Spring skiing is here. The days are warm and sunny. The snow is softer. It is glorious to be outdoors on the slopes on a beautiful sunny day.
We had planned to hold the 11:45 am winter church services on the ski slope at Waterville Valley ski area through the last weekend in March. This service is held on the deck of Sunnyside Lodge, which is accessible by skis. We hold this service in addition to our regular church service at 10 am in Waterville Valley’s Town Square.
After conferring with the Event Coordinator at the ski area, we’ve decided to cancel the ski church service for the remaining 3 Sundays.
2 Reasons: (1) There are lots of folks who are congregating for lunch and a great cookout on the Sunnyside Deck on Sundays. With all this great Spring skiing, lots of folks want to be outside for the cookout. This means that it’s too noisy and congested for a church service.
(2) Last Sunday, after church, Dave took one more ski run. On a steep part of the trail, Dave caught a ski and fell. He landed on his shoulder and broke his collar-bone. No more skiing for Dave this year. He’s been carrying our sound equipment in a large backpack up to Sunnyside each week. With his 6′ 6″ height, the pack looks small on him. When I try to wear the pack and ski, I topple backwards.
Next year, during ski season, we’ll have church services at Sunnyside Lodge again.
Meanwhile you can always come to our weekly 10 am church service in the village (Waterville Valley) . It’s held every Sunday in the Meeting Place Room in Town Square. This room is on the second level above the Book Monger book store.
