Annual Meeting July 11 – Big 40th Celebration

Mark your calendar for our Gray Wolf Ski Club Annual Meeting Thursday July 11  Potluck And the Big 40th Celebration!!

Where – PLPOA Clubhouse, 230 Port Avenue Pagosa Springs

Club will provide–  Brisket, Chicken, beer and wine

4:30 appetizers, 5:00 supper

Potluck Breakdown, based on your last name:
A-F— Desserts
G-N—Appetizers
O-Z—Sides/salad

Come by at 2:30 to help the Board members set up, and afterward to help clean up!!! The annual meeting announces the newly-elected Board members, upcoming events, and this year: the 40th Anniversary of the Gray Wolves!! Fun events planned!

Highway Trash Pickup Monday June 10th 10:00am

Our second Highway 160 trash pickup will be scheduled for Monday June 10th.   We are responsible for the area between mile markers 152 and 154.  CDOT will be contacted to let them know to pick up the following day.

We will meet at the Tractor Supply parking lot at 10:00am for your assignments and supplies.  We will provide you with trash bags, and orange vests.  Please bring gloves, water, appropriate clothing, and your own trash grabber if you have one.

Afterwards, we’ll get together at the parking area on East Fork road for brats and chips. BYOB

Note:
CO Dept. of Transportation requests that everyone review the safety videos “Spruce up Colorado” and Meth Lab Waste Recognition” at www.codot.gov/programs/adopt-a-highway.  Click on Safety Videos.

If you have further questions, please contact Chris Johnson at 713-562-0395.

Gray Wolf Beach Party – 4×4 Parking Lot Tuesday April 2nd noon

Come join us to celebrate the end of the ski season for our Beach Party Gray Wolf Luncheon coming up Tuesday April 2nd (12:00pm-1:00pm) at Wolf Creek Ski Area back of 4×4 parking lot. Theme is Beach Party so get your Beach wear out!  This is a potluck event with the club providing brats,buns and chips. Members bring something to share with others along with your beverage as this is forest service property.

Senior Skiing Groups in the USA

With help from Harriet Wallis, who organizes the Wild Old Bunch senior skiing group at Alta, UT,  Rosie Piller put together a Google spreadsheet of senior skiing groups in the United States. Our organization is listed! I hope you will find the spreadsheet useful if you travel out of state and want to connect with other senior skiers.
It’s a work in progress–surely there are groups to add and corrections to make, and we welcome your input! But please DO NOT flood my email account with corrections or additions; rather, use the method described at the top of the Google spreadsheet.

Click Here

Charles Elliott 1913-2018 -Powder Turns in Heaven

Our oldest Gray Wolf Ski Club member, Charles Elliott, passed away Sunday evening. Memorial service will be held on Saturday August 25th, 11am at Strohmayer’s Funeral home in Monte Vista CO with internment to follow at the Monte Vista Cemetery. A local celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. Full Obituary –  Click Here

Many of us were in attendance at Wolf Creek Ski Area for Charles’ 100th Birthday Celebration. Here’s the link to a video of that day. Click Here

Pagosa Springs Sun archives of Charles’ 100th Birthday Click Here

The Pagosa Springs Sun archives has an article on Charles’ induction to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Click Here

 

Josh Groban First Tracks –Click Here