellent location for snowsports.
The name "Invincible" comes from the early pioneering days in the Wakatipu when gold miners discovered a seam or reef of gold in the Rees Valley, a short way up what is now the Invincible or Reef Spur. The Invincible Mine was operational in the 1880s, and a community was established which included a shop and post office. After a few years the miners lost the reef of gold they were tunnelling after, and spent everything they had made trying to relocate it. You can still visit the site of the mine, but the most prominent feature - the waterwheel which drove the processing machinery - has long since rotted away. Our snowflake logo references this historical feature, as well as the spinning rotors of the helicopter.