Ski Club of Washington, DC (SCWDC)

May Membership Meeting
May 1, 2012
Crownw Plaza Hotel, Crystal City (Arlington), VA

Parking below the hotel (enter from Crystal Drive) or take Metro to Crystal City station and walk north from 18th St to 15th St.

New to CC?  Download and print out this CC map, it will save you time, CC Underground can be confusing.  

DETAILED DIRECTIONS BELOW

Join us for our regular monthly Membership get-together --- meet your SCWDC colleagues, hear about the latest SCWDC news and events, meet your trip leaders.

Before all our Tuesday meetings, we meet upstairs at Veranda Café. Grab a beverage and some light hors d'oeuvres while you catch up with your ski friends. You can bring your food and drinks into the meeting room.  The Verande Cafe offers several dinner specials on Tuesday night.  

The Evening's Schedule:

6:00 to 7:00 PM - Happy Hour at Veranda Café in the Hotel
7:00 to 7:30 PM – Visit with Trip Leaders and Exhibits 
7:30 to 8:00 PM – Featured Speaker, Larry Vazzano, owner of Atlantic Sailing Experience. He will discuss some
of the upcoming Chesapeake Bay Sails.

DETAILED DIRECTIONS TO CROWNE PLAZA IN NORTH CRYSTAL CITY

PARKING: Parking below the hotel (enter from Crystal Drive) or take Metro to Crystal City station and walk north from 18th St to 15th St.  

METRO: Upon exiting the Metro, you have 2 choices....  

(1) Proceed from the top of the first set of escalators, walk straight ahead to the second set of escalators, you take up to street level. You now are at S. Bell and 18th Street, at the Metro Bus platform; either turn north (left) and walk the 'long' block along S. Bell to 15th St and cross; OR
Walk 1 block East/towards the airport to Crystal Drive (recommended) and then turn left and walk north 3 blocks along the sidewalk. You cross at 15th St and the Crowne Plaza is the first building.

(2) Good for BAD WEATHER: at the top of the first set of escalators, walk 10 yards forward and turn right into the Crystal Underground, now walk in the maze of tunnels following signs for "12th Street"; after checking several direction signs and walking through the multi-flowered tunnels, you will exit to street level by walking up a 50 yard ramp.  

You are at the Jefferson Plaza office buildings and the most direct route to the Crowne is through the doors to your right for about 30 yards, but they lock at 6:00PM.  DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM for the Jefferson Plaza office buildings, you need to find the exits to either Eads Street (to the west) or Crystal Drive (to the east), walk south about a block and 1/2 to the Crowne Plaza.