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Show OUTDOOR REC 4 Club president, Isabelle Zaik, bas been involved with tbe Ski and Snowboard Club since sbe started at Westminster. This year, sbe takes a leadership position with Owen Golden, hoping to increase tbe community feel. Winter club has new leading faces ALLIE NANNINI STAFF REPORTER The Westminster Ski and Snowboard Club has new leading faces hoping to fill this season with events and opportunities for all to join. Unlike other local colleges, Westminclub is open to all and sters winter-geare- d without cost. Compared to the University of Utahs club. One Love, where there is a membership fee, Westminsters club is free of charge. One of the clubs presidents, Owen Golden, senior marketing major, said the Westminster club differs from other colleges because it allows people at Westminster to meet and share passions. The second president, Isabelle Zaik, senior marketing major, was a transfer student her sophomore year and has been The club already has some events involved in the ski community since. GoldBoth en and Zaik were heavily involved in the snow community their first year Westminster. at Both joined the Ski and Snowboard Club and were always new looking for events and and asking to be more involved. In their senior year, Golden and 66 IT ALLOWS PEOPLE AT WESTMINSTER TO MEET AND SHARE includplanned, ing tramp nights, a spring rail jam and the annual Share the Shred event. It also has its second annual event at the local Este Pizzeria, where there there will be half-pricbeer and two movie ed PASSIONS. 33 opportunities OWEN GOLDEN Zaiks new leadership positions fell into their laps, and they look forward to planning as many events as possible to crease the community feel, Zaik said. in- premieres on Nov. 19. Another T event the club hopes to add this year is a meetup day. Were hoping to do meetups for everyone with the same pass for a club ride day, Golden said. Jaime Vincent, senior geology major, said shes most excited about riding with new people and just being on snow again. Golden, who is also on the snowboard team, said he hopes to combine the two worlds on campus to get better student involvement both on and off the slopes. Another perk of the club is discounted passes. I joined the club first for a discounted pass to Brighton, said Vincent, who has been a member for four years. But then I became great friends with everyone involved in the club and had a lot of awesome opportunities. Park City and Alta have no deadline for purchasing passes and Snowbirds deadline is on Dec. 10. Get involved with the Ski and Snowboard Club by joining its email list: PHOTO COURTESY ISABELLE ZAIK r Members of tbe Ski and Snowboard Club take their annual Spring break trip to Big Bear, California. CANYONS: 10 PASSES |