HISTORY
of SKIDOME SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB
MISSION of SKIDOME
The SKIDOME SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB was started by me and Eric Mosel, who liked to ski/board a lot but did not want to buy a season pass.
The club was started in 1996. The clubs main purpose is to provide
an avenue to purchase a Liberty Mountain Resort Night Club Card.
The club does not require dues. We are not profit oriented. The
first year we had 21 members. Second year we increased to 33 members.
Third year 50 members. Peak Membership was 66.
2005-06 53 members. 2006-07 41 members. 07-08 59
members.
The average over 10 years is 50 members, and 400 + happy people.
The web site www.skidome.org provides a broad range
of ski/board topics from current and long range weather, online
links to ski/board instruction, safety information, ski racing.
Our Race Team , ZARDOZ RENEGADES competes in NASTAR, ASRA,
Triple Crown and other races. A special additional wax and tune workshops
are provided along with ZARDOZ NOTWAX, our wax sponsor.
We consist of members from the Baltimore/Washington
metro area. Our members come from Virginia, DC., Maryland and Pennsylvania
The ages range from 7 years old to late 70's. Avg age is 28.
I, as
the head advisor will help you learn, progress and have a great
deal of fun. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. I
hope you find the Skidome.org website to be a good ski and snowboard
site for your enjoyment.
Happy Trails
Think snow and cold
Ed 'Birdmon' Fowler
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We are a no dues club. SKIDOME is responsible for
collecting and depositing moneys from members and delivering a single
payment to Liberty Mountain Resort. I act as an advisor to help members
with questions and or any problems they are having. If I cannot
solve the issue I will then call Liberty Mountain Resort an get
assistance.
Since I act as the main contact, Rosalie
Fowler has taken
on the responsibility of depositing and withdrawing all moneys for
the club. The money is Deposited at M & T Bank, Owings Mills
MD.
Rosalie M. Fowler SKIDOME V.P. & Treas.
Transparency -
I do receive special comps for each 15 members and a
season pass once the club reaches 40 members.
I do spend my own money for Stamps $60+ a year
Zardoz
Renegades Team $50 - 100+ a year
Signs / Advertising $25+ a year
Hours worked at Swaps - 24
Reality - I do not make money on this. I do this
for fun, enjoy meeting people
References:
Eric Flynn, GM, Julie, Manager Group Sales Liberty Mountain Resort
Retail Partners
Baltimore Ski Swap Towson, MD
Baltimore Ski Warehouse BWI, MD
SKI HAUS , Annapolis MD
Play It Again Sports Ellicott City MD
Race Team GOLD Sponsor
Bill Coleman ZARDOZ Notwax- Lots of goodies, wax, citrus cleaners,
samples for members. retail value $250.00+
Fellow Web Sites
SCOTT @ DCSKI.COM
MEMBERS DONATIONS
Members donations are used for wax supplies other
than ZARDOZ Notwax, marketing advertising and promotion, and trophies
for the Race Team.
ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR DCSKI
Fisrthand Report: Opening Day, Liberty Mountain Resort
(December 9, 2007)
Ed Fowler visited Pennsylvania’s Liberty
Mountain Resort on opening day. He provides this Firsthand
Report.
Felt Like a Pro: ASRA GS/SL Races at Ski Roundtop
(February 16)
Ed Fowler provides this Firsthand Report
from the ASRA race weekend at Ski Roundtop on February 7-8,
2009.
Firsthand Report: Ski Roundtop
(January 8, 2008)
Ed Fowler visited Ski Roundtop on Sunday,
January 6, 2008 for some Nastar racing. He provides this
Firsthand Report.
Firsthand Report: Opening Day at Liberty Mountain Resort
(December 7, 2008)
Ed Fowler was on hand for Liberty Mountain
Resort’s opening day on Saturday, December 6, 2008. He
provides this Firsthand Report.
Firsthand Report: Night Club Card Program at Liberty
Mountain Resort (January 6)
Ed Fowler provides a Firsthand Report from
Liberty Mountain Resort, as well as information on the Night
Club Program, which kicked off last Sunday.
ISSA Races at Ski Roundtop will Decide Top Three Teams
(February 16, 2005)
The final International Ski and Snowboard
Association (ISSA) Giant Slalom and Slalom races will be
held this Saturday, February 19, 2005 at Ski Roundtop. Ed
Fowler provides this article describing the event.
Sunspots Could Spell a Colder Winter
(September 29, 2008)
Guest Author Ed Fowler looks to the stars —
or one specifically, our sun — and hypothesizes that a
decrease in sunspots could mean a colder winter is in the
cards.
Ski and Snowboard Recreational Racing
(January 28, 2004)
In this guest column, Ed Fowler encourages
skiers and boarders to try out recreational racing.
Winter Weather Predictions for the Mid-Atlantic
(October 25, 2007)
Although he’s not a meteorologist, Ed Fowler
spends time each October studying forecasts from multiple
sources in an effort to make predictions about the upcoming
ski season. He shares his predictions for the 2007-2008
Mid-Atlantic winter season in this guest article.
Winter Weather Predictions for the Mid-Atlantic: 2008-2009
Ski Season (October 31, 2008)
Ed Fowler is not a meteorologist, but he is
a die-hard skier who studies a variety of weather resources
each fall in an effort to predict what might be in store for
skiers and snowboarders in the winter. Ed provides his
predictions for the upcoming ski season in this guest story.
Looking Back: The Top 25 Most Popular Stories of 2007
(January 5, 2008)
During 2007, DCSki published 107 original
news stories, feature reports, and Firsthand Reports from 15
individual contributors. (Readers contributed over 500
comments on stories, in addition to thousands of posts in
the DCSki Message Forum.) The following list contains the 25
most popular articles DCSki published during 2007, starting
with the most-read article.
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