2012 Calendar of Events

XC-Calendar  (other events below)

Sat., January 28 Bolton Nordic
Tim Parsons 863-6147

Sat., February 4 Sleepy Hollow, Huntington
Ed Frank 658-1844

Sun., February 12 Mt. Top XC, Chittenden, VT
Lou Young 482-2018

Sat., February 18 Smugglers Notch, Jeffersonville - EASY
Russ Kinaman 879-6666

Mon., February 20 Rikert Ski Touring Center, Middlebury
Russ Kinaman 879-6666

Sat., February 25 Ole's XC Center, Warren
Roxanne Royce 434-7647

Sat., March 3 Morse Farm, East Montpelier
Russ Kinaman 879-6666

Sun., March 11 Camels Hump Nordic Ski Ctr, Huntington
Roxanne Royce 434-7647

Sat., March 17 Stowe XC Ski Center
Carol Hignite 860-1530

Sat., March 24 Blueberry Hill Ski Center, Goshen
Tim Parsons 863-6147

Sat., March 31 Hazens Notch Association
Amy Otten/Ralph Kilmoyer 878-4070

February 3-5
The Green Mountain Club’s annual trip to Weisel Cabin in the Adirondacks, near Lake Placid. The Cabin sleeps 16 in 4 bunk rooms and is a modern building with kitchen, showers, mens and womens bathrooms, and a large living space. The nearby ADK Visitors Center provides evening entertainment on Saturday night. Plenty of XC and alpine skiing close by. See the GMC Burlington Section Calendar for more detail, and call Linda Evans at 899-3006 or linda.r.evans@comcast.net to sign up. The weekend cost is quite low, around $60 per person.


February 16-20 Ottawa, Ontario Winterlude Festival.
XC ski and ice skating trip. XC skiing is in Gatineau Provincial Park, which is very close to the city. You can get more information about the festival at www.Ottawafestivals.CA. Ice skating is free on the canals that pass through Ottawa. The ice is resurfaced every night, so it’s a neat experience to be able to skate a distance through the city. An added bonus is that the Gatineau Loppet, a citizen race for everyone who XC skis, is being held on the Saturday of our trip. If you've ever been in a citizen's XC race, you realize that it’s purely a fun experience, and not competitive in the shorter distance categories. The shortest distance is 5K with 10, 15, and then 25 and 50K options for the serious athletes. There are no mountains big enough for downhill skiing near Ottawa. Ottawa is roughly a 4 hr drive from Burlington, going through Montreal, its all highway driving. Reservations are being held (currently in Donna’s name) at the Holiday Inn Express, 111 Cooper Street in Ottawa. This is a convenient downtown location. The cost per night is around $124 for Fri-Sun and $150 for Thursday, plus parking and taxes PER ROOM. Rooms have 2 queen beds and a kitchenette. If you want to share a room, let me know this and I will try to accommodate if possible. It's likely that this hotel will book up quickly during Winterlude, so do not delay. Please call Donna, as you will need to provide a credit card directly with the hotel to book. 5 rooms are reserved, and its first come first served. Carpooling is strongly encouraged. Parking is available for $17 per day at the hotel. Contact: Donna Leban (865-2839)

March 4-6 Joe Dodge Lodge at PINKHAM NOTCH (White Mountains, NH)

Free X-C skiing, snowshoeing and winter hiking are at the doorstep and a free pass to the Great Glen Trails network down the road. Downhill ski at Wildcat, across the street, fee is not included in lodging. BYOB allowed in living room and dining room. Bed linens, quilts and a bath towel are provided. Restrooms are shared with a men’s and women’s restroom on each floor, hot showers. For more information see www.outdoors.org/pinkham. Rooms are held for us until Jan 4. Because of the low group rate extended to us, I'd like to show we are serious about coming as a group, therefore please book as soon as you can.

Rates: Shared bunk rooms: $61.62 per person/per night. Rooms with a double or queen bed: $70.34 per person/per night.

Rate includes NH Lodging Taxes, dinner and breakfast. * 2 and 4 person bunk rooms and double or queen-bed rooms are set aside for us. * For a single room, book a 2-person bunk room, pay $25 surcharge and top bunk will be blocked off. * There are a limited # of double and queen-bed rooms.

Payment and Cancellation Policy: Payment in full is required at the time of registration. Full refund less $25 processing fee for cancellations up to 14 days from date of stay. Full credit on transfers up to 14 days of stay. Inside of 14 days, no refund or transfer. SPACE IS LIMITED. Please call AMC Reservations by January 4, 2012 to confirm space. Reservations received after this date will be on a space available basis.

Instructions for Booking Your Stay: Call the AMC Reservations Line at 603-466-2727 Mon-Sat, 9 am to 5 pm. Tell the Customer Service Representative that want to reserve into Burlington Ski & Outing Club, Group Number 177263. Provide your contact information, food allergy information, vegetarian requests, and roommate's name. Roommate can call in separately with her/his credit card. MasterCard, Visa and American Express accepted.

