[3] The Summit Trophy was the most prized ski competition in NSW until World War II.
As it was the major skiing body in Australia at the time, KAC in 1919 instituted the Australian Championship, a single event, eight-kilometre cross country race[4] and continued to run this event until 1929 after which it handed over control to the newly-formed Ski Council of NSW.
[7] The hut is no longer privately owned but is still cared for by KAC and still used by club members and is open to all skiers.
In 1939, a company called Alpine Hut Club was formed to take advantage of the skiing in the Brassy Mountain area of the Main Range.
[8] From the 1950s onwards, the advent of new resorts at Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes, Guthega and Thredbo, with their new systems of uphill transport, brought to an end the use of White's River and Alpine Huts for all but dedicated ski tourers.
In 1948, a KAC syndicate bought an Avro Anson aircraft and began a two days per week air service from Sydney to Cooma for its members and other interested skiers.
Ibis Hut was used by members of the club for low cost accommodation but was sold in 1967 due to disuse.