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We are wrestling with the more than 300 sign ups that happened by 5 PM this afternoon. There are no seats available from the primary stops at this point except Hyde Park. We are limited by the number of Supervisors and Bus Captains and actually the number of buses we can hire. Bus companies are having a hard time finding drivers, so they are scrambling as well. As soon as the actual numbers shake out, we will know if we can add more seats. Rather than take people's money and have to repay them, send an email with who wants a seat and from which stop so I can create a waitlist if we can open up more seats. Likewise I am going to send an email to those with credits from December 11th who I have not heard from already to better understand who is using their credit next Sunday. There are roughly 100 people who are currently holding seats who may or may not actually want them. Less than 1/3 of them have let me know whether they want to use the credit this weekend. If you are one of those - and you have not already reached out to me, please send me an email on whether you want me to hold a seat for you. But, please if you have already corresponded with about it last week or this week, don't duplicate your effort.
Our first trip of 2022 is live for sign up! We continue to work through the accumulated December 11th credits by adding members to the current roster unless you let me know otherwise. As members defer to a later date, that frees up seats for the current trip. So, make certain you let me know if you are not coming with us.
Here we go! The drop off and pick up times have all been adjusted for tomorrow's trip. Please check the Calendar and Bus Schedule under the "More Info" tab at the top of the home page for your specific location. If you didn't receive an email from MailChimp, first check your SPAM file and then send me a note so I can ensure you are on the mailing list.
It is with heavy heart that we are cancelling the trip for tomorrow December 1th. I have no more interest in getting soaked than anyone else, and I prefer if I must ski in the rain, that we are guaranteed there is enough snow to warrant the trip. The last thing I want is for all of us to huddled indoors trying to stay out of the rain, and doing so in WI during Covid. So, we are cancelling the trip. But, please I implore you to read the email I will be sending as it has additional information about how the refund process will work for this trip.
Less than one week from now we will be getting ready for our first ski/board trip of the season. We are going to Alpine and therefore some stops may need to be changed, but it should be just like last year. If you have skis, boards, clothing or anything else you'd like to sell to fellow members, the best place to post them is on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/blizzardskiclub/photos there is a buy and sell area already set up under photos. There are actually two Facebook pages, but this is the more formal business one.
MabelsLabels is having a Cyber Monday sale that lasts through December 5th: For the first time ever Mabel’s Labels Fundraising Combo is on sale for 40% off! This exclusive combo is only available when supporting our fundraiser and features 3 of their most popular products – tag mates, shoe labels and small rectangle labels. Visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com, select our organization, and shop the fundraising combo under the combo label pack category to support us! I heartedly recommend these labels as they stay stuck even when wet. You can get them with the Blizzard logo, also.