Any question about the rooms and rates, please contact me (Jean Anderson). You are responsible for naming your own roommate when you make reservation, but I'm happy to keep a list of our members looking for a roommate.

Also, please let me know if you make a reservation so that we will know how many of the rooms set aside for us have been taken. Contact: Jean Anderson jeanoutdoors@aol.com, 657-3540





DOWNHILL SKIING SPECIALS & INFO

STOWE SKI CLUB APPRECIATION DAYS -2011-2012

Adult / child & seniors $43 / $34 for 1 day; $64 / $38 for 2 days; $96 / $57 for 3 days. Prices are effective on  March 14-18.

Also for BSOC members: Dick Aiken usually leads downhill trips every Tuesday to various areas, especially SMUGGLER’S NOTCH (free for 70+) with the exception of Christmas and President’s weeks. He often coordinates Friday trips to the PointFM Ski & Ride areas.

2010-2011 Calendar of Events

BURLINGTON SKI AND OUTING CLUB CALENDAR  2010-11

Below is the schedule of activities (stay tuned for further updates :)    ANYONE can organize an event, you don't need to be an expert!  If you have an idea and you’d like to invite club members, just email Patty Williams at pwilliamsvt@myfairpoint.net 

or Roxanne Royce at alrox@comcast.net and they will forward the information.    

Details for each event (time, meeting place) are determined by the contact person.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday, December 18    Holiday Party, Potluck Dinner & the famous Yankee Swap at Sue & Kevin Marvin’s home in Burlington, 5pm. Please RSVP for the party by emailing Roxanne at alrox.comcast.net or calling 434-7647 by Saturday, December 11.  Please bring a dish to share.  The  club will provide turkey, wine and soft drinks.

January 8-9   Craftsbury Weekend - Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT.  2 days of XC, lodging, and 3 fabulous meals.  Contact Patty Williams  865-2233  pwilliamsvt@myfairpoint.net

February 11  14  Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.  LeLupin B & B.  This is an especially great location w/ XC skiing right from the door.   XC passes are not included in the trip cost, but can be purchased for $14CA.  Average cost for all 3 nights is $430 per double room including tax.  For singles sharing a room, the cost will average $215.  Prices include breakfast.  Arrange to carpool from Burlington on Friday, Feb. 11th.  For Downhill skiers:  If you’d like to go earlier in the week to get in a day or two of downhill skiing, you can call Pierre and Sylvie directly toll free at 1-877-425-5474.      

For more info contact:  Donna Leban at 865-2839

March 19-20     6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.    RELAY FOR LIFE NordicStyle, Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe. Let’s get a team to together to XC and snowshoe overnight in the world’s only Relay for Life Nordic Style.  Funds raised for American Cancer Society.   www.relayforlife.org/nordicstylevt.  Contact Roxanne at alrox@comcast.net by January 15 if interested.  

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DOWNHILL SKIING SPECIALS & INFO  Certainly not an exhaustive list, but a sampling of upcoming “special” deals.  Contact Roxanne Royce if you’d like to connect with other club members to ski. 

STOWE SKI CLUB APPRECIATION DAYS – Adult / child & seniors   $42 / $33 for 1 day;   $63 / $38 for 2 days;   $95 / $54 for 3 days.  January 10-12; March 16-20.   Also for BSOC members:  FREE Stowe Points Card.  Save 25% on single day lift ticket rates while earning points to redeem for free tickets!

BOLTON VALLEY – Dec. 19    Dress as Santa, ski for FREE! Dec. 20-24  –  $15 alpine/$5 nordic per day 

MAD RIVER GLEN  - January 8 & 9   Green Mountain Club Weekend. 

GMC members ski for 1/2 price  

Fridays, Ski & Ride with the Point   

 www.pointfm.com.  ½ price tickets and prize raffle

Dick Aiken will be leading downhill trips every Tuesday to various areas, especially SMUGGLER’S NOTCH (free for 70+) with the exception of Christmas and President’s weeks.  He also coordinates Friday trips to the PointFM Ski & Ride areas.   

Contact Dick at 860-3303 or aikenaiken62@yahoo.com

                    XC SKIING and SHOWSHOEING

SPECIAL DEALS

January 8    Vermont Winter Trails Day offers children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing for free, and to discover the great fitness and social benefits with these easy-to-learn winter sports.  Check out participating areas at www.wintertrails.org

Join the Catamount Trail Association and receive a FREE Rewards booklet with over $1000 value in discount coupons to alpine and XC ski centers, sports retailers, restaurants, etc.  Still only $35 individual; $50 family.  

2011 XC Calendar.   Events are organized by BSOC club members unless noted otherwise.   Please contact the leader listed a few days ahead for the meeting time and place and possible change of area due to snow conditions.  Trip leaders will be skiing on XC trails, however, most areas have snowshoe trails for those who prefer to snowshoe.    Contact the (CTA) Catamount Trail Association and (GMC) Green Mountain Club leaders directly for those events.  The Catamount Trail Association maintains the Catamount Trail and sponsors back country trips every weekend.  Get their full schedule and info at www.catamounttrail.org.  The Green Mountain Club maintains the Long Trail and sponsors hikes year round as well as snowshoe outings and some cross country trips.  Get their Burlington Section schedule and info at www.gmcburlington.org.

