Park and Ride
Carpool Day Trips
All members and guests are invited on Park and Ride Day Trip adventures!
If interested in going, call Park & Ride director Shirley Nevins H 616-361-8390 C 616-340-8586 or email her: shirleyjnevins@gmail.com
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN SKIING INFORMATION — Tuesday March 21, 2023
We are meeting at Post Road ( Drive) NE Carpool lot and 131 expressway at 8:00 AM for our journey north. Your other option is to just meet the group at the ski resort instead of carpooling. When you register please indicate this on your reservation. See question on the bottom of the registration form. Please help be a driver at Post Road.
If interested in going on the trip: Please register online www.ggrsc.org under this March 21 park and ride event.Or you can:Call Michigan Park and Ride Trip Leader : Shirley Nevins H 616-361-8390C 616-340-8586or Email her:shirleyjnevins@gmail.com Please let her know one way or another that you are coming. We have a special price deal for GGRSC and Crystal needs to know the number of skiers in our group. I will call up with thenumber of those registered on our website by 9:00 PM Monday night so register ASAP.
Ski Discounts Possible Options:
1. Some of you have Crystal Mountain Passes or White Gold Cards
2. if you have a Caberfae Season Pass to present : it is 50% off open to close tickets.
Normal prices: 18-64 year olds — $ 69.00. Seniors 65-79 — $ 64.00. Online buying is : 18-64 year olds — $ 43.99. Seniors 65- 79 — $ 38.99
. Crystal is offering members of this park and ride a great deal for registered GGRSC members and friends:
Here is the deal we negotiated:
Those of ages 18-64. : Your price is $ 30.00 for your day of skiing
Those of ages 65- 79 is $ 25.00 for your day of skiing.
Those of ages 7-17 is $ 20.00 for the day of skiing
Under 6 is $ 10.00 for the day or skiing
80 +. You are free !
***Don’t look now but in one day you got your GGRSC membership fees back ! ( $ 39 + savings for you today ! ) They are charging our group the Monday- Thursday group rate.
Registered GGRSC members and friends: That means you have signed up on our website www.ggrsc.org Just showing up does not get you the discount. It is easy to do — call Shirley if you need help registering.
This is an awesome deal for our club members and friends.
All you have to do when you get to the mountain is go to the outside ticket windows and tell them you are with the GGRSC and they will give you your ticket after you pay the above amount. Megan the group sales person is making the ticket staff aware that we are coming. Crystal is wonderful to work with and has offered us one whale of a discount ! I will be calling up the number of tickets that we will need before I leave.
SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION as soon as possible. We prefer that you sign up on the website. Your ticket will be on a RFID card that you can reload every time you come to Crystal Mountain. You keep it in your pocket.
SKIING HOURS: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Apres skiing 5:00 at Genos where the prices are more reasonable. —Dinner for those who do not have to get home right away —Genos Sports Bar and Grill in Thompsonville — very reasonable food and drinks. Address: 14848 Thompson Ave, Thompsonville, MI 49683. (231) 378-2554 It is very close to the ski area.
Please register online for this trip by Monday night at 8:00 PM
Since Shirley can’t be everywhere —Please help take some pictures for trip records and newsletter articles. Send them to Shirley’s email when you get home.If you have any good stories let Shirley know. We can all help to make this a fun season. Thanks ! shirleyjnevins@gmail.com. We have been getting goopictures that people are sending in the most recent trips !
TThanks for your help ! Be creative !
Shirley
Please register on the GGRSC website for each event. This allows Shirley toontact everyone if any changes happen. Please include email and phone number on your registration.
Let us know that you are planning on going by the day before the trip!
Meet at 131 Expressway and Post Road Carpool Lot unless specified in the flyer.
Downhill and x country skiing is available.
Trip Flyer: 2022-2023_Park_and_Ride_Schedule.pdf