A long holiday weekend brought Manitou campers and staff together for a fun filled trip of skiing, hot tubing and exciting playoff football. With a solid crew of skiers and snowboarders, Manitou campers and staff were seen all over the mountain - cruising down runs, free-styling in the terrain park or just enjoying a nice ride down what staff member Andy Tonks calls "the mean greens." As the weather got colder throughout the weekend, Manitou campers were seen warming up in the base lodge with bread bowls of chili, chicken tenders, pizza, hot chocolate, and if lucky, a freshly made hot waffle from the popular Waffle Haus. After a long days of skiing and snowboarding, the Manitou crew would head down to the heated pool and hot tub to warm up and relax. The weekend ended with a half day of skiing on Monday and some more Manitou memories that will last a lifetime.

2008 Manitou Skiers and Riders, now sporting new winter Manitou hats, were:

Simon Weiler, Brett Raskopf, David Warner, James Barlia, Tyler Feldman, Rory Knox, David Shimer, Nate Gallant, Mike Greenbaum, Robbie Rosenthal, Brett Yorks, Cody Shemesh, Charlie Plavin, Eben Cooper, Jon Stepakoff and new campers Harrison Ross and Jacob Maged. The group also ran into campers Sam Cadan and Sam Martin. Campers were contained by a veteran staff members: Pete Hansen, Brad Tarr, Andy Tonks, Chris Marcoux with Dave, Craig, Derek and JD. Mt. Snow local, and newly engaged Manitou alum, Evan Nable, joined the group as well.

Despite the very cold weather, Manitou photographers found a way to snap some shots on the trip. To view the pictures, please log into your myManitou account and go to the pictures section.

A great opportunity for first time Manitou campers to meet other new campers and directors before heading up to Manitou for the first time. All events are run by Manitou directors and include an activity, a video introduction to camp, food, and the chance to ask lots of questions!

Boston: Sunday, April 13th
NJ: Wednesday, April 16th
South Florida: Wednesday, April 23rd
MD: Sunday, May 4th
NY: Sunday, May 18th

Specific times and locations will be emailed a few weeks prior to the event.

Come out to the ballgame with your Manitou friends! For the sixth year in a row Manitou will be reserving a block of seats at three baseball games this spring. Details on how to reserve your tickets will be sent by email once tickets numbers are known.

Details for this year's games:

Sunday, April 6th: Yankees vs Tampa Bay @ 1pm
Friday, May 2nd: Phillies vs San Fran @ 7pm
Saturday, May 3rd: Nationals vs Pittsburgh @ 1pm

Dear Manitou Campers, Parents and Staff:

We are thrilled to present this site to our camp nation and hopes it helps foster the strong sense of community Manitou has always had - all year long. There is something here for everyone, and the table of contents will take you anywhere you need to go. The best part is that this is only the beginning. See the article below for a list of what else is in store.

As always, we love hearing your thoughts and are always exploring ideas so please let us know what you think.

Look forward to seeing you all again this summer!

JD, Dave, Craig and Derek