Contact us
| Wichita Ski Club P.O. Box 2451 Wichita, KS 67201 |
[Hot News]
To receive our latest activity information in your inbox:
Flatlander
Blabber Mouth
Member of Flatland Ski Association
Here are the stories of just a few WSC adventures. If you have written a story or have an idea for one, please Contact us.
Join the WSC on the Illinois River for a float trip near Tahlequah, Oklahoma Friday 30 July 2010 through Sunday 1 August 2010. This is the itinerary:
Friday, July 30th
Saturday, July 31st
Sunday, August 1st
Activity Tickets are $15.00 per person for WSC members and $25 per person for non-members which includes:
Lodging is at War Eagle Resort camping 1.800.722.3834, also the Saturday's potluck dinner location.
Saturday's Potluck - Please bring a dish to share, Club will provide
burger/brats and fixings for them.
Trip Notes and War eagle resort rules:
For any questions, contact Trip Captain: Misty Woodward, cell phone and text messages 316.655.0239 or Contact us. I am also looking for some volunteers to cook or bring firewood.
Please join the Wichita Ski Club at Kaw Lake, Oklahoma July 23rd through July 25th. We will be staying at Coon Creek Cove, which is 8 miles east of Ponca City, Oklahoma on Hwy 11.
Kaw Lake has more than 170 miles of shoreline encompassing over 16,000 acres. Kaw Lake activities include boating, skiing, hunting and fishing, picnicking, and camping opportunities. Also available are trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and of course fishing. Hikers and horseback riders are attracted to the beautiful trails along the eastern shore. The Eagle View Hiking Trail is approximately 12 miles long and runs between Osage Cove and Burbank Landing. Cost for ticket is $25 per WSC member and $30 for non-members. RSVP no later than 6 July 2010, our next SNO. Camping cost is included in your ticket cost but park entry fees are your responsibility. The Saturday Night Dinner will include a meat provided by WSC. Please bring a side dish to share.
For any questions, contact Trip Captain: David Parrish, phone 316.688.1163 or Contact us. Please contact David to RSVP or if you are willing to assist with the boating activities.
Wichita Ski Club had a great time on the camping trip at Cheney Reservoir, on the west side of the lake in the Ninnescah Sailing Association camp area on May 21st & May 22nd. John Kimball provided us with photos he took during the trip. He also included a Cheney 2010 video slideshow of the trip he put together. Thanks John for all your efforts to record the fun.
Join the WSC for an afternoon of fun at All Star Sports West, 8333 West 21st North, Wichita, KS 67205, phone (316)722-7529. We will meet to play mini golf and ride go-carts and then go to dinner after. There are many other things to do such as bumper boats, laser tag, rock climbing, driving range & batting cages. Saturday, June 5th 4:00pm. All Star Sports West prices vary based on what you want to do. Contact Misty Woodward at 316.655.0239 or Contact us.
Why you want to come out and join the WSC for camping and hiking at Elk City Reservoir April 16-18th. We will be camping in the Timber Road area, setting up in the evening on Friday and breaking down on Sunday at your leisure. There will be hiking on Saturday and a potluck group dinner on Saturday night. This will be free for members and non-members will be $5 and all are responsible for State Park camping fees.
A fine shower house is located at the campground (no electrical outlets). The day temperatures should be nice and warm and evenings cool. Great camping weather! We will be grilling burgers Saturday evening and potluck sides. There will be water on site and we will have sodas for Sat dinner. If you want other refreshment that is BYOB.
If you want to go or have any questions contact David Bosarge at 316.737.0854 or Contact us.
Photos at flickr
Tag of
flatland10
Wichita Ski Club again did well at the Flatland Ski Race in Winter Park, Colorado in January 2010. John Clark has once again sent in a bunch of his photos of the entire event from start to finish and including some après skiing too. Thanks John for keeping us up to date online.
The searchable results of Flatland 2010 will be available online soon.
At 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, sixteen members of the Wichita Ski Club boarded a shared bus with the Tulsa Ski Club to attend the 46th Annual Flatland Ski Association races in Winter Park, Colorado. Approximately three to four hundred skiers attended.
We checked in to the Zephyr Mountain Lodge at 7:30 Wednesday morning where the lodging was the epitome of ski in/ski out. Just walk out the door, go between two hot tubs, put on your skis and ski one hundred feet to the Zephyr lift. At the end of the day you could ski from the bottom of Mary Jane to the ski rack next to the hot tubs. There was one casualty on the first day when Jennifer Alexander injured her knee at the top of Mary Jane. Her skiing experience ended with a trip off the mountain wrapped up in a ski patrol sled.
