Contact us
| Wichita Ski Club P.O. Box 2451 Wichita, KS 67201 |
[Hot News]
To receive our latest activity information in your inbox:
Flatlander
Blabber Mouth
Member of Flatland Ski Association
Here are the stories of just a few WSC adventures. If you have written a story or have an idea for one, please Contact us.
Wichita Ski Club invites members and friends to a Super Bowl Party on Sunday, Feb. 5th. The party starts at 3:00pm and the kickoff is at 5:30pm. Please bring a food item to share, BYOB and a chair. Our host, George Stahl, is having the party at his home, 7512 E. 17th Street N., Wichita, KS. You can also call 989.450.8399 for directions or please Contact us.
Join the Wichita Ski Club celebrate the season on the Christmas Bus Light Tour, Friday, 2 December 2011 from 8:15 pm to 10:15 pm. Cost is $15 for Members and $20 for Non-Members. Beer and Wine provided! Every 2 people, please bring a snack to share!
For more information or to sign up contact Michelle Grillot at 316.304.4127 or George Stall at 989.450.8399 or Contact us. You can sign-up at the general meeting or at the Last Chance Meeting on Tuesday November 29th at Heroes Sports Bar.
2011 Christmas Bus Light Tour Flyer
Join the Wichita Ski Club for its annual Halloween Party on Saturday, 29 October 2011, 6 pm to 11 pm. Activity Tickets will be $15 for Members and $20 for Non-members. This includes a Halloween Costume Contest and beer and wine are provided. Please bring a side dish to share. Located at La Quinta Inn & Suites Sky Ballroom, 7335 E. Kellogg St. – Top Floor, (SW Corner of E. Kellogg & S. Armour) in Wichita.
For more information contact George Stahl at 989.450.8399 or Contact us.
Join WSC for another Oktoberfest in Tulsa, OK on Saturday, October 22, 2011. We will leave Saturday morning, we can check-in by 3:00pm. Check out is at noon on Sunday. We have a block of rooms at Best Western Trade Winds Central Inn. We have a few King Rooms and the rest Doubles. No need to make your own reservations! Cost is $75 per room (may have up to 4 in a room) plus an additional $5 for WSC members and $10 for non-members.
Deadline is to sign up by the General Meeting on October 18, 2011. No Exceptions! We must cancel any remaining rooms by Oct. 19 and fax room assignments to hotel per contract. There will be a pre-party in Michelle’s Suite around 3:00pm (or sooner if we can get in earlier!!). Beer and finger foods available. Then off to Oktoberfest on the hotel provided shuttle (approximately around 5.) Shuttle runs back and forth throughout evening.
To sign up or for any questions, please contact Michelle Grillot at 316.304.4127 or Contact us. Additional Oktoberfest information available at www.tulsaoktoberfest.org.
Join the Wichita Ski Club at Fall River Lake for boating, fun, and food on August 12th - 14th, 2011. We will stay at the Quarry Bay Campground. The Co-Captain will be the point of contact for folks over at the Quarry Bay Campground or the Captain has rented a cabin for himself and 4 other people. The cabin overlooks the lake west of Quarry Bay and South of White Hall Bay. There is a cabin next to the trip captain's that is still available for rent (see Kansas State Park Service for reservations). Each of the cabins can sleep up to six people and rents $101 per night (2 night stay minimum). Cost for member is $22, non member price is $27 (this includes boating and dinner). State Park Camping fees are now $8.50 per night and vehicle entry permits are $4.50 per vehicle (pay at park). A community cookout will be on Saturday, August 13th at 6pm. Please bring a side dish to share. Hamburgers, hotdogs and buns will be provided. The cookout will take place over at the Quarry Bay Campground near the Co-Captain's camping area. Signup deadline is Tuesday August 2nd at the SNO.
For more information contact Trip Captain: Michelle 316.304.4127 or please Contact us.
Photos at flickr
Tag of
elkriver11
Wichita Ski Club traveled to Noel, Missouri May 20-22, 2011 for a float trip on the Elk River. They were greeted with good weather and good water for the float and camping.
Again John Kimball was there to record the fun in photos. A big thanks to John.
