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• After Work Hike - Aman Park

  • When
    10/24/2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    1859 Lake Michigan Dr., Grand Rapids
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  We will hike for 1.5 hours (until dark) then those who wish will go to a mutually chosen place to socialize afterwards. We will meet in the parking lot in the back where it curves to the right, right before Indian Trails Camp.

  This hike is also listed on the Grand Rapids Ski Club Meetup and Grand Rapids Hiking & Adventure Group Meetup.

  Contact is  John Carlson  (616) 550-7217

   

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• Monday Morning Golf 2019

  • Start
    10/28/2019
  •  
  • End
    11/11/2019
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Different Location Each Week

  
  

  Contact Shirley by 6:00 pm Sunday if interested.  Email address and phone no. below:

  Check the website as locations change each week.

  Contact Shirley Nevins if you'd like to be part of her golf eblast: shirleyjnevins@gmail.com or 616-340-8586.  You will get an email with more details for each golf event. 

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  Monday October 21, 2019 Kaufman Golf Course -- Wyoming
  

  Four Tee Times   10:30  10:40  10:50  11:00

  Prices:  Senior 18 + cart =  $ 28.00     Senior 9 + Cart =  $ 18.00  

                Adult  18 + cart  =  $ 32.00    Adult    9 + Cart =  $ 21.00

  Shirley will have discount coupons to get these rates. 

   Address:  Kaufman Golf Course  4807 Clyde Park SW  Wyoming, MI   616-538-5050

  After Golf:  Monelli's near Metro Hospital 

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   LOOK AHEAD FOR ONE FUTURE GOLF DATE:  PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

  Let Shirley know if you plan to attend any of these golf adventures and tell her how many holes you plan on playing. 

  1.  Look Ahead:  Monday October 28, 2019  Arrowhead Golf Course -- Lowell

         Four Tee Times:  10:44  10:51  10:58  11:10

         Prices:  Senior 18 + cart =  $ 20.00      Senior 9 + cart = $ 15.00

       Adults are the same price for our group. 

   Address:  2170 Alden Nash NE  Lowell, MI. 49331  616) 226-9538

       ** Some of you have rain checks from earlier this summer for 9 holes and a cart. 

  Bring that with you to use and play 18 holes for just $ 5.00 more.  

  (We are returning this season so you do not misplace your gift card over the winter.)

  After Golf:    Big Boiler Brewing, 318 E Main St., Lowell

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                              Great Golf to experience yet this fall !  Join us !

              

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• Grand Rapids Ski Club November 1,2019 TGIF/Rush Party - Boulder Creek

  • When
    11/01/2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    5750 Brewer Avenue N.E. Belmont, Michigan 49306
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  Grand Rapids Ski Club November 1,2019   TGIF/Rush Party at Boulder Creek. The band will be Big Dogs playing a mix of music so there will be dancing. 

  We will have information on all the trips for 2020 and cross country skiing.    

  Enjoy a night of food, drinks (cash bar), mingling and dancing.  Slight charge ($5 members and $10/non members). 
  

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• GR Breweries Private Tour

  • When
    11/09/2019
  •  
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Harmony Hall 401 Stocking Street NW
  • Spaces left
    11

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  Capacity = 14 maximum Open to members and non-member guests. Advance registration with payment is required. 

  Trip flyer with details: 2019 Brewery Tour flyer.pdf

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• Keystone Ski Trip January 11 - 18, 2020

  • Start
    01/11/2020
  • End
    01/18/2020
  • Location
    Keystone Colorado
  • Spaces left
    22

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  This is one of our club favorites.  This Trip includes 7 nights lodging in condos close to the Keystone Village, 5 day ski lift tickets (Two days can be used at nearby Breckenridge (with included shuttle), Vail or Beaver Creek, round trip airfare, round trip ground transfers, Social gatherings and more.  This is an EPIC Pass property.  IF you have an EPIC Pass, please contact Lori Vugteveen to adjust your invoice.  See the flyer for more information!!

  REGISTRATION:  Open 7/1/19.  

  Down payment of $730 due with registration and balance due 12/1/19.  

  Payment may be made with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

  Trip Flyer:  Keystone 2020 flyer.pdf

  
  

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• Schuss Bus Trip

  • When
    01/11/2020
  •  
    7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Schuss Mountain
  • Spaces left
    45

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  You do not have to be a member to go on this trip.  Please register online.  

  Flyer with event details:  2020 Schuss Bus flyer.pdf

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• Blue Mountain/Mt. Tremblant adventure

  • Start
    01/12/2020
  • End
    01/20/2020

  Blue Mountain / Mt. Tremblant, Canada Adventure

  Chris Hoffman and John Carlson are co-leading a driving trip to Blue Mountain, Canada January 12-16 (ski 3 days) with an extension to Mt. Tremblant, Canada January 16-20 (ski 3 days).  Members/guests can do both resorts or just one.

  Condos are near lifts and cost is +/- $250 per location depending on numbers going plus shared cost of gas, food, and $100 to each driver for wear & tear on their vehicle.

