SF Bay Area Skiers, Snowboarders + singles connection January 3, 2010

San Francisco Bay Area Dating Connection for Skiers & Snowboarders: Meet local single professionals who share your interests and values.

Single?

Why use match.com, eharmony.com or other online dating sites? Keep it simple. Keep it genuine..meet single skiers, snowboarders near you with our 'SnowPals + dating' on Facebook groups, now with 110 singles in just over a week of group's inception(12/22/09).

To help you meet that special someone, we supplement quality online social connections with regular meetups, mixers and speed dating events to bring it all together.

About SnowPals.org

Founded in 2000; we're celebrating our 9th year of bringing local skiers and snowboarders together. SnowPals.org is the largest Snow Sports community on the US West Coast with 4,901 skiers & boarders(as of 12/29/09) of all skill levels where local Bay Area Professionals can expand their circle of ski and snowboarding friends. On a typical week, SnowPals.org grows by 45 new members. We're an informal ski club for busy SF Bay Area Professionals. In the off season, we engage in water sports, biking, hiking, camping among other outdoor activities.

SnowPals.org is grassroots; please tell your friends about us. View our party pics slideshows:

http://good-times.webshots.com/slideshow/92968902koysYt

http://community.webshots.com/user/bassgrp

Conditional membership: Membership to this singles dating group is free, however, we just have two simple rules:

(1) you must have a recent photo on your facebook page (no more than than 12 months old)

AND

(2) you must write a short self-intro upon joining to share one or more of the following tidbits:

Your interests, favorite ski resorts, fan of, concerts/music you like, your alma mater (a school you graduated from), which countries you've traveled to, what fun stuff is on your to do list for this upcoming year, live sporting events you enjoy, upcoming events you'd like to go to, your role model is, what can you say about your family and close friends, what is important to you in this rapidly changing world(social, economic, environmental, moral), since turning 21 what have you learned if anything, what is on your bucket list, what do you like about your life/not like, your favorite food/eatery, where would you take a first date, what would you consider romantic, what is love to you, where is your next vacation to, who's important in your life, your favorite moment is, would you be able to initiate a conversation with someone you find attractive, how important is physical attraction to you, what is the most important traits/characteristics you would like in a significant other, what would you like to do with your free time, where can we find you on a typical weekend? etc.

The self-intro requirement helps members connect with people who share similar interests & values. Your self-intro can be short and simple or as elaborate as you want; a brief intro is a good starting point to initiate a dialog.

For example, here's a simple intro: "Lisa's intro: Hi, I live in SF and would love to meet an advanced snowboarder to plan Squaw Valley ski trips; let's grab some eats and get acquainted first and see if we hit it off. Please tell me something about you; what are some of your favorite ski resorts?", or here's a little bit more elaborate intro:

"Randy's intro: I guess I'm the first to post an introduction on here. Woohoo! Lucky Me. I am a divorced father of two teenagers. We all ski and snowboard, in fact it is our number one favorite family activity. Like my kids, I've been skiing since before I was potty trained. I live on the Peninsula, but spend as much time as possible in Tahoe during the winter. I'm there nearly every weekend plus most holidays. We usually stay at a cabin at Alpine Meadows, but have rented places all over north Tahoe before. In the spring you'll find me doing backcountry skiing trips and hikes all over the Sierra, down toward Yosemite and Mammoth. I enjoy meeting other local folks who love to ski. If some romance happened to come from that, I'd be surprised and excited. But in reality I just love having other people to share the passion with. Feel free to hit me up for rideshares or as a ski or snowboard partner."

Upcoming:

We're working on a mixer and a speed dating event for mid to late January. Join to get an invite.

To join, request an invite at

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=205183994366

Not single but have single friends? Please tell them to join us at SnowPals.org

Official Website: http://snowpals.org/dating.html