DUAC News

Winter has arrived, and so has the Winter Schedule!

Winter 2010 Trip Line-Up!

1/9/10: Kathryne Ellington Beginner Ski/Board Trip – $35 for members/$45 for non-members

We will be bringing up a whole bunch of DU Students for a day of fun in the snow at Loveland Ski Resort!  Price includes transportation, lift ticket, gear rentals, and ski lessons.  Priority will be given to beginner ski and boarders.

1/15-1/18: MLK 3 Day Weekend in Crested Butte – $200 for members/$250 for non-members

Having Monday off means an extra day on the snow!  Come experience one of Colorado’s gnarliest resorts with a crew who knows where the powder will be and wants to explore it with you for THREE FULL DAYS!.  Price includes transportation, lift tickets, and lodging.

TBA: Avalanche Awareness Class

Come learn avalanche basics with the DU Alpine Club!  This trip is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those interested in the Hut Trip, Winter 14er, Silverton, and anyone who wants to explore more of the backcountry.

1/22-1/23: 2 Night Hut Trip Near Steamboat – $45 members/$60 for non-members

We will be staying in yurts in Pearl Lake State Park.  The snow will be plentiful and the views will be amazing!  Open to skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers.  Price includes transportation, lodging, and snowshoe rental.  Avalanche Awareness class HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

2/6-2/7: Join us at Winter Carnival in Winter Park

2/12-2/14: Ouray Ice Climb/Telluride Ski/Board Trip - $200 for members/$250 for non-members

This is an Alpine Club Classic!  We are hooking up with Ouray Mountain Guides for ice climbing in the world famous Ouray Ice Park!  We will also be going skiing and boarding in at Telluride Resort!  Ski/Ride one day and ice climb the other, or do both for two days!  Unbeatable!  Price includes transportation, lodging, lift tickets, and ice climbing instruction.

2/20: Winter 14er – $15 for members/$20 for non-members

Come experience winter at 14,000 feet above sea level!  This is a great trip for anyone who likes to climb mountains year round.  Price includes transportation and food.  Avalanche Awareness Class HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

2/26-2/28: SILVERTON Guided Backcountry Ski/Snowboard Trip – $200 for members/$250 for non-members

This trip is the reason I joined the Alpine Club, and it does not disappoint!  Come experience the wildest, most extreme ski area in Colorado for a day of guided backcountry skiing, and then a day at one of Colorado’s fabulous Gem Resorts.  This trip cannot be missed!  Price includes transportation, lodging, and guided lift tickets.  EXPERTS ONLY.  Avalanche Awareness Class HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

3/5: Moonlight Snowshoe Trip – $10 for members/$15 for non-members

Relax before the final week of winter quarter with a night in the woods and in the snow!  This is a great trip to see some of the brightest stars in the state!  Price includes transportation.

3/14-3/20:Spring Break in Jackson Hole, WYO – $450 for members/$500 for non-members

Words can hardly describe how amazing FIVE FULL DAYS of skiing or riding in Jackson Hole will be.  Forget Mexico, JACKSON HOLE IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR SPRING BREAK THIS YEAR.  You will not be disappointed.  Price includes transportation, lodging, and lift tickets.

Get your Skis or Snowboard Waxed for $15 all Winter Long!

Just bring them to any Wednesday night meeting and we will get them to you by Thursday night, ready to go!  If you come on a trip, they will be loaded and ready for you when we pick you up!  All proceeds benefit the Kathryne Ellington Memorial Fund

GET READY TO HUCK YOURSELF INTO WINTER!

Have a safe and fun Winter Break!  See you January 6th for our first meeting of the year!

This week’s Meeting:

Trip Sign-Up/Pre-Trip: Shelf Road Week­end Climbing Trip!

Wednesday Oct. 21st, 8pm in Lindsay Auditorium

Fall is not over yet!  Come on the final camping trip until Spring with a trip down to Shelf Road for some late season climbing and some of the best views in the State!  Spots still available!  If you are signed-up already, you MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING.  If you are signed up and cannot go, come to the meeting to sell your spot.  We cannot give refunds, so this is the only way to get your money back.  We will be climbing at Shelf Road in southern Colorado from October 23rd-25th. $35 for members/$45 non-members

HOORAY SHELF!

Sign-Ups: Wilderness First Aid Class!

