Post-Finals Snowshoeing

OVERVIEW

Snowshoe Opening Day is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 26. We are hitting the slopes right after the finals! Is there a better way to start your winter break?

ITINERARY (departure and arrival hours subject to change slightly)
Tuesday, December 16th:
Last day of finals = First day of snowshoe
6:00pm We meet at Bonnycastle Circle (Next to Physics Building) and drive to Cass, WV.
10:00pm Unpack gears and get psyched for some quality skiing/snowboarding.
Snack + socialize + sleep

Wednesday:
Club provides breakfast.
Ski/board all day. You buy your own lunch.
1:00pm Mandatory meeting at Top of the Mountain
4:30pm Night ski at Silver Creek. Some cars will be returning back to Cass earlier.
Club provides dinner.

Thursday:
Repeat what you did yesterday

Friday:
10:00am Cass check-out
4:00pm Depart Snowshoe and head back to C’ville
9:00pm Approximate arrival time after stopping by for dinner

Club Provides:
Rides or gas reimburse
All the food except lunches
Roughly half of the lodging fee
Sleeping bags
Good times

You provide:
snowboard/ski or money to rent
warm/waterproof clothing – many many layers
Sleeping bag (there will be slightly more people than there are beds)
extra money for food (you are on your own for lunches)
~$30 deposit check (It will be approx. $17-27 to cover for lodging and extra money will be returned to you at the end of the trip)
lots of candies for me 🙂

PRICES
Lift Ticket prices: http://www.snowshoemtn.com/tickets/tickets/index.htm
Notice that the price goes up on December 19th, last day we are there.

Ski Rental prices: http://www.snowshoemtn.com/rentals-and-lessons/rental/ski-rental/index.htm

Snowboard Rental prices: http://www.snowshoemtn.com/rentals-and-lessons/rental/board-rental/index.htm

You can do a season-rental for about $150 at ski stores near C’ville. Another option is to buy a used gear. It’s all up to how much you are committed.

The cost of lift tickets for just this 1 trip = $182
Snowshoe season pass for Outdoors club members = $200
Wanna make some consumer surplus? I hope you didn’t sleep through your econ classes.

Everyone is waitlisted until drivers sign up. I would also need some volunteers to help me shop groceries and people to cook for each night. Drivers and volunteers get priority on this trip.

DEPOSITS
I will take $30 checks/cash on the following dates & times
Thursday, Nov. 13: 5:00pm @ Echols
Friday, Nov. 14: 6:00pm @ Clark Hall/Brown Science & Engineering Library (where you get your pass)

If you can’t make it to either, you should email me ahead of time. If I do not receive money by 11-14 6:30pm, I will send out an email to the waitlist and start taking money from them.

If you must withdraw before the trip, I will try to pull someone from the waitlist to cover for your deposit. But you are ultimately responsible for finding a replacement

HOOS DOWN?