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As of December 1st we started taking reservations through the end of January. January weekends are filling up quickly - I have a waitlist going for the 1/11-13 weekend.
- #The Early Season Lodge discount is now extended through the weekend of December 21-23. Early season rates are in effect for Dec 7-9 (no cook), Dec 14-16, and Dec 21-23. Please email the lodge or come to the next meeting for details.
- #Currently, we are taking reservations for the month of December. There is availability all weekends and holiday periods with the exception of 12/28-1/1. The Lodge is offering discounted early season pricing for the weekends of 12/7-9and 12/14-16. The Ski Club is also making a contribution toward lodging for the 12/14-16 weekend. Enjoy!
- #Mike found 2 pairs of water shoes on the camping trip. He found them in the middle of the parking area. They are a women's purple and black size 7 and a yellow and black men's 10.
Ashley Kowzun is holding this item.
In addition there was a blue boy’s hat with raised lettering found at the campground. It was left behind along with a dark blue squishy ball.
Wendy Brescia is holding these items.
Please claim these items by clicking here to contact us.
- #Wilson Castle
Murder Mystery/ Golf/ Sight-Seeing Weekend at Craigmeur Ski Lodge
July 19-21
Murder Mystery is from 7:00 to 10:30 pm, Saturday evening. Snack buffet included. B.Y.O.B. First 30 people to sign up!
The Wilson Castle (just a few miles from the Craigmeur Ski Lodge)
2708 West Street
Proctor, VT
Cost $65.00 per person includes lodging, murder mystery and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Contact Frank Smith with any questions Cell: 973-479-2826 Email: Frank Smith
Time to sign-up for our oldest, biggest party of the year – the annual Clambake.
When: Saturday, August 17, 2013 – 12:00noon
Items to note;
For some reason verizon.net is blocking emails coming from craigmeurskiclub.com
Please complain to Verizon if you are experiencing this problem and mention you are not receiving valuable email.
Please supply Mark Skove, VP, Craigmeur Ski Club with a second email address that is not the same domain as your primary email address to insure that you get important email messages from Craigmeur Ski Club.
Thank you,
Lawrence Ticotin
Your Friendly Webmaster
Save the Date: September 27th
It’s the Lodge’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sept 27th at The Villa in Mountain Lakes 6-9 pm
More details to follow….
We will be having a Paintball tournament on June 8th.
Reservations needed by Friday May 10th
For details please see attached information ==>Link
URGENT UP-DATE
Hi All -
4/23/13 – URGENT UP-DATE:
SUGARBUSH VOUCHERS NEED TO BE RETURNED WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2013.
THIS IS DUE TO SUGARBUSH CHANGING THE RULES AT SEASON’S END AND LATE NOTICE TO NJSSC VOUCHER REP.
Otherwise, Let’s cut to the meat of this message:
THE ABSOLUTE DROP DEAD DATE TO RETURN VOUCHERS IS 08 MAY 2013.
Late April 2013 finds a few Vermont resorts still open with a smattering of trails. Some resorts will be staying open into May before succumbing to the elements and moving into golf and mountain bike season. Overall, a very good snow season given the last few years of drought and un-frozen precipitation.
The deadline for voucher returns looms. As mentioned all season, every resort, especially Sugarbush, will be STRICTLY enforcing the voucher return limits imposed at the beginning of the season. Craigmeur members returning 2012-2013 Sugarbush vouchers for 2013-2014 up-grade will incur an increased up-grade fee toward next season’s voucher as we have exceeded our allowed return limit. It is only fair to share Sugarbush up-grade costs across all purchasers of Sugarbush vouchers.
Voucher collection has been on-going since the first meeting in April. The last in-person date to return vouchers is Wednesday 24 April 2013. I will NOT be in attendence at the 01 May meeting.
And just in case you were wondering – THE ABSOLUTE DROP DEAD DATE TO RETURN VOUCHERS IS 08 MAY 2013.
Thanks for your attention and cooperation in this matter.
