January's Newsletter (click here)
Piette's Post
Happy New Year as we welcome 2025,
Winter has arrived and our regional ski areas are reaching full capacity. I know many of our friends have been making turns on our local slopes for weeks now. It is shaping up as a more normal winter versus last year, when many of our resorts suffered throughout the season.
Our trip to Searchmont is just around the corner, January 31 to February 2, 2025. Searchmont has been getting lake-effect snow over the last few weeks and it’s normal for this to continue throughout early winter. With more than 700 ft. vertical drop and 100 acres of slopes, Searchmont is a great Midwest location for the weekend.
We have room on the bus for more skiers and boarders. Our deadline is January 10, 2025. We will be giving up any unused hotel rooms at that point. Sign up now to make sure you have a spot! Cross-country skiers will enjoy a good trail system at Searchmont and a local park. Check the newsletter for details.
It was fun to watch the professional downhill races on the Birds of Prey over the last couple of weeks. The women raced Birds of Prey for the first time ever before Christmas. It has me wondering on which part of the race course I would crash if I were trying to ski fast on that run. Yet, I expect to ski the run at my own, possibly glacial pace, when the club is at Beaver Creek and Vail from March 1 to March 8, 2025. This trip is wait-list only at this point.
Looking ahead, we have elections for our Board coming up on April 11, 2025, at our Spring Banquet. The open positions are President, Secretary and Social Events Coordinator. If you are interested in any one of these positions, please let a current Board member know. There will also be an opening on our Volunteer Committee for a Marketing person. Please consider serving on the Board or on the Volunteer Committee, as it is a good opportunity to get to know more members and make our club better.
Wishing you a great 2025. I hope to see you soon.
Tom Piette
