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- From our President: It’s official. We are the best ski club in the country.
- IKON Passes
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Business Meeting & Board Elections Tomorrow! |
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Our Annual Meeting, Business Meeting and Elections this Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 pm at the UA Hall will include: - Elections for the Board of Directors and President
- Please come and vote! We need 15% of members for a quorum - or 50 people.
- Business Meeting on the state of the club
- Snacks & beverages
- Dancing to DJ Jim
These people are running for board positions: President: Todd Newman Board Members (Five 2-year positions):
- David Birkhold
- Lane Hotchkiss
- Jim Kelly (incumbent)
- Nancy Marcotte
- Vicki Watson (incumbent)
Nominations can be made from the floor for board positions, only (not president), but those floor nominations will need to be voted for by “write-in” on the ballot.
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From our President:
It’s official. We are the best ski club in the country.
Jim Kelly and I had the privilege of attending the Mountain Travel Symposium last week in Aspen. This is essentially a trade show that is heavily subsidized by the vendors (ski resorts, condos, hotels, travel agents etc.) Jim and I personally paid for the unsubsidized portion of the trip and no AASC funds were used. The event is a great way to mingle with other club reps and discover new places to go.
Here are some of my takeaways.
- NO club (and I mean absolutely no club) subsidizes parties and meetings like we do. Most just meet at a bar and it’s every wallet for themselves. Some may throw in a drink ticket. Nobody does bands, DJs food and drink like we do.
- AASC is a “larger” club. Many have one to two hundred. A very few have over a thousand, and also have paid staff and rent offices.
- AASC is ALL volunteer. This makes me proud of our club. Nobody is leading a trip to get a comp. Nobody is complaining about trip leaders getting comped.
- Every club is struggling with reduced interest, aging demographics etc. We are responding by adding additional non-skiing activities. (When there is no snow, of course). Our limiting factor here is people to run events. So, if you want to go to a Tiger Game, Christmas carol, kayak up north or take a bike trip, please consider volunteering to lead the event and make it happen
We also met with many suppliers, hotels etc. Ski areas we may consider in the future include: Copper Mountain, Whitefish, Purgatory and Sun Peaks (Canada). We like to switch it up a bit and we are trying to avoid Sierra Cement as much as possible. As always, we are interested in where you want to go skiing.
Todd Newman |
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IKON Passes are going up April 17. We have two major IKON destinations next year: St. Antons and Mt. Bachelor. Additionally, you get as many as 7 days at each of the Boyne resorts in MI and Blue Mountain. If you miss the price increase, you can still purchase IKON passes at a TBD discount starting Monday from one of our trip suppliers, Encompasse Travel.
Visit their website to view special IKON pass pricing: https://form.jotform.com/250696309981166
Use promo code (password): Ski2026!
Encompasse requested that we do NOT share this information with anyone outside the club.
Please note that purchase of an IKON pass through Encompasse does NOT guarantee you a spot on any of our trips. |
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Next issue: Wednesday, April 30.
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Thu, Apr 17, 7:30 pm Annual Meeting, Elections & Business Meeting - UA Hall
Fri, Apr 18, 6:30 pm Monthly Euchre Night!
Thu, May 08, 5:00 pm Roaming Happy Hour - May - Aubree's in South Lyon
Tue, May 13, 5:00 pm Monthly Movie Night!
Thu, May 15, 7:00 pm Aloha Party (Live Band) & 2026 Ski Trip Sign-Ups - UA Hall
Fri, May 16, 6:30 pm Monthly Euchre Night!
May 21 - 31 Portugal Trip in Southwest Europe
Tue, Jun 03, 5:00 pm Monthly Movie Night!
Thu, Jun 05, 5:00 pm June 2025 Picnic
Sat, Jun 14, 9:00 am A Day In The “D” Jun 16 - 18 MDSC Annual Summer Getaway at Treetops Resort
Click here to see the full calendar. |
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Ski Club Merchandise now on sale
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Ski Club merchandise is now available at our Bonfire store. Click here for more information. |
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This newsletter will be published on the following Wednesdays at 5:00 PM:
Deadline is 48 hours prior to publication (Mondays at 5:00 PM). Send contributions to Anne Gilbert. |
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The Ann Arbor Ski Club has a mobile app. It runs on IOS and Android. Jeff Crawford has written a nice piece on how to download the app. Members have reported problems with the app. An upgrade will correct the issue. You have to delete it from your phone, then reload. |
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