[snowriders] We are planning a trip out West!

[MIT Snowriders Members]

​​If you are interested in joining the trip to Snowbird, kindly send an
email to Faizan at fjawed at mit.edu with “SNOWBIRD ’15” in the subject line
by 1pm tomorrow (2/10).


Tony Wu
Soft Semiconductor Group, 13-3061
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Tony Wu <tonyw at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> At MIT Snowriders, we are considering organizing a ski/ride trip out West
> this year over spring break. This email is to gauge interest in such a
> trip. Depending on the interest people show and how the trip goes, we will
> try to do it again next year. The The idea is to enable those interested in
> this community in big mountain skiing and riding to do so at comparatively
> low cost. In terms of ski areas/resorts - think Jackson Hole, Alta,
> Snowbird, Vail, and such, for a 4-6 day trip. Who knows, if successful, we
> might consider foreign destinations too!
>
> This year, we are trying to put together a trip to Snowbird (near Salt
> Lake City, Utah) between March 24-29, 2015. Snowbird is one of North
> America’s finest ski resorts and is known for some of best powder in the
> world. What’s more, the season continues late and the end of March is a
> good time to be there.
>
> Depending on the number of people, for a 5-day trip to Snowbird we
> estimate the lodging and lift tickets to cost somewhere between $750-850.
> This rate estimates includes airport transfers. The rate estimate assumes
> shared occupancy in studios/suites/queen beds/sleeper sofas at Snowbird
> properties. These properties are right by the mountain and literally
> ski-in-ski-out. Some rooms have cooking facilities and almost all have
> fireplace, free access to a communal hot tub, shared balcony, exercise
> room, and gear lockers. For those not wanting to cook, there are plenty
> dining options at Snowbird. This rate estimate does not include airfare and
> meal costs. Of course, we will have a final rate estimate after we know the
> number of people on the trip.
>
> Currently, the cheapest return air ticket that works for this itinerary
> from Boston to Salt Lake City is $354. Those wishing to take this
> opportunity to travel to LA/SFO before or after Snowbird can find
> multi-city air tickets at very cheap rates.
>
> What a powder day at Snowbird makes possible:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq4cyTzBZtQ
>
> SO, if you are interested, please send an email to Faizan at
> fjawed at mit.edu with SNOWBIRD ’15 in the subject line.
>
> peace & love,
> MIT Snowriders
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