Below
is an article that appears in our October 2001
newsletter,
it's so good - it's worth repeating!
So, you're new to the club. Maybe a
friend told you about the club. Perhaps you heard about
us in the local paper or the internet. Now What?
First, I'd like to welcome you to
Winterset Ski Club on behalf of the entire Board of
Directors of the Winterset Ski Club. On the average we
have nearly 260 memberships (this is the 2004-2005
figure - in October of 2001, when this article was
written, we had nearly 170 membership) with a total of
700+ members. That's men, women, children and if your
dog skis or snowboards we'll ad he/she in as well.
Winterset is a participating and
growing member of the Connecticut Ski Council (CSC)
which is comprised of 30+ member clubs. Collectively,
the CSC can strongly influence major discounts for New
England Ski Area lift tickets, trips, racing and social
events. Last year alone (again October 2001 statistics)
the CSC purchased $750,000 worth of drastically reduced
cost bulk lift tickets to Vermont ski areas along. If
you'd like more info on the CSC go to
www.skiclub.com
Winterset Ski Club further augments
the collective power of the CSC by providing day bus
trips to Vermont and Massachusetts, subsidizing ski
lessons during club trips, week and weekend trips,
racing with other clubs and social activities throughout
the year.. Although, Winterset is a very family
oriented ski club, nearly 1/3 of the membership is
single and presents a great environment to meet others
with similar wintersports interests.
Most of your information on the club
activities will be through the newsletters and emails of
late breaking info and reminders when trips and events
are coming up. You should also be aware that you might
be called upon to help in some small or large way to
help out from time to time. If you can spare a little
time, please try to accommodate the caller if possible.
Usually that person is chairing some committee that is
trying to get an event or trip going and needs some
assistance.
Prior to joining Winterset my family
was like most where you could only afford a week or a
few days of skiing throughout the season. On average
during the last 2 seasons we exceeded 20 days because of
the club. This month's newsletter should give you
newbies a good overview of the activities planned for
the season. As a final note...get involved and have some
fun!!
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