INFORMATION FOR
GRUMMAN SKI CLUB BUS TRIPS

1. ALL Bus Trips must be pre-paid IN FULL (includes lift tickets) when Bus Trip reservations are taken.
2. ONLY Checks and cash will be accepted and handled by the Bus Trip Leaders, NOT the Lodge Reservations Chairperson.
3. The bus will be ready to load by 5:30 P.M. on Friday in the Grumman parking lot on Grumman Road, off South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage. PLEASE be on time. The bus will leave promptly at 6:00 p.m. LATE COMERS WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.
4. DIRECTIONS (see map at right)
   NOTE: The Bus Trip parking location may be changing during the season. Details will be printed in the newsletter and on the website when and if necessary.
   • From Northern State Parkway or LIE: South Oyster Bay Road – Exit 36 from NSP, Exit 43 South from LIE. Cross Old Country Road and pass Stewart Avenue on your left. Continue a short distance past the Credit Union. Bear right as the road forks and make a left onto Grumman Road West. Follow the road as it winds all the way to the cul-de-sac at the end. Make a left, then another left into the parking area across from the Guard Shack.
   • From Southern State Parkway: Eastbound, Exit 27 North (Wantagh Ave.). Continue across Hempstead Tpke. Until the road merges with Hicksville Road (Rt 107). Continue past Grumman (on the right) and bear right on South Oyster Bay Road. At the next light, make a right onto Grumman Road West. Follow directions above.
   • Westbound, Exit 28A North (Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway, Rte. 135) to Exit 9, Plainview Road, turn left. Bear right at fork onto Cherry Avenue. Take to end and turn right onto Stewart Avenue. Take to end and turn left onto South Oyster Bay Road. Follow above directions from Stewart Avenue.
   • From Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (Rt. 135) South: Go to Exit 9, Broadway, Bethpage. Turn right and bear right at fork. Follow above directions from Cherry Avenue.
5. PROBLEMS:
   If you have a problem getting to the bus on Friday (or must contact the Trip leaders) CALL GUARD HEADQUARTERS @ 516-575-3895 before 6:00 P.M. and leave a message. The guard will not go to the bus. The Trip Leaders will only look for a message if you are not on the bus at 5:59 P.M.
6. In case of bad weather, our policy is that if the bus goes, then we go. If the weather is bad, please listen to WALK (97.5 FM/1370 AM) for information regarding the cancellation of the bus. If the trip is cancelled, the Trip Leaders will attempt to contact all members and guests scheduled to go on the trip at their DAYTIME phone numbers.
7. There are no bus stops in either direction. The club will supply beer, wine, soda and dinner (heroes) GOING to the Lodge. All buses have lavatories.
8. Federal Law PROHIBITS SMOKING on the bus.
9. The Bus Trip generally skis at Okemo Mountain on Sunday.
10. The trip leaders will announce departure time for the slopes. If you are not on the bus at the appointed time, it will be assumed that you are not planning to ski that day and the bus will leave without you. If you are planning to stay at the Lodge that day or have made other arrangements to the mountain, please let the Trip Leaders know in advance. Lift tickets will be distributed at the ski area (on the bus) and you will be informed of the departure time from the slopes back to the Lodge. BE ON THE BUS AT THIS TIME or you will have to make your own arrangements back to the Lodge.
11. On Saturday, after skiing, we stop at the grocery store when time permits. The bus will wait approximately 10 minutes and then leave. The Lodge is about a 5-minute walk, left from the shopping center, through town, over the bridge. The state liquor store is no longer in this shopping center, so plan your party needs ahead of time!
12. The cook is scheduled to serve Saturday night dinner in two seatings (6:30 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.). Seating preferences are taken when you sign up for the trip.
13. You will be assigned a clean-up chore (posted on the bulletin board Saturday evening). You are responsible to see that it gets done. Everyone is required to pitch in and help get the entire Lodge cleaned, everyone fed, packed and changed, the bus loaded and ready to go in one hour. Pizza will be served at the Lodge Sunday afternoon before the trip home. After eating, you must clean up after yourself.
14. Drivers to the Lodge will be accepted on a "Wait" list when the Bus Trip opens. Once the bus roster is above the break-even point (30 people on "Get Acquainted," 32 on others) drivers WILL BE PERMITTED. Drivers on the "Wait" list, who signed up ahead of members taking the bus after the break-even point has been reached, will have preference. Drivers must pay for non-bus food on the weekend (2 breakfasts and dinner Saturday).
15. Drivers DO NOT have to ski where the bus skis. Drivers may ski their mountain of choice but are encouraged to ski with the bus.
16. Anticipated arrival time back at Grumman is 11:00 P.M. Sunday.
17. Cancellation policy:
    1. Cancel 10-30 days ahead, lose bus money plus $10.
    2. Cancel 2-9 days ahead, lose bus and room money plus $10
    3. Cancel within 2 days, lose bus, room, and food money plus $10

Remember, on a bus trip weekend NO CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED at the Lodge.