Skiing update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had a good day skiing today with about 20 people turning up and with 6-8cm new powder snow on a firm base. Skiing on F1 was good but more tricky on F2. Good skiers will have a great time on both F1 + F2 and those less experienced will enjoy F1 tomorrow. 

We plan to open from 10am. 

Please note that weekends are only for members and we only allow day-members on weekdays.

Prize of the day goes to Rhys who finished a shift at Wetherspoons in Nottingham at 4am , left at 6am driving up to Swinhope for a day skiing with us and returned to Nottingham for an 11pm shift at Wetherspoons. That is impressive - hope to see you again Rhys.

Finally the road was pretty clear by the time we left with only a few icy patches so should be OK with care though winter tyres always help.

Steve

Skiing Friday 1st Dec

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Snow has eventually arrived at Swinhope after falling mainly down the east of the country all day. There seems to be a good base of 2" at the moment with more forecast overnight so we are planning to open tomorrow but will review the situation once we have arrived and will try and update the answerphone and website once we assess conditions. We do not know what the road will be like and I suspect may be tricky so would recommend 4wd, winter tyres or chains . Also we do not know what the skiing conditions will be like so we may close early so would suggest not turning up after 1pm.

Day members are welcome but please print off the day membership form from the website and complete it in advance and hand to a tow operator prior to skiing.

If conditions are good we will aim to open on Saturday but will update Friday evening.

Steve

Snow update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

There has been some fresh snow over the weekend but only a thin covering and not quite enough for skiing but the forecast is for the cold spell to continue and hopefully more snow towards the end of the week so if we all collectively keep our fingers crossed! Keep your eyes on the webcam and emails. We are all set for when the snow does come and congratulations to Lowther for being the first British resort to open this season - I believe they opened their nursery slopes this weekend.

Please also remember that LD Mountain https://www.ldmountaincentre.com/ who have supported us this year offer all members 15% discount and ski swift who are also sponsoring us are offering great deals on ski holidays and will discount your membership fees as well as offering competitive prices http://skiswift.co.uk/

Nevisport in Middlesbrough  are also offereing members 15% discount until the end of December (excluding servicing) https://www.nevisport.com 

Steve

WSC membership, AGM and Special offers

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A quick reminder of our AGM being held on Monday 6th November 8pm at Durham Amateur Rowing Club Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3JU. The business element is being kept short and the entertainment for the evening is an excellent presentation by Stu Gallagher on a "Traverse on skis of the mt Waddington range in British Columbia" and several great short 5 minute films by Kevin Moore on Skiing around the world. We will also be holding a "swap shop" for old items of skiing/boarding which will commence prior to the meeting and also follow on afterwards.

All members are welcome to attend. There is a bar but no food available though The Court Inn, Court Ln, Durham DH1 3AW have confirmed they are open for bar meals that evening.

Members can also benefit from a "Lock in" at LD Mountain Centre, 34 Dean St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1PG on Wed 8th Nov 1830-2030 where the shop will be open only to invited guests and they are offering mulled wine, nibbles, raffles, freebies, prizes, discounts etc. Please remember your membership card to get in and also remember that this card also gets you 15% discount on their usual "non sale" items. LD Mountain Centre are one of our sponsors this year so if possible try and get along brandishing your WSC card.

Another benefit of WSC membership is via our other sponsor skiswift.co.uk who have an excellent offer to refund membership of £48 when you book through them - see details at http://skiswift.co.uk/info/ski-weardale-sponsorship  Skiswift prices are already competitive and with this discount they become almost unbeatable.

Finally if you are not already a member then join quickly whilst we have places and benefit from the all above plus many other offers and of course the fantastic snow coming our way this season. Members who have not renewed yet have just under 2 hours to renew and claim the £10 renewal discount.

Steve

Silksworth ski test night 3.11.17

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Silksworth ski centre are holding a Ski Test Demo night on 3rd November from 6-9:30pm where you can try out the new range of skis from Rossignol, Dynastar and Scott. All are welcome - for more details look on their website or facebook site.

Steve

AGM venue correction, Membership and Work Party update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Firstly I would like to invite all members to our Annual AGM which is being held at the Durham Amateur Rowing club in Durham, DH1 3JU on Monday 6th November starting at 8pm. Please note this is not the usual venue at The Honest Lawyer nor is it at the Durham University Rowing club which is in the email circulated by SI Entries by mistake. To get there from the A690 turn over New Elvet bridge next to the Prince Bishops Car Park, over the bridge, turn left onto Old Elvet at the first set of lights and continue along keeping to the left. At a V junction bear left past Durham Courts onto Green Lane and carry on past University Health Centre. The road becomes a rough single track until you reach the rowing club - go any further and you are in the river!

We are hosting a swap shop if people want to get rid of any unwanted skiing/boarding equipment or clothing and if you want to sell anything please turn up earlier and have an idea of how much you want for the item. Someone will be there from 7pm but we will also be selling items at the end as well. The AGM will start promptly at 8pm and hopefully the business element will be brief and is followed by another excellent presentation by our eternal explorer Stu Gallagher on "A traverse on skis of the Mt Waddington range of British Columbia" and then followed by "4 short 5 minute films from around the world" by our perennial traveller Kevin Moore. Both will be very entertaining I can promise.

A Final reminder to all members who have not renewed - you have until the end of October to renew and get the £10 discount. From 1st November this discount ceases. We are now of course also open to new members until we reach our capacity.

We are now fully ready for the season and last weekend in atrocious weather Kevin and a good group of helpers managed to service and get all the hangars back ready for the snow.

Steve

WSC Membership

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Membership is now open to everyone . To join go to https://www.sientries.co.uk/login/login.php. 
We have negotiated a cracking deal with one of the best ski tour companies for our members this season. 

For all members 2017-18 , if you book a ski holiday with www.SkiSwift.co.uk , they will refund you £48, the price of one membership fee, if you book at least 4 weeks in advance, and £24 refund for within 4 weeks. (This is one discount per group booking). 
Ski Swift is a local travel agent based in Peterlee. Their prices are already highly competitive and cheaper than most of the tour companies you will be familiar with. Feel free to talk to them to confirm this claim. (Personally I booked with them last season and got a very good deal that bears this out.) 

We feel this is an excellent way to reward our members, while supporting a local company. Ski Swift are also supporting the club in helping to finance our newsletter and promote our club via social media and other channels.

Existing members still have until the end of October to renew and claim the £10 loyalty discount.

Steve