The photo below shows several club members with the trophies we won after taking first place at the 1997 Midwest Regional Show Ski Tournament.
The Five Seasons Ski Team performs a show every Thrusday night at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids, IA June thru Labor Day. Special shows are performed for various communities and festivals. The team also competes in state, regional, and national show ski tournaments. We strive to provide quality family entertainment for the Cedar Rapids area. We also provide a wholsome, fun, activity for area youth and families.
Each year new members learn dock starts, water ballet, pyramids, doubles, trios, jumping, barefooting, and the other essential show skiing skills. Many of our active 'show skiers' are not skiers at all. Equipment personel, dock director, sound crew, announcer, boat crews, and numerous other positions provide challenging and rewarding opportunities for those who enjoy being involved, without getting wet. It is amazing how fast members learn and enjoy their skills.
Recreational and family skiers enjoy the friendly and relaxed atmosphere of the club, while being exposed to a wide variety of skiing skills, boats and boatdriving skills, and the opportunity to sample ski equipment of all types. Since all of our members enjoy skiing 'just for fun' this is perhaps the most important aspect of the club. The club provides boats, knowledge, skis and other equipment to our regularly scheduled practices and ski schools. The club owns a safety boat, and three tow-boats. Members need only supply a lifejacket and enthusiasm. Members and skiers range in age from 8 to 50 years old, there are no age limitations. The clubs current membership is approximately one hundred people.
The Five Seasons Ski Team is proudly sponsored by R & L Marine of Cedar Rapids and Evinrude & Johnson Outboards.