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