Pool session season is here! The MATC swimming pool is warm, clean, and a perfect place to kickstart your paddling journey and endeavors! During this off season, the pool is a great place to learn basic kayak skills and continue practicing your skills. If you want a kayak lake lesson, SK0, SK1, an intro to whitewater boats, learn how to roll, or just come hang out and paddle with us, sign up for this event! This event is open to any and all skill levels. You can also complete your swim test here! We’re teaming up with the Sierra Club (a local paddling club) for these MATC sessions, so you’ll meet some super cool and extremely skilled paddlers at these sessions.

Sign-up and Payment: Sessions are $10 to cover the cost of the pool rental. You will be prompted to pay online when you sign-up. Otherwise, you may pay with cash/card in the Outdoor UW office, and they will manually add you to the event. If this event is full, sign up on the Kayak Pool Session - Waitlist event. If space opens up, I’ll move you over to this event.

Clothing: Bring swimwear, towel, change of clothes, and nose plugs and goggles if you have them (handy when you are upside down). Avoid cotton clothes to your best ability (dri-fit stuff is your best bet). Also, full toe protection is advisable as this is what you would wear when you're paddling on rivers/lakes, but it's not mandatory.

Logistics: Meet at Memorial Union inside the Outdoor UW boathouse at 11:15am. We will then organize which boats/gear we are taking and carry them out to the cars. Once we have all the gear and people packed we will drive to the MATC pool and meet up with the Sierra Club folks. We’ll walk our boats and gear directly to the back entrance of the pool. The MATC has locker rooms where you can store your stuff and shower (please rinse off before entering the pool). The group is split into groups i.e. “Lake Lesson” “SK0” or “Rolling Lesson”. Some of the more experienced members may practice their skills in the pool on their own. Swim tests will occur at 12:40am (or as soon as possible). We have the pool reserved from 12:30-3pm, so we will aim to start getting out of the water around 2:45pm. We need to be completely out of sight by 3pm. Please plan to stay until 4pm to help packing up gear and getting it back to the boathouse.

There will not be an instructor sign up for this session, because everyone going must pay the Sierra Club the $10 fee.

Please note that once you sign up (and pay), we cannot give you a refund unless someone else on the list can go and pay.

If you have any questions or concerns at all, email Jessica Lee (poolsessions@hooferouting.org or jrlee8@wisc.edu)

This is the waitlist event for the 2/22/20 Kayak Pool Session Event. Definitely sign up on the waitlist because people often drop out last minute. If space opens up on the official event, I will manually move you over to the official event and send you an email notifying you. Also in that notification email, I will ask you to pay the $10 for the event. Please be prompt in paying that! Thanks!

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Jessica Lee (poolsessions@hooferouting.org or jrlee8@wisc.edu)

First trail run in the snowy second semester! Let me (Justine) know if you can drive and we will go to Arboretum, otherwise we'll head to picnic point. Meet at memorial union and dress appropriately for the weather!

Come and chat with me in the Hoofer office on Tuesdays about ideas, questions, or concerns you have about the club. Free coffee and tea, just bring yourself and a mug! If you would like to schedule a meeting outside of these hours, email me at outingpresident@hoofers.org.

Hey y'all,

Join us every Tuesday night for our general club meeting! These are free to the public, and we meet from 7 to around 7:30 pm in the Mendota Lodge. We will be discussing upcoming trips, telling stories of recent trips, and will have 10-minute fun time at the end of each meeting which will be anything from a mini lesson on knots to a bio on a groudnbreaking outdoor enthustiast. Our meetings are open to all who wish to be involved in the outdoors. See you there!

Hello and thank you for choosing to ski tele with Hoofer Outing Club!

Every Wednesday night we go to Blackhawk Ski Hill just west of Middleton for a fun night of hitting the slopes while learning the telemark skiing technique and eating, drinking and being merry inside the lodge (the other skiers/lodge users are very fun people too). 

We're planning on meeting in the Mendota Lodge around 6:30, grabbing some skis and poles from the gear room (unless you brought your own, kudos!), then driving out to Blackhawk to get some 2 hours of bent-knee skiing in.

There is a $30 tele membership for students and a $50 tele membership for non-students/community members. The membership link is here: https://www.blackhawkskiclub.org/membership-types

I look forward to hitting the slopes with you this winter!

Local kayaker and your fellow Hoofer Mark Olson has arranged for some open pool time for kayaking! 

This isn't a formally-arranged Hoofer pool session; no transport is pre-arranged. You must get yourself and your own boat to the pool (or coordinate with other Hoofers)! Please talk to Caroline Rose (email through my name linked above) if you want to use a Hoofer boat; we have some provisions for Hoofers to use boats for non-Hoofer events under certain conditions, and this is a good opportunity for that! 

Location: Verona High School

Schedule: 5-7 pm, Sunday Feb 29

Cost: $15 per boat -- pay to Mark Olson.

You must contact Mark Olson (his name is linked above) to sign up! 

COME MAKE ART WITH US! We will be going to Wheelhouse Studio (in basement of Union, right down the hall from Hoofers) on Sunday afternoon to get ~artsy~. We will meet there at 3pm and plan on staying until around 6pm. Bring $15 with you (cash, card or Wiscard) for art supplies. The studio fee is free for students and $4 otherwise. See you there!

Come and chat with me in the Hoofer office on Tuesdays about ideas, questions, or concerns you have about the club. Free coffee and tea, just bring yourself and a mug! If you would like to schedule a meeting outside of these hours, email me at outingpresident@hoofers.org.

Hey y'all,

Join us every Tuesday night for our general club meeting! These are free to the public, and we meet from 7 to around 7:30 pm in the Mendota Lodge. We will be discussing upcoming trips, telling stories of recent trips, and will have 10-minute fun time at the end of each meeting which will be anything from a mini lesson on knots to a bio on a groudnbreaking outdoor enthustiast. Our meetings are open to all who wish to be involved in the outdoors. See you there!

