Welcome to
The Washtenaw Ski Touring Club
2009-2010 (Our 36th year)
Purpose of the Washtenaw Ski Touring Club
To promote cross country skiing and to share the interest with others interested in cross country skiing. The Washtenaw Ski Touring Club is an organization of people with a shared interest in cross country skiing, who appreciate nature, enjoy the outdoors, want to stay active and healthy throughout the year, and enjoy the fellowship of others with similar interests.
Welcome from the President  
Club Benefits  
Write to us at WSTC, P.O. Box 1967, Ann Arbor 48106 or you can e-mail us.
Membership dues: $15.00/person, $30.00/family (click here for application form)

  Meetings & Activities (2009-10 - new schedule soon)
Sep 12
 3-toy Saturday - Gallup Park. Bring your toys and hang around to canoe, bike, hike, paddleboat, kayak, etc. Potluck. Grill available. Alcohol allowed. Contact: Rita Mitchell
Oct 25 Hike Stinchfield Woods with Carole Hann & Al Vollmer. 10 am SHARP; 2 hours. Fall color! Lunch afterward in Dexter or Pinckney.
Meet at Kids Land Montessori School parking lot.

Nov 1

 Pre-Season Hike & Potluck at Independence Lakes
Nov 10

Winter Outdoor Clothing - presented by Bivouac
Nov 15 Hike Crooked Lake Pinckney Recreation area – Silver Lake with Carole Hann, 10 am SHARP; 5.1 miles. Lunch afterward in Pinckney. Meet in the Silver Lake parking lot. Hunting season starts today.
Dec 1
 Birth of the Huron Basin - Alan Van Kerchove, WSTC Resident Geologist
Dec 15

Weather Interpretation - Richard Pollman, Lead Meteorologist, NWS Detroit Office
Holiday Party

Jan 12

Exercise - Feldenkrais Method - Joanna Myers, Feldenkreis instructor
Jan 26
 I. Everything You (Ever) Wanted to Know About Ski Equipment - WTSC resident outdoor expert, Ron Sell
Feb 9

II. Everything You (Ever) Wanted to Know About Skiing Technique - WTSC resident outdoor expert, Ron Sell
Feb 23
 Food Choices for Performance & Health – Mary Ann Nisely, Whole Foods
Board & Officer Nominations
Mar 9
 What It Takes to be a Trip Leader - Kathleen Titus, WSTC member
Election of officers & board

Mar 21

 End-of-Year Potluck at the Gladwin Center.
Meeting dates highlighted.
Meetings are every other Tuesday, 7:30pm at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor.
Socializing and trip signups begin at 7:00. Snacks & Refreshments at every meeting.
Bring ski items to swap or sell to any meeting.
Hope to see you at the next meeting!
Scheduled WSTC Trips (2009-10 - new schedule soon)
Trip Descriptions Trip Sign up Form Trip safety
Dec 27 - Jan 1

New Year’s Glide - Marquette, MI
Jan 8 - 10
 Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center - Roscommon, MI
Jan 15 - 18
 Hiawatha Sports Club - Engadine, MI
Jan 18 - 20
 Stokely Creek Mid-Week Ski - Sault Ste Marie, Canada
Jan 22 - 24
 Wyandotte Lodge - Mason Tract Pathway - Grayling, MI
Jan 29 -31
 Lower Peninsula Mystery Weekend
Feb 5 - 7
 Wolverine Extended Weekend - Wolverine, MI
Feb 19 - 21
 Aspen Grove XC Center - East Jordon, MI
Feb 26 - 28
 Grayling Getaway - Grayling, MI
Other Destinations & Events
  Sierra Club - Huron Valley Group hikes and outings
  Sierra Club - Michigan Chapter hikes and outings
Skiing: local or almost local
Metro Detroit Ski Council (MDSC) meetings
WSTC members may particpate in activities of any MDSC affiliate.
MDSC & CMSC Ski Trips
Ski for Light: a program of cross-country skiing benefiting blind, visually-impaired, and mobility-impaired individuals. Click here for the national web site; click here for Michigan chapter web site.
Jan 28
 AXCS National Masters
Jan 30
 Noquemanon Ski Marathon
Feb 12
 North American VASA
Feb 14 VASA Valentine's Day Tour
Feb 27
 American Birkebeiner
Mar 7
 Wabos Loppet
Mar 14
 Great Bear Chase  see article
for more cross-country ski information click here
Officers, Board, and Club Movers
President: Lucy and Steu White
Vice-President: Nancy Morehead
Treasurer: Dan Sell
Secretary & Web: Ed Steinman
Board members: Kathleen Farmer, Eva Forman, Luci Klinkhammer, Bill Labedzki, Rita Mitchell (Chair)
Trip Coordinator: Larry Wolicki
Hike Leader: Ron Sell
Hospitality: Eva Forman, Heidi Tietjen
Click here for Minutes, reports, Constitution & By-Laws and Guidelines
WSTC is a member of the
Metropolitan Detroit Ski Council
an affiliate of the
National Ski Council Federation.
WSTC members may particpate in activities of any other MDSC affiliate.
Tribute to Norm Bourgeois • Faith Krug on Skiing Stinchfield Woods • Best Ski Route at Stinchfied

local skiing • shopping, ski cams and more • Ski Tips
WSTC members: shop at Bivouac and get a 15% discount!
please send your articles, race results, trip stories, restaurant reviews, tips and photos to the webmaster
Site last updated May 20, 2010; pages recently updated: home (this) page