Wednesday night Nancy Meyers hosted a wine and cheese party that was not limited to wine and cheese. It also included summer sausage, various dips and snack crackers and was highlighted by smoked sardines. Thursday's schedule included the open race which is a race designed for the more experienced racer and is more difficult than the standard NASTAR course. (experienced racer means racing experience and not age although our own J. D. Frederick received a gold medal in both categories)
The snowshoe race was Thursday evening. This is a relay race that consists of four racers, one of which must be a female, running a 1/8 mile lap in snowshoes. Our team racers were Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Andy Glatt, and David "rocket man" Pauly.
Thursday night was the welcome party for the purpose of becoming acquainted and reacquainted with the members of the other clubs. A buffet dinner was followed with drinking and dancing to the music of a DJ until 11:00 pm. Max Marsh became reacquainted with a Tulsa member and for the rest of the trip was the recipient of romance advice from his roommates Vern Imes and David Pauly. Only Cupid knows what will develop.
Friday was race day. For the majority of FSA racers, this is a challenging race where each racer in given two runs. The ski was blue, the sunshine bright, and there was no wind. This made for excellent race conditions. Medalists for the Wichita Ski Club were J.D. Frederick, Herb "Ski Hog" Schnoetzinger, Nancy Meyers, David Pauly, Lisa Hartnett, Paul Warren, Tatyana Bobrova, and Max Marsh.
Saturday was again bright and blue and the open race was held. This race is for first time racers and the competitors for Wichita were Charlie Graham and Ileen Pena. Jennifer Alexander was eligible but because of the previously mentioned injuries she had been placed on injured reserve. Late afternoon on Friday and Saturday some of our members and members from Kansas City, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City clubs had a wine and hot tub party. This reporter attended neither event and therefore unsubstantiated rumors will not be published. The awards banquet was held Saturday night and was again followed with the DJ until 11:00 pm.
Sunday had no scheduled events and was spent skiing, shopping and relaxing followed by a (this time non-eventful) bus ride home. The 47th Annual Flatland Ski Association races will be held at Steamboat Ski Resort from January 25 through January 30, 2011. Mark your calendars.
Photos at flickr
Tag of
fallriver09
We were again camping and boating at Fall River State Park. Here's some photos thanks to Seth Roland to show why this was the best summer party of the year so far. Thanks also to Trip Captains John Hough and Seth Roland. We told you that if you didn't go that you would wish you had and this proves it!
On Saturday, November 14th, the Wichita Ski Club is going to hold its Autumn Day Hike at Elk City Reservoir. The length of the hike will be shared here soon as we'll need input from some of the past experts that have led this expedition before. The hike is an open social event for members and friends.
Event participants will meet at 8:00 am at the East Kellogg McDonalds (1/2 mile East of Greenwich & Kellogg, near Lowes Hardware) on Saturday morning Nov. 14th. While at McDonalds we'll form car pools. The car pools will leave McDonalds at 8:30 am and follow each other out to the hike location (about a 90 minute drive from East Wichita). We'll hit the hiking trail at about 10:00 am. Plan for a lunch break mid-day. After lunch, the group will then hike back to their vehicles. All of the hikers should be off the trail by 4:00 pm. This will put most folks back home by 5:30 pm. There is discussion of an overnight campout for some of the adventurous souls. This will be weather dependent.
List of things that you should bring for the Hike:
Optional (but highly recommend) things to bring:
If you're interested, please contact the event leaders, Linnea Baker's contact number is 316.721.4702 or Brian Copeland's contact number is 316.841.0895 or Contact us.
First, our longtime member Seth Roland submitted a few of his photos of the past, a houseboat trip in 1987. Now another longtime member, Lou Myers, has sent us some of his golden oldie photos from the 1960's. If you recognize yourself or any other members having a good time in one or more of these, please leave your comments at our Flickr photos.
Would you like more information on the Wichita Ski Clubs membership and history? We have half a century of adventures and a few of the original members to prove it. Visit our club history to find out.
The latest topic is:
Snowy Range Season Pass Offer
392 Topics
456 Posts
56 Registered Members
Updated:
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:12:04 GMT
Each year we present this trophy of the Copper Boot to the person (or persons) whom the board feels has gone above and beyond in helping promote the fun and camaraderie that the Wichita Ski Club is all about. You could be next!
Here are our past recipients:
wichitaskiclub.com
