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Club Profiles

Nomad Ski Club of
Chicago, Inc.

If you're looking to get off the couch,
meet new people, develop friendships and
have fun, the Nomad Ski Club is for you.
We are celebrating our 48th year and
have over 320 members, who range in
age from 21 to 80. Our primary purpose,
of course, is skiing, which we do a lot of,
but we are always eager to participate in
just about any social activity you can think of. 8:00 p.m. at Oliver’s Sports Bar, 6150 159th St., and the
third Thursday at 8:00 p.m. at Gaelic Park, 6119 W.
The club sponsors approximately four weekend bus 147th St.
trips and four week-long trips per ski season. We have
picnics, camping trips, rafting trips, motorcycle rides, We would love to meet you. Just come to a meeting and
bicycle rides, golf outings, dances, our annual awards see us live.
banquet, volleyball trips and baseball games. We're
always looking for new ways to just kick back and
enjoy life.

We are located south of Chicago in the suburbs. We meet For more information:
twice a month in Oak Forest—the first Wednesday at Ruth Sulda, President, 773-779-4025
ruthsul@wowway.com

www.chicagonomads.com

Oak Park Ski Club Orleans for a week (verti-
cal drop: 12 feet). This
In 1955 a small group of enthusiasts dedi- winter we're headed for:
cated to the sport of skiing founded the Oak Granite Peak, Wis.
Park Ski Club, which steadily grew to (Winter Warm-Up),
become one of the largest and most popular Dec. 12
clubs in Chicagoland. The club, of course, Stowe, Vt., Feb. 4-9
pursues skiing, racing and snowboarding, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.,
but during the year its social committee March 21-28
sponsors many outdoor and indoor events.
Join us anytime - we'd be
We've done excursions to Ravinia, ice delighted to meet you. Our
cream socials in Park Ridge, and scenic bicycle tours along meetings are at 8:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the
Chicago's lakefront and through various suburbs. We target month. You'll find us at Famous Freddies, corner of Busse
a Bar of the Month each month. The club sponsors weekly and Algonquin Roads in Mt. Prospect. Minimum age is 21;
outdoor volleyball games at suburban Catherine Woods dur- annual dues are $35.
ing the summer months. We also host both the annual club
picnic and the annual awards banquet. Finally, no descrip- If you're looking for new social contacts, trips to new
tion of activities would be complete without mention of the places, and a new and interesting place to meet, this could
club's proud asset in Michigan: its own year-round lodge, just be the place for you. And tell your friends we welcome
located in the Boyne Mountain ski and vacation area. snowboarders.
Members, their families and friends who use the lodge are
treated to a modern, fully-equipped kitchen and accommo-
dations for 42 guests.
For more information:
Bill Campbell, President, 773-506-1015
This past year we skied Mt. Bachelor, Ore.; Beaver Creek, OakParkSkiClub@sbcglobal.net
Colo.; and Interlaken, Switzerland. We also visited New www.oakparkskiclub.org

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