The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Membership renewal forms have been sent out to all current members and you should be receiving them in the next day or so. Renewal is guaranteed for all who reurn the form by the end of September. From 1st October we will open to the general public for any remaining places and the new members form will be downloadable from the website (http://www.skiweardale.com/) from then. We have had to close to membership for the last 2 years and there has been huge interest this year so I expect that before the end of October we will again have to close membership so please do not delay if you are keen to join.
Please note that the membership secretary has "done a runner" and gone on holiday for 2 weeks so do not panic if there is a delay in her posting out membership cards.
Finally, for those few of you who have yet to attend a work party (ie about 750 of you) there are 2 more opportunities this month on Sunday 18th and 25th September - why not give it a try and give a hand for all or part of the day. It is surprising how much can get done with many hands.
Steve
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
New dates for September's work parties
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Due to conflicting commitments, local agricultural shows and holidays the dates for the work parties in September have had to be altered. The new dates will be Sunday 18th and Sunday 25th September both commencing at 10am. The planned work parties on the 11th + 14th have had to be cancelled. All are welcome and these will be the last 2 formal work parties of the summer so the last chance for those 750+ members who haven't managed to attend a work party to make amends!!!!
Steve
Due to conflicting commitments, local agricultural shows and holidays the dates for the work parties in September have had to be altered. The new dates will be Sunday 18th and Sunday 25th September both commencing at 10am. The planned work parties on the 11th + 14th have had to be cancelled. All are welcome and these will be the last 2 formal work parties of the summer so the last chance for those 750+ members who haven't managed to attend a work party to make amends!!!!
Steve
Sunday, 14 August 2011
work party report
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
A very successful work party was held yesterday with 22 people in attendance and was followed by a BBQ which approximately 1/2 stayed on for.
Jobs completed include
1, de-stoning the M1 piste which will hugely improve the run and make it safer to bodies and ski equipment!
2, painting and fibre glassing parts of the new Piste-basher
3, Repositioning some of the snow fencing at the bottom of the new "West Run"
4, Repairs to the return bridge on the "Midi route"
5, Filling in some of the bogs on the access path with stones cleared from the M1
6, Servicing some of the hangars - these are being given a complete overhaul - the first in 35 years, to remove all the hardened oil etc and replace worn parts.
7, Planting of some saplings near the new garage
8, I am sure other work was also carried out that I was not aware of - sorry if I have missed anyone out!
Thanks to Chloe, Derek, James, Richard, Ivan, Hannah, Ian X 2, Philip, Hugh, Anne, Richard, Kimberley, Lyn, Conrad and the committee members - Mike, Shane, Terry, Simon, Judy, Kevin + myself - nice to see so many there.
There will be 3 more work parties in September - details will be emailed out nearer the time - provisionally these are Sunday 11th September, Wednesday 14th September and Sunday 25th September but may change as I am on holiday for the first 2!
Steve
A very successful work party was held yesterday with 22 people in attendance and was followed by a BBQ which approximately 1/2 stayed on for.
Jobs completed include
1, de-stoning the M1 piste which will hugely improve the run and make it safer to bodies and ski equipment!
2, painting and fibre glassing parts of the new Piste-basher
3, Repositioning some of the snow fencing at the bottom of the new "West Run"
4, Repairs to the return bridge on the "Midi route"
5, Filling in some of the bogs on the access path with stones cleared from the M1
6, Servicing some of the hangars - these are being given a complete overhaul - the first in 35 years, to remove all the hardened oil etc and replace worn parts.
7, Planting of some saplings near the new garage
8, I am sure other work was also carried out that I was not aware of - sorry if I have missed anyone out!
Thanks to Chloe, Derek, James, Richard, Ivan, Hannah, Ian X 2, Philip, Hugh, Anne, Richard, Kimberley, Lyn, Conrad and the committee members - Mike, Shane, Terry, Simon, Judy, Kevin + myself - nice to see so many there.
There will be 3 more work parties in September - details will be emailed out nearer the time - provisionally these are Sunday 11th September, Wednesday 14th September and Sunday 25th September but may change as I am on holiday for the first 2!
Steve
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Work party Saturday 13th August
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
A quick reminder that next Saturday we will be having an additional work party at Swinhope followed by a BBQ. The work party will start at 10am as usual and we will have the BBQ late afternoon. We will provide the BBQ so all you need to do is bring your own food and drinks.
