October 2024 – Prez Sez

Welcome to a spectacular 2024-25 year for the Sitzmarker Ski and Social Club. Your new Board has been working hard to implement new and improved processes and find fun activities that can include everyone in our Club. The year kicked off with a festive Memorial Day BBQ hosted at the home of Jane Aubol. We also had a pleasant 4 th of July Cookout hosted at the home of Julie and Phil Dreike. Great SNOs (Sitzmarkers Night Out) included Happy Hours and Tailgating at the NM United game.

The new Membership Year started October 1 with people coming to our Elena Gallego Picnic, signing up for ski trips, membership, winning some fun prizes and enjoying great camaraderie. Start planning your Halloween costume for October 26 th party! There will be prizes given for the best costumes.

We are well underway with the redesign of the Sitzmarker website. The new site will allow us to eliminate most paperwork and automate operations for the Club. This includes migrating all Membership applications, Ski Trip applications, payment processing to our new online system; and enabling seamless communications between our website and Facebook page. A full rollout is planned for later this calendar year.

Another wonderful ski season is upon us. We have trips planned for Wolf Creek, Purgatory, and Crested Butte this year. People are already signed up for each of the trips, with availability for Crested Butte filling up fast. Crested Butte is a ski-in ski-out trip from resort condos. It’s a fabulous opportunity at a great price, so sign up quickly and do not miss out! Upcoming social functions include Pray for Snow / Potluck, and a Holiday Party. These functions are always well attended, so please come and join in the festivities. I look forward to seeing everyone at upcoming social events or ski trips, and hope everyone is having a wonderful and happy year.

Russ Goebel, President