Hi to all! Important information below!

Trails Maintaince Day is fast approaching!  Sunday  November 1st please meet at Madden Corner at 9:00 a.m. for the early crew!  Because of the time change we will start at that time. 

Anyone who chooses to come later come on up to East Creek and look for us….Tractor mowing and folks clearing the trails so we can ski on a little snow!  Please bring your lunch, drinks, shovels, long bars, chain saws with long bar preferred, pick axes, weed whackers and any other tools you think will help to make your day easier.  Also bring gloves and appropriate clothing(wear that as it might be a little chilly without!)

 

Hespereus Ski Swap!!  November 7th at the Fair Grounds!  We continue to need volunteers to help.  We have just found out that we are the ONLY volunteers!  The more volunteers we have the more money we get!  We need folks Friday evening to set up, Saturday day to help, and Saturday evening to take down. If you have a few hours and would like to volunteer, please email me at legxcs@mydurango.net.  Thanks! I will get right back to you…..We will also have a membership table with City Market Sign up and groomer sign up at the membership table.

 

AND!  Our Fall Fundraiser/Silent Auction is scheduled for November 12th at Lost Dog.  Check in of silent auction items is at 5:00 with the event beginning at 6:00 p.m.  Bidding will close at 8:00 p.m. so stop by.  We will have another cruiser bike to raffle at $5.00 per chance.  You could be the big winner this year!  The committee is working hard and we hope for a GREAT turnout!

 

Diane  

General Meeting

See special events at side bar to your right.  General meeting at the Rec Center next Wednesday 10-14-09 at 6:30!  It is for eveyone!

Masters Ski Group

VALLECITO NORDIC SKI CLUB IS FORMING A NORDIC MASTERS SKI GROUP! when: FIRST WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER….9-2-09 AT 5:30 P.M. MEETING AT THE PAVILLION AT THE RECREATION CENTER!

The purose of this group is to provide a fun outlet to prepare for the season with strength, endurance and technique work. A further goal is to create a wider interest and knowledge base of the sport of Nordic skiing. This is intended for those who want to improve to those that want to race.

We will meet once a week during the fall and winter. Currently, we think Wednesdays are the best with a few Saturdays as an option. During the fall we will work on Nordic specific workouts, including roller skiing. We may also have some more general fitness workouts such as mountain bike rides. We would like to hear from people who are interested to see what people might be looking for so we can customize our program.

Look forward to seeing you Wednesday 9-2-09 at the pavillion at the Rec. Center!!

END OF SEASON!!

Offical End of Season!  Equipment is “tucked in” until the next season arrives!  A GIANT thank you to ALL who made this season a success:  groomers, helpers, Forest Service, San Juan Sledders, and especially ALL who donated.

Hope to see EVERYONE at our spring meeting 3-25-09 at the Recreation Center.

Diane

END OF SEASON!!!

A giant thank you to all who skied and enjoyed Vallecito this year!  Also a extra special thank you to ALL who donated membership, money, time and energy to make our area so special. 

The grooming equipment will be taken to “storage’ this weekend.  Howeve please note that skiing on the crust on the beach remains good.  Also the groomed trails are not bad…just a few thin areas and holes so continue to enjoy as long as you wish.

We will be having a general “end of the year” meeting at the Recreation Center on 3-25-09 at 5:30 p.m. in the EOlus Room.  I hope to see EVERYONE who loves skiing at this area there to help us close the season and set goals for next season!

Diane

Touch up on Monday

We’ll groom Monday in the morning but we won’t get too carried away since it may rain. Thanks to Jake for Grooming every Sunday. He had to fill in some big ruts today and he even did some shoveling. Thanks for your diligence. –Rob

Saturday Grooming Update

The skiing contiues to be excellent!  Roger from SanJuan Sledders groomed with his snowcat in the afternoon today. Thank him when you see him and see a link to thier website in the sidebar. Roger made great skiing into perfect skiing.  Everything is set with new classic and big wide flat skating lanes.  Does not get any better than this folks so common out and enjoy………….Nick

SKIING!!!

Want everyone to know that the skiing is fantastic!  The groomers continue to communicate and groom when they think it is necessary.  Come out and ski as we do not know when we will get more of the white stuff!  Just hope it does not get too warm…too soon!  So far I hear our grooming is the best!    Diane

Wed Night

I did a light grooming on Wed night (2 laps). It was beginning to get a little icy and windblown in sections on the lake. We were hoping for more snow but it didn’t come. It should be good skating on Thurs AM. The classic skiing is best on the road due to windblown tracks along the lake. We’ll be grooming on Fri and this weekend. –Rob

Ooh La La!

Those who ventured to Vallecito today were treated to great skating and classic skiing. Thanks Ron, Matt and Jake for grooming this weekend. I groomed tonight (Sun night) so holiday skiers will have fresh corduroy and more classic tracks. Enjoy. –Rob