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Benefits of Becoming a Member
Enjoy a full
schedule of outdoor activities locally and to exotic places. Some of our
most popular trips
are weekend get-aways to northern
lodges, cabins, yerts, and for the really brave, quincys, snow caves, and
tents. The
forested trails of the upper midwest
are some of the best in the country. North Star members:
- Always find good snow to ski on by
participating in weekend trips to the best ski
areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan. Our leaders are
experts at finding snow. Twin Cities
conditions are not indicative
of conditions elsewhere.
- Participate in an extended (more
than four days) ski or hiking vacation. Ski trips for 2007
are: Idaho all
club trip Feb 3 - 10, Italy all
club trip Feb 9 - 19, Alaska singles trip Feb 17 - 25,
and Norway all
club trip March 9 -19.
- Attend informative meetings and programs on skiing, biking,
and other non-motorized sports.
- Enjoy the woods in fall on one of
our trail clearing trips to prepare ski trails for the upcoming
season as well
as investing in the future of
cross-country skiing and enjoying the camaraderie of friends. See the
Trail
Development page for more details.
- Participate in ski lessons, click here
for details.
- Access the club's electronic
message board.
- Receive our newsletter, the LOYPE
(Norwegian word for ski trail), throughout the year.
- Subscribe to the e-loype, our
weekly electronic newsletter, for current news including schedule
updates.
- Socialize with other outdoor
enthusiasts! We have activities geared to families, singles, older adults,
and general membership.
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