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2018 Trips In Review

ChiCago Week

Steamboat SpringS, co - Feb 24 - Mar 3, 2018 Co-Trip Leader: Vicki Schutz

Fifteen clubs with 213 Tuesday featured a mountain poker run across the resort and Après Ski at the
participants joined the fun Sheraton.
at Steamboat, spread across
at six properties. Since we Wednesday was our day off – some of our skiers visited Strawberry Park Hot
began our trip at the end Springs, many went skiing while others enjoyed the other area activities.
of the Winter Olympics and
were skiing in a Western Thursday was another full day
ski town, our theme for the of skiing topped off with a
week was Go for the Gold dinner banquet at the top of
- Western Style! Thanks the gondola at the fantastic
to everyone for the great Thunderhead Lodge. We
participation and creativity. We saw many versions of cowboy hats, jeans, boots, feasted on Steamboat’s
and lots of red white and blue. famous Western BBQ dinner!

From challenging skiing, to easy cruising, to fun parties made Steamboat Springs Friday? More fantastic skiing
a typical great Chicago Week. The weather could not have been better. We followed by an Après Ski at
started with the first few days of snow overnight, but we enjoyed BLUE skies the Bear River Bar and Grill
every day with perfect ski temperatures. Sunday started our great skiing week where we dined inside and out, enjoying
after 7 inches of fresh, overnight champagne powder. the amazing weather. Skiers finished their days tired, yet
rebounded for parties in the evening or enjoyed the Steamboat Fireworks. An
Monday started with a NASTAR race with 100 of our skiers testing their skills, amazing end to an amazing week!
followed up with an on-hill picnic lunch. Monday wrapped up with our ever
popular pub crawl.

sPring fling

copper mountain, co - Apr 11-16, 2018 Trip Leader: Larry Douglas

Our trip started on a beautiful After a cold and overcast start Saturday morning, the clouds broke, sun and
Wednesday spring morning intermittent clouds made for great skiing conditions. Crowds showed up for
at Chicago’s Midway airport Copper’s closing weekend “Sunsation festivities” that included entertainment by
where our 25 fliers had a the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones band and the Red Bull Slope Soaker pond skimming
smooth on time flight to competition at the base.
Denver airport. Our bus
arrived at Copper Mountain Sunday broke with an inch of new
Lodging ahead of schedule snow and temperatures warming
in spite of a longer than to the 40’s - a beautiful blue bird
planned food and liquor stop ski day. Those who were too busy
to stock up for the weekend. skiing to fully experience Copper’s
Our lodging was conveniently located in Copper’s Center Village near the lifts and Shred-A-Thon event, still saw some
in the middle of the resort’s restaurants and bars. of the event’s strange outfits on the
mountain. The beautiful weather
That evening our skiers attended the welcome reception where we enjoyed was ideal for skiing and listening to
drinks and appetizers and got further acquainted. Thursday’s weather was mostly the live entertainment provided by
sunny and temperatures reached the mid forties, making it easy to familiarize the March Fourth Band, stilt walkers,
ourselves with the skiing terrain. A couple of inches of new snow over night hoopers and Vaudeville-style dancers
came with a dramatic temperature drop for Friday. Temperatures climbed into at the base or from the balcony of our
the low 20’s, and we skied in snow flurries all day. The Solitude Grill at the top of condo.
the American Eagle lift was good for mid-morning coffee or a quick lunch stop to
warm up. In all, it was a great long weekend of
skiing, partying and a great end to the ski season.

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