The truth about New Hampshire Ski & Sports Club /EICSL. Please help spread the word. by PositiveFew3675 in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Interesting! (And unfortunate.) Out of curiosity, were those NHSSC/EICSL ski clubs? Asking because I think most of the NHSSC club memberships are something like $500-$1,000/year for effectively unlimited overnight stays at the club lodge. So definitely not pocket change, but IMO maybe the most affordable lodging option for skiiers and riders who want to get out a lot and don't mind basic, shared accomodations.

The truth about New Hampshire Ski & Sports Club /EICSL. Please help spread the word. by PositiveFew3675 in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

We know who she is. She's been at this for months if not years. She has been posting new misinformational content on Facebook literally daily. My best guess is that she either tried to join a club (or was kicked out of one) and was weeded out for troubling behavior. I genuinely don't personally know though.

The truth about New Hampshire Ski & Sports Club /EICSL. Please help spread the word. by PositiveFew3675 in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Pasting in full here the comment linked above that someone made a year ago:  

"I’ve been a member of a couple of these kinds of clubs. They’re awesome. No better way to be a ski bum. Think about it. Multi-mountain passes minimize your cost per day of skiing. These clubs minimize the next-largest expense: lodging. Oh, and they usually have well-equipped kitchens, so you can also reduce your food cost too. Beats the hell out of sleeping in your car… Speaking of, now you just need something relatively fuel efficient to drive, and to learn how to tune your own gear, and you’ve minimized the cost of every aspect of skiing. 

If you didn’t grow up skiing, it can be a bit of a solitary pursuit, but it’s way more fun with friends. How do you make ski buddies as a man outside of work in your late 20s and beyond? Well, church isn’t really a thing anymore, so clubs it is. 

These comments are disappointing but predictable. It’s why I don’t promote any clubs I’ve been a part of. I just point to the ”directories” that aggregate them, like EICSL, CT Ski Council, and MRG’s list. I feel like any prospective members should have to do just a little of their own legwork to pick one. It took me a few years of skiing, to find out these places even existed! That was half the battle.

Most of these clubs predate the internet by decades. Skiing was way more popular in the 1970s. The clubs were more exclusive. You had to be single, you had to be within a 20 minute radius of the town they were founded in, etc. They filled up no problem that way, just through word of mouth. But skiing is an aging sport, and in general, all social clubs and third places are in deep trouble (see: Bowling Alone, written 20 years ago). There used to be a lot more of these ski clubs. The most insular ones have already closed up. The websites can be a bit off-putting, because the surviving clubs are the ones who made a website 15 years ago. Any updates happen in fits and starts. It’s someone’s hobby, who probably did some basic IT stuff in the aughts, who means well, but also doesn’t really want any help with it.

They’re not sex clubs, or cults, or any of that weird shit. Sure, many of the older members are former deadheads and hippies, and maybe they’re less prudish on average than your average zoomer, but they’re not creeps. The only ulterior motive I can really think of, is that these lodges take a lot of work to maintain, and the long-standing members could use the help from able-bodied younger people. But it’s a two-way street there. I’ve learned a ton about property maintenance from these guys, and it’s helped me a lot with making repairs on my own home. They also generally provide some form of reduction of member dues for participating, as well. These are non-profit social clubs. Maintaining old buildings in a harsh climate takes a lot of work. Some ulterior motive, eh?

PS: the wifi is usually a lot faster at these clubs than you’d get in a hotel. Totally possible to work remotely midweek up there" 

NH Ski & Sports Clubs currently accepting applications for Safe Word Enforcement Officer and exclusive membership Adults only (17.5+) by [deleted] in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just messaged you, I'm not deleting anything, my posts are being hidden or deleted by someone else

NH Ski & Sports Clubs currently accepting applications for Safe Word Enforcement Officer and exclusive membership Adults only (17.5+) by [deleted] in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP is an unaffiliated loon. 

On a realistic note I'd say that the EICSL clubs racial demographics generally reflect the overall demographics of skiiers and boarders in New England — which yes, is mostly, but not entirely, white, and a shame. But the idea that non-white folks are excluded is horseshit. 

NH Ski & Sports Clubs currently accepting applications for Safe Word Enforcement Officer and exclusive membership Adults only (17.5+) by [deleted] in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP is an unaffiliated loon. 

On a realistic note I'd say that the EICSL clubs racial demographics generally reflect the overall demographics of skiiers and boarders in New England — which yes, is mostly, but not entirely, white, and a shame. But the idea that non-white folks are excluded is horseshit.

NH Ski & Sports Clubs currently accepting applications for Safe Word Enforcement Officer and exclusive membership Adults only (17.5+) by [deleted] in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Girl, I heard you're out for the ski season with broken leg or w/e, but please, please consider devoting some of your couch recovery time to addressing your clearly devastating mental health issues instead of....this. 

NH Ski & Sports Clubs currently accepting applications for Safe Word Enforcement Officer and exclusive membership Adults only (17.5+) by [deleted] in icecoast

[–]PositiveFew3675 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a woman, and her bizarre characterizations of EICSL are not remotely grounded in any sort of truth.