NSP Alumni Celebration Week February 23, 2025
NSP Alumni Celebration Week at Whitefish Mountain, Whitefish, Montana, February 23 to March 1, 2025
Invitation to both alumni and active National Bike and Ski Patrollers: Join us at Whitefish Mountain (formerly Big Mountain), consistently rated in the top 30 US ski resorts, offering 3,000 skiable acres, almost 2,400 vertical, 11 chairlifts and presents an incredible skiing/snowboarding experience. Last year, $35 lift tickets for “super seniors” (age 70 & up) and discounts to those 65 & up (book on-line, for multi days and save even more); hence, alumni/spouses/younger skiers save money; see: skiwhitefish.com).
Accommodations: Most of our attendees stay at nearby highly-rated Grouse Mountain Lodge (glacierparkcollection.com), just minutes from the mountain, with free shuttle downtown, then to mountain, or to/from airport, lovely rooms, double occupancy; just $99/night. To book, call the lodge, (406) 892-2525 or email to: glacierpark@pursuitcollection.com. Start on Sunday, Feb. 23, and stay for multiple days or the entire week. ID yourself as “National Ski Patrol Alumni”; also notify Tim, at tviall@msn.com of your arrival date.
Join felow NSP Alumni, NSP members, family and friends for weekly activities and fun:
Breakfast/espresso bar/pastries mornings: At Grouse Mountain Lodge, join your old and new NSP friends at 7 AM (so you can catch the lodge shuttle into downtown to connect to the Snow Bus)!
Dinners at the lodge or in downtown Whitefish each night. Meet with friends or as a group each night.
Optional tour into Glacier National Park (Tuesday, no charge); Horse-drawn sleigh rides (additional fee) or Dog Sled Adventures (additional fee) in nearby Montana State Forests. If interested, advise Tim for detail.
Cross country skiing: The Lodge is adjacent to a nice cross-country ski course, with night lighting! We’ll also arrange an XC outing on Tuesday into nearby Glacier National Park for those with interest.
Special nights out at local restaurants: 6:30 PM, Sunday night, at Grouse Mtn. Lodge; Monday to Thursday nights at restaurants like Latitude 48, Whitefish Lake Restaurant, Abruzzo Italian Kitchen, others TBD.
Clinics: We hope to arrange a no-cost “Old Knees Clinics” during the week, and cross-country outing, so you can sharpen your ski skills on those well-worn knees and legs!
Shopping in downtown Whitefish: Plenty of time to shop each day; we’ll organize car pools or use the hotel shuttle into downtown for those interested. from
Air service: Kalispell Regional Airport has major carriers; our hotel offers inexpensive shuttle to or form the hotel; arrange when you make your reservation, or by calling the lodge, 406-892-2525.
Advise past National alumni advisor Tim Viall, tviall@msn.com, (209) 969-3875 of your name(s), planned arrival date, your patrol/division, cell phone number and email; Tim will send you additional detail about optional tours and other planned activities. Questions, contact Tim, tviall@msn.com!
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