Winter Sports
Crescent Lake School-Winter Sports 2024-2025
Gunstock registration link: https://estore-groups.
For the step-by-step 2024-2025 registration instructions, click here.
For the Outreach Program Student and Family Guide 2025. please click here.
For the Gunstock safety guide and video, click here.
For help with the Gunstock eStore, scroll below to see the Frequently Asked Questions section.
Crescent Lake School-Winter Sports 2024-2025I hope you have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather! Yes, it’s the time of year to begin preparing for our Winter Sports Program 2025. This year students will choose from snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or snowshoeing. Our skiers and snowboarders will be going back to Gunstock in Gilford. Our skaters will be going to the Rochester Ice Arena this year and our snowshoers will explore the grounds around CLS. Skaters and Snowshoers will eat lunch at school. Skiers and Snowboarders will bring their own lunch or order a bag lunch from school and eat at Gunstock. There are scholarships available for all activities - please reach out to Mr. Beaverstock at 603-569-0223 or email bbeaverstock@sau49.org if you are in need of a scholarship. We are excited to inform you that all bus fees will be paid for by the fundraiser from our Fun Run last year! The prices jump quickly for Gunstock if you miss the initial deadline so please look carefully at the dates. There is also a strict deadline to sign up for skiing/snowboarding at Gunstock. There are no exceptions if you miss the deadline.
The CLS Winter Sports dates are the first four Thursdays in January: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and our make-up day will be Jan 30th.
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New this year: Skiers and Snowboarders will be going during the school day and will return in time for the regular bus dismissal. Skaters and Snowshoers will all return to CLS in time for regular bus dismissal. |
Option 1: Skiing or Snowboarding at Gunstock:
If you choose this option, participants will be taking part in the Gunstock Outreach Program. Each student will receive a 2024/25 Season Pass (see below for two different options) which includes our 4 program days (Jan 2, 9, 16, 23), a complimentary rental (with a helmet) and a 50 minute lesson for each program day. Adaptive skiing is available upon request. Please email crapoza@sau49.org ASAP if your child needs adaptive skiing. We will leave CLS around 9:10 and arrive at Gunstock around 9:40 pm. We will ski/board until 1:15 and then be picked up at 1:40 to return to CLS in time for regular dismissal. Parents may opt to sign their children out at the mountain if they would like to stay later as the pass is good until 8:00pm. Skis and Snowboards are not allowed on the bus so they will need to be dropped off at school before school starts and picked up at the end of the day.
Skiers and snowboarders must wear a helmet.
The final deadline to register to ski or board with Gunstock is November 15th. Prices increase after October 25th.
Skiing and Snowboarding Price Options*
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If you register and pay between Sept 27th and October 25th, you will receive Tier 1 pricing:
Option 1: Midweek Pass for $200 which is Valid All-Day, All-Mountain Lift Access Monday-Friday Non-Holiday Periods, with 50% off lift ticket purchases every Saturday and Sunday and during our holiday periods, which are 12/23/24 to 12/27/24 (vacation week),
1/1/25, 1/20/25 (Martin Luther King Day), and 2/17-2/21/25.
*The midweek passes work during our vacation week since our week falls 2/22 to 3/1!
Option 2: Season Pass for $350: The Season Pass is valid from the beginning to end of season every day of the 2024-2025 winter season with no black-out dates.
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Both options in Tier 1 include six 50% Off Lift Ticket vouchers for friends and family.
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If you register and pay between Oct. 26 and Nov. 15, you will receive Tier 2 pricing.
Option 1: Midweek Pass goes up to $250
Option 2: Season Pass goes up to $400:
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Both options in Tier 2 include four 50% Off Lift Ticket vouchers for friends and family.
*Night skiing for both passes have free rentals and students in the program will receive 50% off rentals on other days (with the exception of helmet rentals- those are $12 apiece).
Sign-up deadlines will be strictly enforced by Gunstock. Students who have not purchased a pass on the Gunstock eStore by the close of registration on 11/15/24 will not be allowed to participate in the CLS Gunstock ski/board program.
New this year: Students who ski or snowboard will either need to bring their own lunch or sign up for a bag lunch from school. Students can purchase snacks and hot chocolate if they like, but we’re asking that lunch be brought to maximize time on the slopes. Gunstock has gone cashless so students who would like to purchase a snack or hot chocolate will need to have money added to their Mountain Money account.
Gunstock Registration:
Gunstock downhill ski and snowboard participants must complete both the registration form attached to give back to CLS, as well as purchase a pass on the Gunstock eStore. Families must sign the waiver and add a picture to their child’s account each year. The link to complete this will be provided in the Student Activities tab on the CLS website and at the bottom of the main page on our CLS website by September 27th. There will also be a link there that will provide step-by-step directions on how to register.
*Please note that the Gunstock eStore (to register) can be slow to load.
You MUST choose either a ski or snowboard lesson, even if your child is at an advanced level. If you are unsure about equipment, please add rentals as they are included in the cost. The cost is the same even if you have your own equipment. It’s always better to add it and not need it, than to not add it and add it late which could result in your child missing time on the mountain (and potentially their lesson).
