In order for a plan to start generating I need to know the following things:
1. Is everybody interested in riding in NW Colorado this next season and using SLO (Steamboat Lake Outfitters) as a base. It seems that peeps have shown some interest.
2. How many people are going to be coming and where do they plan on lodging? Do you plan on camping or plan on staying at the lodging provided at SLO.
3. Is President's Day weekend a good time to have it. I think it is the best time to have it, given the extended weekend.
If I can get answers for the previous questions, I can start talking to SLO about what they would require up front in regards to reserving a block of rooms/cabins. I know that Bushy has already spoken with them, but it would help if we had a number that we could talk to them about. That way we could come up with an actual price per person.
SLO is a full service facility. They have a store, gas station, bar
and a heck of a dining area and they are getting really good at smoking meats. The trail takes off in two different directions from there. Meaning, you can ride different terrain in different days and end up at the same starting point without any worries. It is pretty cool. One day you can ride into California Park and the next day you can ride into Wyoming! I love the convenience. The snow was great last year and there are virtually no crowds. Plus, Steamboat is only a 30 minute drive away if you need to get parts from the dealers in town. The only thing that I suggest is that everybody invest in a spare gas can for their sled, cause you will need it if you don't have it. It's almost as crucial as having a beacon.
I will try hard to put together a plan that everybody will enjoy, but it will take a lot of cooperation from the rest of you peeps. I will love to hear ideas, suggestions. I also am asking for somebody that would be willing to work with me and be able to take over if I have to step aside due to the fact that I have a pregnant wife that is due in February (talk about timing)
Thanks for letting me ramble on! I hope to hear from all of you.
UPDATE!!
Room availabilty, compliments of Bushmaster
Deposit at SLO has been made, thanks to those who have sent in checks or paypal
There are no cabins left, just the motel style rooms.
1. Is everybody interested in riding in NW Colorado this next season and using SLO (Steamboat Lake Outfitters) as a base. It seems that peeps have shown some interest.
2. How many people are going to be coming and where do they plan on lodging? Do you plan on camping or plan on staying at the lodging provided at SLO.
3. Is President's Day weekend a good time to have it. I think it is the best time to have it, given the extended weekend.
If I can get answers for the previous questions, I can start talking to SLO about what they would require up front in regards to reserving a block of rooms/cabins. I know that Bushy has already spoken with them, but it would help if we had a number that we could talk to them about. That way we could come up with an actual price per person.
SLO is a full service facility. They have a store, gas station, bar
and a heck of a dining area and they are getting really good at smoking meats. The trail takes off in two different directions from there. Meaning, you can ride different terrain in different days and end up at the same starting point without any worries. It is pretty cool. One day you can ride into California Park and the next day you can ride into Wyoming! I love the convenience. The snow was great last year and there are virtually no crowds. Plus, Steamboat is only a 30 minute drive away if you need to get parts from the dealers in town. The only thing that I suggest is that everybody invest in a spare gas can for their sled, cause you will need it if you don't have it. It's almost as crucial as having a beacon.I will try hard to put together a plan that everybody will enjoy, but it will take a lot of cooperation from the rest of you peeps. I will love to hear ideas, suggestions. I also am asking for somebody that would be willing to work with me and be able to take over if I have to step aside due to the fact that I have a pregnant wife that is due in February (talk about timing)
Thanks for letting me ramble on! I hope to hear from all of you.
UPDATE!!
Room availabilty, compliments of Bushmaster
Deposit at SLO has been made, thanks to those who have sent in checks or paypal
There are no cabins left, just the motel style rooms.
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I'll make the reservation then! As this is a little different setup than previous forum rides some splaining is required. I talked with the Mgr. at SLO today and we figured it out. The daily room rates will be $79.00 for a Motel type room, $112.50 for the 1 bedroom cabin, and $152.10 for the 2 bedroom cabins. I went ahead and reserved the the whole place for Fri, Sat, Sun. (Feb 13, 14, 15), so the total comes to $6058.80. We need to give him a 10% deposit ($605.88) within a month (Aug. 15). He decided the deposit would be non-refundable though, which makes sense. Come January 1 we will need to finalize how many rooms we still need and how many nights and come up with 50% of the total at that time. The deposit will go towards that 50%. Even with the non-refundable deposit I think we're still safe as long as some sort of group shows up, as he agreed that the initial deposit could be credited even if we don't take the whole place. So, lets come up with 605.88 and take it from there. Deposit simplified: lets do a $50, $75, $100 for the rooms, 1 bed cabins, and 2 bed cabins, respectively. When your money hits the account you have a firm reservation. If you want to back out you can, when we accrue a surplus on the deposits, or come Jan. 1, whoever is going can buy you out. We're not looking to take anybody's money and put it in our pocket here, but we need some guidelines.
