Newsletter- 12.28.24

Ski Day-Recap 12.28.24

Season’s Greetings Everyone!

It snowed during Friday night into Saturday early morning so there was some thought that we would be facing mashed potato conditions. A handful of Silver Hares leaders scouted some trails before our gathering and reported really nice conditions especially up top which was the main question.

Up top the Mtn it was just magical, Ghost Alley and Lars Taylor were just stunning with the trees fully shrouded in the white magic, truly turning into snow ghosts.

We love Happy Silver Hares!

25 for 25!!

25K for 2025

Wednesday January 1st meet front Bugaboos 9am lunch ’bout 1pm Black Pine

Euna, Trevor and myself are looking forward to having you join this event to ski in the New Year. There are about 30 or so Silver Hares on the participant list as of now.

If you plan to join and have not yet done so please check in with us. You may invite friends who are not Silver Hares of course but they do need to fill out a waiver prior. Waivers are online and in the Village Ski Shop.

This year, we would like to add (with a help of Pat and Trevor) two more optional routes. Detail routes will be explored in coming weeks before January 1st. Here’s what we have come up with:

Start: SilverStar in front of Bugaboo cafe 10:00 am

Finish and lunch with cookie medal: Blackpine 1pm-3pmish

Routes

Route1: Ski up Paradise Ski up trails and down back to Silverstar lower trails

Route2: Gondola up and ski to Sovereign Lake and coming back to Silverstar via Gold Mountain

Route3: Same as last year with additional 1k (Gondola up and ski to Alderpoint and down to lower trail)

Routes can be modified according to the trail conditions of the day.

Last year’s route:

https://strava.app.link/jlVPJtd0kP

Breaking and waaaaay cool Village news, I kid you not !!!

Francacino’s Gelato and Ice Cream Now Open

Frank Berkers, former Bugaboos owner lasted exactly 5 days in his retirement after selling Bugaboos before he came up with a wonderful idea, ” we now have an ice cream/ gelato shop in the village at the former ” Out of Bounds” location Yahoooo.

Frank gave Cyndy and myself a pre-opening tour and taste yesterday. I’d like consider myself a fairly good ice cream / gelato/ chocolate aficionado and WOW, amazing

Adventures Beyond Skiing for Silver Hares

Based on the results we will be planning some fun stuff outside Nordic Skiing for the Silver Hares. We will have to limit signups for some of the activities due to space, equipment or instructor limitations.

Chocolate Making 2.0 with our own Chocolate John.

Details to come so keep an eye out for updates!

Ice Skating & S’ Mores

January 18th 1:30pm – 3:30pm at Brewer’s Pond. Bring your skates or skate rental will be available. Come join Nancy & Gary Brown for a fun Silver Hares afternoon on the ice.

Wine tasting dinner 14 yes, 5 maybe, 11 no 9 (We sold out last year with 60 dinners , will be led by Silver Hare Sommelier Barb Brousseau )

Dance Lesson 10 yes, 8 maybe, 6 no. (Led by Silver Hares Alex and Elaine Klein taught by Jens and Heather from dance studio City Dance, there were close to 30 of us last year cost last year I think around $30?)

Bingo Night

February 3rd starting at 6pm.

Come out for a fun night at the Black Pine with “Bingo Babe” $20 gets you a chance at some great prizes and guaranteed laughter!

Historic SilverStar Ski. 13 yes , 10 maybe, 1 no, This will be led by our own Norm Crerar and his bride Nancy no fee.

Vintage dress up ski. 5 yes 6 maybe, 13 no No one leading this in particular and we will schedule near season end , was fun for those of us participating last season

Next Ski: Wednesay January 1st

We meet at 9am outside of Bugaboos for our traditional 25 for 25 ski

See you soon!

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