Dear Ski Friends:

Over the past 9 months, our ski club’s Board of Directors has experienced an attrition in its composition due to a variety of personal reasons.  With a traditional membership (non-COVID) of 300+, SJSC needs a full Board to effectively administer the various trips, activities, and operational needs of the club.

Please take a few minutes to look at the list below of open positions to which I included a brief job description.  Most only require you contribute an hour or two a week of work.  Monthly Board meetings last 2 hours and are done virtually via ZOOM.  If you are unsure of your ability or of failure don’t be – we won’t let that happen.  The Board is harmonious and we all work together for one reason – our members.  We try to ensure a friendly, fun, and welcoming environment at all events.  What a great way to learn more about our ski club and improve it with your ideas!

Vice President – The vice president works with all Board members and presides over meetings in the absence of the president.  The vice president is expected to serve in that capacity for one or two years to learn the organization then elevate to president for one or two years.

Secretary – The secretary takes and maintains the minutes of Board and other meetings as may be necessary.  The secretary uses their personal mailing address to receive correspondence on behalf the club.

Asst Webmaster – Works with the club webmaster by maintaining the club’s website and social media (Facebook) platforms.  Prepares and distributes Constant Contact messages as needed.  Graphic experience nice but not required.

Asst Treasurer – Works with the treasurer who receives, disburses, and records all funds belonging to the Club. Files all of the club tax returns and any other required regulatory documents.  Good bookkeeping skills are required.

Ski Director -  Works with the Ski Committee, club officers, leaders, and vendors in the planning and organizing of ski trips for the club. {for next Ski Season}

Graphic Artist – Periodically we need someone with computer skills and a creative mind.
If you have any interest in one of the position, have any questions, or would like to recommend a friend, please feel free to call me at 609-575-1395 or email at: joebroski@comcast.net

Thanks!
Joe Broski, President

Where are We Going?

With all the uncertainty in the world right now we know you have questions about the coming ski season. Some of you may be wondering whether there will even be a season or why we are still planning one.

We recognize that many have lost loved ones and that recreational snow sports are trivial in comparison with loss of human life, loss of jobs, housing and businesses. When the board met in late March, the travel and global health outlook was fairly bleak. After extensive discussion, the board decided to move forward with the season with a guiding principle we came to call “Rational Optimism.”

Skiing and riding are our passion and the club is a community. With the hard work of the committees and volunteers, the cooperation of the resorts and our vendors, we forged ahead. No one knew what the season ahead would look like but we began planning for a season like no other. The season had to be scalable – the ability to add, drop, defer and change trips with as much flexibility as possible. We would need to find a way to have opening night – even if we could not meet. We would need to find a way to get forms signed and payments made – in a world where suddenly no one wanted to touch paper or cash.

All of our volunteers went to work on this and have made unbelievable progress in three short months. You will learn more about the changes to the trip signup process as well as the trips currently on the schedule at the June 17, 2020, Zoom general meeting.

Candidly, I am not certain which trip(s) I will attend next year. I remember during April and early May - when the health crisis was at its worst in our area - looking at my computer screen saver of Rendezvous Bowl and my framed photo with ski club friends at the Blackcomb Glacier often. I recall thinking that I was so glad I had gone on those trips, had those experiences and memories, particularly if returning to those places might not be all that easy in the future.

As I write this, the travel and public health outlook, while still less than ideal, look a little brighter. Neither the club nor I can tell you whether you should purchase a pass, what will happen if there is another shutdown, or what skiing will be like if social distancing remains. There is a certain amount of risk involved in all adventure travel. This coming year will involve a bit more risk, no doubt. Each and every turn we are fortunate enough to experience will be that much more rewarding having faced the prospect of a winter without sliding on snow.

Everyone will need to make their own decisions in their own time. The club understands this. We remain Rationally Optimistic.

- Jeanine