Meetings

Membership Meetings

Thanks to covid, all of our general membership meetings during the 2022-23 season were by Zoom.  We had expected to be back to normal by now, but it looks like we’ll be seeing you by Zoom at least through December 2023.  (Remember though – skiing itself is a great thing to do outside during these complicated times…) Meetings will be on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.  The 2023-24 dates are Nov 14, Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13, and Mar 12.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023: 7:00 PM – Our first general membership meeting of the year is a Zoom meeting, sitting in front of your very own computer! Meet other members of the club and hear mini-presentations about club activities this winter. Hear about our increased funding for grooming! Feel free to ask questions. (Predictions call for an El Niño winter – we can speculate on what that means for our skiing this winter.) Visitors interested in Nordic skiing in Whatcom County and the club’s activities are welcome!

The meeting is by Zoom – we’ll open Zoom at 6:45 to give you a chance to get connected, check your settings, and maybe chat a little before 7:00. To receive a link for the Zoom meeting, email the club at zoom@nooksacknordicskiclub.org and we’ll send you one (or check your newsletter).

Last year’s meetings:

Tuesday, March 14, 2023: 7:00 PM – Two-part meeting:

Back by popular demand!

  1. Our Annual Meeting, with the election of board members. It’s not too late to throw your name in the hat. If covid ever settles down, you can even join us for tea and cookies once a month during the winter to talk skiing!
  2. Cross-country skiing during the (third) Winter of Covid. A participatory slideshow! Cue up on your computer two of your favorite pictures of skiing this winter – either where you did ski – or where you wished you could have gone skiing. Be ready to share your screen as you describe your pictures. Sharing a screen with Zoom is easy – assistance will be available (and if you’d like to read about it beforehand, click NNSC Zoom Sharing for some hints).

The meeting is by Zoom – we’ll open Zoom at 6:45 to give you a chance to get connected, check your settings, and maybe chat a little before 7:00. To receive a link for the Zoom meeting, email the club at zoom@nooksacknordicskiclub.org and we’ll send you one (or check your newsletter).

Tuesday, February 14, 2023: 7:00 PM. Three part meeting – join a panel of club members to discuss:

1) What we have just learned about the new liquid glide waxes. Performance similar to traditional glide wax, but without the ironing and scraping. Could this be the way to wax our skis in a hotel room?

2) A *brief* discussion of the different types of cross-country skis, where you can shop for them, why you might want one type over another and what to look for as you shop. (a carry-over from last month)

3) A look at the non-groomed trails of our local sno-park and how and why you might access them.

After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, chat, and to find out a bit more about our club. Everyone is welcome (except for rude trolls)!

Tuesday, January 10, 2023: 7:00 PM. Two part meeting – join a panel of club members to discuss:

1) Status of Salmon Ridge Sno-park Trails. Hear an update on the conditions of our local sno-park trails. What will you find when you drive out the Mt. Baker Highway? Grooming? Snow conditions? We’ll also do a quick tour of the website, reminding you where to find current information – maps and conditions.

2) Time for a new pair of skis? What should you be considering? A discussion of the different types of cross-country skis, where you can shop for them, why you might want one type over another and what to look for as you shop.

After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, chat, and to find out a bit more about our club. Everyone is welcome!

Web pages mentioned in the meeting:

Tuesday, December 13, 2022: 7:00 PM. Nordic skiing, other than Salmon Ridge. Whether it’s a long day of driving for a day trip to a new location or a multi-day adventure, club members have a number of favorite places to ski that are beyond our local snopark. Where do people go on such trips? Where do they stay? What do they find?  At this Zoom meeting, hear about favorite ski trips from a panel of club members. Our aim is to provide enough information that you might want to arrange your own DIY ski trip this winter. The information will also be posted on our website, so you shouldn’t have to take notes 🙂 After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, chat, and to find out a bit more about our club. Everyone is welcome! Links to the information will remain posted here for the foreseeable future. Hope to see you on the 13th! (And remember, we’re working at better ‘in-club communication’ – https://www.nooksacknordicskiclub.org/membership/email-list-server/)

Tuesday, November 8, 2022: 7:00 PM – Our first general membership meeting of the year is a Zoom meeting, sitting in front of your very own computer! Meet other members of the club and hear mini-presentations about club activities this winter. Feel free to ask questions. (Predictions call for a good snow year on our local trails!) Visitors interested in Nordic skiing in Whatcom County and the club’s activities are welcome!

Last year’s meetings

Tuesday, March 8, 2022: 7:00 PM – Two-part meeting:

  1. Our Annual Meeting, with the election of board members. It’s not too late to throw your name in the hat. If covid ever settles down, you can even join us for tea and cookies once a month during the winter to talk skiing!
  2. Cross-country skiing during the (Second) Winter of Covid. A participatory slideshow! Cue up on your computer two of your favorite pictures of skiing this winter – either where you did ski – or where you wished you could have gone skiing. Be ready to share your screen as you describe your pictures. Sharing a screen with Zoom is easy – assistance will be available (and if you’d like to read about it beforehand, click NNSC Zoom Sharing for some hints).

Tuesday, February 8, 2022: 7:00 PM – How it all works! Past, present and future. Grants, funding, grooming, maintenance, schedules, and current status of Salmon Ridge SnoPark. Join us for a panel discussion of what happens ‘behind the scenes’ to make the snopark and our trails stay in existence. Participate in a discussion of what we can do to improve it. 

Tuesday, January 11, 2022: 7:00 PM – The Trails of Our Salmon Ridge Snopark. So what’s the status of our snopark? Where should you go for skate skiing? Where should you go for views of Mt. Shuksan? When can you expect grooming? Where should you bring your kids? Are the downed trees gone? Where can you go for an ‘Adventure’? Hopefully you will be able to get answers to these and other questions at this month’s general membership meeting. It will be a Zoom meeting: No waiting room – just click on the following link and you are in! (we’ll open the meeting at 6:45 so you can check your connection before 7:00 if you wish (and chat with Pete…)) It will also be a chance to meet other members of the club and hear what others are doing.

Hope to see you then!

Tuesday, December 14, 2021: 7:00 PM – If I Had Three Days, I’d Go on a Ski Trip to… We haven’t scheduled any formal multi-day ski trips since the start of covid – but things seem to have settled down enough that careful travel is reasonable. Where do people go on such trips? Where do they stay? What do they find?  At this Zoom meeting, hear about favorite ski trips from a panel of club members. Our aim is to provide enough information that you might want to arrange your own DIY multi-day ski trip this winter. The information will also be posted on our website, so you shouldn’t have to take notes 🙂 After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions, chat, and to find out a bit more about our club. Everyone is welcome!  Links to the information will remain posted here for the foreseeable future. Hope to see you on the 14th!

Tuesday, November 9, 2021: 7:00 PM – Our first general membership meeting of the year is a Zoom meeting, sitting in front of your very own computer! Meet other members of the club and hear mini-presentations about club activities this winter. Feel free to ask questions. (Predictions call for a good snow year on our local trails!) Visitors interested in Nordic skiing in Whatcom County and the club’s activities are welcome!