2009 Quarry Lake Membership Information

Invitation to Join
We invite you to join the Shakopee - Prior Lake Shockwaves (Shockwaves) and use Quarry Lake. Our Club is open to all who love skiing and boarding, regardless of ability, even if you’ve never skied or boarded before or would just prefer to watch from shore. Our Club is home to the Shockwaves Water-ski Show Team, and also to a number of top regional and national tournament competitors, who train and compete on a regular basis throughout the season.

How Does Quarry Lake Membership Work?
• Becoming a Quarry Lake member entitles you and your ski party to the private use of Quarry Lake during a scheduled time-slot once per week -- for example, every Wednesday from 9:00am – 11:00am, or every Saturday morning from Sunrise to 9:00am.
• Becoming a Quarry Lake Member is a great value. Quarry Lake Memberships cost between $310 and $650 per time slot per year, and the average Membership is about $400. The membership cost varies according to the desirability of the time slot. For example, the Tuesday morning Sunrise-to-9:00am Quarry Lake membership would cost $600, whereas the Tuesday 9:00am – 11:00pm Quarry Lake membership would cost $310, and the Sunday Sunrise – 9:00am time slot would cost $420. To see a full schedule of membership time-slots and fees, please see “Quarry Lake Schedule and Fee Information” tab on the Quarry Lake Welcome page of this web-site.
• The Quarry Lake member may invite any other active Shockwaves member to ski or board with him/her during that selected time-slot, (including of course the member’s family). A Quarry Lake membership and slot is a great way to spend quality training time or quality family time.
• A Quarry Lake member may buy more than one membership and time-slot, and may share slots with other Quarry lake members. For example, one member buys the Monday morning membership, and another member buys the Wednesday morning membership. The two may agree to share the slots, each skiing both on Monday and Wednesday morning.
• The actual cost of the Quarry Lake membership may also be shared in private transactions behind the scenes, perhaps between 2 to 3 additional members, who would then train together at that designated time slot each week. The Shockwaves will not be involved in those transactions, except for requiring that the Quarry Lake member not gain from, profit from, or sub-lease his/her membership time slot. The Club will hold one person -- the applicant -- accountable as the Quarry Lake Member for that designated time slot.
• We offer discounts for multiple Quarry Lake Memberships and associated time-slots. We offer a 15% discount for the second Membership/slot, and 25% for the third and subsequent Membership/slots.
• Memberships are for the period January 1 to January 1 of the following year, regardless of when the membership is purchased. We also offer pro-rated memberships -- if you are reading this during the 2009 skiing season and if there are still unsold Quarry Lake Memberships/time-slots. Generally, however, we sell-out prior to the season.
• Each year, Quarry Lake Members will have the first option to renew their time-slots.

Quarry Lake Requirements
• When multiple people go-together to purchase a Quarry Lake Membership and time-slot, the group must designate ONE person as the “Quarry Lake Member.” This makes it easier for the Club to administer the rules, since the Quarry Lake Member takes personal responsibility for the use of the lake during their time slot.
• During Quarry Lake Membership time-slots, there are no limits to the number of skiers/boarders per Quarry Lake time slot, or for the number of passes per skier/boarder. The Quarry Lake member and his/her skiing party must, however, adhere to the slot time-limits.
• The Quarry Lake member must provide his/her own tow-boat for use during that time slot. Member warrants that his/her tow boat will meet our Quarry Lake Boats/Engines Policy. That policy is described under the “Quarry Lake Site Rules” tab of this web-site.
• The Quarry Lake member must pledge adherence to the Club’s rules for the site, both for him/herself, and for the others who will ski with him/her during that slot. All members who use the site must sign a waiver of liability, and be active members of both the Shakopee-Prior Lake Shockwaves and USA Waterski.
• We are asking all Shockwaves Members to commit to at least 5 hours of volunteer labor sometime prior to or during the 2009 season. Our responsibilities at Quarry Lake are many, and include mowing the lawn, mending the fence, and maintaining the boat launch and the road into the site. In addition, we need to install, remove, and maintain the slalom courses, docks, Ski Jump and perform other general maintenance—not to mention all the improvements we have in mind.
Many of us are very busy and may not be able to fulfill our labor obligation. As a result, for 2009 we are offering a ‘buy-out’ option for those who do not want to be held accountable for five hours of labor. This ‘buy-out’ is $100 (or $150 family) and is in addition to the SPLWSA Membership fee. We will use these funds to hire out some of the work.
• All membership sales are final.

For a complete list of rules regarding the use of Quarry Lake, please click here. If you have questions about Quarry Lake please see our FAQ section by clicking here.

If you would like to apply for Quarry Lake Membership and a specific time-slot, click here.

Questions or Comments? Contact: waterskier@priorlakewaterski.org