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Warren Miller Teaser

Its no secret that Warren Miller will be back in Pittsburgh this November (Saturday, November 6th to be exact). Here is a little teaser of some of the footage shot in Utah for the 61st Warren Miller film.

Notes from the Filmmakers on this video – “I’ve been to a lot of places and I have [...]

MVSC July Pirates Game

MVSC Pirate Game
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres
When: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Tailgate 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Game 7:00 pm.
Price: $33.00 IF YOU SIGN UP YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT.
RSVP by Sunday, June 27th
Price Includes: GAME tickets (Section 115-Infield Boxes Rows V, W and X), Concert (Steve Miller), FREE Parking, Tailgate Food, Snacks and Beverages (Beer, Wine, [...]

MVSC Motorcycle Ride

3rd MVSC Annual Motorcycle Ride
Destination: “Purple Fiddle” in Thomas, West Virginia
For those wishing to participate
June 27, Sunday, Bike Ride with Lunch and Live Music
Contact Jeff and Evelyn Alcorn 724-455-2609 by June 20th if you would like to attend.

MVSC Champagne Party

Location: Southwind
Description: $5 for members with dish ($15 without)
$15 fo non-members with dish ($25 without)
Start Time: 6PM
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Dress to Impress (no shorts or flip-flops, this is a Champagne Party…)
The ski club is not providing any food due to the overwhelming response from last year. We will be providing a keg [...]

Spring Carnival

Bring the whole family out to the Mon Valley Spring Carnival, part of Seven Springs Kid’s Weekend.

MVSC Events on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Registration for the events will be in the lodge starting at 9 am. The events for Saturday will be at the Froggy Bowl. (Volunteers please report to the lodge at 9 am)

Snoopy Race [...]

February is MVSC Nastar Month

FEBRUARY IS MVSC NASTAR MONTH

UPDATE: The NASTAR Tailgate will be Saturday, February 27th at 1:30pm in the North Face Parking Lot. All MVSC members are invited to join in the fun.
The teams have been selected and the registration is closed. There are five (5) Teams, as there were five (5) Platinum recipients, and a total [...]

Pictures from the Wisp Bus Trip

What a perfect time to take a bus trip to Wisp. Lately, the resort has been hammered with snow and we were there to take full advantage of it. Devil’s Drop, Wisp’s steepest run, was in rare form and had three of my favorite features: trees, steep and bumps! Other highlights included seeing some random [...]

City Skier Conquers Mt Washington

Earlier this week Pittsburgh was featured on skinet.com’s Dump of the Week – http://www.skinet.com/skiing/resorts/2010/02/dumps-of-the-week?cmpid=enews021010
Even though it is an awesome photo, John is about 30 years too late. Mt Washington is already claimed by MVSC’s Howard Engelberg. Back on 1978, Howard went down Mt Washington under the Duquesne Incline. According to the article, this treacherous path [...]

Pictures from the Snowtubing Party

The MVSC snowtubing party was this past Saturday at the Seven Springs Tubing Park.
Thanks to our new chairs of the event, Dave and Darla Nauman, for putting on an awesome party! Also, thank you to everyone who helped sign people in and brought food for the potluck.
Joe Perry provided us with the pictures below:
Thanks Joe!

2010 Racing Schedule Posted

The 2010 racing schedule has been posted here:
http://www.monvalleyskiclub.org/racing/schedule/
We encourage every to come out and race. Most events are free and open to beginners as well as experts. Come fine-tune your skills on the mountain and challenge yourself to become a better skier (or snowboarder). All races are open to all Western Pennsylvania Ski Council members, so [...]