Newsletter- 1.11.25

Ski Day-Recap 1.11.25

Another Beautiful Ski Day for the Silver Hares!

I won’t lie, there was some concern on my part that the strong overnight winds would continue and likely mess up the grooming some ultimately make it an unpleasant ski. Turns out not so much, winds abated, and all was great with the trails. A shout out to Richard Marks and Mike Murphy ( pilot Mike in this case, we also have Doctor Mike in leader group ) who did some pre session trail scouting for us to asses conditions real time.

There were between 50 and 60 Silver Hares on the trail and 30+ at our traditional Black Pine lunch and a noisy happy bunch it was

Silver Hares Volunteer Leaders sporting their Silver Hares Ski Kits

Silver Hares Take to the Air

Silver Hares Toques and Headbands for Sale

Please fill out the google form if you are interested, we will offer blue headbands, blue toques and black toques. It would be helpful to know how many we should order. Final cost will be determined by the quantity we order but expect $30-$35, is my guess. If more than that will advise you soon as I know.

Google link: https://forms.gle/PjTbRuuPEVrvsHTB7

Silver Hares Ski Kits for Sale

We have a few Silver Hares items available for your purchase, please contact me if interested:

1 Small women’s blue jacket

1 Medium women’s blue jacket

1 Large mens black pant

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 with John: 6 yes , 5 maybe , 13 no (Bugaboos, class limit 10 participants, last season we needed to offer 2 classes to meet demand, small cost for ingredients, equipment , facility I think last year was $25?)

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 Goplen for a fun Silver Hares afternoon on the ice.

Wine tasting dinner Februay 27th at the Black Pine Social.

The Black Pine is showcasing some of the favorite dinner entres and wine pairings. You won’t find another wine tasting dinner this yummy at $107! Last year was a sell out with a waiting list – so don’t miss out!!

Dance Lesson

February 15th at the NATC Center

Led by Silver Hares Alex and Elaine Klein and 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: Saturday January 18th

We meet as usual a little before 10am next to Red Antler.

See you soon!

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