Work party 10th September

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

The first of our September work parties is scheduled for 10th September and all members and prospective members are welcome. We still have plenty of work getting the slopes ready for the forthcoming ski season including snow fencing repairs, ditching and some mechanical work.

We are hoping to have a BBQ also but due to uncertainty over numbers felt the best approach was for us to provide the BBQ and anyone who wishes to, can bring along their own food for the BBQ.

As mentioned before, work parties are a great way to meet other members, see what the ground is like without snow cover and they are also good fun and great way of getting exercise and fresh air.

Membership renewals for existing members opens at the start of September so you will be getting an email from Sportident soon with details. We have kept the renewal fee the same again this year and are pleased to welcome LD Mountain Centre, Newcastle (www.ldmountaincentre.com) and Ski Swift (www.skiswift.co.uk) as our sponsors for the year.

Steve

Work party update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had a poor attendance at the work party at the weekend with only 9 people there - 6 committee members and 3 others - Phil and Daniel Askey and Jonathan Anderson. Despite low numbers we got a lot of work done including some repairs and servicing to the machinery, some snow fencing, completion of the signage for the 34 different ski runs we have highlighted and some drainage amongst other jobs.

Many thanks to Phil, Daniel and Jonathan for turning up. The next formal work parties are in September - Sunday 10th + Saturday 23rd but we will be having smaller less formal work parties over the summer if anyone is interested.

Steve

Work party Sunday 25th June

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We are holding our second work party of the summer this Sunday (25th) and all are welcome. As usual lots of work to be done, some skilled, so if any mechanics amongst you, you are very welcome along with lots of unskilled work. Weather cooler but dry according to Met Office so ideal for a bit of physical work. 

Meet at 10am at car park as usual.

Steve

Work party report

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had a very productive work party today and a glorious day on the fell. Many thanks to all who turned up (more than expected) and for all the hard work. We got various bits of machinery on the road to repair, a large section of fencing replaced and old fencing put back up, a significant amount of drainage, the majority of the new route marker posts up and all the running gear serviced.

We didn't hold the BBQ today (sorry to the person who attended expecting it and hope somebody shared their sandwiches with you?). Hopefully we will hold the BBQ at the next work party which is on Sunday 25th June but I will email out beforehand once we know the forecast.

Steve

Work party Saturday 3rd June

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Just a reminder about the first work party of the summer this Saturday starting at 10am. Lots of fencing to do along with other manual jobs and repairs. There has been little response from members so far and as the weather forecast is not fantastic we have decided to postpone the BBQ until the next work party later in June.

On a sadder note I have been asked to inform you of the very untimely death of a long time member, Bill Wilson, who recently passed away. Many older members in particular will remember Bill who was very involved with WSC in the 70's and 80's before moving up to take over running Glenmore Lodge in Aviemore. Bill remained an avid supporter of WSC and was proud to attend our 50th anniversary celebrations and I also remember him visiting us to ski during that fantastic 2009/2010 season when there was too much snow at Aviemore and they couldn't keep the road open so he travelled to Weardale to ski with us once again. Our condolences go out to his family.

Steve

Work party Saturday 3rd June

Hi Everyone,

We are holding the first of our summer work parties a week on Saturday (3rd June) and everyone is welcome. For new members this is a great opportunity to meet others and get to know the club and facilities and is also a very social day. Weather permitting we are hoping to have a BBQ as well but I will email out a couple of days before once we see what the forecast is like. We have plenty of jobs to be done, mainly unskilled and just need a bit of manpower (or ladypower).

We normally meet @ 10am at the garage by the car park.

Good footwear recommended and even though the fell will be drier than ever I guarantee it will be boggy in places and the weather up there can be quite a few degrees cooler than lower down so even if sunny pack a couple of warmer items.

Please let me know if you plan to come up just to give us a rough idea of numbers.

Steve

Snow update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Storm Doris has left us with a thin covering of new snow but insufficient for skiing and with rain and warmer temperatures predicted it is looking unlikely that we will be getting any skiing in this weekend sadly.

Steve