Get Ready to Ski/Ride! Attend Annual Ski Club of Washington, DC Annual Ski Fest

Free event. Free eats. Door prizes. Dance party. Get ready for the 2008-2009 ski season! Come to the Ski Club of Washington, DC (SCWDC) annual Ski Fest to join your fellow skiers/riders in preparing and planning for the 2008-2009 ski season. Learn about SCWDC ski trips Western. Eastern and European ski destinations. Learn about how the SCWDC Ski and Snowboard School can help get you started skiing/riding or help get you to the next level. Attend Vail Resorts EPIC Season Pass presentation and discussion by Vail Resorts, Inc. Meet the 2008-2009 SCWDC ski trip leaders to learn about their ski trips and to sign-up early Meet ski resort representatives and tour operators for our ski trip destinations Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, register for door prizes, and join the dance party Our Ski Fest sponsor, Vail Resorts, Inc., will discuss the new 2008-2009 EPIC Season Pass. Did you know that Vail Resorts owns five of North America’s premiere destination resorts: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Heavenly? Come learn what’s new at these destination resorts and what these good things mean to you as a skier/boarder. SCWDC has ski trips planned to all five of these destinations this season. Learn how your trips lift package can be upgraded to the EPIC season pass, to allow you to ski/ride all five Vail Resorts destinations for one low price. Our SCWDC Ski School will present the addition of the V1 Pro video analysis system into its ski instruction program. Learn how V1 Pro side-by-side video analysis can be used to improve your form and technique, and your total skiing experience. V1 Pro is the official video analysis of the US Ski Team's National Development System, the Professional Ski Instructors of America, and NASTAR. Ski resort representatives, ski tour operators, and other invited guests scheduled to attend and exhibit: Vail Resorts – sponsor SporTours Encompasse Tours Beyond Boundaries Travel JTM Tours Winter Ski & Sports Canaan Valley Ski Roundtop Ski Liberty Ski Whitetail Timberline Stowe Seven Springs Snow East Magazine Willi’s Ski & Board Shop Ski Chalet Canadian Mountain Holidays Others to be announced The Evening's Schedule: 7:00 to 7:30 PM – Resort Rep/Tour Operator vendor exhibits & cash bar open outside Shenandoah Room 7:30 to 7:50 PM – Opening remarks followed by Vail Resorts presentation and discussion 7:50 to 8:00 PM – SCWDC Ski School V1 Pro video ski analysis presentation 8:00 to 10:00 PM – SCWDC ski trip leader meet and greet, trip sign-ups, hors d’oeuvres, vendor exhibits 9:00 to 11:00 PM – Dance Party by Ed the DJ Drawings for door prizes will be held at 8:30 PM, 9:00 PM, and 9:30 PM. Many door prizes but you must be present to win. If you want to register for a Meetup/Capital Ski and Ride only door prize (2-liter hydration pack), RSVP yes and respond to door prize question. To see SCWDC's currently scheduled Western/International ski trips for the 2008-2009 season, click here. Deposits are already being accepted. To see how many openings are still available, click here. BTW, I'm leading the Powder Mountain/Snowbasin trip and attending the Park City - Sundance Film Festival trip. Note: When signing up for ski trips, non-SCWDC members will be assessed a $45 guest fee and will be waitlisted. A one year SCWDC membership is $45.