Below is an article that appeared in an old 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.