Sign ups have started for our annual lake party. It is a little later in the month than normal (i.e. July 30), so we WILL HAVE a July membership meeting at Willis and Hilda’s Flat Duck event venue on July 5th. Note that we WILL NOT have an August membership meeting, so be sure to sign up and make your trip payments at the July membership meeting (July 5th) or at the lake party (July 30th).
Speaking of the lake party, the gates will open at noon and we will start serving food, barbeque pork and chicken with traditional sides along with water AND our signature adult beverage (otherwise BYOB) at 1pm. If you have a favorite homemade appetizer, fruit or dessert that you would like to bring, please email or contact Jinksie Harris or Bobbi Witt. There is no cost for members to attend (guests/visitor will be charged $10, or for just a few dollars more, they can join the club and enjoy the party and the other events we have). However, bring some cash for some fun opportunities to support a local 501c3 non-profit charity, the Warrior Freedom Service Dogs ( https://warriorfreedom.org/ ). A member of their team, along with a service dog in training, will be at the picnic.
We had another event even earlier in July, on Friday the 1st. Like last year, we had a booth set up on Market Street across from Miller Park to advertise the club during the free Nightfall concert (Nightfall Chattanooga 2022). Be watching for other announcements as we will do it again later this summer.
Our first ski trip (since it is so hot, I’m thinking about skiing to try to keep cool) is to Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia. The club hasn’t had a trip there since 2003. It is the biggest ski resort in North America with 8,171 acres (for comparison, Snowmass has 3339 acres). January (which is when we will be there) averages 2.2 meters (87 inches) of snow. The peak of Whistler Mountain is at 2,182m (7,160ft) and Blackcomb’s peak is at 2,284m (7,494ft). In comparison, the village is 675m (2,214ft), which gives a huge 1,609m (5280ft) of vertical to ski (second largest in North America), but with the low elevation, altitude sickness isn’t a problem!
The first ski resort was built in Whistler in 1965, in an effort to host the 1968 Winter Olympics (they weren’t selected, but they did host the 2010 games). In 1980, Blackcomb started, then in 1998 the two merged. In December 2008, the Peak 2 Peak gondola opened which connects the two mountains. It is listed in the Guinness World Records book in as the highest cable car above ground - 1,430 feet. The system includes 28 cabins which hold 28 people each, with 22 seated and six standing. Twenty-six of the cabins are painted red and white, while the remaining two are painted blue, and have glass floors. The resort has a combined 38 lifts which can move up to 65,507 skiers per hour – who will try for a “Mega-day” (riding every lift in one day)?
Signups are going very well for our four 2022-2023 ski trips. If you haven’t put money down on a trip already, I highly recommend that you do it soon. After the lake party, we will place our ski trips on the Crescent Ski Council’s website to help fill-out our trips, so if you want to guarantee a spot on one of our trips this coming winter, you need to sign up this month.
- Whistler BC January 21-28, 2023 Trip Leader Roy Brunner
- Telluride CO February 4-11, 2023 Trip Leader Beverly Cleek
- Park City UT February 25-March 4, 2023 Trip Leader Scott Kramer
- Kitzbühel/Scotland March 16-30, 2023 Trip Leader Jim Mullenix
Stay safe everyone,
Bob
Event Listing
July Membership Meeting @ Flat Duck Event Venue (7742 Three Notch Rd., Ringgold, GA 30736 – July 5, 2022 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4877574
Lake Party (& August Membership meeting) @ Blue Springs Club, 3858 Burning Bush Rd, Ringgold, GA – July 30, 2022 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4864587
Hiwassee Raft Trip @ Webb Brothers Float Service – August 7,2022 noon – 6pm https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-3933037
SUP / Kayak Party @ Club house @Harbor Heights Subdivision, 3789 Kings Road – August 20, 2022
September Membership Meeting @ TBD – September 6, 2022
Bourbon Trail @ Bardstown, KY – September 9-11, 2022 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-3753468
October Membership Meeting @ TBD – October 4, 2022
Len Foote Hike – October 21-22, 2022 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-3235020
Crescent Ski Council Fall Convention @ Gatlinburg, Glenstone Lodge – October 28-30, 2022
November Membership Meeting @ TBD – November 1, 2022
Crescent Ski Council Race & Learn to Ski/Ride Camp @ Steamboat – December 3-10, 2022
Christmas Party (& December Membership meeting) @ TBD – TBD
Whistler/Blackcomb Ski Trip – January 21-28, 2023 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4813143
Telluride Ski Trip – February 4-11, 2023 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4813162
Park City Ski Trip – February 25 – March 4, 2023 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4813189
Kitzbühel / Scotland Ski / Touring Trip – March 16-30, 2023 https://chattanoogaskiclub.org/event-4818156
Crescent Ski Council Spring Convention @ Myrtle Beach – April 21-23, 2023
Virginia Creeper Bike Ride – TBD 2023