Work party Sunday 16th

The Weardale Ski Club ltd

If any of you can spare a few hours on Sunday we are having a work party to try and tidy up the fell for the coming season and repair some of the damaged fencing amongst other jobs. The more hands we have the sooner we will have the slopes ready. We generally start the work parties at @ 10am meeting at the car park.

In preparation for the forthcoming fantastic season you may also note that we have had the road up to the slopes re-surfaced to cope with the expected surge in traffic!

Membership renewals are going very well but existing members have only 2 weeks left to renew membership without incurring the £10 late fee.

Steve

Work Party, AGM and Membership

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Hi Everyone,

Winter is approaching and they have already had snow in the Cairngorms. Membership is going very well and we currently have over 500 members who have joined and we will close membership once we reach 750 so do not delay if you intend to join. New members are now welcome and existing members have until the end of this month to rejoin and avoid paying the £10 joining/late fee. There have been very few problems with the on-line renewal process and most cases it has been due to change of email address - please use the email address you used last year to rejoin and the same log in details.

Work Party - we are planning another work party next Sunday (16th Oct) to finish off some fence repairs, complete the grass cutting, clear the fells etc and the more hands the quicker it will be. It will also be an ideal opportunity to train up a few more assistant tow operators so those of you who have expressed an interest and have not yet had training are more than welcome to attend. We will meet as usual at 10am at the car park.

AGM - save the date for your diary - Monday 7th Nov. Details wil be sent out later but we are planning a brief AGM followed by hopefully 2 films/slide shows and also either a "Swap Shop" for old ski equipment/clothing or possible and "Auction" of old ski equipment/clothing - it will depend on how much old kit members wish to try and offload. If you have equipment that you want to sell, donate, auction then please let me know so that we have some idea of numbers and more details will be emailed out nearer the 7th.

Steve

Work party

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had a successful work party today and managed to complete the snow fencing on F2 so we now have a complete new fence all the way from the bottom of F1 to the top of F2. Thanks today to Paul, Graham X 2, Sophie, Dave, Norman in addition to the 6 board members who turned up.

All is set for the winter now and just need to get the hangars back on the tow lines.

Membership renewal is also going very well - thanks once again for everyone who continues to support WSC. Membership cards will be posted out over the next couple of weeks.

Steve

Work party Sun 11th Sept

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A gentle reminder for those who were thinking of attending the work party tomorrow - you will all be welcome and the weather looks promising. If enough volunteers turn up we should get F2 snow fencing completed and a few other outstanding jobs done.

We plan to start the work party at 10am meeting at the bottom garage.

Despite the good forecast it is always worth bringing warm clothes and good footwear as the ground is never dry and the weather always a few degrees cooler there than in the valley bottoms.

Steve

WSC membership renewal + Work Party Sun 11 Sept

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Hello everyone,

Winter is approaching and 1st September sees membership opening for the coming season. All current members will get an email (sent to the main contact when you joined) from sportident over the next week or so with links to the membership renewal. Current members are guaranteed a place this year if they renew by 30th September after which time we will open up to non members and it will be on a first come first served basis until we reach our full membership level. If you do not receive an email from sportident in the next week or so please check your spam box as some email accounts filter out bulk emails. Prices are the same as last year proving fantastic value and the cards are sponsored by Snow + Rock this year and they are offering members 15% discount with the card in addition to the other benefits of membership. Thanks to Paul from Pennyprint who produced the cards.

The next work party is Sunday 11th September where we hope to get the snow fencing completed as well as other jobs. The more help we get the more likely it will get finished for the season so please try and attend if possible. For those who expressed a wish in learning to become a tow operator we will try and arrange some training on that day also. Non members welcome and attendance at a work party gets you priority admission to the club! Work parties start at 10am and finish around 4pm but feel free to attend all or part of the day.

Steve

Work party report

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had a successful work party today. Only 7 people but it is the quality that counts and we  had plenty. Rolba + KB fixed, security cameras installed, fencing moved up the fell and old fencing removed and the team worked really hard to replace a large section of the top of F2 towline fence in cool, wet and blustery conditions. Thanks to John, Ed, Ivan, Judy, Steve and Hugh.

We will be holding a few more work parties in September and will announce dates as soon as agreed.

Steve

Work Party Thurs 11th Aug

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We are holding a small work party on Thursday 11th August to try and get the fencing done on F2 so if anyone fancies a day or half a day helping out you will be more than welcome. We need to fix the Rolba before starting but hope to be ready for the usual time of 10am start. If you plan to attend please can you reply and let me know so I have some idea of numbers (no need to reply if you cannot make it). So far only have 5 or 6 people attending so a few more would be great.

Steve