February's Newsletter (click here)
Piette’s Post
This is a difficult post for me to write. Telluride has been on our short list since 2019. Following about 9 months of planning, the Western Trip committee and the Board agreed on January 6th, that the January 10th trip to Telluride should be canceled. Sixty-five people that signed up are disappointed. Yet those that were at our meeting agreed it was the right thing to do, due to the ongoing strike by the Ski Patrol at Telluride. It was the right decision. Although the strike ended January 12th, very few lifts were running during the first several days that we would have been skiing.
Following this decision, Ron Quick surveyed the people that had signed up regarding their availability for a new trip and asking where they would like to ski. Ron, Frank Wickham, and Joe Kucharski have been spending many hours during the month to put together a different trip on very short notice. Telluride was chosen by more people than the other locations combined. As I write this, the committee expects to have a recommendation within a week. Details matter in this regard. We need to find the right block of days along with lodging and transportation. Although there will be fewer people able to make it on the trip, there is still a lot of work to complete. Frank will not be able to join us due to an essential project at work. Ron has stepped up as well as Joe to provide leadership.
Your first notice of our trip announcement will be on our Facebook Page and in an eblast to members that were on the original trip, along with general membership.
Our Midwest trip to Afton Alps and Welch Village is planned for March 6-8th. Now is the time to sign up if you would like to go. We would like to see more people enjoying these locations that are less than a 4-and-a-half-hour bus ride from Green Bay.
Finally, we will have elections for Treasurer and Vice President at our Spring Banquet in April. There will be an opening for Vice President as Scot will leave his post after four years and will be spending more time helping charities in the Sturgeon Bay area. Please consider becoming a board member. You would be able to get to know more people in our club and help our club by regularly sharing your ideas. There is some work but there are many benefits as well. Talk to me or other board members if you have any questions.
Thank you all for your support of Gelandesprung and our friends at Sly Fox,
Tom Piette
