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Winter 2009
Trips:
Salt Lake City, UT
- Jan. 8-13, 2009
“The Greatest Snow on Earth”: Salt Lake City, Utah area
Thursday, January 8 to Tuesday, January 13, 2009
This is SkiBudz first official trip of the 2008-2009 season for all
ability levels (sorry Jackson Hole fans!). It consists of the
following events, plus whatever else we “invent” along the way (you
decide Budz, because this trip is for you!)
- Fly to Salt Lake City, Utah on
Thursday January 8, 2009.
- Check in at the Royal Garden
Garden Inn, which is in downtown Salt Lake City.
- Four days of skiing/riding
four different resorts (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday). We
will definitely go to Snowbasin
one day. The other three will be by consensus (most likely
The Canyons in Park City as
well). Other contenders are
Brighton,
Powder, and
Park
City Resort. We are renting SUV’s with ski racks (we are
still waiting for them to invent board racks, meantime boarders
please bring bungee cords) at the Salt Lake City airport (that’s
“slc” budz and girls!). You can check out areas through
http://www.skiutah.com/
and http://rideutah.com/.
- Downtown Salt Lake City
nightlife where there’s a smorgasbord of restaurants and two gay
bars (not exactly Sidetracks…but they’re “private clubs”.).
If you have any questions or
concerns about this trip, please email
ray@skibudz.org.
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View additional details about this trip. (Word document)
Midwest
Gay Ski Weekend, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2009
Granite Peak, Wausau, WI
Join SkiBudz at Granite Peak, the
site of the 3rd Annual Midwest Gay Ski Weekend, Wausau, WI. A
mountain rising 700 feet, collecting more than its share of natural
snow, and facing north to foster early snowfalls. Nature's bounty is
augmented by 500 snowguns, assuring plentiful snow from November
through April.
A total of 72 runs are spread over the face of this 700 foot
mountain. There are acres of wide-open beginner runs. Mile-long
intermediate cruising runs. Two mogul runs and dozens of hits,
jumps, rails and other terrain features. Super-steep expert chutes
and tree skiing glades. Terrain for all abilities.
This incredible and diverse terrain is served by the most modern
lift system in the Midwest including five new chairlifts and the
Midwest's longest high speed chairlift.
The trip includes at of the following:
• Round trip drive in your own or
friend's buggy of choice
• 2 nights lodging at Jefferson Street Inn
• Meet and Greet Cocktails and Dinner on Friday night. Cocktail
party and Sit down dinner on Saturday
• Night out at the OZ
• Sunday brunch at the Hotel
• All the Jacuzzi time you want!
Deposits/Payments
• Lodging fees are below
• More information will be sent our shortly
LODGING
We will be lodging at the Jefferson Street Inn, about fifteen
minutes away from the ski slopes, Located in downtown Wausau, this
is a full service, luxury hotel featuring 100 suites and executive
guest rooms. Pamper yourself in our warm, inviting surroundings.
Jefferson Street Inn is located in the heart of downtown Wausau,
adjacent to the historic Washington Square shopping center.
Jefferson Street Inn is a full service luxury hotel that offers
sophisticated accommodations and suites, resort amenities, and
impeccable customer service. At Jefferson Street Inn, you'll enjoy a
pampered vacation in close proximity to Wisconsin attractions and
activities.
Room Rates (These are per night rates)
$119.00 Executive Rooms. The accommodations offer a king bed and
sitting area with a queen sleeper sofa, or a room with two queen
beds and a comfortable reading chair and ottoman
$149.00 Luxury Suites These spacious and luxurious two room suites
consist of a living area with kitchenette and offer a fireplace and
queen sleeper sofa in a well appointed sitting area.
$169.00 Premier Suites. These comfortable two room suites consist of
a living area with a fireplace, lounge area with a queen sleeper
sofa, and full kitchen with granite counters. The separate bedroom
has a luxurious whirlpool, fireplace, double basin sinks and
separate bathroom
$289.00 Ultimate Suites The two-room Ultimate Suites features a
plush king size bed, luxurious bathroom, fireplace, elegantly
appointed living area with a queen-size sofa sleeper, and a
full-size kitchen with space for entertaining.
The room Floor plans and pictures are on the website:
http://www.jeffersonstreetinn.com/
How to Make Reservations
Call Jefferson Street Inn, 201 Jefferson Street, Wausau, WI 54403
Toll free: 866-855-6500. Make your reservation with your own and all
members of your travel party directly with the hotel (either Friday
and/or Saturday night)
Email Brian
briand@skibudz.org with the above information including name(s),
cell phone and est. arrival time. We will be contacting you as we
get closer with the details for the activities and other
arrangements.
Looking for another weekend with new and old friends from all over
America's HeartLand.
Breckenridge, CO - February 12-17, 2009
(includes Breckenridge, Keystone, Araphaoe, Copper Mountain)
With possible side trips to Vail or Ski Cooper
Lodging at The Bunkhouse
Lodge, Breckenridge, Colorado
This trip is an incredible bargain
the lodging is $35 per person / per night including hot breakfast
each morning!
Make your reservations early! There are only 12 spots and this trip
will book very fast!
This is a great trip for all skiing / snowboarding levels.