Wednesday Oct. 21st, 8pm in Lindsay Auditorium

The Alpine Club will be offering a Wilderness First Aid Course on November 13th through the 15th here on campus!  Learn how to take care of your friends when you are out-and-about in the woods!  We are offering this trip at a HUGE discount, come take advantage and learn how to stay safe for only $100!  Perfect for anyone interested in becoming a DUAC officer and/or working in the outdoors!  Class will be on-campus on November 13th-15th.  $100 Members/$130 non-members

VINNY WANTS YOU TO GET EDU-MACATED!

Next Week: FALL GEAR SWAP!

Wednesday Oct. 28th 6-10pm

Driscoll Underground

Get out all your old equipment to make a buck/Get ready for the winter & holidays with all sorts of NEW GEAR! On Octo ber 28th, from 6pm to 10pm, the Alpine Club will be hosting a GEAR SWAP! You can sell some of your old stuff, buy some new stuff, or do both!  We will be offering all of our hook-ups (Mountainsmith, BCA, etc) and we will have repre sentatives and gear from Sunlight Ski & Bike, Flylow Jackets, Division West, SickStickz, and others!  Ski/Board wax & edge jobs for only $15!  Come to the Wednesday night meet ing to find out more, or click here!

Prices: Entry: $2, To Sell: $5, Ski/Board Edge & Wax: $15

All Proceeds go into the Katheryne Ellington Memorial Fund!

I CAN’T WAIT TO TUNE YOUR SKIS!

Wednesday (10/7) Night’s Meeting:

MOAB IS HERE!!!

Trip Sign-Up: LEGENDARY* MOAB
Wednesday Oct. 7th, 8pm in Lindsay Auditorium
With all these cold temperatures lately, wouldn’t a desert oasis be nice? How about one with hikes to towering arches, beautiful sandstone climbing, and some of the best mountain biking in the world? There is a reason this trip is known to be legendary. We will be in the Utah desert from October 16th through the 18th. BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND, YOU MUST BE AT THE MEETING WITH MONEY IN HAND, OR HAVE A PERSON REPRESENTING YOU WITH MONEY FOR YOU. Limited spots available. $50 for mem bers and $60 for non-members.

Ski Movie Tickets: Rage Films & TGR
This Friday, October 9th, our friends over at Sick Stickz Ski Poles will be presenting Pretty Good, a ski movie by Rage Films at DU! Then, on Thursday, October 15th, the Alpine Club will be bringing a busload of students to Teton Gravity Research’s new Ski & Snowboard Film, re:Sessions. Tickets available at our Wednesday night meeting, $10 each.

Trailer: re:Sessions

Trailer: Pretty Good.

The Weekly Hookup: Flylow Jackets!
You’ve read about them in Outside and Powder Magazines, come see why our long-time supporter Flylow Jackets is blowing up this year! This week at our 8PM meeting in Lind­say Auditorium we will have a discounts available and sizes available to try on. Check out their website and products here.

Now on the Schedule: Wilderness First Aid Class!
Do you love the outdoors? Do you want to know the best ways to stay safe while experiencing the Wild? The Alpine Club will be offering a Wilderness First Aid Course at a very cheap rate on November 13th through the 15th on campus. Come get educated about staying safe! Prices: TBA

Wednesday (9/30) Night’s Meeting:

Pre-Trip: Independence Pass Multi-Sport Weekend Trip

Wednesday Sept. 30th, 8pm in Lindsay Auditorium

Are you signed up for this weekend’s trip to Independence Pass?  You MUST attend this week’s meeting so we can go over the weekend’s plans.  If you are signed up but cannot go, or if you are not signed up but want to go, come to the meeting!  Remember, the Alpine Club DOES NOT GIVE REFUNDS, so the only way to get your money back is to sell your spot!  And, right now, the only way you can go is if you buy a spot.  Come to the meeting to find out more.

Trip Sign-Up: Overnight Backpacking!

Wednesday Sept. 30th, 8pm in Lindsay Auditorium

Backpacking in the Fall: cool temperatures, beautiful colors, and nary another soul on the trail.  Sound good?  Come to Wednesday night’s meeting to sign up for the weekend backpacking trip on October 9-11th!  We’ll be going to one of Colorado’s gorgeous wilderness areas.  $30 for members and $40 for non-members.

Gettin’ to the top of the 14er last week!

The Weekly Hookup: Mountainsmith!

This week at our 8PM meeting in Lindsay Auditorium we will have a discounts available for everything offered by Mountainsmith Packs! Check out their products and website here.

Hint: Next week’s meeting will involve LEGENDARY.

Climbing after Wednesday Night Meetings!

