Troop 111 has planned four ski trips this winter that are described below to help Scouts and parents decide which are appropriate for each boy. Please note that accommodation space limitations mean that all Scouts cannot attend all trips. However, ski trips are also very expensive (see cost estimates below), so we assume that Scouts would not be likely to attend every trip. We hope all interested Scouts will be able to participate in the trip(s) that best suit(s) their interests. For the overnight trips, signups are first-come, first-served until the sign-up deadline for the first choice trip; additional trips will be on a space-available basis.
1. Beginner Ski Trip, December 30, 1998. Beginner and low intermediate day trip to Massanutten Ski Resort, Virginia. Estimated cost: $75/per person. Some experienced senior Scouts should attend to assist Dr. Bob in instructing novice skiers. Snowboarding for beginners will also be offered. Experienced skiers (other than the senior Scouts assisting in teaching) should select other trips. This trip is ideal for boys who have never been skiing and want to learn enough to participate in one or more of the other planned trips. It is also appropriate for Scouts with limited/moderate experience who could benefit from additional ski instruction before going on a longer trip. We do need at least 15 people to qualify for the much lower group rates; otherwise, trip cost could rise by $10 or so. Sign-up deadline: December 14.
2. Canaan Valley Ski Trip, January 15-18, 1999. This three-night trip including two full days of skiing (and possibly one night) is open to the entire Troop and all levels of skiing ability. Estimated cost: $190/per person. Participation is limited to 30 Scouts and adults due to accommodations in Dr. Patrick's Scout Lodge, Davis, West Virginia. The Troop will ski at two major ski resorts: Timberline on Saturday and Canaan Valley on Sunday. Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing will be available. Sign-up deadline: December 21.
3. Camp Tuckahoe Cabin Camping/Ski Roundtop Trip, January 29-31, 1999. This two-night trip is open to the entire Troop and all levels of skiing ability. Estimated cost: $140/per person. Participation is limited to 15 Scouts and adults due to cabin accommodations at Camp Tuckahoe, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. Scouts will ski or snowboard at Ski Roundtop on Saturday and the entire group will snow tube at Roundtop on Sunday. Sign-up deadline: January 11, 1999.
4. Kooser State Park/Seven Springs Trip, February 12-15, 1999. This three-night trip is open to the entire Troop and all levels of skiing ability. Estimated cost: $190/per person. Participation is limited to 30 Scouts and adults due to cabin accommodation arrangements at Kooser State Park, Pennsylvania. Signups are on a first-come, first-served basis. Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing will all be available. Sign-up deadline: January 25, 1999.
If your Scout has family/sport/school conflicts such that only one particular trip will fit into his schedule, please note this on the top half of the permission slip. Please be sure to turn all slips in by the deadlines above.
Will there be snow?As is always the case with planned ski trips, but perhaps even more so due to the unseasonably warm weather so far this year, we may have to cancel or alter some trips. However, in order to plan adequately for the troop, we must operate on the assumption that these trips will take place until very near the trip date. If you want to go skiing, please fill out all forms necessary (permission slip and ski commitment/registration form) and submit them by the deadlines above. In case of a cancellation, efforts will be made to provide a substitute event in most cases, but Scouts will of course have the opportunity to back out of the trip at that point if the substitute plan does not interest them.