Breckenridge has a great selection of restaurants, shops and bars
including a gay bar night on Sunday night.
The Details:
- Call The Bunkhouse Lodge at
970-453-6475 let them know that you are with SkiBudz and that
dates you will be staying at the lodge.
- Please note that the lodge has
4 double occupancy ( rooms / lofts with double bed) there is
also a bunk room with 4 large bunk beds. If you are traveling
with your partner, significant other, buddy etc. please book
your reservations together so you can get a room / loft.
- Please e-mail
patrick@skibudz.org to let us know that you will be joining
us after you make your reservation.
- A hot Breakfast is included in
the room rate.
- The group will try to rent
some vans / SUV's in Denver if everyone can coordinate our
flight schedules. Once we identify the group we can discuss
flights times that will work well between the group members.
- We can also select the areas
to ski / snowboard as a group. The lodge is located in
Breckenridge minutes from the slopes with direct bus service to
the Breckenridge gondola. Keystone, Araphaoe and Copper Mountain
are all within 30 minutes. We may also spend a day at Ski
Cooper, a popular local area at Leadville or Vail both of these
areas are about a hour from the lodge.
- e-mail Patrick at
patrick@skibudz.org if you have any questions.
Lake Tahoe,
NV/CA - March 4-9, 2009
LAKE TAHOE, HERE WE COME!
UPDATE as of Jan. 16, 2009: Now available - second townhome. View booking details (Word document)
This trip is basically a rerun of the trip we did last year.
Everyone on that trip was very satisfied with the arrangements.
Added to this is an optional day trip to Squaw Valley. Once again we
are working with Mary Hajdas
at Heavenly vacations (info below).
Dates: Wednesday, March 4, to Monday, March 9, 2009
Transportation:
We are still looking into flight arrangements to Reno. Last year
many of us took the non-stop Southwest flight out
of Midway, but Southwest as yet to price that trip. American has a
nonstop out of O'hare for $332, plus all of their added costs for
baggage, etc. Oil prices have fallen dramatically off of their
highs, so hopefully prices will come
down.
The package includes a shuttle from Reno to Heavenly. The only
caution is that the return trip should be late enough to allow for
the shuttle trip. Last year we cut it close. Except for Southwest,
Mary has access to the best fares. She may also have some specials.
Lift tickets:
The package includes a 4-day lift ticket at Heavenly for the price
of three days. We could go somewhere elsewhere on the 4th day and
not lose anything in the transaction. According to Mary, shuttles to
other mountains from
South Lake Tahoe are very limited. Sierra-at-Tahoe has several
shuttles each day to/from South Lake, Kirkwood
and Squaw have 1 shuttle to/from daily. The price varies per
mountain. Mary does sell a trip to Squaw on the Aqua Ski Shuttle
that might be fun. A Squaw shuttle would pick us up from Lakeland
Village early in the morning.
We'd ski at Squaw all day and then return to South Lake Tahoe on the
Tahoe Queen (a large paddle wheeler). We'd get back about 8PM and
are shuttled back to Lakeland Village. A box breakfast is provided
for the trip over and a party with live music on the way back. The
price is $110.59 per person.
Accommodations:
We are returning to Lakeland Village, which everyone enjoyed last
year. It's 1.5 miles from the South Tahoe
Village but a block away from a Safeway. It has 4 bedrooms plus loft
and 3 full baths. Our townhome last year had
8 beds, with all beds being at least doubles, except for two twins
in the loft. The pricing below is for 8 people.
If a couple wishes to come, we could accommodate 9. The price of the
townhome is 5 nights for the price of 4. Included is a cold
breakfast of breads, cereals, yogurt and fruit.
Everyone has warm and fuzzy feelings about our experience in last
year's townhome. We cooked many of our own meals and entertained
ourselves. The camaraderie was awesome; I'm sure I speak for
everyone in saying that lasting friendships formed. As for getting
around, the townhome has very reliable shuttles, which are available
at
our beck and call. Heavenly also runs busses, but I don't recall
ever using one. We can book the condo with a
$100 per person deposit and we'd have up to 30 days prior to arrival
to change our minds, which would only cost $25 (total, not
per-person).
Cost:
This trip is a bargain. For 8 people, the townhome, 4-day lift tix,
transfers, and travel insurance costs $547.50. If we were to have a
9th person, the price would be $524. If there is extra interest, we
could get a second condo. With airfare of $350, this trip should
cost $900 per person, which includes all taxes and fees.
As for meals, we ate three full-course dinners and a couple of
breakfasts in the townhome for a total cost of
$35.00 per person, which is what we spent on the one dinner we ate
out. Lunches on the mountain usually cost between $15.00 and $20.00.
Contact info:
For the Lake Tahoe trip, we are again working with Mary Hajdas, at
Heavenly central reservations. Here's how to reach her.
Mary Hajdas
Travel Specialist
Heavenly Tahoe Vacations
775-586-4406
mhajdas@vailresorts.com
Trip ID is #15729
Mary has agreed to start assembling the condo deposits, which are
$100 per person, even before booking flights.
Please contact me if you have made reservations or if you are
interested in the trip:
Drlou69@aol.com.
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