Meet the team

Although no one seemed to know who he was when he stepped up to run for president, Lucas has gone head first, balls deep into his tenure as president for 2025. Lucas claims to have some grandiose plans for VUSSC 2025, although so far has only come up with “wet your Willy Wednesdays.” (whatever that could possibly mean)

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Pros: 

• Mean skier

• Experienced af

Cons:

• Can't sink piss

• Who is this guy again??

Louis brings a unique set of skills to the table: previous experience competing in first aid competitions. Is this even a real thing?? Fastest typist in year 6 and yarn spinning capabilities out the wazoo. The parties he hosted in first year are his claim to fame and a 2 minute conversation with Louis will reveal he is still proud of them to this day. Let's hope his skills in organising parties transfers over to organising the VUSSC google drive. 

 

Pros: ​

• Will come straight to any party from work, no matter when or wher

Cons:

• Only drinks waikato draught 

• Doesn’t know how to pronounce his own name

We present to you, VUSSC’s token post-grad student who will no doubt be using VUSSC’s party experience to relieve the stress of honours-level political science. Becca is unfortunately from Auckland so is no stranger to the beautiful Ruapehu and can be seen shredding the mighty Turoa both on and off piste She has not, however, managed to figure out how to send it in the park but we’re confident 2025 will turn her into the park shredding legend she is on the inside. Furthermore, in 2025 we hope she might learn how to pull a different face in a photo every now and again

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Pros: ​

• Best for heart to hearts 

• Yap

Cons:

• Gets about 30 cms of airtime 

• Yap 

• She packs her bag as if she is going for 3 weeks

Alice fully embraces the VUSSC motto of “Just a bit of fun” and it's almost unheard of to see her without a shit-eating grin getting amongst the party. Alice declared that her greatest qualification for treasurer was that she managed her finances through an extensive multi-continent backpacking trip without going completely broke. It was obvious she's the girl for the job, as after hearing her speech, an accounting major withdrew his application for Treas. It also helps that she comes from a lineage of CUSSC exec royalty so she can infiltrate them and we can continue stealing all their ideas.

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Pros: ​

• The best retro ski fit

• Okay Mr Worldwide.

Cons:

• About one billion instagram posts (red flag)

Legend has it, Nicole suddenly appeared on the first day of snow week and instantly started ripping it, both on the maunga and on the dance floor although a quick glance at her antics show that her froth for a party is due to the large amount of boys present. Nicole is a Turoa veteran and often leads tours down some of the hidden treasures Turoa has to offer. Despite how so incredibly short she is, Nicole can and will shred faster and with more steez than most of VUSSC’s other resident snowboarders.

 

Pros: ​

• Snowboards.

Cons:

• Knife skills non-existent 

• Boy-mad 

George Harriss has never been skiing while not being under the influence of something. In fact it’s said the man is only sober at breakfast as he’s still rolling. Prior to the 2024 ski season, George’s only experience in any snow sport was sitting in the cafe at base, with his skis next to him. Initially reluctant to put his name in, George became the second socials officer because his mate/secret boyfriend put his hand up for him. If George really wants to be a VUSSC exec is debated but we know we’re definitely stoked to have him. 
 

Pros: 

• Fluro orange overalls that he wears OVER his TCB jacket 

• Will always share his special brownies 

Cons:

• Tells everyone he's a plumber 

• Often distracted by his boyfriend

Max’s claim to fame is that he can sink an 18 coffin of coronas, unfortunately the legitimacy of his send is heavily debated as once his coffin is finished, he sits down and goes non-verbal for the rest of the night. Max’s biggest contribution to VUSSC will prove to be his commitment as he has a quadruple digit duolingo streak and went on almost every trip offered in 2024, in hindsight, this is probably because he is unemployed. Max is no stranger to the Maunga and can be seen shredding Turoas groomers, ripping it in the park or off piste sending it down cliffs taller than he is(not that being taller than Max is particularly hard.) 

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Pros: ​

• VUSSC top snowboarder!!

• DuolinGOAT

Cons:

• King of carking it 

• Has never smiled in a photo ever 

Something of a veteran of the group Jake is rumoured to be almost 30 years old and has previously served as both VUSSC’s treasurer and president! Jake's biggest action as president was allegedly almost bankrupting the club but as treasurer managed to get shit tons of free alcohol! (please run this back in 2025)

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Pros: 

• Insane in the park 

• Free alcohol jake pls pls pls pl

Cons:

• So old

• Who keeps letting him in ??

To many returning members of VUSSC, Blue’s place as an exec may come as a surprise because he actually chickened out of running last minute. However, much to his fortune, he somehow happens to be the man at computer science and making websites, so since he helped us out so much it’d be rude not to let him in.. right? Blue’s skilled on both a snowboard and skis but don’t let that distract you from the fact hes named after a fucking colour.
 

Pros: ​

• Goated coder 

• Skis AND snowboards (jack of all trades master of none?)

Cons:

• Always mewing 

• No-one knows his real name 

Luca began her fresher year the right way, not by going to halls or every mid o-week event, but by joining VUSSC and attending the first trip of 2024. She must've enjoyed it enough to want more as she made a surprise appearance at the end of year AGM and put her name down to run for exec. Making a good case for best dressed in VUSSC and making an even better case for shortest, Luca will definitely be shredding Turoa on a child pass this winter.
As a design student, we all knew Luca is perfect for the role of merch coordinator. 
 

Pros: ​

• Design queen 

• Always dripped out

Cons:

• So short 

• Goes to sleep at 10pm

Our resident tradie, Ronan joined the ski club in a last ditch attempt to make some friends.  Despite what you think about tradies, Ronan has managed to move on from highschoolers and now dates exclusively over 18’s, which we’re all very proud of him for, although freshers beware. He’s also an absolute demon on the piss and will twist whatever arm needed to get you to town after finishing off his box of RTD’s, even if it means he sleeps through all his 5.30am ski trip alarms.
 

Pros: 

• Will drive a van (safely) whenever, wherever

• Piercing blue eyes

Cons:

• Doesn’t know how to set an alarm

• Doesn’t like beer, only drinks fruity drinks

In 2024, there was a rumour circulating that a yeti/bigfoot/sasquatch thing had been spotted on Turoa, often seen rolling down the slope or lying in the snow. We’re pretty sure it was Jonah Szecket learning how to snowboard. It was evident that Jonah had hit his head one too many times as he came back for seconds and became a VUSSC executive after his first season. When Jonah applied for an executive position, he conveniently neglected to mention he is cheating on us and is also an executive of the VUW geology society. Are we not enough for you Jonah?
 

Pros: ​

• Would make a good middle blocker 

• Canadian 

Cons:

• Loves rocks (sexually?)

• Doesn't love us like we love him :(

• Size 16 feet