We will be going climbing at Rock’n & Jam’n climbing gym after our Wednesday night meeting.  If you are interested in coming, please contact Vinny at vinny.english@du.edu.

Vinny himself, ready to get you climbing too!

Check out the trips that have already happened!

Day Hike: Rocky Mountain National Park

Day Bike: Centennial Cone Park in Golden, Colorado

Fall 14er: Gray’s Peak

Day Climb: Castlewood Canyon State Park

Thursday, September 24 at the Gothic Theater

$15 Tickets

FREE Bus from Schwayder Art Building at 8PM (In front of the Ritchie Center on Asbury)

Ever seen a ski movie created by Matchstick Productions?  This ain’t no Warren Miller; this is high-octane, pure skiing at its finest with the likes of Mark Abma, Simon Dumont, and the late Shane McConkey.

The Alpine Club will have tickets for $15 during our Wednesday night meeting at 8PM in Lind­say Auditorium and free MSP Stickers.

Thursday night we will have a FREE bus leaving from Schwayder Art Building at 8PM and picking us up after the show.  Come with us!  Saucer Boy will be there!

See the trailer here.

Event Details here: http://www.skimovie.com/index.php/individual-tour-dates/denver-tour-page/

MSP Films Presents: “IN DEEP: The Ski Movie Experience” Teaser from FreestyleTV.ch on Vimeo.

Description:

For 2009, MSP Films takes an original look at the sport of skiing. All of the skiers in the film—park rat or big mountain charger—share a common bond: the overwhelming desires to ski. Each person finds stoke in his own unique way, whether it be a double cork 1260, a deep turn on a storm day or ripping a giant AK line. Skiing is an incredibly diverse sport that offers it all. With the progressive skiing and award-winning cinematography that has made MSP famous, MSP Films takes you along for the ride deep into the experience as we share the love for the greatest sport in the world.

STARRING: Mark Abma, Sean Pettit, Eric Hjorleifson, Daron Rahlves, Henrik Windstedt, Chris Davenport, Bobby Brown, Colby West, TJ Schiller, Mike Douglas, Kaj Zackrisson, James Heim, Hugo Harrisson, Rory Bushfield, PK Hunder, Ingrid Backstrom, Jacob Wester, Russ Henshaw, Henrik Harlaut, Alexis Godbout, Michelle Parker, JT Holmes, Sammy Carlson, Chris Rubens and Shane McConkey.

Welcome Back!

The University of Denver Alpine Club is back for its 81st year as a part of the University of Denver!  This is going to be one of the craziest, best years ever.  If you’re stoked to be back spending every weekend in the outdoors hiking, biking, climbing, SKIING(!), snowboarding, ice climbing, and just having a blast outside, look no further than joining the Alpine Club this year!

Pioneer Carnival at the Richie Center

September 12th, 2:00PM

Come check out the most radical club on campus at the Pio­neer Carnival!  We’ll be slinging out new stickers and infor­mation to anyone who stops by.  Come learn about our ski movie line up for the fall and chat with the officers about all the happenings this year.  Also, our new friends over at Ice­lantic Skis might stop by as well with free schwag* and some skis!

FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 8PM in DAVIS AUDITORIUM
Tuesday?  That’s right, for this meeting only, we will be meeting on a Tuesday for membership sign-ups as well as show off some ski movie trailers, have trips sign ups for Day Hike (9/19) and Day Bike (9/20), talk about the rest of the trips for the year, and just have a super good time!  Free schwag from our Sponsors as well!  Bring a check for Mem­bership and the weekend’s trips!

Become a Memeber of the Alpine Club

Membership lasts 1 Year and makes you a cool person

Check out http://dualpineclub.org/pages/membership.html for details. Sign-up at any Alpine Club weekly meeting or at any of our table events in front of Sturm Hall during the week. $30 gets you a club t-shirt, water-bottle, discounts on trips, discounts at sponsors, and serenity…

Fall 2009 Trip List and Prices

Day Hike:  9/19, $10 member/$15 non-member

Day Bike: 9/20, $10 member/$15 non-member

Day 14er: 9/26, $10 member/$15 non-member

Day Climb: 9/27, $10 member/$15 non-member

Independence Pass Multi-Sport trip: 10/4-10/6, $40 Mem­bers/$45 non-members

Backpacking Trip: 10/10-10/11, $30 Members/$35 non-members

The LEGENDARY Moab Multi-Sport Trip: 10/16-10/18, $45 Members/$55 non-members

Weekend Climbing Trip: 10/23-10/25, $35 Members/$45 non-members

Ski Movies and Weekly Hookups!

