Baller behindpropellers Posted June 9, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2011 Last year I spent 6 months working with our park district to get a slalom course in our lake... Anybody have any creative ideas on getting people interested? Thanks Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted June 9, 2011 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2011 Start a ski club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Start a ski club and have an open ski night or day once a week. I know a lot peeps interested in skiing but it seems to hard to find a course. We have a local club on a public lake were I live but to many hoops to jump through to join and the cost scares people off not to mention the insanely long waiting list to get in. Just get the word out. I think people think skiing is to hard or just to expensive. My biggest problem is just getting friends to go once after that a good portion are hooked and want to go more. " if you build it they will come" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted June 10, 2011 Author Baller Share Posted June 10, 2011 I did both of those. Dues are $100 per family and $100 per person to ski once a week. At this point I'm wondering if my time should have gone into getting a private lake built. I have spent 100s of hours getting permits, incorporation, and other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Sorry Scot I did not mean any dis-respect but that wait list mile long. Yes I probably should be on it I would be in the club by now. I remember back in the day when we were punk kids and Kieth would chase us off from the course. Funny thing I use to attend church with him. Ha Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCskiFreak Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Not to be insulting but if this is on a public lake why charge people for the first summer or two? I just put one on my parents lake this summer, I footed the bill and took care of all the permits. Im willing to show anyone that wants to learn, and all I ask in return is gas money. The whole reason I started the project was to get around the stupid hours they put on the lake and one way was to have a ski club, that offers "coaching," hence the reason I or whoever is the boat driver collects "coaching payment" ie gas money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 How about a launch ramp and road on the south end by your course ? Will you sponsor me ? Although I guess I need a new boat first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 My ski partner is lawyer and would/could do some pro bono if that might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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