Walden Ski Centre Report, Oct.10/06
We have now had a discussion with Chris Gore, City of Greater Sudbury regarding the roles ofthe City and the volunteer group.

Below is a summary of the requirements and where the responsibilities lie at present.
City’s Responsibility:
OPERATIONS:
Lift Operators
Lift Mechanic
Hill Supervision
Ski Patrol
Grooming

Club's Responsibility
EXTRAS:
Programs: Racing,Lessons
Fundraising for:
Future needs of the hill- Capital $$

Optional: City or Club Responsibilty:
Ticket Personnel
Concession
ChaletImprovements: cosmetic * Either funds from $$ leftover from tow repairs
Or attempt to have materials donated by local merchants

Proposed Hours of Operation & Proposed Ticket Prices:
Wed. & Fri (6pm-9pm)
Adults (>14yrs) $6.00
Students (<14yrs)> $5.00
Seniors $5.00

Sat. & Sun. (10am-4pm)
Adults (>14yrs) $11.00
Students (<14yrs)>$9.00
Seniors $9.00

1/2 Days (10am-1pm) or (1pm-4pm)
Adults (>14yrs) $6.00
Students (<14yrs)> $5.00
Seniors $5.00

Note:
a. Ticket prices took into consideration that the Walden hill is smaller than Adanac
but larger than Capreol.
b. These prices are in between the 2006 – 2007 fees for Adanac & Capreol.

The OPERATIONS listed above are what is required to run the ski hill this season.

The City is in the process of determining the operating funds required for the budget.
As a result, they need to know if the volunteer group/club wants to take part in the operation of the hill.

Most immediately identified is the concession.
1. It was discussed that if the volunteer group were to take on the concession then it would seem redundant for the City to provide ticket personnel since a volunteer would already be there.
2. If that were the case, then the City would be prepared to provide the volunteer group/club with a nominal portion of the ticket revenue.

For information purposes:
1. The City is responsible for all operations at Adanac
2. The volunteer group is responsible for fundraising only – ie. they did some fundraising for new snowmaking equipment.

Questions to the Volunteer Group:
1. Are there any other activities/operations that have not been included above?
ie.memberships?
2. Does the volunteer group/club want to take on the responsibility of running theconcession?
If so, do we want a volunteer to take tickets or have the City provide personnel?
3. Does the volunteer group want to strictly do fundraising for the hill?
4. Hours of operation and ticket prices: are they satisfactory?
5. Do we want to make any cosmetic improvements to the chalet? How?
6. Do we want to establish a volunteer group – the Walden Ski Club?

Note: At present, we are a Sub-Committee of the Walden-Community Action Network
(Walden-CAN).

Please review these questions and provide any comments/suggestions you may have as soon aspossible.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 10 7:00 p.m. at the ski chalet.

Proposed dates for Brushing the Hill (City of provide necessary equipment)
Saturday, October 14 and/or Saturday October 28

Please indicate your preference to bmaki@persona.ca or call Barb Maki at 692-9398.