Forest Lake Days
Wright City
2024 sign ups will be available approximately 1 month before events.
Where: The event will take place at the Forest Lake in Wright City, Mo. (38.831966, -91.008537 or click Google Maps location ). From St. Louis, take highway 70 past Wentzville and get off at the Foristell Exit (exit 203). Make a right and immediate left on the service road (continue West on the North Service Road). You will enter Wright City and total of 4 miles, turn right onto N Stringtown Road (large Westbound Real Estate office at corner). Travel 1/2 mile and turn left onto Forest Lake Dr. The gate will be open, travel 1/4 mile to dead end, make a left onto Edgewater Circle. Go 1/4 mile and you will see the lake, our trailer and lots of people. Please continue past the boat ramp and on the right there will be a large concrete parking lot.
Unique at this venue:
- This is a competition ski lake. We will be the only boats operating. Water conditions will be PERFECT.
- Two Jet Skies and two ski boats will be used
- Pavilion as well as club house is available across the street. The club house has A/C and good windows to watch people on the lake.
- We will not offer boat rides or tubing at this event.
We Provide:Â MDWSA provides all of the adaptive equipment and life jackets for those who need it. We require, and will provide, life jackets for the volunteers who are working in or on the water.
Schedule of events:
Saturday August 10th, 2024, we will be skiing from skiing from 9:00 to 3:00
Volunteers to arrive by 7:30 and just finish around 4:00
Registration is required to ensure we have proper equipment available. To register as a volunteer or to participate as an skier/athlete just click here. All signups will be done on-line and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We do have limited space. If you can’t come, please, please, please cancel! As a skier/athlete, if you can’t make it and do not cancel, you could prevent someone else from signing up. For our volunteers; we are depending on everyone to show up in order to make this event a success. If you can’t make it, please cancel so that we are able to refill your spot.
Covid-19 While MDSWA is taking necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at our ski clinics, participants and volunteers must self-monitor for signs of the virus (symptoms typically include fever, cough, and shortness of breath). You will be expected to follow MDWSA’s safety and hygiene protocols. Please, stay at home if you are experiencing any Covid symptoms or, in the past 14 days, have traveled internationally, have traveled to a highly impacted area, have been exposed to the virus or have been diagnosed with Covid 19. If you begin to experience symptoms once you are at the event, please leave the event premises immediately.
Things to bring check list:Â Towel(s), Sun Screen, Swim Suit, Hat, Sunglasses, Dry Change of Clothes, (optional: lawn chair, beach chair, blanket, umbrella for sun, camera, life jacket if you have your own, family members and friends.)
Sponsorships
Interested in being a sponsor? At each of our ski clinics, we incur many costs, including (but not limited to): boat gas, ADA portable toilet and hand-wash basin rental, park rental fees, park ranger fees, insurance through USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, portable radios, food and drink (non-alcoholic) and t-shirts.
Volunteers
We need LOTS of volunteers. Volunteering at LSL Days is rewarding for everyone! Ask yourself if you are an experienced boat driver or water craft operator, water person, dry land person, paper work person, equipment person, food prep person, love to take pictures or maybe you just like to make new friends. If you answered “yes” to any of these, then we have a job for YOU! No matter what your skill level is… or isn’t, we will find you something to do. We especially need ski boats (6 per event) and pontoon boat (1 per event) that are registered in LSL.
Participants
Of course, without you we wouldn’t be here. All disabilities are welcomed. If you have the desire, we will make it happen. We have plenty of adaptive water ski equipment to ensure that you have an amazing experience. It doesn’t matter if you have never skied or if you are ready for the Paralympics or Special Olympics, we have the equipment you need! If you are not comfortable with the thought of skiing, or just don’t want to ski, that’s ok! Participants can also go on an inner tube ride or a boat ride.