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Message from the President

Tired of Hitting

the Slopes Alone?

Keith L. Fanta

Y Our clubs also offer a benefit to couples and families who hit
Years ago I found myself in a unique situation where I loved
the slopes together but are a bit strained due to their being
to ski, but none of my friends were skiers. I managed to
at different abilities. Suddenly these couples can spend part
get out to the slopes, but being alone I knew I was missing
something. Skiing isn’t a team sport, but I could see that it
of the day together and another part with friends at their
same ability. No worries of abandonment, no concerns that
had an important social aspect.
too hard. You both have time to enjoy the slopes with others
Then I discovered my first ski club (in the days before board- you’re holding your significant other back or pushing them
ing became popular, they were known only as ski clubs). of your ability, knowing when you meet up afterwards you’ll
both have had a great day.
Suddenly, I not only had friends who were enthusiastic skiers,
they were skiers of all abilities. As a low intermediate, I could So if your fun on the slopes has gotten a little flat (pardon the
spend some time working to keep up with the advanced pun), maybe you should look into a club. Use this magazine
skiers and then take some runs with others that shared my and our website to start looking for a club and get ready for
ability. Après ski was no longer an individual event either, the sport to become even more fun.
and dinner was also shared with friends. It was like skiing
was reinvented. I look forward to seeing you on the slopes, hopefully with one
of our clubs.
Those runs with the advanced skiers paid off, too. My ability
improved, in part because keeping up with my friends was Keith L. Fanta President
an incentive to improve. Soon I could spend the entire day Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council
with the advanced group, though mixing with everyone in
the club on all of the slopes has been the most fun.
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detailed in the back of this magazine, as well as on our web-
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site. Our clubs have their own personalities, and many of
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our clubs have a profile in this magazine. Some clubs also
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maintain a presence on various social networking sites, and
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these links are available in their club profiles on our website.
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We try to be as helpful as we can in helping you to choose
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a ski and snowboard club.
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