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ESSC Snow Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024!
ESSC Snow Day is the season wrap-up of JGS’s Alpine ski program with ESSC. All first through sixth graders will travel to Cranmore Ski Area to ski/board for the day. This will be our last downhill ski/board day of the 2024 ESSC season.
JGS will leave at 9 AM to travel by JGS bus to Cranmore Ski Area. The ski/board day ends at 1:50 pm with the bus leaving at 2 PM to return to JGS.
Students need to arrive at school in ski layers, bring their Friday downhill ski gear, bring a packed lunch and water bottle. Just like skiing on Fridays, students will need:
Helmet
Goggles
ski boots
Skis and poles (if using poles)/snow board
ski jacket
snack for pocket.
dry mitts/gloves
dry ski socks
dry snow pants
neck gaiter (buff, neckie, neckie up)
Students should arrive at school wearing a warm shirt and pants appropriate for downhill skiing underlayers.
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Please complete the form below to let us know we’re all on the same lift.
Child/ren’s name/s:_______________________________________________________
I will send my child to school with lunch from home.
Parent’s Name: _______________________________________
Please check and complete:
I will collect my child/ren at 3 PM at JGS.
Please send my child/ren home on the bus.
My child/ren will be picked up at 2 PM at Cranmore by:____________________________________________________
Phone:______________________________________
(JGS will contact you soon with pick up spot.)
Rental equipment must be returned to Cranmore at the end of Snow Day . If you are picking up your child, please leave your child’s rental gear with Neil Stokes at pick up time.
JGS first-sixth graders downhill (Alpine) ski on Friday afternoons (quick lunch at 11:25, on the bus at noon.) This is part of the school day and an all-valley, all-student (1st-6th) program hosted by Eastern Slope Ski Club, or ESSC. As of Dec. 8, 2023, we'll be skiing back at Black Mountain Ski Area! Rentals will be available from ESSC - make up day is Tuesday, Dec. 12, 4-6 PM for parents to bring their children to the Cranmore Arlberg Children's Center.
We will need volunteers! Registration information guides to the right!
Here are some dates to keep in mind:
ESSC ski sale at North Conway Community Center-
Drop off sale items Nov. 9th 5pm - 8pm
Sale Nov. 10th 2pm - 7pm & Nov.11th 9am - 12pm
Pick up unsold items/cash Nov.11th 4pm - 6pm
Volunteer appreciation party at Tuckermans brewery Nov. 16th
Rental collection
Friday December 8th 9.45am
Students will field trip from JGS on a JGS bus with JGS staff to assist.
Rental make up
Tuesday December 12th 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Parents will accompany student skiers to the Davis Building next door to the Arlberg Children's Center at Cranmore to pick up rental skis.
Snow day will be March 14th
make up date of March 19th - an all day ski!
Still waiting for schedule for o snow clinics - stay tuned!