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If you don’t already have an account, parents/guardians must create an account and then add each child onto that account. This will allow you to sign a waiver to allow the student to participate, register and pay. Please see the link on our CLS website for a step-by-step guide on how to register.
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If you need help accessing the 50% off vouchers, refer to the Gunstock eStore FAQ page in your packet or on our website.
Please see the Outreach Student and Family Guide linked on our website or see the FAQ and Gunstock eStore FAQ for more information.
Chaperones: We need chaperones to make this event a success. However, we are only given so many free chaperone passes which must be used first for our staff. Any extra free passes will be given to chaperones, but they are not guaranteed. You may use your child’s 50% off voucher if you wish. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact Chrissy Rapoza at crapoza@sau49.org for more information. If you completed your fingerprinting and background check last year or the year before, then you are all set. If you have not or it’s been more than two years, please contact Chrissy Rapoza for paperwork as soon as possible so that you can get it done ASAP. Last year, it took a few weeks to a month to get cleared and we want to make sure that you can get it done in time to be cleared.
Save the Date: There will be two Gunstock nights for rental fittings and photos for RFID passes this year to make the process easier. Our session (session 1) is scheduled for December 5th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. If you are unable to make Dec 5th, then you can go on Dec 11th from 5-8 pm (which is for session 2 students). Students and chaperones will be able to sign waivers, have photos taken, pick up their RFID cards, have a rental fitting, take a tour of the new facilities, and visit the retail store. A significant discount is being offered to all Outreach Pass holders towards the purchase of a helmet this year. If you have your RFID card from last year, that card will be reactivated from last year. If you lost it, you will need to pay $5 for a new one. If you are new to Gunstock and are unable to pick up your RFID card, please email Chrissy Rapoza at crapoza@sau49.org so that she can grab your child’s pass on the first day.
Option 2: Skating at Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center
The bus will pick up students at CLS around 10:30 and bring them to the Rochester Ice Arena. Skaters will skate from 11:00-12:00 and then return to school for lunch and an activity. Skaters must bring their own helmet. Bike helmets are fine.
Pricing:
The cost is $20 for skating (whether you need them or not). All skating payments will be paid to: CLS.
Chaperones are welcome! There is no cost to chaperones! Chaperones would meet us at Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center at 10:45 and stay until students are back on the bus by 12:15. If you were approved last year to chaperone, you are good. If not, you will need to complete the necessary paperwork ASAP.
Option 3: Snowshoeing Information:
Snowshoers will snowshoe around the school grounds here at CLS and on trails behind our school. Students will be provided with equipment to snowshoe from CLS in the afternoon if needed. There is no cost for this activity.
Chaperones are welcome for this activity as well, but you need to be an approved volunteer. If you need snowshoes, let us know.
Please complete the information/registration form on the next page and return it to school by October 17, 2024.
f you have any questions, please contact Chrissy Rapoza at crapoza@sau49.org
*Please contact the main office at 603-569-0223 for scholarship information for skiing, boarding and skating ASAP so we can help you and your child.
Students attending Gunstock:
It is the family's responsibility to complete the Outreach Pass within the deadline, ensure your child’s waiver is signed, photos are updated each year, and the RFID card is picked up prior to the first day of the Program (if they don’t already have an RFID card from last year). If you are new to Gunstock and are unable to pick up the RFID card before our first program day, you must email crapoza@sau49.org one week prior to the first program day so that she can pick it up for your child.
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Photographs can be taken at one of the pass nights on Dec 5th (or 11th) from 5:00-8:00 pm or a photograph can be uploaded online or can be sent via email to services@gunstock.com to be uploaded for you.
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Waivers can be signed either at Pass Night or in your eStore account. Check the eStore FAQ if you need help with this.
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Note that students who forget or lose their RFID card will be charged $5.00 for a replacement card. We do encourage every child having $5 in Mountain Money on their account if they should lose their RFID card.
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It is expected that students who had an RFID card from last year will use the same one. If you need a new one, you will be charged $5 for a replacement. Please stop by Gunstock to get a new one if your child has lost theirs.
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Students will be bringing a bag lunch from home or school, but can purchase snacks or hot chocolate if they would like. Gunstock has gone cashless so money will need to be added to a child’s Mountain Money account.
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If you are a returning family to the program, please test out your account sooner rather than later to make sure you can get in. Do not wait until the last few days to sign in and check out. If there is an issue getting into your account, we’ll have time to resolve it.
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If you purchased a pass this spring for your child, you will need to convert your pass to an Outreach pass. If this is the case, please refer to the directions on the FAQ page.
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For more detailed information about Gunstock, please refer to the Outreach Student and Family Guide linked on the CLS website. Select Student Activities and then Winter Sports.
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If you have any issues with setting up your account or logging in to the eStore, use the FAQ page for help. If you are still struggling, please call the ticket office at (603) 737-4388 or email services@gunstock.com for assistance.
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If you sign up for rentals and no longer need rentals, please let Chrissy Rapoza know.
