Ski trip AKA wii trip

Here we are at the tubing run Sunday morning. Notice the snow makers going full force behind us- it was very cold!

Well, we all returned from Wintergreen without injury and with some serious sleep deprivation. Although there were no all-nighters (that we know of) there was a ton of stuff crammed into just one and two half days. (that's Friday night, Saturday and Sunday til 2 p.m.)
Only half of us skied this year, which was kind of a bummer for us skiing types. But kudos especially go to Lindsey and Vanessa who tore up the slopes all day Saturday and for Vanessa (with G and M) into the night skiing hours. She didn't fall once that night! First time skiier- whoo hooo!
And Zach and Chris did give ye-olde-snowboard their best attempts but quickly tired of watching the hill pass them by from their backsides. Being as neither G or M have tried snowboaring, we were of little assistance besides encouraging both guys to give it another try someday.
The rest of the crew chilled at the homme- or something- being entertained by hours of Guitar Something on the dubbuya two, occassional games of BS and SkipBo and being sustained by tons of cheese balls and cookies.
Thanks to the help of our two chaperones, Aimee and Beth, we were all well fed and well cared for.
During devotional time, we learned about controlling our tongues by choosing wise words, treating others with compassion and not just sympathy and considering those with whom we spend the most time with (who our friends are.)
It made for a good retreat for the 12 of us (13 if you count Susannah)and, as always, leaves G and M craving more time on skis.

About the Ski Trip

Menokin Baptist Church Youth
Ski trip parental unit information sheet

If you have any questions about this or other information about the ski trip, call us (313-5005 or 493-0265). Fill out and turn in the permission forms before we leave on Jan. 23. Without one, your child cannot join us. We’ll be staying at a house which you can check out at www.vrbo.com/26222.

Communication: Cell phones will be kept by a chaperone during the trip. If youth need to use their phones, they can see a chaperone who will take it back up after the conversation is over. The cell phone to use in case of emergency is 804-313-5005. (the Halls’)

Food: We will prepare meals at the home where we will be staying using food teams like last year so each youth gets a chance to help out. The kids will be responsible for buying their own dinner on the way to Wintergreen Friday and Sunday on the way home (probably at a fast food restaurant.) The house we will be staying in is “ski-in/ski-out” so they can get to it instead of the lodge for breaks, lunch and snacks. If you want to send money to account for your child to buy souvenirs or food at the ski lodge, that’s fine too.

Money: The base cost is $50 per student. That will cover a share of the food and board. Because last year there were some students who wanted to attend but didn’t want to ski the whole time, we are asking parents to discuss this with the kids BEFORE WE LEAVE and send the appropriate amount extra for whatever their child has expressed an interest in doing. The adults on the trip will be happy to keep up with the youth’s money if the parents ask us to. There is money in the youth fun to help offset the costs of skiing/rentals/tubing in the case of someone who wants to do it all but may not be able to afford it all.


Lift tickets:
Saturday from 9 a.m. -10 p.m. $75
Saturday from 12:30 p.m. -10 p.m. $65



Renting equipment:
$28 for skiing
$35 for snowboarding

Tubing (we will be doing Sunday as a group)
$25 for two hours


Packing:

The kids need to bring:
Bible and small notebook or journal
Warm clothing for skiing and shoes or boots (we will bring some extra hats/gloves/scarves just in case)
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
Pillow
Watch
~$10 for lunches (see above)

The kids DON’T need to bring:
Access to vulgar music (we don’t want to have to take up Ipods)
Excess cash or expensive stuff
Vulgar books, magazines or language
Gameboys or other distracting electronics



House Rules: The youth who have attended Bible studies and other MBCY functions know these already. Review this list with your child before sending them with us.
Act like a Christian ( mini-Christ), which includes:
No swearing, fighting, stealing
No one-on-one alone time with someone of the opposite sex
No disrespecting others or their things
No tardiness for meals or meeting times

Youth that don’t behave accordingly will be immediately rewarded with a call to their parents and less freedom in the future at youth activities.



Ski Trip Schedule

Friday, Jan. 23:
~2 p.m. leave the church (dinner en route)
6 p.m. arrive at the house, unpack
7:30 p.m. Buy lift tickets for Saturday/get fitted for rental equipment @Ski Barn
9-10:30 p.m. snacks, free time, games
11 p.m. devotion and lights out

Saturday, Jan. 24:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. skiing/snowboarding
(lunch and dinner at the house mid-session)
10 p.m. meet back at house
11 p.m. devotion and lights out

Sunday, Jan. 25:
7 a.m. wake up/breakfast
10-noon tubing
Noon lunch and devotion
1 p.m. clean up and pack up
By 2 p.m. leave house (eat lunch on the road)
Arrive at the church around 6 p.m.