silksworth promotion

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

 

Hi everyone, hope you are making the most of the mild weather! Just in case you are losing your "ski legs" below is a promotion for WSC members to use the dry ski slope facilities at Siksworth in Sunderland.

 

I also have an apology to make to half of you who did not get the snow alert last weekend due to a "techincal error" - in other words a cock up by me! We did open last Sunday when we had 2inches or so of snow but it was rather wet and disappointing. We only opened F1 because F2 was iced up and a lot of the snow had blown off and we closed shortly after lunch. About 25 people turned up and put on brave faces. Those who didn't receive the snow alert were the lucky ones! At least we tested out the new car parking spaces above the fell entrance which proved very effective.

 

The only other news is that our new garage is being built to house our new Pistebasher and will hopefully be completed in the next month or so. Progress is well underway. In the event of us opening for skiing in the next few weeks please be aware of the building works and the cordoned off areas.

 

Steve

 

 

Learn to Snowboard Initiative

This Great Course Offer consists of either

Five consecutive Mondays, 7-9pm

or

Five consecutive Saturdays, 10-12noon or 1-3pm

Catering for 10 people, during the course the snowboarder will progress from the course to the
Freestyle Club, on a Monday, to become an active member of the club via a membership and
three sessions into the Freestyle Club, to participate in the Snow Life Badge Assessments and the
opportunity to ride ramps, rails and our new Quarter Pipe, with a prospect to be chosen to become a
member of the Sunderland Snow Sports Academy, further down the line.

Our aim is to retain each snowboarder by keeping them interested, active and healthy whilst learning
a new activity and most of all, whilst having fun.

The cost of the courses £35.00 per person, this would include membership, two sessions into the
Freestyle Club along with certificates of achievements, as this is an initiative a minimum of 5 users
are required.

As this is such a great opportunity to learn how to snowboard we would envisage this to be popular,
as this is an attractive offer we would appreciate a response if interested before…

4th March 2011 to enable the course to start on Monday 7th March or Saturday 12th March 2011.

Recreational Skiing or Snowboard Initiative

February 2011 – March 31st 2011

Ski for 1,2,3 hours or for the Day Everyday

Cost

£25

If you are interested in taking up this offer or would simply like more information, please
contact Scott Stuart Assistant Manager, Silksworth Sports Complex on 0191 5535785 or email
scott.stuart@sunderland.gov.uk

WSC update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Whilst waiting for the snow to return I thought I would give you a quick update. After a fantastic start to the season in November it has gone fairly quiet although we did get a weekend skiing in early January though it proved rather difficult to get to the slopes on the Saturday with sheet ice covering the road making it difficult even for 4WD. A bit of fresh snow overnight made it a lot easier the next day and a great day was had by many with both tows running all day uninterupted by breakdowns! You will be pleased to hear the electrical fault has been traced and sorted out. Since then however we hae only had a thin covering which has been insufficient to ski on but February is meant to be significantly cold.

Whilst you are waiting for the snow to return WSC members have been offered some excellent special deals at Silksworth Dry Ski Club which covers ski and board servicing as well as reduced membership etc. Details below but remember you will need to show your WSC membership card. Please also remember to use it at the many outdoor shops including Nevisport, LD and Take a Hike who offer a 10% discount all year as well as their special offers.

The club newsletter is soon to be produced which has some exciting news about WSC but I won't spoil the surprise here!

Steve

Silksworth Sports Complex offer
Just to confirm that we can offer a discount on the following... if taken
identification of YOUR club must be shown.

Servicing,

Get your first set of skis or snowboard serviced at full price and get the
next service at 1/2 price or Grind and Edge £5 per set of skis and
snowboard.

Ski or Snowboard Pass

Unlimited Recreational Ski Pass, February and March ( a few restriction
apply) £25 for two months...

Freestyle Club

Receive a Half Price membership into the club and your first two session
Free Of Charge...Monday and Friday 7-9pm and Sunday 3pm-5pm.

Tel : 0191 553 5785

Fax : 0191 553 5789

Email : silksworth.sc@sunderland.uk