It’s pool session time! The UW Natatorium swimming pool is warm, clean, and located in a convenient on-campus location right next to several bus routes--i.e. a perfect place to kickstart your paddling journey and endeavors or hone your abilities in the off-season! Whether you are brand new to paddling or an old hand, pool sessions are great opportunity to learn and practice your skills. If you need a swim test, kayak lake lesson, SK0, or SK1, or if you want an introduction to whitewater boats, to learn how to roll, or to just come hang out with other paddlers, sign up for this event! 

This is the event sign up for PARTICIPANTS. If you are qualified and wish to be an instructor at this pool session, please sign up on the instructor event listing.

Sign-up and Payment: Sessions are $15 to cover the cost of the pool rental (we will still need 12 participants to cover the cost of the pool rental).  You will be prompted to pay online when you sign-up. Otherwise, you may pay with cash/card in the Outdoor UW office, and they will manually add you to the event. If this event is full, sign up on the Hoofers Pool Session - Waitlist event. If space opens up, I’ll move you over to this event.

Clothing: Bring swimwear, towel, change of clothes, and nose plugs and goggles if you have them (handy when you are upside down). Avoid cotton clothes to your best ability (dri-fit stuff is your best bet). Also, full toe protection is advisable as this is what you would wear when you're paddling on rivers/lakes, but it's not mandatory.

Logistics: Meet at Memorial Union inside the Outdoor UW boathouse between 8-8:15am (please be on time). We will then organize which boats/gear we are taking and carry them out to the cars. Once we have all the gear and people packed we will drive to the Nat pool. We will be let into the back door entrance between Dejope and the Nat (closest entrance to the pool) at 9am. The Nat has locker rooms where you can store your stuff and shower (please rinse off before entering the pool). The group will be split into sections, i.e. “Lake Lesson,” “SK0,” or “Rolling Lesson." Some of the more experienced members may practice their skills in the pool on their own. Swim tests will occur at 9:05am (or as soon as possible). We have the pool reserved from 9-11am, so we will need to start getting out of the water around 10:45am. We can have our boats on the tile next to the pool, but we must all be completely out of the water by 11am. Please plan to stay until 12pm if you can to help with packing up gear and getting it back to the boathouse.

If there is demand and enough instructors/transportion, I may open up more participant spots. Please sign up on the corresponding waitlist event if this event is full. 

If you have any questions or concerns at all, email Ryan Holley (poolsessions@hooferouting.org)

Hello! If you are an experienced paddler and are interested in volunteering as an instructor for this pool session, please sign up on the waitlist for this event. 

Instructors do not pay, since they are volunteering their time. However, this semester the number of instructors will be based upon the number of participants on the main event sign-up, with a ratio of 1 instructor to 4 students.  We may add more instructors than that ratio if many different kinds of lessons are required.  One week from the event I will check the sign-up lists, and add the needed number of instructors to event (first come, first serve from the waitlist); anyone who volunteered to instruct but is not needed that week will be notified at that time that they can sign-up as a regular participant instead. 

If you have any questions, please let Ryan Holley know at poolsessions@hooferouting.org. 

Hello! This is the participant waitlist for the Hoofers Pool Session.  If the main event is full, please sign up on this waitlist in case additional spots open up.  Please note: signing up on this list does not mean you are guaranteed a spot in the event--that will only be confirmed once you register and pay on the main event page.

If you have any questions, please let Ryan Holley know at poolsessions@hooferouting.org. 

Come and chat with me in the Hoofer office on Tuesdays about ideas, questions, or concerns you have about the club. Free coffee and tea, just bring yourself and a mug! If you would like to schedule a meeting outside of these hours, email me at outingpresident@hoofers.org.

Hey y'all,

Join us every Tuesday night for our general club meeting! These are free to the public, and we meet from 7 to around 7:30 pm in the Mendota Lodge. We will be discussing upcoming trips, telling stories of recent trips, and will have 10-minute fun time at the end of each meeting which will be anything from a mini lesson on knots to a bio on a groudnbreaking outdoor enthustiast. Our meetings are open to all who wish to be involved in the outdoors. See you there!

RESCHEDULED to March 10th. 

Following the weekly Outing Club meeting, we will hold a meeting of the Water Safety Board. We will be in the Mendota Lodge (same location as the general meeting). 

All Hoofer Outing Club members are allowed to attend this meeting. Only Outing Club members who hold boating leader ratings of at least WW2-OC, WW2, or SKL1 can vote at Water Safety Board meetings.

At this meeting, we will vote to approve the new Quietwater Leader quiz and will discuss some revisions to the order and outline of the Water Safety Code. Please contact Caroline (by clicking on my name above) if you would like to add anything to the agenda. 

Here is a Work-In-Progress agenda for the meeting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ujslqbcoOPMSUJUM1scentvpFtKjD6FqoqzHKsnu7U/edit?usp=sharing 

This year for Spring Break we will be doing a Mountain Biking/ road trip to Moab Utah! We will also be stopping in Arches and Canyonlands national parks for some sightseeing.

We are still in the early planning stages of the trip, but we would love to gauge interest of how many people would be interested in coming on this sort of trip so please sign up if you want to learn more. Signing up on the waitlist is not a guarantee of a spot on the final trip.

This trip will be of an intermediate level. There is no current biking rating system and thus no ratings are required, but a certain level of biking skill is required and we will likely be conducting interviews to determine final trip participants.

If you have any questions or are interested in joining us on this incredible adventure, please email Joe (ultimatefoye@gmail.com) or Chase (chaseflackey@gmail.com). Hope to see ya out there.