SALOMON QUEST TOUR

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Thought some of you may be interested in an upcoming talk at Snow & Rock at Gateshead.

 

Date: Tuesday 2^nd November.

 

Time : 7pm

 

Venue: Snow & Rock, Gibside Way, Metro Park West, Gateshead.

 

SALOMON QUEST TOUR.

 

Get inspired to ski untracked powder and discover the best of the backcountry with legendary mountain guide Nigel Shepherd.

 

Nigel Shepherd the Ski touring legend will be sharing his experiences, giving advice on kit and sharing his in-depth know-how on mountain safety.

 

Tickets can be booked at www.skiclub.co.uk/shop

 

£7(non members) £5 (members-and under 16).

 

They will also be offering 10% discount across the store on the night.

Membership full

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

    The last work party of the season took place last weekend with a good turnout and all the final jobs have been completed so the slopes are looking great and just waiting for that snow to start falling. The work parties have been very well attended this year - thanks to everyone who has helped out. This has meant a huge amount of work has been completed and you will notice several improvements including extensive new snow fencing which should help retain the snow and also 2 new runs. One of these new runs has created a much easier route down from the top of F2 which will make the upper slopes more accessible to all levels of skier and boarder. The other run is the route out west from the top of F2 which was used last year but has never been properly pisted or marked out. The route is now much more obvious with long sections of snow fencing and will hopefully improve further with regular pisting.
   
    Membership renewals have been flying in and we have now reached our upper limit so for the second year running we have had to close membership. It is always a pity to have to turn people away but if we get too many people parking becomes an issue and also lift queues can build up. We are looking at improving parking facilities but it doesn't look like that will be done in time for this season.

    Finally don't forget the AGM to be held on Monday 15 November at the Honest Lawyer, Croxdale, Durham starting at 8pm

Steve

Sundays work party + Rolba fixed

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

The good news is that the Rolba has been fixed early and will be ready for use on Sunday 24 October. This means we can start the work party at the usual time of 10am not the later time I suggested earlier. The weather forecast is for occasional light showers but a cold northerly wind so wrap up well!

Steve

WSC AGM, Membership and Work Party.

The Weardale Ski Club ltd

The Weardale Ski Club AGM is being held at the Honest Lawyer Hotel, Croxdale, Durham DH1 3SP on Monday 15 November 2010 starting at 8pm. Everyone is welcome to come and join us and see what goes on behind the scenes. Any member interested in getting more involved in the running of WSC who would like to apply to join the board should express an interest 2 weeks before the meeting. We have several enthusiastic members who have been very helpful at work parties and if any of you are interested in joining us please will you contact me by the end of October at the latest or if you simply wish to discuss what it entails then feel free to contact me.

Membership - we have currently over 600 members (new + renewals) and each day a few more applications drop onto our doormat. It is looking as though we will reach our maximum number in the next few weeks and have to close membership for the 2nd year running. If you have not renewed/joined yet I would suggest you do so pretty quickly or be disappointed. I have it on good authority that this winter will be even colder than last year ( Several people have emailed me to say that the Siberian Swans have arrived 3 weeks earlier than usual which signals the start of an arctic winter .........).

Work Party The (hopefully) final work party of the season will take place this Sunday 24 October. We need about 6-8 people to complete the final jobs - widening a bridge, a few new sections of snow fencing on a new run we have just had created and a few bits of tidying up. Unfortunately before we can do this we need to get the track back on the Rolba following repairs to it so please do not attend before 11am otherwise you will be standing around getting cold! Please email me if you intend to attend as we don't need a huge turnout and most of the work will be fairly heavy

Let hope the Siberian swans are true to form and we have a great season.

Steve