• Week 9 & Après event

    Week 9 & Après event

    All, (Final details for this Wednesday’s “Skiing Fall & Recovery” with Kelsey Doe is below) If I had written this yesterday it would have been a scream of anguish.Today the sun appeared – how long has it been?I feel much better now; you can put the white jacket away. As I write, the usual suspects…

  • Week 8

    Week 8

    The weather remains a challenge. As I write Morse & Sterling are open, as is M2, so not as much terrain as we have been getting used to. The temperatures will be consistently cooler leading up to Wednesday when the crystal ball shows part sunshine and a high around 27º. Looks promising to me. The…

  • Après Ski Speaker Event

    Après Ski Speaker Event

    All Smuggs 55+ Club members are invited to an après ski workshop with physical therapist and skier Kelsey Doe from 12:15 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. .Come prepared to learn strategies while on the trail and strengthening exercises to help reduce falls, improve ski performance, and strengthen muscles needed to get up from…

  • Week 7

    Week 7

    The resort is firing on all cylinders, or is that lifts? You don’t need me to tell you it remains cold out there, but the conditions are great.M1 & M2 are both running. Very little is roped off. Nine miles of XC trails are open and groomed. Bonnie Parenteau is finalizing details for the first…

  • Week 6

    Week 6

    Things seem to be settling down after the blusterous wind and rain storms and lots of attendant damage.Today Cross Country was available, Sterling was fully open and Madonna-2 was running. Bonnie Parenteau has been working mightily to get a speakers series up and running for February 7th. Full details to follow.Bonnie would be happy to…

  • Week 5 : CANCELLED

    Week 5 : CANCELLED

    All, The weather outlook has not improved at all, so this week’s meeting is cancelled. The hard core among you can meet either at the Yurt at 9:30, or at the Village Lodge at 9:30. Tonight (Tuesday) Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow before 3am, then rain likely. The snow could be heavy at times.…

  • Week 5

    Week 5

    We have a proper winter. Snow everywhere and more in the forecast. Do keep your eye on the weather. As it stands now, it is going to be cold and snowy every day except on Wednesday when we are at risk of 40º temperatures, wind and rain. The weather service forecast is at this link.…

  • Week 4

    Week 4

    Happy New Year! 2023, Christmas vacation week, and all that it brought, is behind us. One enthusiast I spoke with braved the slopes on one of the wetter days (which is saying something), and said the conditions were so great that he stayed and skied until he could ski no more. That would be three…

  • Christmas Week

    Christmas Week

    All, As usual, we will not have our meeting during the Smuggs Holiday weeks. Our next club date is January 3rd. Wishing you all a holiday filled with peace, love and kindness. Looking forward to seeing you in the, new & hopefully improved new-year. Liam

  • Week 3 Update

    Despite the yo-yo weather, we will be meeting tomorrow, the 20th. For this week only we will be in the Pub Room, which is in the same building, on your right before you get to our usual meeting spot the Oak Room. If you don’t ski, you may be able to get a beer?? The…