  Lift tickets will be on your own and they are both ICON Pass locations if you have that pass. People going are both ski club members and non members.

  This is not an event run through the Club, but an activity being put together by club members John and Chris. 

  Contact Chris (choffman4030@gmail.com) or John (cybertaxi007@gmail.com) if interested.

  
  

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• Crystal Mountain "Never Too Late" Ski Day

  • When
    01/12/2020
  •  
    7:30 AM
  • Location
    Crystal Mountain
  • Spaces left
    48

  Members and non-members - Join us for a unique opportunity for new skiers and "used to be" skiers to enjoy the sport we love.  Meet up at Post Road/131 park and ride at for 7:00 departure.  $56/pp includes life ticket and equipment rental.

  Hopefully you will be able to register online directly through Crystal Mountain.   

  Flyer: 2020 Never too Late Crystal Flyer.pdf

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• Crooked River Weekend 2020

  • Start
    01/24/2020
  • End
    01/26/2020
  • Location
    Alanson, MI
  • Spaces left
    55

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  Price includes 2 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, welcome party, and Saturday dinner.

  Easiest and preferred method of payment is with with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

  Trip flyer with details:  2020 Crooked River _ Nubs Nob Flyer.pdf

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• Northern UP and Southern Canada Adventure

  • Start
    01/30/2020
  • End
    02/03/2020

  Northern Upper Peninsula and Southern Canada Adventure

  John Carlson is leading a Hiking Meetup Group to stay at the lodge at Tahquamenon Falls and at an apartment in Paradise to do and go various places nearby in sub groups January 30- February 3. People going are a mix of ski club people, hikers, and backpackers. Possible activities are

  Downhill skiing in Marquette and definitely at Searchmont, Canada

  Cross country skiing at Canadian Lakes, Paradise, and definitely at Tahquamenon Falls and Stokely Creek, Canada

  Definitely snowshoe Tahquamenon Falls (day & evening lit tour Saturday) where snowshoes are provided and at Whitefish Point (or cross country if snow not too deep)

  Definitely hike with crampons (bring your own) to Eben Ice Caves. 

  
  

  This is not an event run through the Club, but an activity being put together by club member John. Contact John (cybertaxi007@gmail.com) if interested.

  
  

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• Boyne Highlands Overnight Park and Ride

  • Start
    02/07/2020
  • End
    02/09/2020
  • Location
    Petoskey, MI
  • Spaces left
    33
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  This is a great chance to take a friend or family member(s) along to introduce them to GRSC fun times.  All financials will be on your own vs. through the club.  

  Two options:  Friday night stay over or weekend stay over. 

  Please register so we know you are coming.  Reserve hotel on your own. 

  Trip flyer with details:  2020 Boyne Highlands Zoo Bar Flyer.pdf

   

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• Grindelwald, Switzerland w/Optional Extension to Spain

  • Start
    02/14/2020
  • End
    02/26/2020
  • Location
    Grindelwald & Costa Del Sol
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Ski Grindelwald Switzerland! - Grindelwald has its own ski area that is reached by Gondola from the village.  Most of the skiing is easy intermediate, but there is a long black run from the top that follows the line of the gondola to the resort for a challenge. The main ski area is Kleine Scheidegg. Grindelwald shares these slopes with Wengen and a train runs from the base station at Grund up the mountain and over the shoulder to Wengen on the far side. Staying at The Derby Hotel.  

  After skiing, spend optional four nights in Costa Del Sol, Spain at the Don Pablo Hotel. This area is similar to southern California in scenery, climate and geography. Tons of options for the stay here.

  Base Package Price - $2,300 (based on double occupancy) includes air from Chicago to Zurich and Zurich to Grand Rapids, bus to Chicago, round trip bus transfers to/from Grindelwald, seven nights lodging at The Derby Hotel, daily breakfast buffet and dinner.  Optional extension to Costa Del Sol, Spain $675 includes air from Zurich to Malaga to Lisbon and Lisbon to Grand Rapids, four nights at the Don Pablo Hotel, daily breakfast and round trip transfer to and from the hotel.  

  Prices are tentative and subject to change due to changes in itinerary, currency, fuel surcharges, airport taxes or other fees.

  Packages do not include: lift tickets, airline baggage fees, trip insurance, ski rentals, day excursions in Spain, or lunches.

  To receive a detailed itinerary or answer any questions, contact John Carlson at cybertaxi007@gmail.com or 616-550-7217

  REGISTRATION:  Open 7/1/19.  

  Down payment of $1,200 for base trip or $1,500 for base trip and extension due with registration and balance due 10/1/19.  If you cancel by 11/1/19, full refund less $100 fee.  After 11/1/19, subject to $100 fee plus any unrecoverable fees/payments made for the trip.

  Payment may be made with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

  Trip flyer:  2020 Grindelwald Costa Del Sol Flyer.pdf

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• Triple Mountain Weekend 2/21 - 2/23

  • Start
    02/21/2020
  • End
    02/23/2020
  • Location
    Otsego Ski Club
  • Spaces left
    40

  
  

  HOLD THE DATE:  Friday 2/21 - Sunday 2/23 ski Tree Tops, Otsego & Schuss. Two night lodging at Otsego Resort:  $139 doubles, $106 triples, and $84.50 quad.

