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Ann Arbor Ski Club Weekly Reminder of Events and Activities

8 . 2 . 2020

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A²SC Does AuTe₂

January 2020

State of the Club

The Ann Arbor Ski Club
has suspended all club activities
(except virtual ones)
until further notice.

Latest COVID information from the State of Michigan

Still No Approved 2020-2021 Ski Trips

The BOD met on July 23.

Ski Trip Coordinator Lane Hotchkiss reported on his in-depth conversation with one of our longtime travel agents.

25% of clubs are entering locked-in contracts
25% of clubs are entering escape-clause contracts
50% aren't scheduling trips

Because of the uptick in infections and hospitalizations the Board chose to continue in the current virtual-only status.

Lane reports that travel agents will have ski trip options to offer as late as November this year because travel is so far down. But, BOD consensus leans toward no ski trips due to the ongoing pandemic.

Stay Safe

Photo Credit: Greg Robertson

The only club-sponsored event on the calendar is the September bike trip to Traverse City. Updated details are below.

Membership Year Extended AGAIN!

The club's Board of Directors elected to extend current memberships until 30-APR-2021.
If you want to join the fee is $20.

Extended!

AGAIN

The 66th Annual Corn Roast Has Been Cancelled.

Also, A²SC has NOT reserved space at Cobblestone for General Meetings.

Trips !

Ski Trips are on hold . The September bike trip is on the calendar and taking applications. See below.

Leelanau Peninsula

September 18 - 20

Still on the Calendar!

Sixteen members have signed up. Twenty sign-ups will allow this trip to adhere to plan and we need to meet that threshold by August 15 for this trip to go forward.

There is also a chance the trip will get cancelled due to changing circumstances with the pandemic leading to stricter public health advisories.

You can join trip leaders in monitoring Traverse area health advisories, along with State of Michigan advisories here, here, and here. And, latest GT County press release.

Up North Late Summer Weekend Bike Trip
Hosted by: Joe Knopp and Bonnie Marsalese

To get on the list click through to the event.

Download, fill out, and send in your application with a check.

Joe and Bonnie have modified their procedure regarding submitted checks if the trip is cancelled.

They'll destroy the check or return it to you, whichever you prefer.

This trip IS open for sign-ups.

Joe Knopp is also on the Board and is Chairman of the Alternative Trips Committee

Around Town

Not-Now-Kapow !

Chee Hoo!

Coronavirus Page

at the National Center for Disease Control (CDC).

They have a self-checker.

Member News & Tips

TLC on the B2B

Restaurants and Lodging, They Have a Plan

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Industry has produced guidelines on how to operate safely.

The Snow Sports Industry

Would you like to revisit one of those Snow Sports Industry websites described in last week's eBlast? You can find them here.

Travel Advice from the CDC

"This page is about travel that is different from your everyday activities. [That is, travel that is] away from your local community."

Ken Shannon Pretends to be a Butterfly

During a recent cross-state bike ride Ken helped the Monarch Butterfly Migration Study by carrying sensors on his bike.

A touring bike travels at about the same speed as a Monarch. And, in the future they'll carry their sensors instead of offloading to Ken. Check it out.

Ken Shannon

Nobody Hangs Eleven Here
Surfing the Great Lakes

"The surf can flow thick and slushy like a Slurpee or load up with ice the size of golf balls and even bowling balls. Surfers have to be vigilant for sheets of ice as big as parking spaces, as well as changing shore conditions, where fast-forming ice shelves can make escape impossible."