Did you know that the Alpine Club can get you tickets to ski movie premiers such as Matchstick Productions’ IN DEEP and TGR’s re:Sessions?  Or, did you know we can get you some sweet discounts on products from companies like Sick­Stickz, Flylow Jackets, Mountainsmith Packs, Backcountry Access, and Icelantic Skis?  Come check out the first meeting of the year in Davis Auditorium on 9/15 for more informa­tion!

*if you don’t know what schwag is, come find out!

Sponsors

Wilderness Exchange, Outdoor Divas, Paradise Rock Gym, Edge Works, Christy Sports, Breeze Ski Rental, Massey’s Ski & Snowboard Tech.  To learn more go to http:// dualpineclub.org/pages/membership/sponsors.html.

Oh, the endless possibilities of the winter time! Skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, snowshoeing…avalanches!?! Make sure that that last one doesn’t catch you off guard! DUAC has only a couple spots left for our Avalanche 1 Training and Certification course. Offered only once every two or three years, you really can’t afford to miss out! The training takes place in Estes Park and goes from Friday the 30th to Sunday, February 1st. A ride, a place to stay and the course are all included.

What’s after Avy 1??? You’ve asked for it, we’ve delivered the goods; Winter Carnival, DUAC style. Whether you’ve missed the deadline for tickets or just didn’t know how cool Winter Carnival would actually be, make sure you don’t miss out. Snag the deals that DUPB has gotten you and chill in Winter Park in a sick condo DUAC has rented out for a killer weekend. A ride, ski passes, and a place to stay are part of the deal.

Scratching off other weekend activities yet? Good. Snag a spot in either trip (or both!) this Wednesday, the 28th at 8pm in Sturm Hall, room 281 (Lindsey Auditorium.)

Got questions? No worries. Chris.manning@du.edu is your source of knowledge.

Let’s be honest- there are a lot of things you shouldn’t do unprotected…Going up to the mountains is one of them!

If you’re spending quality time in the snow, spend some time in an Avy 1 class! Get certified for this essential training while spending time in beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park! The certification lasts as long as you live- and lets be honest, you might live longer if you take the class!

Sign ups are this Wednesday, the 21st at 8 pm in Sturm Hall, room 281 (hint; it’s Lindsey Auditorium)! You can also sign up to be a member and find out more about our other super rad trips this winter!

Thanks to the 250+ people that made it out to the first meeting of the year!!! If you missed it, fear not we will have more meetings and more times for you to check out the club.

If you are interested in Membership or have any questions about the Club we will have a table out in front of Sturm Hall on the Driscoll Lawn Monday-Thursday from about 10:30-3:00 (or so). Come by and talk to one of the officers about the club, sign-up for the membership, or just kick it with other outdoor people.

If you received a raffle ticket at the meeting we will be having the raffle next Wednesday at 8:00pm in Lindsay Auditorium (RM 281) in Sturm Hall. You must be present to win prizes such as backpacks, snow-googles, t-shirts, and maybe even a date with one of the officers…only if you are real lucky.

Keep rockin…

Meeting Time:

• Wednesday September 10th, 2008;  8:00pm
• Located: Davis Auditorium (the big one) in Sturm Hall.

What is Going to Happen:

Get ready for the first meeting of the year…our biggest and craziest one that will happen. We pack the entire auditorium with tons of DU students that love the outdoors just like you. We will get you pumped as we show-off our upcoming trips and events for the upcoming Quarter. Additionally we will be giving away a bunch of free gear, will be showing a bunch of cool outdoor movie clips, and will cause some trouble…

As we said this is the biggest Alpine Club event we have each year; each of our trips range in size from 10-45 people depending on the type of trip. You can learn more about our trips here.

After the meeting we will be doing several things:

• Membership Sign-ups: click the link for more info, but for $30 you get a DUAC t-shirt, a DUAC nalgene, discounts on trips, and discounts at our sponsors…one helluva deal.

• Trip sign-ups:
  • Saturday 9/13: Day Climbing Trip $10 members/$20 nonmembers
  • Sunday 9/14: Day Hiking Trip $10 members/$20 nonmembers
  • Saturday 9/20: Day Fly-Fishing Trip $15 members/$25 nonmembers

If you can’t make the First Meeting of the Year we have weekly meetings Wednesday Nights, 8:00pm, Lindsay Auditorium in Sturm Hall. We will also be outside of Sturm with table events during the days for the next couple weeks.

Meanwhile Enjoy our Promo Video highlighting some of the places we go and the activities we do: