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By Laws Standing Rules Financial Guidelines We’re glad you’ve come to visit! We hope you’ll find that joining our club provides you with enjoyment, excitement, and opportunities to meet great people. Skiing is our main business, and fun is the outcome. Austin Skiers offers a variety of opportunities for singles, couples, families, ages galore, to interact and share common interests. Many of our trips are specifically geared for family fun. Our BeginningsAustin Skiers’ roots go back all the way to early 1970, Joe Colbert, Fred Hansen, and Roger Beasley (yes, that Roger Beasley) and several others founded the Club to bring together area skiers for economical group trips and to provide a social setting for skiing enthusiasts. In fact, over 300 people attended the first group meeting, and 200 of them joined the Club when it was incorporated at the next meeting (February, 1970). In April, 1970, 50 members took Austin’s first trip to Vail, Colorado. The new adventure was beginning! (See: Austin Skiers History) Where We AreFrom those early days, the Club has continued to exist as a non-profit organization. Volunteers run the Club, plan the trips, and spend significant time to bring you the best ski/winter trips your money can buy. We’ve skied on five continents, at dozens of the world’s most famous and fabulous resorts—and more cheaply than normal! Ever wanted to ski Austria? Italy? France? Even New Zealand? We’ve been there. How about closer to home: Whistler, Tahoe, Aspen, Lake Louise, Sun Valley, Breckenridge, Snowbird, Jackson Hole—on and on; if you want to go there, chances are we do, too! Click on the following links to find out more about us!
Our TripsAustin Skiers organizes a
number of trips each year, usually beginning with the Thanksgiving weekend,
and running through late March or early April. Sometimes, we even take trips
during our summer to ski the Southern Hemisphere (where it’s winter
then!)—South America, New Zealand, and more!. Trips are usually
all-inclusive, with air, ground transportation, and lodging in the deal
(lifts usually extra). We also offer special optional excursions on some
trips, which include tours of famous cities or sites and special activities.
Trips usually run about seven days, with occasional shorter, concurrent 3-4
day options on some trips. When choosing potential resorts, we try to
include a variety of terrain, night life, optional activities, and local
flavor. We also listen to our members – we take a yearly survey of them on
where they would most like to go—and we usually schedule it sooner rather
than later!
Monthly MeetingsThese run year-round. They’re held in a variety of Austin locations; for example, hotels, community centers, and retail stores (wherever winter sports are being talked about!). Meetings are usually held the 2nd Tuesday of the month, from about 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and usually begin with a social hour, followed by a program relevant to skiing, boarding, or other sports or activities. These programs can be lectures, equipment demos, discussions, and other neat discourses on the subject. Anyone can attend, and you can join the club during these meetings, too! Meeting locations are posted in various areas (see the Getting Info link below). Happy HoursWe even meet informally every week for a drink or two, some munchies, and great conversation at Happy Hours. We hold these all around Austin, in some of its most well-known venues. While we might do or discuss business (such as signing up for trips, asking about activities, etc.), the tone is actually more social and informal. This is the best place to meet new people, as well as to find out more about the Club from some of its officers and old hands who’ve been around. Happy Hours run every Thursday from about 5 to 7:30 p.m., usually in the same location for a month, then moving to another venue for the next month. See the Getting Info link below for how to find out about Happy Hour locations. Recreation and ActivitiesSkiing (and boarding) might be our first love, but it’s not our only love! We also plan and run numerous special activities- usually around town, and often beyond that! If you want to do something for fun, chances are that we’ve done it, will do it, or better yet, take your suggestion and run with it. Past activities have included: day trips, dinners, movie nights, scuba diving weeks (including the Caribbean!), holiday parties, bike rides, sporting events, picnics, fashion shows, camping, you name it! Our Special Activities VP serves as the catalyst for planning and administering club special activities. These are also published every month in our Newsletter (see the Getting Info link below). Getting InfoThere are a number of ways we get our messages out to you:
Becoming A MemberInterested in joining? We hope so! It’s not hard to do. You should first fill out a membership application. Membership is $35 for a single member, or $45 for family membership (immediate family, spouse or significant other). Membership is renewed each June1 marking the beginning of the traditional ski year. Remember, that only paid members can attend our trips! FeedbackWe welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions. You can pass these along at any meeting, Happy Hour, or activity. Or, you can contact one of our Officers/ Director to communicate directly with him or her. Please use our red e-mail sign up at the top of the left border. We’d love to hear from you, and we hope that you’ll consider making Austin Skiers a part of your lifestyle! |
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