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Ski the Boat!

Chicago

Week 2012

In Colorado © Copyright Larry Pierce/Steamboat

W some of the driest and fluffiest snow you’ll ever ski. If
What’s not to love? It’s the Old West, Billy Kidd,
Champagne Powder – and it’s Leap Year so we get an
extra ski/board day in February. It’s Chicago Week with
all its great events, old and new friends, and great skiing
and boarding. The 31st annual CMSC Chicago Week trip
you’ve never experienced being knee deep in some of the
will be held Feb. 25-March 3, 2012 at Steamboat Resort.
it’s like. With 165 trails, incomparable tree skiing and
Get your club signed up or join one of the CMSC clubs best powder anywhere, come join us and find out what
already participating in the trip. boarding, and a lift
system with a capacity of
Chicago Week is a great time, and it’s not just your 41,465 skiers/boarders per
average ski and snowboard trip. It will start with a hour, you’ll get the maximum
welcome party the first night and have you going non- amount of skiing or boarding
stop until the final night bash on Friday. You’ll come back in. And if sleeping at altitude
exhausted but grinning with some great stories to tell. is a problem for you, fear
not. Steamboat’s base
Steamboat is actually an entire mountain range with elevation is a mere 6,900’
five peaks - Mount Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, above sea level.
Thunderhead Peak, Pioneer Ridge and Christie Peak. With
2,965 acres of terrain, there’s something for skiers and In addition to the skiing,
boarders at all ability levels. Mother Nature blesses visit the town of Steamboat
Steamboat each year with an average of 350 inches of Springs, a town with a
century-old history. Lincoln
Avenue downtown offers
dining, nightlife, shops, bou-
tiques and art galleries in
an Old West atmosphere.
Enjoy a wintery stroll in
town, wandering in and out
of the many shops, or dine at one of the many great
restaurants. Other local offerings include the nearby hot
springs, hot air balloon rides, horseback riding, snowmo-
biling and much more.

This year’s Chicago Week trip offers a wide range of lodg-
ing properties. Trip package includes roundtrip airfare to
Denver or Hayden, ground transportation from/to airport,
7 nights lodging, 5- or 7-day lift ticket, and the aforemen-
tioned parties and fun events.

To join us, contact one of the participating clubs listed on
the CMSC website or contact CMSC.trips@gmail.com

Old West charm flavors the town of Steamboat Springs. See you there!

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