CRAIGMEUR SKI CLUB
NY YANKEES BASEBALL GAME
FRIDAY JULY 26TH AT 7:05PM
TAMPA BAY RAYS
FRIDAY AUGUST 9TH AT 7:05 PM
THE DETROIT TIGERS
Both dates are given in case 1 is not available when deposit is submitted to the Yankees. I must have full payment ASAP so deposit can be submitted to the Yankees and Lakeland Bus Lines and date can be locked in.
Bus Capacity is 55 Occupants.
Round trip bus from Rockaway Mall (Southeast corner of parking lot behind Macy’s).
Departure time: 3:30pm.
Game Ticket + (There are stadium giveaways on both game dates)
Total price for all: $67.00 pp
Please submit payment to Roy Spierer, 5 Davos Dr. Unit #3 Vernon, NJ 07462
I will not be at the April 24th meeting to collect any payments and I want to collect enough to send in the deposits before the May 1st meeting.
We must have commitment and payment ASAP. When sending your checks, please include a note with the names of the people attending. Checks are to be made out to Roy Spierer.
If for some reason dates are not available when deposit is ready to be sent, all payments will be refunded.
Questions: E mail Roy
Its time again! Time to put the eighth annual camping / rafting trip onto the summer calendar!
When: July 12, 13, and 14th 2013
Where: Landers river trips, Narrowsburg, NY
Who: everyone how loves wet fun in the sun!
Why: because this trip rocks!
How much:
Camping: $30.00
Rafting: $35.00
Tubing: $5.00 (optional)
Food: $20.00
T shirts: $15.00 (optional)
The weekend will be packed full of all the fun stuff we did last year with the same schedule:
Friday night: after pitching your tent into “Craigstock” relax around our cozy little bon fire, with the ever increasing circle of friends and enjoy your favorite beverage (BYOB or find a good friend of course!) fire jumping optional. Dinner on Friday night is on your own.
Saturday morning: Bring your own breakfast. The optional first bus will leave from the pole barn at 9am and bring us upriver for an hour of tubing at Skinners falls.
The second bus will pick everyone else up at 10am to meet at Skinners falls to get rafts, canoes, and kayaks. If you bring your own boat up, you’ll be able to leave it at the start point, drive back to camp and jump on either bus since the rafting ends at the camp ground later.
The down river float should take about 4 hours or so. Bring lunch, snack, or whatever you need and a favorite beverage (cans are fine, but please do not bring glass containers on the river). You might consider putting everything into a water tight container also.
At the end of the float just before camp, keep and eye on the rocks along the right side of the river, we found a rope swing last year to end the trip with a splash if you didn’t get wet enough through the rest of the day.
Saturday afternoon: Back to camp and BBQ dinner of grilled chicken, burgers, and dogs, water melon and salad (and your favorite beverage, still BYOB) around 5pm.
Saturday night: Starting around 7pm the band, Fly by Night, will be back to play the classic rock songs we all grew up with well into the evening, be sure to wear your dancing shoes! And of course we’ll have the bon fire lighting the night to share stories, a favorite beverage and maybe roast a marshmallow from 10 feet away. The fire and food will be right next to the pole barn this year and our tent sites are moved down a little closer also so everything will be more centralized.
Sunday morning: we’ll be putting up a breakfast of eggs, sausage, muffins, and cereals, coffee and tea.
This trip has been growing in everyway every year and is a lot of fun, please send in registration forms as early as possible or at the latest June 15th so that we can set everything up ahead of time. Also if anyone is interested in helping out along the way, please let us know. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
Link To Registration Form ==> Click Here
Lee and Abby
The Lake Louise Ski trip was without a doubt one of the most beautiful destinations our ski club has visited. Although the trip was delayed a day because of a blizzard, it was well worth the experience. The ski area resides in mountains that are part of the Canadian Rockies. From the top of the ski trails, we found ourselves mesmerized by the 360 degree view of white cap mountains. Our intrepid skiers enjoyed Sunshine Village Mountain and Lake Louise Mountain.
In Banff we visited the local bars and restaurants. Some restaurants served local game cuisine like elk. The town had many high end boutiques and was a great place to shop or browse. Many people also visited and enjoyed the natural springs on Sulphur Mountain. On Wednesday, most of our group went snowmobiling. On Friday we had a torch light ski run after dark on Lake Louise Mountain. Afterward we enjoyed a Torch Light Dinner and entertainment at the mountain.
