Simon ‘Wombat’ Murray has extensive local snow camping, ski mountaineering and rescue experience, he’s the local area expert for the program and affectionately termed ‘Camp Dad’. He’s put together the Ski/Split touring program for the Victorian Backcountry Festival six years running and before that, the ‘MSCs Slay Safe’ Program, overseeing literally hundreds of independent ski/split participants participants without incident.
He’s a Mountain safety educator and backcountry guide around Hotham.