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Our club winter season starts over Thanksgiving weekend, at Breck Nordic!

This is a great nordic center. They do a really pro job with the trails, especially early season. It's also one of the few nordic centers that has a bit of a social vibe, with an environment that encourages sticking around after skiing -- they serve food and beer/wine/cocktails, have regular live music, etc. And most importantly, the trails are fun. (p.s. their kitchen is closed until after Thanksgiving weekend, so bring your own lunch!)

In order to participate in this event you must carefully read the following in its entirety, read all posts in the comments below, and reply promptly to all direct messages from the event organizer.

Note this is an event open to beginners, but it cannot be your very first time on cross-country skis. If this is the case for you, then one option is to take a lesson in the morning and join the group after lunch.

You must also complete the club’s activity waiver. This only needs to be done once. The waiver requires your real first name, your real last name, a valid email address, an online signature, and then a click on a confirmation link sent to that email address. This should take only a couple minutes. There are good reasons for asking you to perform this basic task, which is to protect the club and its volunteers.

To participate you must have a basic level of aerobic/physical fitness (see “Aerobic / physical fitness levels”), and you must be a beginner level nordic skier (see “Somewhat arbitrary nordic ski skill levels”).

If you have any questions about your ability to do the event from a fitness or skills standpoint just message the organizer directly.

This will be early season conditions on mostly artificial snow. Do not expect worldbeating trails or a lot of available terrain. The point is just to get the skis on, and get out on snow. :)

Here is Breck Nordic's trail map: https://www.breckenridgenordic.com/trail-reports-in-breckenridge/.
Our route on the day is TBD -- we may split up / spread out based on skill level.

Given Meetup has effectively broken its meeting location feature, we will be meeting here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/R1Ni8xfVcA5wdGZE7
... at the Breck Nordic Center, and more specifically at one of the tables inside. If you need to rent equipment be sure to arrive early enough to do so.

Expected weather and snow conditions will be shared in the comments thread. Please do not post your opinion on conditions or the terrain unless you have recent facts specific to our route. If you decide not to come there is no need to tell the rest of us why you don't think it's going to be fun.

All attendees must be signed up here as Meetup members, which also means minors cannot attend the event. If the tour is full, exceptions can't be made to add more people. Dogs are not permitted on the tour.

Do not expect any messages sent the morning of the event to be seen.

And lastly please be sure to read:

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