Midweek Board Meetings

It’s easy for day-only ski areas to build programs for kids. But is there enough interest on the part of adults for anything other than ski racing? One small ski area in the Minneapolis area thinks so.

Hyland Hills Ski and Snowboard area is offering to snowboarding classes that might be of interest to adults. They’re not classes, in the sense of offering instruction. They’re more like the on-snow version of an open gym: We’re welcoming a specific market, so come on in.

The Women’s Board of Directors offers “snowboarding for women in a comfortable environment,” while the Midweek Board Meeting offers “snowboarding for adults only in a fun atmosphere,” according to this year’s brochure.

They’re not going to close the area to people who don’t fit into these demographics, obviously, so the classes are probably going to be more along the lines of “Meet under the clock at the appointed time and we’ll all go hang out together.” Still, it sounds like a useful way of meeting some folks you might want to have in your snowboarding Rolodex. I can imagine some e-mails flying back and forth after these events are over: Hey Charlie, I’m heading out tomorrow. Want to join me?

For $99 you get 3 rentals and 3 lift tickets for the designated days. If you’re in the Twin Cities are, check it out.

If you’re not there, and you know of other ski areas that offer a similar outreach to either women riders, adult riders, or both, drop a line in the comments.