Dear All,
I hope you are well. I have you and your scout listed as signing up to go on our pack ski and snowboarding trip to Sugar Mountain on Tuesday, January 19th.
We will meet at the Sugar Mountain ski facility located at 1009 Sugar Mountain Drive, Banner Elk, NC 28604 at 9:00 AM. It is approximately a two hour drive from Mt Tabor UMC.
Our group will meet and check in with me on the third floor in the Sugar Mountain facility. Parking is free but based on the amount of people, we may have to park further away and ride a bus up to facility. We do not require a scout uniform for this trip. Please have your scout dress comfortably based on the weather.
The ski/snowboarding lessons are available beginning at 9:00 AM and run through the day. There is not a pack schedule for the trip so you can leave when it is best for you and your family. I ask that you let me know (text is fine) that you are leaving so I am not worrying about you. Please note that we must leave the slopes by 4:30 PM as a part of our scout rate.
The tickets cover the lift, skiing all day (until 4:30), a ski or snowboard lesson, and equipment. The Sugar ticket equipment includes: a helmet, snow boots, skis/snowboard and poles. Please let me know by Tuesday, 1/12/16, if you are bringing your own helmets or not. I have to tell them at check in and not knowing that information can hold the entire pack up.
I am not a skier so I consulted Mark Wearn from the Webelo I den (thank you, Mark). He suggested that we all bring the following:
- Warm ski coat (water resistant)
- Ski gloves (water resistant)
- Ski pants – if you don’t have any, you can rent them at First Flakes (409 Harvey St, Winston-Salem, NC 27103)
- Warm socks (not cotton, think soft wool) The socks need to be long enough to cover your scout’s calf to match the ski boot length on his leg. Bring extra socks
- Ski helmet and goggles – helmets are available as a part the scout ski/snowboard rate equipment through Sugar, but the goggles are not. Helmets and googles are available for rent at First Flakes as well.
- Sun glasses, if sunny
- Scarf
- Toboggan
- Sun screen (for face)
- Chapstick
- Hot hands, if super cold, you can put them in your gloves
- Packed lunch, snacks and juice bags – Mark says that resort food is pricey
Other notes from Mark:
Sugar Mountain will have lockers to rent. 50 cents for one open of the locker. They are about 1 cubic foot in size. Mark suggests getting a top one so water will not drop off from above and get your stuff wet.
Mark also said that that he likes to eat on the lift or on the top of the mountain because of the nice views.
I hope I covered everything, if you have questions or you think of something I missed, please contact me.
I think it is going to be a fun trip with great exposure for the kids.
Take care-
Shannon
336-692-4519 – cell