Hot Topics:
- June Picnic is Thursday
- Dennis Slough Celebration of Life
- Pedal the Lansing River Trail
- Spots left on Steamboat Trip - Snowmass & Zermatt are full!
Upcoming Events:
Trips:
- Ski Trips 2024
- Other Trips 2023
News & Info:
- Storage Locker Cleanup!
- Change in Newsletter Distribution
- Change in Membership Dues
- Rewards Program to be Discontinued
- IKON & Epic Passes
- Newsletter Schedule
More Ski Club Info:
- A2SC Texting Service
- A2SC Mobile App
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The first summer picnic is this Thursday, June 8 from 6:00-9:00 pm at a new location:
Southeast Area Park shelter
2901 E. Ellsworth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(near the NW corner of Platt and Ellsworth)
We need people to help with grilling, check-in etc. Please click here to signup to help. - Hot dogs, hamburgers, beer, wine, soft drinks, chips and paper products will be supplied.
- Bring a dish to share (optional).
- No outlets available at the shelter, so please bring your dish ready to serve as-is.
- Grill space will be available for BYO BBQ if you like.
Free to paid Ski Club members, $5 for guests. |
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Dennis Slough Celebration of Life |
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Dennis Slough was near and dear to many in the Ann Arbor Ski Club and his love for the club was undeniable. He served in many capacities, including past President and Website Administrator. You are invited to a celebration of his life on Saturday, June 10 at 4 pm at LIVE. Music and dancing by Salmagundi. Please click here for more information. |
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Pedal the Lansing River Trail
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Monday, June 12 Meet @ 10:00am at Holt Road Trailhead Park (4100 Holt Rd, Holt, MI 48842) with your bike in good working order, water, helmet, and a spare inner tube. We'll pedal north through several scenic parks, through downtown Lansing, to Old Towne before returning. About 26 miles round trip on dedicated trails. Questions? Contact Joe Knopp or click here for more information.
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Spots left on Steamboat Trip - Snowmass & Zermatt are full!
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Don’t miss out on your chance to take a ski trip with the Ann Arbor Ski Club!!!
Our trips to Zermatt and Snowmass are both sold out. The only trip with availability is Steamboat with about 9 slots left. We don’t anticipate adding any more due to a funky condo situation (but never say never), so if you want “in”, you should quickly fill out your registration. It can all be done online now thanks to Jeff Crawford, so it is super convenient. $150 holds your spot. Click here to register today (the online registration is upper right of the Steamboat Trip page). You can also pay your deposit by check. Contact Todd Newman for details.
We will be releasing the trip to the MDSC in August, and we expect it to fill up then. Please hop on board while you have a chance.
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Thu, Jun 08, 6:00 pm June Picnic
Mon, Jun 12, 2:00 pm Dexter Monday Bike Rides
Tue, Jun 13, 6:00 pm Top of the Park / Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Wed, Jun 14, 2:00 pm Bikes & Brews on the Lakeland Trail
Mon, Jun 19, 2:00 pm Dexter Monday Bike Rides
Wed, Jun 21, 2:00 pm Bikes & Brews on the Lakeland Trail
Thu, Jun 22, 5:00 pm Roaming Happy Hour - June - Condado Tacos
Sun, Jun 25, 7:00 pm Top of the Park / Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Mon, Jun 26, 2:00 pm Dexter Monday Bike Rides
Wed, Jun 28, 2:00 pm Bikes & Brews on the Lakeland Trail
Mon, Jul 03, 2:00 pm Dexter Monday Bike Rides
Wed, Jul 05, 2:00 pm Bikes & Brews on the Lakeland Trail
Mon, Jul 10, 2:00 pm Dexter Monday Bike Rides
Wed, Jul 12, 2:00 pm Bikes & Brews on the Lakeland Trail
Thu, Jul 13, 6:00 pm July Picnic
Thu, Jul 20, 5:00 pm Roaming Happy Hour - July - Captain Joe's
Sun, Aug 27, 1:00 pm Ann Arbor Ski Club Corn Roast 2023
Click here to see the full calendar.
Note: Weekly bike rides on Monday & Wednesday continue throughout the summer. |
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Kudos
to the club members that came out to help clean up our storage area. Big thank
yous to Joe Knopp, Darlene Morin, Pat Marten, Betty Cornell, Mike Timmerman,
Todd Newman, Lisa Salisbury and Jim Kelly.
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Change in Newsletter Distribution |
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Want to keep getting this newsletter?
- If you are a dues-paying member, you’re all set.
- If not, please click here to join.
Membership benefits also include the ability to sign up for trips, plus free attendance at regular meetings & picnics (guests pay $5), and $5 to attend parties with a band (guests pay $10).
This change will start to take effect in June and should be completed by mid-August.
Non-members will be able to read the newsletter on the Ski Club home page but will not receive it via email.
Questions? Please contact Todd Newman.
FYI – this change will save the Ski Club about $1,200 per year!
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Change in Membership Dues |
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Membership dues will be changed from $20 to $30 for the 2023-24 membership year. (We have had a $20 reduction in the standard $40 annual dues for a number of years.) Dues for the 2024-25 year will be $40.
The membership term is from May 1 to April 30. Anyone who joins or renews their membership within 60 days of May 1 will have their membership expire on April 30 of the following year.
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Rewards Program to be Discontinued |
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As we go into the new 2023-24 membership year on May 1, we will be discontinuing the Rewards program. Anyone with volunteer reward points will be able to redeem them until the Corn Roast on August 27. After this date, the A2 ski club will open a club store where different items can be purchased. Please contact Lisa Salisbury to redeem your points for merchandise and also find out how many you have. Click here to see the rewards flyer.
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Sports
America offers us a portal for buying IKON and EPIC passes. See the links
below. We get a 6% rebate on your purchase price that is applied to the
cost of any ski trips you take next year. If you have questions, contact
Jim Kelly.
Please note that for some trips, including Snowmass/Aspen, buying lift tickets as part of the trip package, will be MUCH cheaper than buying an IKON pass.
Epic http://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-annarbor
Ikon http://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-annarbor |
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This newsletter will be published on the following Wednesdays at 5:00 PM: - June 21
- July 12
- July 26
- August 9
- August 23
Deadline is 48 hours prior to publication (Mondays at 5:00 PM). Send contributions to Anne Gilbert. |
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The Ann Arbor Ski Club texting service for members is now operational and available for sign-up. To use this optional service you must opt in by updating your A2SC membership profile.
Here’s How:
Log in to the A2SC website. (Hint - Use the email address where you received this eBlast)
Once logged in follow these steps:
- Click the large red “Edit Profile” box.
- Head down to “We would like to send you relevant text messages”.
- To read the consent agreement click the link that says “I consent to receive text messages. From….” . Note that it will open in a separate window.
- Return to the original window to consent to the agreement by checking the box next to the link. Leave blank if you do not agree or do not want to receive text messages.
- Return to the top of the page and click the large red “Save” box.
- To log out click the person icon in the upper right corner and select “Log Out”.
After that look forward to receiving your first text alert in the next few days. |
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The Ann Arbor Ski Club has a mobile app. It runs on IOS and Android. Jeff Crawford has written a nice piece on how to download the app. Members have reported problems with the app. An upgrade will correct the issue. You have to delete it from your phone, then reload. |
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185 Signed up for text messages |
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