Club Mission Statement: Promote
skiing in
Last
groomed Thursday, March 27,
2008
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Club Snowball
Return a Resounding Success!
Over 56 people were present to
vote at Club elections with about 40 more attending the dance portion with
music of Texas Toast and Jam. Sue Ferrin provided the vision and energy to lead
a group of club members to plan, decorate, and feed participants to an event
that has been on hold since 1996 for lack of participation. Thank you Sue
Ferrin and all that helped make this event happen.
2008/2009 Club Elections Results Below
Taking names for Valle Nevado,
Chile September 2008. Staying in
“Whaz
happening at a Glance”
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3-24-08 Evening Mannequin Building Workshop, location to
be announced.
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4-5-08 mannequin Jumping Contest at Showdown.
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4-6-08 Showdown Last Day :(
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4-18-08 Final General membership meeting of season,
Eagles
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5-17-08, Saturday, Highway Cleanup memorial Falls
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7-12-08, Saturday, Highway Cleanup memorial Falls
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7-26-08 Saturday, Robison Annual River Party
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9-11-08 Depart for
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9-14-08, Sunday, Highway Cleanup memorial Falls
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9-19-08 First general membership meeting – (Could be
moved to 9-26 for when travelers return)
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9-21-20 Depart for
2008 & 2009 SKI TRIPS
– National Ski Club Newsletter
Online Link
Ski Club Logo’d Items
Link. Ski Apparel etc. Discount for club
members.
2006/7 SKI Season News, Highway
Clean-up information page, Club
Members can Win
A Free Ski Trip follow link
for more information
Showdown Mannequin Jumping Contest Results
and rules follow links: News page
Mannequin Rules
Election
Results & News page
& Panhandler Newsletter
& Information
IMPORTANT
Club members with e-mail; please e-mail me
so I can get your e-mail address for future club mailings. The list will remain
confidential used only for club activities potentially saving our club many
dollars in mailing costs.
E-mail address: meanmarv@gfmt.net
Showdown Ski Area (Kings Hill)
is our local ski hill. The Ski Club back in
1937 was instrumental in the establishment of Kings Hill as a ski area. George
& Margie Willett AKA Ski Lift Inc. have made what Showdown is today, a
first class operation that has something to offer for everyone. Showdown is
just one of the reasons
Checkout their improved website that gives
you up-to-date information along with a "live web-cam" so you can see
current conditions.
(Double click on Showdown logo
for link)
Introduction
As current president of The
Our goal for this season is to double our ski education efforts with
the Great Falls Middle Schools. We supported 10 students this season and would
like to sponsor 20 next ski season. We can only do this if we continue to
increase our membership by 15%, not get just members who pay their money but
active individuals that will help keep our club alive. Come support us.
We encourage contact from ski clubs throughout the Internet. Many of
our members are "expert" skiers and have skied the best there is in
the state and adjoining areas.
I look forward to hearing from anyone who has comments that will help
improve our club or that is just looking for information on our area.
Panhandler Newsletter is now available to view on-line in PDF formats. Any Adobe Acrobat Reader can be used. Just click on the link to either open or save the PDF file.
NEW -"2007 - 2008 CALENDAR" on the way ACROBAT 4.0 PDF Format, Complimentary Lift Tickets need to be obtained at a General Membership meeting. For more information, follow link to Ski Club News and SKI SWAP A SUCCESS
Table
of Contents
Club Officers
Your
Officers and Directors for the 2008 - 2009 year are below:
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President |
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Vice President |
Mark
Klemensic |
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Secretary |
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Treasurer |
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President of Board |
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Directors
Andy Ferrin, Angela James, Mark Cooper, Ray Robison, , Jack Fisher,
& Marvin
R. Jordan Alternates:1st
Alternate Ken Poser, 2nd
Alternate Terry Carpenter Trip Trustee: Marvin R. Jordan |
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(Former club officer email contacts Bill Ramsey, Jim Gold, Kate Hasterlik, Debbie Petrini, Ed Habel, Gary Petrini, & Amy Gilbertson & Jim Soldano), Sue Stafford, Sonya Childs
Meetings
Board meetings take place on the
first Monday of each month throughout the year at
General Membership meetings
start in September and run until the end of ski season in April, time:
All meeting dates and times are posted on the Calendar
***Membership***
Membership is
open to anyone however; an adult club member must accompany anyone under the
age of 21 on ski trips. The age range of the Club membership is from about the
early 20's to the 50's.
We
have gone to a one-price membership for those eligible to join the club; each
eligible member now pays $20.00 a year. There is no longer a family membership
per Board vote Summer 2004.
Members receive the Panhandler Newsletter, annual Club directory, and lift
ticket voucher from Showdown. The membership year runs from May 1 to April 30,
but usually new members signing up after March 1st get the whole next year with
their one-year payment.
Your membership
must be current to participate in any club ski trip. Guests or non-members are
welcome to join us for all other events. Associate memberships are available at
$10 per event for those who want to sample the Club before joining. The
newsletter and directory are not included with the associate membership.
More information and membership forms can
be obtained by contacting our club with the:
Blacktail
Mountain, Bridger Bowl, Discovery
Basin
Red lodge, The Big Mountain, Big Sky Resort
Checkout this great ski web site SkiTown.com
Links to More Ski Information
Many of these sites have information on
summer activities, too! Snow Web, one of the best general-purpose ski sites The
Consummate Skiing List AMI news ski reports and recreation information Inexpensive Ski Hostels
Trail Maps for your favorite areas National Ski Patrol United States Ski Association U. S. Ski Team U. S. Snowboard Team Arizona Ski Conditions Purgatory Ski Resort Telluride Skiing More
Telluride Skiing Info Mammoth Mountain Daily Report Aspen
and Snowmass Vail Valley Crested Butte Steamboat Copper Mountain Winter Park Colorado Net for Breckenridge, Keystone, and A-Basin Jackson
Hole Utah New Mexico Lake Tahoe Chamonix, France Switzerland Chile
Australia and New Zealand, BANFF SNOW
REPORT LINK
If your favorite ski site is not listed
here, send the URL or the area name to the address below and we'll include it
in the next update if we can find it. We hope this helps you keep up-to-date on
your favorite areas, both summer and winter.
Ski Clubs Link
Snowskiclub.com for other clubs around the USA
Advertisement: SkiDreams is a great online place to
purchase ski gear. Follow link to checkout this cool site.
We would like to thank Gagnon’s
for hosting our web site.
The Web-Counter says
you are the fun-lover to get your lift
ticket punched here.
Questions,
requests, information and comments may be e-mailed to: Marv Jordan