Xplore n More Philly: Skiing, Snowboarding, Adventure Group

BRING YOUR USED SKI JACKETS TO THE HAPPY HOUR TO DONATE TO THE HOMELESS... We will be collecting your old ski jackets to give out to homeless people in Camden. Ski jackets can be really warm and help out those in need!

SKI SEASON IS ALMOST HERE!!! For the fifth year in a row, we will be having a XNM happy hour in King of Prussia on the first night of the Buckmans Ski & Snowboard Gear Consignment Tent Sale. This year we will meet up at the bar at Top Golf in King of Prussia that evening.

Will we be golfing at Top Golf? No.. Most people probably will just hang out at the bar, but if you want to golf, do it up! The bar stays open later than other bars in King of Prussia and they can handle our group size.

Will we be meeting up and shopping together at the Buckmans tent sale? No... You will certainly see a lot of XNM people there shopping, and a few of our members working there, but the "meetup" will be at the bar at Top Golf.

What is the Buckmans Tent Sale/Consignment Sale?
Wednesday is the first day of the first tent sale at Buckmans where you can find the best gear. The 4 day sale opens just before noon on Wednesday, but there are still usually amazing deals for all 3 days of the tent sale on used equipment as well as new "leftover" equipment from last season. For the tent sale, I suggest parking in the King of Prussia Mall behind Macy's near Buckmans and walking around since parking at Buckmans Ski shop can be really tricky during the tent sale. We will not really be "meeting up" at Buckmans. We will meet up starting at 6:00 at the happy hour location (Top Golf King of Prussia).

Looking to Sell Gear? You can drop off your gear to be sold in the days leading up to the sale. See their website for details. Note that sales only get you store credit at Buckmans, not cash.

Let's chat about upcoming trips and events! Did you forget to buy an Ikon or Epic Pass but really still want one? Reach out to John to chat about some options to get a rebate.

About our hosts: If you are new to the group, find one of our hosts and they should introduce you to a few others. John organizes many of our events and ski trips. Katrina has been involved the last few years with a lot of summer events, and Katia joins on most of our winter trips, has organized some ski trips and rock climbing events.

Check out the upcoming trips which have already been posted. There are waitlists for some trips and some have spots open.

• New Year's Trip to Mont Tremblant (on Ikon Base Pass): Deadline to sign up is end of September.

Start location is in the Cadence Cycling parking lot located at 3740 Main St. in Manayunk. Plan to meet at 1:00 PM in the parking lot. THERE ARE NOW TOWING SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE LOT. No one has had any issues, but use your own judgement. There is free parking in street in front of the lot and street parking near the Wissahickon train station. Simply walk through tunnel and down steps to the lot. SEPTA regional rail Wissahickon train station is one staircase away from this lot.

I anticipate the hike taking about 2 hours. We will be doing an intermediate level hike through Wissahickon (totaling about 6 miles). We will hike up the “Yellow Trail” cross over the Wissahickon Creek, and come back on the other side of the creek.

We will then go to Wissahickon Brewing Co for some beers and to watch some college football!

The hike has some rocks and steps, so good hiking shoes are recommended, but not required.

Leashed dogs are welcome if friendly with other people and other dogs, but they are your responsibility. Please clean up after your dogs and follow all park rules and regulations.

If you can't make it, please update your RSVP status accordingly.

DRESS TO IMPRESS:
Wear your Halloween costume to mountain bike. You don't need to, but all of the cool people will do it 😁

This is an ADVANCED ride! Not a beginner ride.

Note: Wear a costume that is safe to ride in... Something that won't get caught in the wheels/brakes, and something that won't limit your vision. Also, it is a good idea to have a bracelet with your emergency contact information on it, or at a minimum, have your emergency contact information loaded in your phone (ICE - In Case of Emergency).