Photos at flickr
Tag of
crestedbutte10
Wichita Ski Club traveled this December to the great little ski destination of Crested Butte just north of Gunnison, Colorado. John Clark captured some photos that he's shared with us. Thanks John, it looks like more good times in that gem of a ski resort.
Photos at flickr
Tag of
flatland10
Wichita Ski Club again did well at the Flatland Ski Race in Winter Park, Colorado in January 2010. John Clark has once again sent in a bunch of his photos of the entire event from start to finish and including some après skiing too. Thanks John for keeping us up to date online.
The searchable results of Flatland 2010 will be available online soon.
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, sixteen members of the Wichita Ski Club boarded a shared bus with the Tulsa Ski Club to attend the 46th Annual Flatland Ski Association races in Winter Park, Colorado. Approximately three to four hundred skiers attended.
We checked in to the Zephyr Mountain Lodge at 7:30 Wednesday morning where the lodging was the epitome of ski in/ski out. Just walk out the door, go between two hot tubs, put on your skis and ski one hundred feet to the Zephyr lift. At the end of the day you could ski from the bottom of Mary Jane to the ski rack next to the hot tubs. There was one casualty on the first day when Jennifer Alexander injured her knee at the top of Mary Jane. Her skiing experience ended with a trip off the mountain wrapped up in a ski patrol sled.
Wednesday night Nancy Meyers hosted a wine and cheese party that was not limited to wine and cheese. It also included summer sausage, various dips and snack crackers and was highlighted by smoked sardines. Thursday's schedule included the open race which is a race designed for the more experienced racer and is more difficult than the standard NASTAR course. (experienced racer means racing experience and not age although our own J. D. Frederick received a gold medal in both categories)
The snowshoe race was Thursday evening. This is a relay race that consists of four racers, one of which must be a female, running a 1/8 mile lap in snowshoes. Our team racers were Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Andy Glatt, and David "rocket man" Pauly.
Thursday night was the welcome party for the purpose of becoming acquainted and reacquainted with the members of the other clubs. A buffet dinner was followed with drinking and dancing to the music of a DJ until 11:00 pm. Max Marsh became reacquainted with a Tulsa member and for the rest of the trip was the recipient of romance advice from his roommates Vern Imes and David Pauly. Only Cupid knows what will develop.
Friday was race day. For the majority of FSA racers, this is a challenging race where each racer in given two runs. The ski was blue, the sunshine bright, and there was no wind. This made for excellent race conditions. Medalists for the Wichita Ski Club were J.D. Frederick, Herb "Ski Hog" Schnoetzinger, Nancy Meyers, David Pauly, Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Tatyana Bobrova, and Max Marsh.
Saturday was again bright and blue and the open race was held. This race is for first time racers and the competitors for Wichita were Charlie Graham and Ileen Pena. Jennifer Alexander was eligible but because of the previously mentioned injuries she had been placed on injured reserve. Late afternoon on Friday and Saturday some of our members and members from Kansas City, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City clubs had a wine and hot tub party. This reporter attended neither event and therefore unsubstantiated rumors will not be published. The awards banquet was held Saturday night and was again followed with the DJ until 11:00 pm.
Sunday had no scheduled events and was spent skiing, shopping and relaxing followed by a (this time non-eventful) bus ride home. The 47th Annual Flatland Ski Association races will be held at Steamboat Ski Resort from January 25 through January 30, 2011. Mark your calendars.
First, our longtime member Seth Roland submitted a few of his photos of the past, a houseboat trip in 1987. Now another longtime member, Lou Myers, has sent us some of his golden oldie photos from the 1960's. If you recognize yourself or any other members having a good time in one or more of these, please leave your comments at our Flickr photos.
Would you like more information on the Wichita Ski Clubs membership and history? We have half a century of adventures and a few of the original members to prove it. Visit our club history to find out.
The latest topic is:
FSA Equipment Rental Offer
409 Topics
473 Posts
58 Registered Members
Updated:
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:11:09 GMT
Each year we present this trophy of the Copper Boot to the person (or persons) whom the board feels has gone above and beyond in helping promote the fun and camaraderie that the Wichita Ski Club is all about. You could be next!
Here are our past recipients:
wichitaskiclub.com
