January's Newsletter (click here)

Piette’s Post

It is hard for me to believe that it is already 2026.  I am happy to report that our club is doing very well.  We ran two good trips including the snowy weekend trip to Searchmont Ontario and the snowy Western trip to Beaver Creek. We received good feedback from our trippers for each of the trips.  Of course, that happens with great conditions. We take 100% credit for the great conditions. On the other hand, Meteorologists are responsible whenever we have poor conditions. 

We also reestablished our Facebook Page for the purpose of Marketing our club, including using it to advertise Gelandesprung’s activities, especially ski trips. Our members and the public can view the page at Gelandesprung Ski Club of Green Bay, Sports Club at https://www.facebook.com/gelandesprung.  The Gelandesprung Group on Facebook remains available for our members to share their photos and stories related to the club as well as to communicate with club members to join them on activities, especially skiing.

We had a great time at our Christmas party last month with excellent participation. You can see the group photo on our Facebook Page. Congratulations to Neils Jenson. He won the ugly sweater contest by a landslide. It was truly ugly. At the Christmas party, we shared that our Western trip to Telluride is sold out and it will be upon us in a few days. I can’t wait. I missed the last opportunity due to a family trip to Whitefish, which was a fantastic experience. 

In fact, Whitefish will be our next destination in early March 2027. Traveling Amtrack to Whitefish has been requested by a lot of our members since our last visit to Whitefish in March 2013. It will be an option for travel, as well as plane and automobile. This will truly be a planes, trains, and automobiles type of trip. Amtrack is a fun way to travel and it’s also a great opportunity to get to know people better as you socialize and watch the beautiful scenery and wild animals as you pass through North Dakota and Montana, including the southern portion of Glacier Park during the final hour or two on the train. You leave the train in the city of Whitefish, about 15 minutes from the ski resort.

The Western Trip committee has been training for several years to take on more trips. We will start having a second trip out west beginning in 2027. It will be less than a full week to appeal to those that prefer an economical shorter trip.  We hope to be able to share more information this spring. We believe this will be a great alternative for our members that find it difficult to go on longer trips. This also provides another opportunity for a second trip.

Finally, we discussed our intentions to offer more opportunities to socialize with our members and friends at events throughout the course of the year.  We have some good ideas for things to do to augment our current activities. We will have more to share over the coming months as we finalize our plans for fun.

Finally, we will have elections for Treasurer and Vice President at our Spring Banquet in April. If you are interested in running for either position, please talk with a Board member.

I wish everyone of you a great year, including good health and a lot of skiing during this best time of the year.

Tom Piette