Skiing and shredding the slopes has never been so easy, especially since ski and snowboarding club allows you to do both while spending time with your friends.

The club will host an informational meeting Thursday where students are able to learn about and join ski club, a club that started around 20 years ago, Craig Lehigh, ski club advisor, said.

All ages and ability levels are able to join and go on the five trips that are planned this year, Lehigh said. The first trip is to Wilmot Mountain on January 27, but the other trips include Devil’s Head and Alpine Valley.

“One of the big things is there are always a couple of students that do not seem to belong to a club or a sport or they’re not involved in music, but they do enjoy the more extreme type of sports and skiing and snowboarding falls into that category,” Lehigh said. “Some people just enjoy the skiing and the snowboarding as a hobby and others do it with friends who are at school.”

One student who doesn’t fall into one of those categories is Em Davison, sophomore and executive board member of ski club. Skiing since she was five years old, Davison and her sister, Ashley Davison, joined ski club this year to spend time with friends and also showcase their passion of the sport.

“Ashley and I ski a lot out of school, and so having a way to bring that fun side of stuff we do outside of school to the school and coming together as a group was really appealing,” Davison said. “[Skiing] is just kind of a fun thing that my whole family can do over the weekend. We learned together, and it lets us spend time together and ski club let’s me spend time with my friends.”

While the Davisons are experienced skiers, students in ski club can range from beginners to advanced. Skiing and snowboarding through the club is a great social opportunity with friends, and also allows students to challenge themselves on the slopes or on the terrain, Lehigh said.

“This club is really important because there are a lot of people who do activities outside of school that are not necessarily provided to do them in school,” Davison said. “Ski club makes a way for students that do activities that aren’t sport affiliated with the school, a chance to get together with other people at the high school with similar interests and also it is just a lot of fun.”