1/2  Sunday.  XC or snowshoe at Smuggler’s Notch, Jeffersonville.   

Russ Kinaman at 879-6666

1/15 Saturday.  XC or snowshoe at Stowe Mountain Resort.  

 Carol Hignite 860-1530

1/16 Sunday.  Snowshoe hike with GMC to Birch Glen.  Easy.   

Dot Meyer 863-2433 or dotmeyer@myfairpoint.net

1/17 Monday.  XC or snowshoe at Morse Farm, Montpelier.    

Russ Kinaman at 879-6666

1/22 Saturday.  XC at Beaver Meadows, Morristown with CTA.  Intermediate.   

Kim Dunkley/Scott Meyer.  802-635-2418.

1/23  Sunday.  XC or snowshoe at Rikert, Middlebury.  

 Carol Hignite 860-1530

1/29 Saturday.  XC or snowshoe in Underhill with GMC.  Easy.  

 Linda Evans 899-3006.

1/29 Saturday.  XC at Sterling Forest, Stowe, with CTA.  Easy/Intermediate.  

 Cindy Gray 802-244-6265 or crwgray@comcast.net

1/30  Sunday   XC or snowshoe at Sleepy Hollow, Huntington.  

 Lou Young 482-2018 or louyoung@comcast.net

2/3 Thursday.  Snowshoe Forest City trail, Camel’s Hump, Huntington.   Moderate.   

Russ Kinaman at 879-6666.

2/5 Saturday.  XC or snowshoe at Bolton Nordic Center.  Tim Parsons  863-6147

2/17 Thursday.  Snowshoe to Battell Shelter, Mt. Abraham. Moderate.  Russ Kinaman  879-6666.

2/19 Saturday.  XC or snowshoe at Blueberry Hill in Goshen.  Donna Leban lightspd@comcast.net until 2/18, then 865-2839.

2/20 Sunday.  Snowshoe to Taylor Lodge via Nebraska Notch, Underhill, with GMC.  Moderate.  Kelley Mackison-Christie 999-7839 or kellymchristie@gmail.com

2/21 Monday.  XC or snowshoe at Hazen’s Notch, Montgomery.  Russ Kinaman  879-6666

2/26 Saturday.  XC at Mad River Valley with CTA.  Easy.  Lauren and Geoff Slater.  496-6793 or laurens@madriver.com

2/27 Sunday.  XC Honey Hollow with GMC.  Moderate to Diff.  Carlene Squires at 434-2533 or carlene@gmavt.net

2/27 Sunday.  XC or snowshoe at Ole’s in Warren.  Russ Kinaman  879-6666

3/3  Thursday.  Snowshoe to Cantilever Rock, Mt. Mansfield, Underhill.  Easy.   

Russ Kinaman 879-6666

3/6   Sunday.  XC or snowshoe at Catamount Family Center, Williston. 

Roxanne Royce at alrox@comcast.net

3/13  Sunday.  XC or snowshoe at Camel’s Hump Nordic, Huntington.   

Roxanne Royce at alrox@comcast.net

3/19  Saturday.  XC or snowshoe at Bolton Nordic Center.  Tim Parsons  863-6147

3/24  Thursday.  Snowshoe Snake Mountain, Addison.  Moderate.  Russ Kinaman 879-6666

3/27  Sunday.   XC or snowshoe at Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe.  Roxanne Royce at alrox@comcast.net

2010 Holiday Party on Dec. 8

Laser Racing at MBBC

January 2010

1/9-1/10 Sat -Sun Craftsbury Weekend - Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT. 2 days of XC, lodging, and 3 fabulous meals. Contact Patty Williams to reserve, with check by Dec 5th. 865-2233 pwilliamsvt@myfairpoint.net


1/11-1/13 Mon-Wed – SKI Stowe - Club members $40 or less http://www.stowegroups.com/

Here is the cross country schedule for January 2010.

Contact the Catamount Trail Association and Green Mountain Club leaders directly:


1/17 Sunday XC at Camels Hump Skiers Association - Roxanne Royce - 434-7647 alrox@comcast.net


1/24 Sunday Stowe Cross Country - Amy Otten - 878-4070 amyotten@netscape.com


1/24 Sunday Weissner and Gamerhoff Woods (Stowe) - Back country - Cindy Gray - 802-244-6265 crwgray@comcast.net


1/29-1/31 Friday-Sunday Balsams Resort http://www.thebalsams.com/ -- XC, Downhill, Snowshoe + Fabulous Food, Dixville Notch, NH Contact Donna Leban 802-865-2839 lightspd@comcast.net for BSOC discount reservation form. Attendees make their own reservations with BSOC form by Dec 29th to get special rate and better rooms.


Oh yeah…. Anyone with a season pass to any cross country area can ski free one time at all other areas.