2011 / 2012 CROSS COUNTRY SKI SCHEDULE
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NOTES
1. UNDER TRAILS (A-S-C) STANDS FOR "ADULT", "SENIOR" & "CHILD" TRAILFEES.
2. (SS) .. SNOW SHOE TRAILS AVAILABLE.
3. IF FUEL SURCHARGE IS LEVIED BY BUS COMPANY, AN ADDITIONAL FEE WILL BE COLLECTED FROM EACH PASSENGER.
4. DESTINATION MAY BE CHANGED IF CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT IT.
5. ALLEGANY &ARROWHEAD TRAIL FEES INCLUDE BUS SURCHARGE AND BUS PARKING FEE.
6. SKI RENTALS ARE
AVAILABLE AT ALL SKI RESORTS.
Ski Schedule Notes 2011-2012
by Toni Quinn
Introduction: If the ski
schedule looks a little odd this year, it’s because it is. Christmas and
New Year’s Day fall on weekends. The consequences are that we lose 4 day
trips. As a result, for our early season trips, a higher proportion than usual
is restricted to destinations suitable for lessons. To compensate, there are
additional mid-week trips this year.
New
pick-up point: Unfortunately we can no longer use the
Coming from the east on the QEW, exit for the Guelph
Line, cross Guelph Line by going straight ahead to the
New
pick-up times and other pick-up reminders: Please check the schedule carefully before your trip.
There is a new pick-up time of 7:45am for Arrowhead and for mid-week trips
(except Dec 27 to Wasaga). Mid-week trips to
Highlands Nordic, Mansfield, and as well to Allegany originate in
Late
departures: We leave Arrowhead and Allegany at 4:00pm, and do the
same on the last two trips of the sea-son, in order to take advantage of the
longer spring days for more time on the trails.
Ski
Lessons trips: The ski lessons trips, and lesson fol-low-up
trips, are available to all skiers. You do not have to sign up for, or take
part in, the lessons to go on these trips.
Snowshoe
hikes: On the trips designated as Guided SS hike, there will
be a guided snowshoe hike for a half day, or more if you wish. It is, of course,
possible to snowshoe without a leader on many of the other trips. With the ex-ception of Glenelg, all resorts
have snowshoe trails and rentals.
Sat Jan 7
and Sun Jan 8 - Ganaraska and Hardwood: If one, or
both, of these dates is required for ski lessons the destination(s) will be
changed.
Sat Jan 7
and Sun Jan 22 - Ganaraska: Ganaraska al-ways makes
for an enjoyable day for all who participate. However, due to snow conditions
we rarely manage to get there, averaging about once in 3 years. This year it is
on the schedule twice to increase our chances of getting there at least for one
day.
Sun Jan 15
- Arrowhead and Sat Feb 11 - Allegany: These two
destinations are more distant than others and consequently the bus rental is
considerably higher. These trips require that a minimum of 35 people sign up by
Thursday evening before the trip, otherwise the destina-tion
will be changed to a closer one. The combined trail fee and bus
surcharge for these trips appears on the ski schedule as the trail fee. Your cheque for the bus fare co-vers
the regular amount of bus fare. This eliminates confu-sion
if we must revert to a local destination. The return trip from the ski area
will be at 4:00pm with expected arri-val in
Sat Feb 11
– Allegany: If this destination has to be changed due to weather
or snow conditions, Arrowhead will be the substitute of choice. However, given
weather patterns in recent years it is possible that another of our regular
destinations will be substituted.
Mon Feb 20
- Family Day at Wasaga: We are celebrat-ing Family
Day with a special trip to encourage families to ski together. On this trip children under 18 years old will travel free on
the bus, although you will have to re-serve a seat for them and pay the trail
fee. We encourage you to bring your children, grandchildren, nieces, neph-ews and young friends on this trip. We have chosen Wasa-ga as the destination for this trip as their trails
range from short and easy to long and more challenging, and trail fees are
reasonable. We will also waive the guest fee (but not the bus fare) if you wish
to bring adults who are not mem-bers, perhaps the
parents of those kids.
Sat Feb 25
- Glenelg: This day
will be the backup date for Arrowhead (Jan 15) and Allegany (Feb 11). If either
of these destinations has to be changed due to weather or snow conditions, we
will reschedule the trip to this date instead of going to Glenelg.
We will not reschedule if the trips are cancelled because of an insufficient
number of people signing up.
Sun Feb 26
- Tailgate Party: Join in our second annual lunchtime tailgate party.
The barbecues will be fired up near the busses so the burgers and other goodies
will be ready as you come off the trails in need of refreshment. Tickets are
purchased on the bus that day.