Rocky Mountain Seniors Ski Club

The 2013 RMSSC Spring Dinner was held on Wednesday, May 15 at Snow Valley Ski Club.  It was a great time to renew friendships, make new ones and enjoy the good food.

For pictures of the event, click here.

The Annual General Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Seniors Ski Club will be held on May 8, 2013 at the Snow Valley Ski Club from 1 – 3:00 pm. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served.  All members are encouraged to attend.

The following Executive positions are up for election this year; Vice President, Secretary, Social, Public Relations, and Tour Coordinator.  In addition new Auditors will be appointed.  The nominating committee is preparing a slate of candidates for presentation to the membership. Nominations from the floor will also be accepted.

In the event any member is considering presenting a motion from the floor which could impact the financial operations of the Club, the executive requests that an advance notice of motion be given. This is to provide the executive and membership with prior notice so they are not called upon to consider a financial matter unexpectedly.  Any proposed motions, as well as the nominating committee’s slate of executive candidates will be published before the Annual General Meeting via a Skiing Scoop so that all members have an opportunity to consider the information.

Click here for the agenda.

Motions should be sent to Brian McClelland (president@seniorsski.com) prior to April 24, 2013.

The CBC sent a news crew to Snow Valley on the Club’s New Members’ Day, Feb 5, 2013.  The resultant clip was aired on the evening news on Feb 8, 2013.  If you want to see the clip, click here.

If you are looking for a roommate for a ski tour, send an email to roommate@seniorsski.com with the subject: roommate wanted  and the following 5 lines (and optionally “Comment”):

• Tour:
• Sex (only M or F are acceptable):
• Name:
• Email:
• Phone:
• Comment (preferences, likes, dislikes):

One week before the tour start date (i.e the earliest date on which you may mail your completed Tour Reservation Form and cheque), your roommate request information will be emailed to the other roommate requesters of your gender who want to go on that tour.

On the draw date, if there are still names on the list and there is no over-subscription, a second mail-out will be made.

It’s up to you to contact people on the list and make arrangements.

If you find a roommate, please email roommate@seniorsski.com, subject: roommate found, and your names will be removed from the list.  The preferred format would be:

Tour:

Roommate 1: (your name)

Roommate 2: (if double room)

Roommate 3: (if triple room)

Roommate 4: (if quad room)

By informing us of matches, it will help us judge the success of the program.

Your information will only be accessible by the tour hosts and the board of the Club.

You must be a member of the Club.  If you are not, or if the email that you provide does not match what we have on file, your request will be ignored.

Our Registration and Information event is taking place at the Snow Valley Lodge on Wednesday, October 24 from 3 pm to 6 pm.

Registration:

Registration is in full swing with members mailing in their Membership Application Forms (and cheques – unless they are 80 or older and have been members continuously for the last five years – then no cheque is expected with the Membership Application Form).

If you plan on mailing your Membership Application Form in and coming on the 24^th, please mail your paperwork off well before October 24^th.  If you have not registered by mail and come on the 24^th , please bring you cheque book to pay for your membership as we prefer cheques to cash.  We are not set up for credit or debit card transactions.

If you cannot come on October 24^th , your Membership Card will be mailed to you after the 24^th and after your cheque and Membership Application Form are in hand.

The Club Membership will entitle you to participate in Club activities and events.  Details about this are listed in the Membership Handbook Version 3.1, available on line under “About Us”   http://seniorsski.com/about-us/

Information:

On  October 24^th, Club activities planned for the coming winter season will be featured with eight planned ski trips taking pride of place.  Tour Coordinators will be on hand for further explanations.

If you happen to be a “ski-single” this season and would like to share accommodation, please put your name on the list for the trip you plan on taking.  (If you have not found a roommate by the time you send in your Tour Form, you need to supply a cheque for the singles room rate.)

The Snow Valley “on the hill” program, which gets us in even better shape for the days in the Rockies, will be ready for you to sign up.  Since payment will be to Snow Valley directly this year, credit/debit cards as well as cash and cheques will be accepted.  Martha and Larry will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the programs.

On the social side – tickets for the Fall Dinner will be available with another cheque.

If you would like to purchase your season’s pass for Snow Valley you can use your credit card.  The pass entitles you to discounts.  The Snow Valley Website only had the very attractive and now obsolete deals for the past season, when I checked it September 16, 2012.  Please be aware that discounts are not always available right away; the annual negotiations for example between hills take time and may be finalized after our first ski trips.

This totally volunteer run Club does not advertise to attract new members, as word of mouth appears to reach just the right amount of prospective persons who come, look, participate in and volunteer at activities, events and trips.  Thank you and please keep bringing your friends – on Wednesday, October 24^th, coffee and goodies are on us!