The Finger Lakes Ski Club is only a ski club by name. A
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A number of ski slopes offer an opportunity to ski in central New York. Bristol Mountain has the earliest opening date. It is tentatively set to open later this week on Thanksgiving Day.
A number of ski slopes offer an opportunity to ski in central New York. Bristol Mountain has the earliest opening date. It is tentatively set to open later this week on Thanksgiving Day.
better way to describe the group would be as an outdoors club.
Sure, when winter comes around, its members can be found on the slopes of Song Mountain, the Adirondacks or even Vermont. But when the snow melts, the club still heads outside.
“We enjoy all the seasons,” said Dottie Kopp, one of the club's vice presidents. “At our last meeting, we had a speaker ... give a talk on year-round bike maintenance.”
Entering its 35th season, the Finger Lakes Ski Club currently boasts more than 120 members. Every year, the club goes on a number of trips that include activities like skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, camping, picnics and more.
Members get to enjoy talks on various subjects, pizza and door prizes at the club's meetings, which are held every other Tuesday. Ski club members also enjoy discounts on season passes, as well as weekend adventures and one large trip out west every year.
This year, the big trip is in Jackson Hole, Wyo. in March.
Kopp said that you don't need to be able to zoom down the steepest slopes to join the club. In fact, a few members don't even ski - they do it for the social environment. Others snowshoe, or are more into cross-country trails.
“Our members just love to be outdoors and being active,” Kopp said.
Members are 18 years old or older, and come from an area that spans from Seneca Falls to East Syracuse. There is also an annual membership fee of $20 per person or $25 for a couple.
The club is participating in downtown Auburn's winter festival on Nov. 24, as well as planning a big anniversary/Christmas party for December.
Kopp has been in the Finger Lakes Ski Club since 1988. Her husband, Dave, is club president. She said that central New York offers a unique opportunity for snow enthusiasts because it is so close to so many great locations.
“Everything is within an hour, and there is a lot of federal land and state land around,” she said. “There is a big variety of places where you can go.”
But while the club is active year round, it is named the ski club for a reason. There always is a little more excitement among the members as the first snowfall approaches, Kopp said.
“There is definitely something a little exciting about winter, because it starts the ski season,” she said. “Skiing makes the winters here more bearable.”
For more information about the Finger Lakes Ski Club, visit www.fingerlakesskiclub.com.
Central New
York ski centers
Bristol Mountain Resort
2662 Route 64, Canandaigua
www.bristolmountain.com
(585) 374-6000
Thanksgiving Day is the tentative
opening date for the 2007-2008 season
Camillus Ski Association
Beginner ski slope
Blackmore Road, Camillus
487-2778
Lessons begin Jan. 5
Greek Peak Mountain Resort
2000 Route 392, Cortland
www.greekpeak.net
(800) 955-2SKI
Dec. 1 is the tentative opening date
Labrador Mountain
6935 Route 91, Cortland
www.labradormtn.com
(607) 842-6204
Opening day is Dec. 1;
weather permitting
Song Mountain Resort
1 Song Mountain Road, Tully
www.songmountain.com
696-5711
Open for skiing in
mid-December
Interested in skiing in Wyoming?
The Finger Lakes Ski Club is going to Jackson Hole, Wyo. from March 8 to 15. The trip price of $1,200 includes airfare, lodging at the Parkway Inn & Spa, continental breakfast, ski shuttle, five-
day lift ticket, plus many more amenities. Optional ski resorts and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are within driving distance. Call Linda at 252-4984 for more details. The deadline
for reservations is Friday, Nov. 30.
Sure, when winter comes around, its members can be found on the slopes of Song Mountain, the Adirondacks or even Vermont. But when the snow melts, the club still heads outside.
“We enjoy all the seasons,” said Dottie Kopp, one of the club's vice presidents. “At our last meeting, we had a speaker ... give a talk on year-round bike maintenance.”
Entering its 35th season, the Finger Lakes Ski Club currently boasts more than 120 members. Every year, the club goes on a number of trips that include activities like skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, camping, picnics and more.
Members get to enjoy talks on various subjects, pizza and door prizes at the club's meetings, which are held every other Tuesday. Ski club members also enjoy discounts on season passes, as well as weekend adventures and one large trip out west every year.
This year, the big trip is in Jackson Hole, Wyo. in March.
Kopp said that you don't need to be able to zoom down the steepest slopes to join the club. In fact, a few members don't even ski - they do it for the social environment. Others snowshoe, or are more into cross-country trails.
“Our members just love to be outdoors and being active,” Kopp said.
Members are 18 years old or older, and come from an area that spans from Seneca Falls to East Syracuse. There is also an annual membership fee of $20 per person or $25 for a couple.
The club is participating in downtown Auburn's winter festival on Nov. 24, as well as planning a big anniversary/Christmas party for December.
Kopp has been in the Finger Lakes Ski Club since 1988. Her husband, Dave, is club president. She said that central New York offers a unique opportunity for snow enthusiasts because it is so close to so many great locations.
“Everything is within an hour, and there is a lot of federal land and state land around,” she said. “There is a big variety of places where you can go.”
But while the club is active year round, it is named the ski club for a reason. There always is a little more excitement among the members as the first snowfall approaches, Kopp said.
“There is definitely something a little exciting about winter, because it starts the ski season,” she said. “Skiing makes the winters here more bearable.”
For more information about the Finger Lakes Ski Club, visit www.fingerlakesskiclub.com.
Central New
York ski centers
Bristol Mountain Resort
2662 Route 64, Canandaigua
www.bristolmountain.com
(585) 374-6000
Thanksgiving Day is the tentative
opening date for the 2007-2008 season
Camillus Ski Association
Beginner ski slope
Blackmore Road, Camillus
487-2778
Lessons begin Jan. 5
Greek Peak Mountain Resort
2000 Route 392, Cortland
www.greekpeak.net
(800) 955-2SKI
Dec. 1 is the tentative opening date
Labrador Mountain
6935 Route 91, Cortland
www.labradormtn.com
(607) 842-6204
Opening day is Dec. 1;
weather permitting
Song Mountain Resort
1 Song Mountain Road, Tully
www.songmountain.com
696-5711
Open for skiing in
mid-December
Interested in skiing in Wyoming?
The Finger Lakes Ski Club is going to Jackson Hole, Wyo. from March 8 to 15. The trip price of $1,200 includes airfare, lodging at the Parkway Inn & Spa, continental breakfast, ski shuttle, five-
day lift ticket, plus many more amenities. Optional ski resorts and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are within driving distance. Call Linda at 252-4984 for more details. The deadline
for reservations is Friday, Nov. 30.
