Ski Gatherings - Weekday or Weekend?

[Greg]

Okay, so it looks like I'll probably have to poll out both Friday and Saturday options for both gatherings. Perhaps the inclusion of a group rate may help define clear winners in terms of dates. Before I go ahead and start the date polls, any suggestions on how to do it? Obviously, we won't want to overlap the dates as some folks expressed interest in attending both events. So...should I pick one month for Burke and one for Jiminy/Snow (TBD) and just list all Friday/Saturday options in the respective months? I'm just trying to determine the best way to do this so we don't have too many options as that seems to result in inconclusive polls. Should we just allow folks to propose dates that will, or will definitely not work well for them in this thread? I already know of a few for me that won't work. Suggestions, please!!!

[Stephen]

Too late for this year.

However next year, a date (or dates) should be picked before the season and announced as the gathering date(s). It's easier for everyone to plan their schedule around a set date 2-3 months away rather than trying to finagle a date around who knows how many people's schedules less than a month in advance.

(I'm not a big fan of decisions by consensus, as you can tell...)

-Stephen

[Greg]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Too late for this year.

However next year, a date (or dates) should be picked before the season and announced as the gathering date(s). It's easier for everyone to plan their schedule around a set date 2-3 months away rather than trying to finagle a date around who knows how many people's schedules less than a month in advance.

Agreed. And we can certainly do this for next year. I understand that we probably will not be able to pick a date that works best for everybody, but as the group rates require 20 guests, we'll need to try and accomodate as many as possible.

With that said, I'm thinking about selecting just four options per gathering (two Fridays, two Saturdays). With only four options, we should see a clear winner.

How about:

South: Jan. 28, Jan. 29, Feb. 4, Feb. 5
North: Mar. 4, Mar. 5, Mar. 11, Mar. 12

My thinking is waiting until early March for Burke should result in the most snow with slightly warmer temps. Thoughts?