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Ann Arbor Ski Club Weekly Newsletter

10 . 2 . 2022

State of the Club

Next General Meetings

Oct 20 General Meeting -- Halloween
Nov 10 General Meeting -- XC Kick-off

COMM Committe News

Join the fun. There's still room for more participants.

Despite the size and strength of the COMM team we're still behind on planned changes to our tools and systems.

The A²SC Communications Committee is at about its greatest strength ever with seven active participants. Members have stepped up to take on specific roles and soon some jobs will get swapped among the team.

Anne Gilbert, currently the Calendar Manager, is moving into the eBlast editor job while Dennis Slough, current newsletter editor, is switching to calendar management. Coming soon.

Meanwhile these members are tackling the following jobs.

Club Email Management -- Dennis & Paula Gonzalez (They take care of a2skiclub@gmail.com)
Facebook Moderator & Marketing -- Lisa Salisbury
System Integrators -- Jeff Crawford & Todd Newman
Meetup Liaison -- Anne Gilbert
COMM Chair -- Dennis Slough

Volunteer Signups

Pick your volunteer job for the next GM, or for any of the 2022-2023 General Meetings.

Still seeking Hayride volunteers here.

New A²SC Service

(for members only)

This is one of those areas where the COMM team is still catching up to its aspirations! They are not quite ready to tell the full story on texting services. But it is coming soon.

Members will be able to opt into a club texting service. This service will be used to deliver time-critical messages to members, such as event cancelled due to weather.

Savy members can opt in today, though it is still a service in the final stages of development. You opt in by updating your profile. Detailed instructions coming soon.

Rewards Program Changes

A²SC website pages on the Rewards Program have become out-of-date and will be made current soon. In the meantime, here's a nice overview of the program as it is today.

NOTTs

Night on the Town Events

Not always at night!

Oct 04 Monthly Movie Night is Back!
Oct 06 October Happy Hour
Oct 07 50 Amp Fuse in the Irish Hills!
Oct 08 Hayride & Bonfire
Oct 09 Two Wheel Motor City
Oct 15 Euchre Night!
Oct 20 General Meeting - Halloween Party
Oct 30 MDSC Western Barn Dance

November

Monthly Movie Night is Back!

Forgot how it works? Check out the calendar entry here.

Your next cinephile fix with friends is this coming Tuesday.

Trips

River Cruise-- in France!
June 2023

Jun 12 France River Cruise

This trip has a full roster. But the leaders are maintaining a waitlist.

Ski Trips 2023

Jan 06 Schuss/Shanty, MI Instructional
Jan 08 Stokely Creek, ON XC
Jan 21 Whistler, BC Openings
Feb 04 Breckenridge, CO Waitlisted
Feb 24 Terrace Inn, MI Alpi & Nordi
Mar 03 Valley Spur, MI U.P!
Mar 11 Heavenly, CA Openings

2023 Ski Trip Contracts

Breckenridge 23
Heavenly 23
Whistler 23

Instructional 23
Terrace Inn 23

2023 MACC Racing

Jan 7, 21

Feb 3, 25

Mar 10

XC Overview Updated

Lane Hotchkiss, XC Skiing Chair, has released the 2023 Season Overview. Get a look at the whole season in one page.

The Cross-Country Kickoff GM is on 10-NOV.

The Overview was recently updated.

Tips and Member News

Has A²SC Found it's Post-Pandemic Groove?

See Below

Weekly Dexter Ride

Monthly Happy Hour

Euchre Night

Weekly Lakeland Trail Ride

LIVE

Pedal & Pour in Traverse City

Your Call. See more on the club slide-show page.

Reminds me! Last Wednesday was National Ask a Stupid Question Day. Good one!

PS. Monthly Movie night restarts this month... ON TUESDAY!

SE Michigan Snowsports Swap Meet Schedule

Bob Cowen of the Alpine Valley Ski Patrol has produced another calendar of swap meets in Southeast Michigan. He has been doing this for several years now and is the authoritative source for where and when to find a Skier's Swap Meet.

He updates his report as needed and it is here.

Best Cities for Country Music Fans

Nashville is the well-known first place home for country music. But what is the #2 city for country music?

New.York.City.

Whaaaa!?
Who says so?

lawnstarter.com

Oh! Okay.

I'll tell you what.

HH Revival coming? Seems so.

PS. Your editor's enduring favorite country tune-- Patsy's I Fall to Pieces.

The A²SC Mobile App

The Ann Arbor Ski Club has a mobile app. It runs on IOS and Android. Jeff Carpenter has written a nice piece on the advantages of having club info at your fingertips and 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.