There are lots of jobs to be done for all levels of skills and abilities and please feel free to bring along friends or other family members. We will provide any tools that are needed so just bring along some old warm clothing (it can get cold up there even in August) and some sturdy shoes/boots/wellies.
If you intend to attend please can you reply to this to give me some idea of numbers.
Steve
A quick reminder that next Saturday we will be having an additional work party at Swinhope followed by a BBQ. The work party will start at 10am as usual and we will have the BBQ late afternoon. We will provide the BBQ so all you need to do is bring your own food and drinks.
There are lots of jobs to be done for all levels of skills and abilities and please feel free to bring along friends or other family members. We will provide any tools that are needed so just bring along some old warm clothing (it can get cold up there even in August) and some sturdy shoes/boots/wellies.
If you intend to attend please can you reply to this to give me some idea of numbers.
Steve
Monday, 11 July 2011
WSC BBQ and work party 13th Aug
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Hi everybody and hope you are all having a great summer. Skiing is perhaps not your main priority at the moment but nevertheless work is ongoing preparing the slopes for next season. WSC renewal forms will be sent out to all current members towards the end of August and we will be accepting renewals from 1st September. All current members who renew by the end of September will be guaranteed a place and from the 1st October we will be opening up membership to everybody. As Alison, our membership secretary, has a significant waiting list we anticipate being oversubscribed again this year so would urge you to renew as soon as possible. From the 1st October applications will be procesed on a first come, first served basis so existing members should ensure that they renew by 31st September to guarantee a place - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED AND THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY WILL ADHERE TO THE RULE THIS YEAR - no more sob stories accepted!!
Breaking with tradition, in an attempt to encourage more at work parties, we are planning to hold a work party followed by a BBQ on Saturday 13th August. We will provide the BBQ but you will need to bring your own food for it. If the weather is good there is also the option of camping out overnight and making a weekend of it. Children are welcome but must at all times be the responsibility of their parents or guardians - this important given the terrain and machinery used. There will be child friendly jobs like stone picking from the M1 (whoever said child labour was immoral!). I will email more details nearer the day and would be grateful for some idea of numbers so if anyone is interested then please reply to me.
HELP NEEDED.
1, The Polaris, our newest Skidoo, has broken down and needs some work on it. The clutch has been playing up and was catching early but recently cut out completely and won't now start. If anyone has the time and knowledge and is prepared to have a look at it then please contact me or Mike Leatherland.
2, The new PisteBasher needs some work on the attachments. The spreader bar could do with some fibreglassing and painting and the tiller needs derusting and painting. Again if anyone has the skill, time and willingness to help then please contact either myself or Mike.
Hope you all have a fantastic summer
Steve
Hi everybody and hope you are all having a great summer. Skiing is perhaps not your main priority at the moment but nevertheless work is ongoing preparing the slopes for next season. WSC renewal forms will be sent out to all current members towards the end of August and we will be accepting renewals from 1st September. All current members who renew by the end of September will be guaranteed a place and from the 1st October we will be opening up membership to everybody. As Alison, our membership secretary, has a significant waiting list we anticipate being oversubscribed again this year so would urge you to renew as soon as possible. From the 1st October applications will be procesed on a first come, first served basis so existing members should ensure that they renew by 31st September to guarantee a place - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED AND THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY WILL ADHERE TO THE RULE THIS YEAR - no more sob stories accepted!!
Breaking with tradition, in an attempt to encourage more at work parties, we are planning to hold a work party followed by a BBQ on Saturday 13th August. We will provide the BBQ but you will need to bring your own food for it. If the weather is good there is also the option of camping out overnight and making a weekend of it. Children are welcome but must at all times be the responsibility of their parents or guardians - this important given the terrain and machinery used. There will be child friendly jobs like stone picking from the M1 (whoever said child labour was immoral!). I will email more details nearer the day and would be grateful for some idea of numbers so if anyone is interested then please reply to me.
HELP NEEDED.
1, The Polaris, our newest Skidoo, has broken down and needs some work on it. The clutch has been playing up and was catching early but recently cut out completely and won't now start. If anyone has the time and knowledge and is prepared to have a look at it then please contact me or Mike Leatherland.
2, The new PisteBasher needs some work on the attachments. The spreader bar could do with some fibreglassing and painting and the tiller needs derusting and painting. Again if anyone has the skill, time and willingness to help then please contact either myself or Mike.
