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Registration for the first Blizzard trip of the season started at 7 AM on Monday morning the 4th. There are two buttons on the website homepage that say "Weekly Trip" through which you can register - if you are already a member. New membership additions will close as of December 9th. There is no need to sign up with blazing speed on Monday. All participants will be accommodated through Wednesday before a waitlist starts. There is also no stop at Lake Zurich. Those members need to use the Half Day Rd stop when there is an Alpine trip. The trip fee is $175 and since we are going to Alpine, there are no lift ticket discounts. Please already have your equipment for the trip, we do not facilitate rentals at the ski area.
A new email was sent early this morning. It has pertinent information for our trip on December 9th. If you did not receive it, you are not on the mailing list. To add yourself - go to the "Latest Blizzard email Blast" under the "More Info" tab. Click on the link. At the top of the page you can add yourself to the email blasts.
Remember, you can only sign up the week of the trip, so sign up will start on Monday, December 4th @ 7 AM. Trip fee is $175. You must already have your equipment for that trip. We cannot accommodate renting equipment at Alpine or Wilmot.
We are hoping that the rain this week doesn't impact the ability of Wilmot to keep their terrain skiable. As long as there are freezing temperatures at night that enable them to maintain their base and maybe add more snow, they should be fine and our trip a go. At this point in the season, we keep careful watch on the weather and the temperature to ensure we have the ground coverage needed on the slopes.
Sunday's trip will only include lessons for the A, A+, and B level students. It is a holiday weekend and Alpine will be crowded and not a great environment for lessons. Bunny will be available for consultations and help throughout the day with maybe a masterclass for the E, F and G skiers. As I've said before, the C and D skiers need mileage to get better. They need to work on what the instructors have been sharing on the progression to parallel skiing and learning to use dynamic edging. Beginning boarders will also have lessons with the same emphasis on practicing what has been taught. I hope to be on the slopes providing guidance where I can. Normally this would be the weekend of races and fun, but the holiday weekend makes our tradition a little difficult.
Rotten weather this late in the season is no picnic. Where is our snow? The west is getting hammered and we are having just about the worst season I can remember. But, we are still going on Sunday, to Wilmot. If you encounter a lack of seat availability on your route, send an email requesting to be put on the waitlist. Then pray for Snow! Wilmot is so close to the dividing line between snow and rain in the forecast.