Fellow Snowdrifters, We would like to hear directly from you how well we are doing to meet your needs for ski trips that are fun and affordable. Planning trips for the club always involves tradeoffs and your responses will guide us in making choices. We would also like your suggestions for how future trips can be improved. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete and it only asks that you spend some time thinking about skiing! We'd like to know how much skiing you do, what kind of skier you are, where you like to go, and what amenities are important to you. To help us for next year's trips, please mail the completed survey by May 21st to: Snowdrifters Ski Club P.O. Box 697 Batavia, ILL 60510 Thank you for your participation. The trip planning committee Bus trips In the past three years, which bus trips did you take with the Snowdrifters? ___ Granite Peak '05 ___ Powderhorn '05 ___ Granite Peak '06 ___ Powderhorn '06 ___ Marquette '07 ___ Nubs Nob '07 For the questions below, circle the response that answers the question the best. Overall, how satisfied were you with the destination resorts? Very High / High / Moderate / Low / Very Low Overall, how satisfied were you with the lodging, meals, and bus? Very High / High / Moderate / Low / Very Low What could the club do to make bus trips better? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ If you have not taken a bus trip with the club, what can the club do to make the bus trips more attractive to you? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Nothing, not interested in bus trips Are you expecting to take a bus trip with the Snowdrifters in the next two years? (circle one: Yes No ) Should the club offer early Saturday departures to reduce the cost of the bus trips? ( Yes No No Preference ) Mountain ski trips In the past three years, which mountain trips did you take with the Snowdrifters? ___ Whistler ___ Copper Mountain ___ Alyeska ___ Kitzbuhel ___ Durango ___ Steamboat Springs ___ Davos ___Ogden ___Sun Valley Overall, how satisfied were you with the destination resorts? Very High / High / Moderate / Low / Very Low Overall, how satisfied were you with the lodging & transportation? Very High / High / Moderate / Low / Very Low What could the club do to make mountain trips better? ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In the past three years, how many mountain trips have you taken with other ski clubs? ___ In the past three years, how many other mountain trips have you taken (e.g. friends, family)? ___ If you have not taken a mountain trip with the club, what can the club do to make these trips more attractive to you? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Nothing, not interested in mountain trips Are you expecting to take a mountain trip with the Snowdrifters in the next two years? ( Yes No ) If yes, please answer the following questions. How much do you expect to pay for a four/five-day mountain skiing trip? _______________________ How much do you expect to pay for a seven-day mountain skiing trip? _______________________ Which of the following destinations would you like the Snowdrifters to take you to in the next two years? ___ Europe ___ Eastern US/Canada ___ Western US ___ Western Canada If you'd like to visit specific resorts, what are they? ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Circle the importance to you of the following in a Snowdrifters' mountain trip. Destination resort Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Condo accommodations (vs. Hotel room) Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Daytime non-skiing activities (e.g. shopping, sightseeing) Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important After skiing activities (e.g. dining, night life) Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Distance to ski lifts (e.g. Ski-in/ski-out) Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Transportation time to reach destination Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Anticipated weather Very Important / Important / Somewhat Important / Not Important Other Very Important or Important item: ________________________________________________________ General What changes in the schedule would make it easier for you to take trips with the club? (check all that apply) ___ Add more trip choices in January ___ Schedule more trips over holidays (e.g. MLK Day, Presidents' Day) ___ Avoid scheduling trips on successive weekends ___ Offer more four/five-day mountain trips and fewer seven-day trips ___ Other: _________________________________________________________________________________ Please enter the number of Snowdrifters members in your family in each of the following age groups. __ under 18 __ 18 to 39 __ 40 to 49 __ 50 to 59 __ 60 to 69 __ over 70 Which types of ski slopes do the Snowdrifters members in your family prefer? (check all that apply) ___ Non-skier __ Green __ Blue __ Black (groomed) __ Black (ungroomed) Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name (optional) ______________________________________________ Thank you!