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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many schools have parent-run ski club, and the county has one too. Our middle school (NB) ski club costs $200 plus the lift ticket plus a voluntary contribution for chaperone end-of-year party and scholarship fund.  5 ski trips in Jan-Feb. Walter Johnson started ski club this year too, but I don’t know the cost or details. [/quote]

That sounds luxurious at a level that many families can't afford.  Does the scholarship fund cover every kid on FARMS who's never been skiing?  I kind of have a problem with something this expensive being directly connected _with school_, not keast of all because whose insurance liability is being invoked here if there's a problem?  I can't think of too many activities that are higher-risk and higher cost out-of-pocket [/quote]

It is crazy luxurious if you think about all the costs associated with it - lift pass, ski equipment, ski clothing. The fact that the school can fill 7 buses of kids who can afford it should tell you something. [/quote]

It depends what the $200 includes (I have no idea).  I grew up in upstate NY in a solidly middle class area and our high school had a ski club.  It was actually a very good value compared to skiing on your own on the weekends.  I did not grow up in a family of skiiers but I signed up one year because a lot of my friends did it, lol.  In our case the fee included trasportation, lift tickets, rental equipment, and a lesson each time (if you wanted it) for something like 8 weeks.  If you couldn't go one week you could uusually find someone who was willing to buy your lift ticket and take your spot for the week.  Didn't really have to buy anything because living in that area it was standard to have winter jackets and snow pants to begin with.  Something tells me that whatever is offered here is not as good of a value, but there are places where ski club is a way to make skiing more accessible to kids, rather than simply a luxury activity.[/quote]

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