Hope you all have a fantastic summer
Steve
Friday, 17 June 2011
work party reminder - Sunday
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Sunday 19th June - Father's Day - what better way to spend it than a good workout helping out at a work party. Ladies, if you haven't bought him a present yet, print out this email, wrap it up and rename it "adventure day package", pack him a lunch and you can have the day to yourselves! Similar adventure days normally retail at £110 from Redletterdays.co.uk but for this summer only they are free.
There is loads of work to be done and so far attendance can only be described as pathetic. Our first 2 parties have attracted a grand total of 10 people in all and only 2 of those were non committee members - thanks to Ivan and Martin who put in a good days work. That means this sunday we should have the remaining 790 members? Seriously though if you do want the equipment to run without breaking down, you want the snow fences vertical and doing their job, the slopes cleared of rocks, the lodge clean, the access route not boggy etc then we need you to turn out and help - its no use complaining when the snow comes that something is not working or that you have scratched your new carvers on a stone. We have a very small number of very dedicated people who literally spend weeks up there every year, in their own time, unpaid, unrecognised mostly and struggling to keep the club going but there is only so much that a few people can do.
If for some reason you cannot make Sunday then we will have 3 further work parties in September. All the work parties start at 10am from the car park.
Steve
Sunday 19th June - Father's Day - what better way to spend it than a good workout helping out at a work party. Ladies, if you haven't bought him a present yet, print out this email, wrap it up and rename it "adventure day package", pack him a lunch and you can have the day to yourselves! Similar adventure days normally retail at £110 from Redletterdays.co.uk but for this summer only they are free.
There is loads of work to be done and so far attendance can only be described as pathetic. Our first 2 parties have attracted a grand total of 10 people in all and only 2 of those were non committee members - thanks to Ivan and Martin who put in a good days work. That means this sunday we should have the remaining 790 members? Seriously though if you do want the equipment to run without breaking down, you want the snow fences vertical and doing their job, the slopes cleared of rocks, the lodge clean, the access route not boggy etc then we need you to turn out and help - its no use complaining when the snow comes that something is not working or that you have scratched your new carvers on a stone. We have a very small number of very dedicated people who literally spend weeks up there every year, in their own time, unpaid, unrecognised mostly and struggling to keep the club going but there is only so much that a few people can do.
If for some reason you cannot make Sunday then we will have 3 further work parties in September. All the work parties start at 10am from the car park.
Steve
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Work party reminder Wednesday 8th June
The Weardale Ski Club Ltd
Our second work party of the summer is tomorrow, Wednesday 8th June starting at 10am. All are welcome and there will be jobs for all levels of skill, strength and intellect!
Our first work party was rather poorly attended with only 6 of us there, 5 being committee members, but despite lack of quantity there was no lack of quality and a lot of good work was done with repairs to the Rolba track, brickwork on the new garage and some seeding being done. Thanks to Will, Martin, Simon, Mike and Shane for attending.
Wednesday will be more of the same as well as some work improving the new M1 piste (weather permitting) and moving some of the new snow fencing.
Please let me know if you plan to attend so I can let the field officers have an idea of numbers.
Below is a copy of an email from WSC member Roman Ivanec looking for others to accompany him on a trip to the USA next year - looks good fun so if anyone is interested please contact him directly
Steve
Our second work party of the summer is tomorrow, Wednesday 8th June starting at 10am. All are welcome and there will be jobs for all levels of skill, strength and intellect!
Our first work party was rather poorly attended with only 6 of us there, 5 being committee members, but despite lack of quantity there was no lack of quality and a lot of good work was done with repairs to the Rolba track, brickwork on the new garage and some seeding being done. Thanks to Will, Martin, Simon, Mike and Shane for attending.
Wednesday will be more of the same as well as some work improving the new M1 piste (weather permitting) and moving some of the new snow fencing.
Please let me know if you plan to attend so I can let the field officers have an idea of numbers.
Below is a copy of an email from WSC member Roman Ivanec looking for others to accompany him on a trip to the USA next year - looks good fun so if anyone is interested please contact him directly
Steve
I am proposing to get a small party (2or 3)together for a 30 day trip to the USA next January.The proposal would be to fly to Colorado and then ski as much as possible there before going to Utah and Nevada .I have costed it roughly by hiring a car staying outside of the big resorts and driving to them each day.Many of the resorts in Colorado can be visited on 1 lift pass which costs about £430.In total with flights and accommodation car hire lift passes and subsistence I think it will cost@£4000. Can you advertise the proposal with club members to see if anyone is interested?
Regards Roman Ivanec (roman.ivanec@ntlworld.com)
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