Unfortunately, our trip was blemished with several medical emergencies that were not related to skiing. Maryanne Mecca developed an intestine problem and other complications that required surgery and a eight day stay at a hospital in Canada and another stay at Morristown Hospital in NJ. Diane Bogert lost control of a snowmobile and messed up her knees when she had a head on crash with a tree. Bill Goers, Dwight Mann and Ken Fox were traveling in a rented minivan that flipped over because of icy road conditions. Ken Fox was the luckiest of the three and recovered within a few days. Bill Goers experienced a broken vertebrae bone near his neck that caused partial paralysis and is now recovering at home from a second risky operation that should help him return to a normal lifestyle. Dwight Mann broke a rib bone that punctured his lung that prevented him from flying home in a pressurized jet. His girl friend was a real trouper and flew out to Canada to take him back home by car and train. That trip home turned out to be an adventure that experienced hiccups. On behalf of the club we wish all our injured members a quick recovery.
Please be sure to attend the upcoming “End of Season Party” on May 1, 2013 at the Exchange Restaurant. An encore presentation of the ski trip will be shown during the party. The best photos have been reserved for the encore presentation and do not appear in the photos that follow.
Mark your calendar: End of Season Party, Exchange Restaurant, Rockaway, NJ - May 1, 2013
Photos by: Bill Goers, Diane Bogert, Don Dyrness, Frank Smith, Ken Fox, Larry Ticotin, Laurie Ogara, Maryanne Mecca
Hello Fellow Snow Enthusiasts -
Mother Nature has begun her seasonal change from winter to spring in New Jersey, melting snow and waking daffodils and crocus to brighten the brown / grey landscape.
Winter is grudgingly hanging on in New England with Vermont seeing a significant snow storm the week of March 11. Historically, March has been the snowiest month in New England and this season it appears the weather is returning to it’s historically snowy behavior. Many Vermont resorts will be closing in mid-April but some, like Killington, plan to begin spreading their snow stockpiles to let us continue to hit the slopes into May. Let’s see how much Mother Nature is willing to cooperate.
Craigmeur members were voracious voucher consumers this past season, having puchased in excess of $40,000. (forty thousand dollars) worth of vouchers. That’s alot of skiing & snowboarding !! And that dollar value does NOT include purchases of Ski VT passes or other discounted lift tickets offered through various programs. Did someone say recession ??
Craigmeur’s voucher purchase program is structured differently than other NJSSC member clubs – we only purchase vouchers for which members have made prepayment. Other clubs purchase a block of tickets & hope their members purchase them during the season. Our system helps to minimize year end voucher returns by making members pre-invest in vouchers they have plans to use.
I know some of you are still holding NJSSC vouchers; you should be looking to ski those vouchers immediately or sell your vouchers to another club member who will. The most effective way to sell vouchers is to come to any club meeting and announce which vouchers you have to sell. Another option is to post a message on Craigmeur’s Facebook page with available voucher quantities and your contact info BUT NO PRICES are to be listed. NO PRICE INFORMATION should ever be given on any public posting; The is the quickest route to NJSSC losing their discount voucher priviledges.
As mentioned all season, every resort, especially Sugarbush, will be STRICTLY enforcing the voucher return limits imposed at the beginning of the season. As of mid-January, NJSSC member had redeemed a mere 35% of purchased Sugarbush vouchers. If the return limit is exceeded within the Club, Craigmeur members returning 2012-2013 Sugarbush vouchers for 2013-2014 up-grade may incur a significant up-grade fee toward next season’s voucher. It is only fair to share Sugarbush up-grade costs across all purchasers of Sugarbush vouchers.
At the first meeting in April, I will have the 2012-2013 voucher purchase report broken out by individual resorts, which will allow me to calculate accurate return quantities. I will also begin taking 2012-2013 returns; of course I excpect as few returns as possible.
Finally, I am looking for an apprentice to learn the ways of NJSSC, someone who can dedicate one day each month to a meeting and a few hours during winter months to learn the voucher system I have established.
Look for me at any Craigmeur CLub meeting and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
THINK SPRING SKIING / SNOWBOARDING !!
