About Us

August 21, 2011Members also get the "Sitzmarker" by e-mail

 

The Rib Mountain Ski Club is the original historic ski club in the Wausau, WI area. The club was founded in 1927. Our club is made up of singles and families from several communities that have come together as a club to promote skiing and snow boarding for families and people of all ages. We are funded by membership fees and our annual Swap Shop sale of new and used ski and snow boarding equipment and clothing. Our club subsidizes ski bus trips for members that have been a fantastic deal! We also have a number of social events. They differ from year to year and current events are listed on the calendar and the event info page. We hold an annual season kick off; the Spaghetti dinner and a season wrap up. This year we tried a new event for the season wrap up; Build a Burger! Everyone is kept informed by our website and by the Sitzmarker, our newsletter. The Rib Mountain Ski Club also supports ski related community events like the Badger State Games and Ski for Youth which has a rich history in the development of skiing in the Wausau area. There are also members of our club who are willing to help interested adults learn to ski. Please see the events page for more info.

Rib Mountin Ski Club in the news!

Some wonderful press that we got for our ski swap:
This from Wisconsin Outdoor Fun. Check out the slide show. Many of our members are featured.
This from the Wausau Daily Herald. More great press!

Lets Ski!!!

       

Presidents Message

September 16th, 2011Posted by Andy Schmidt

 

August and the first part of September have been great weather that I almost forgot about the Rib Mountain Ski Club. But I did not forget about it this past July. Sue, Alex and I joined Sue's family on an Alaskan Cruise and train to Denali. Our last adventure of the two week vacation was to spend time on a glacier just under Mount Denali. WOW! Snow! Snow balls! And fun! Then to have the heat in late July. Eeeccch!
OK now onto business. The Rib Mountain KICK-OFF is the Spaghetti Dinner on October 9, 2011 at the Elks Club.
The Ski Swap is Saturday, November 4 & 5. All hands on deck for this one. Sue Schmidt will be chairing the ski swap and she asks all of you to help out.
At least four ski trips are planned this year and an additional one is likely if it can be squeezed in.
The year will culminate with another "Build Your Own…" party.
The Board has taken some time off but with this letter I hope we are now in full gearing up mode. Our meetings are still on the 3d Tuesday night of the month at the Community Room of the state patrol headquarters building on Robin Lane in Rib Mountain.

Yours in Skiing,
ANDREW SCHMIDT

Your new board members are:

  • Andrew Schmidt - President
  • Rick Munz - Vice President
  • Amy Christophersen - Treasurer
  • Rene’ Munz - Secretary
  • Sue Schmidt - Ski Swap Chair
  • Cathy Matel - Webmaster
  • Sue Mortensen - Membership Chair
  • Therese Garvey - Ski Swap assistant (new board member)
  • Dan Gacke - (new board member)

Last year we had some of the best trips. I loved the Powderhorn trip for my skiing form was great. I also loved the joint Porkies trip as so many people went and had fun in the winter even thought the snow conditions were rather poor. I actually skied across rocks! COOL! Sue took a handful of folks out onto Lake Superior onto a shoreline grounded ice flow.

Let’s have fun this winter. Need help being convinced - call me!

Andrew Schmidt, President
PO Box 146
Wausau, WI 54402
715-675-1661