San Juan Ski Company Newsletter                                                   December 2010 

WHAT'S  NEWS

 

Space available

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Christmas Gift

Certificates

 

Demo skis at

Backcounty Experience

Lodging discount for SJSC guests

 

Gear for Sale:

Ortovox  F1 beacons

Meet New People Make New Friends

 

sign up for our space- available seats 

 

If you are interested in getting on our space-available list, please email us at sanjuanskico@aol.com. Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached at a short notice. Within the next week, we will send out an email with the specifics.

Looking for a unique gift?    
 

Give your friends and family  gift certificates for a  day  of catskiing.  

 

Call 1.800.208.1780 to purchase or for more information.

Sweet Deal on Sweet Black Diamond Skis

We are not providing  powder skis this year. Instead, guests can demo 2011 award-winning Black Diamond skis, the Justice, the Megawatt and the Starlet, from 
Backcountry Experience. Call our reservation line at 1.800.208.1780 to reserve skis. Our reservation desk is located in with the outdoor specialty store at DMR.  

Discounted Lodging

at Silverpick

  

The Silverpick Lodge,

located one mile south of our base of operations, offers a 20 percent discount on lodging for all SJSC guests. Just let them know that you are catskiing with us when you reserve a room/and or condo.  In addition to lodging, the Silverpick has one of the best restaurants in the area.

Call 1.800.295.4820 or visit them at www.silverpicklodge.com

 

FOR SALE

 

We have replaced our Ortovox avalanche transceivers with BCA  Trackers. We're selling the Ortovox's for $100. We also have a few K2 Phat Luvs, Pontoons, and Coombas for sale. Call 1.800.208.1780.


 

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  Locals know that San Juan Ski Company has some of the best catskiing terrain and snow in the lower 48, but we want you to be the judge. So this season, we have lowered our rates by 25 percent.

  Seats are $250, every day.

  And for clients and friends who have skied with us before, now is a great time to rediscover our secret powder stashes.

   

Kid's cat makes purrfect holiday memories
One for the record books. Just turned five, Brody Slaughter (third from left) might be the world's youngest catskier.

We had so much fun with our 8-year-old daughter and her rippin' little friends last year, that we are booking a trip for tykes and tweens (ages 5-11) over Christmas break (dates to be determined) and again over spring break. Price is $250 for adults, and $150 for children. An adult must accompany each child.  Call 1.800.208.1780 for more information.
Improve your powder and tree skiing
skills with a private instructor
 Committing to a snowcat trip can be intimating, especially if you doubt your skiing abilities. This year, we are offering trips that include private ski lessons by instructor Kim Morton. Kim, who grew up on the slopes of Utah, has been teaching and skiing professionally for over 33 years. She specializes in high-level training seminars, professional certification and exclusive private lessons.

Price varies. Call 1.800.208.1780 for more information.

 

 

Tutu optional, ski gear mandatory
Get a group of like-minded shredders
together and rent our cat for the day

Rent the entire cat (holds 12) for $2,500
 Also, keep us in mind for weddings, company or birthday parties, and team-building workshops.

The results are in, the votes tallied, the SJSC Skier's Choice Awards go to:

 

Guide Kevin Devine received our Skier's Choice Award for best animated feature, best writing and viewer's favorite for his debut video, "Bengi wants to take the easy route." An Xtranormal movie, Kevin  takes a satirical stab at powder poachers tracking up our terrain.

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Flylow, a Colorado-based ski apparel company, received our Skier's Choice Award for best dressed (and most colorful group) and best film editing.

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Local filmmaker and professional skier Ryan Jameson received our Skier's Choice Award for best skier

and best visual effects. His video was also nominated for best SJSC YouTube ski video.

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Honorable mention goes to www.Powderhounds.com. The Australian website received our Skier's Choice Award for best

soundtrack (or was it cheesiest soundtrack?)

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