Making sure that no one ever needs to ski alone is the main purpose of the Prime Time Ski Club, which was founded almost 20 years ago. The success of the club is demonstrated by the numbers – nearly 150 members strong in 2015 – and by the number of people who meet at North Peak Lodge weekdays to find skiing partners. The success of the club is also pointed out in a recent online blog by a woman who happened to meet some of our members recently while skiing by herself at Sunday River ski area and described how skiing with club members made her on-snow experience much more enjoyable than the solo ski trips she had become accustomed to.
In her “Not Alone” blog posted on February 13, 2015 Sandell Morse of York wrote: “After years and years of skiing together, my husband was tired, out of shape and still smoking. I’d lost by ski buddy. Skiing is a social sport, much more fun when you ski with others. For the past few winters, I’d been skiing mostly solo. I loved the sport, I was skiing strong, and wasn’t ready to give it up. What was I to do?” She found the answer to her dilemma when she was invited to join three of our members for a chairlift ride. At the top of the lift our Prime Time members told her about the club’s weekday meeting time and then invited her to ski with them. The next week Sandell joined them again and her blog recounts her experience skiing among the trees in the glades with her new ski friends. Her blog can be found at http://sandellmorse.com/not-alone/ .
Skiing with others is what the Prime Time Ski Club is all about – making new ski friends so you never have to ski alone. All levels of skiers are welcome as long as they feel comfortable skiing from the Peak Lodge. Some members prefer to ski a few runs each morning, others ski a half day and then call it quits while others continue to ski well into the afternoon. Some ski fast, some ski slow. Some prefer ungroomed slopes and others search out “corduroy.” You are bound to find someone who meets your skiing needs. With the great conditions we have been having, what better way to enjoy the mountain. Even though cold temperatures continue, the snow conditions remain some of the best we’ve seen in many years. And chatting with friends on the chairlift makes the ride seem a lot quicker and not as cold – most of the time!
Anyone looking for someone to ski with should stop by North Peak Lodge at 10 a.m. weekdays (upper level, past the bar). After a brief meeting, members usually break into small groups of four to eight skiers, based mostly on skiing ability and speed and terrain preference. For Prime Time Ski Club membership information and a schedule of activities check out our web site at www.primetimeskiclub.com.