  Trip Flyer with Details:  coming  

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• Searchmont Weekend Trip

  • Start
    02/27/2020
  • End
    03/01/2020
  • Location
    Searchmont, Ontario
  • Spaces left
    15

  
  

  HOLD THE DATE: Searchmont Weekend Trip February 27 - March 1, 2020  (two or three night lodging options).  Don't forget you need a passport for this trip!

  Downhill skiing at Searchmont and excellent x-c skiing and snowshoeing at Stokely Creek and Hiawatha Park.

    
  

  Trip Flyer:  coming later

  Easiest and preferred method of payment will be with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

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• 14-Day Panama Canal Cruise

  • Start
    03/05/2020
  • End
    03/19/2020
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Join Scott Arndt and Barb Foster for a 14-Day Panama Canal Cruise sailing from Miami, FL on Monday 3/5/20 and arriving in San Francisco, CA 3/19/20.  Seven ports of call including the Panama Canal Transit.  Everyone books their own air and cabins. 

  Inside Cabin: $1,1518/pp (lower if a previous Carnival customer)

  Ocean View Cabin: $1,569/pp 

  Balcony Cabin $1,954/pp 

  This is not an event run through the Club, but an activity being put together by club members Scott and Barb.

  Details:  Panama Canal Flyer v3.pdf

   Contact:  Jennifer Walters, Cruise & Travel Experts  616-846-3050

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• Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 -14, 2020

  • Start
    03/07/2020
  • End
    03/14/2020
  • Location
    Salt Lake City, Utah
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  Get ready for that beautiful Utah powder!!!!  This Trip includes 7 nights lodging in the Crystal Inn located in Murray that provides a balanced commute to Big or Little Cottonwood Canyons.  Also included: 5 day ski lift tickets (valid at Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude), round trip airfare, round trip ground transfers, Social gatherings and more.  All of these ski areas are IKON Pass properties.  If you have an IKON Pass, please contact Lori Vugteveen to adjust your invoice.  See the flyer for more information!!

  REGISTRATION:  Open 7/1/19.  

  Down payment of $825 due with registration and balance due 2/1/20.  

  Payment may be made with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

  
  

  Trip flyer:  Utah 2020 flyer.pdf

  
  

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• Nubs Nob Bus Trip

  • When
    03/21/2020
  •  
    6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    Nubs Nob
  • Spaces left
    48

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  March bus trip is to one of the club's favorite ski spots - Nubs Nob. Meet at I-96/East Beltline park 'n ride at 5:30 for 6:00 a.m. departure. You do not have to be a member to go on the bus.     

  Flyer with trip details:  2020 Nubs Bus flyer.pdf

  
  

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• Petoskey Spring Discount Trip/Nubs Park and Ride

  • Start
    03/27/2020
  • End
    03/29/2020
  • Location
    Petoskey, MI
  • Spaces left
    31

  
  

  HOLD THE DATE:  Petoskey Spring Weekend Trip/Park and Ride March 27 - 29. The Petoskey Chamber of Commerce offers a great deal on spring skiing late in March and early April. We will combine with our Nubs Nob park and ride. 

  Four options:  park and ride, Friday night stay over, Saturday night stay over or weekend stay over.  

  Flyer:  coming later

   

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• Banff Ski Trip March 29 - April 5, 2020

  • Start
    03/29/2020
  • End
    04/05/2020
  • Location
    Banff, Canada
  • Spaces left
    22

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  Ski Canada!  Our last ski trip will be to Banff, Alberta, Canada.

                                            $ 1,725 (seniors $1,675)

                            Ski Sunshine, Lake Louise, & Norquay (all ikon pass ski areas)

  Experience Banff,a picturesque resort town within Banff National Park, which offers many restaurants and boutiques, famous château’s, ice waterfalls, wildlife, beautiful Lake Louise and breathtaking views, as well as three exciting ski areas!

  Price includes:

  Accommodations - Caribou Lodge- Superior Hotel Room - Double Occupancy

        Hotel located in town, walking distance to all restaurants and boutiques

        Includes full hot breakfast daily

        Large hot tub and full service spa

        Ski area bus stop in front of hotel

  Ground transportation to and from Calgary Airport as well as to all ski areas

  5 day lift ($293 less non-skier or ikon pass holder) $50 less seniors (65 plus)

  Delta Air round trip GR to Calgary (no air is less $660)

  Social gatherings

  NOTE! This trip is currently planned Sunday to Sunday- subject to change to Saturday to Saturday (March 28-April 4) if we can obtain better air pricing and enough seats!

  ALSO NOTE- passports are REQUIRED for this trip!!  

  Trip Flyer:  Banff 2020 flyer.pdf

  REGISTRATION:  Open 7/1/19.  

  Down payment of $862.50 ($837.50 senior) due with registration.  

  Payment may be made with credit card (please pay for only one event/person per transaction). 

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