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June 2018 Calendar of Events President Dave McFarland Check for updates www.fdsc.

The July issue will be the Trip Log issue. Please keep submissions to pictures for this month as content will be saved for a future issue. REMINDER: We are now back to one meeting per month!

June is a busy time of year for the club, even though snow riding may be temporarily shelved in favor of bikes, hikes, golf clubs & tennis racquets.

We transition to the new board of directors, welcoming the new folks and thanking those retiring for their service.

1 June 2018 Calendar of Events President Dave McFarland Check for updates June 1 - Fightin Phils Game June 7 - General Meeting July 8 - Train Ride July 21 - River Float Deadline The deadline for the July issue of Ski Trails is June 5, The July issue will be the Trip Log issue. Please keep submissions to pictures for this month as content will be saved for a future issue. REMINDER: We are now back to one meeting per month! Mark your calendars to meet us the 1st Thursday of every month unless otherwise posted here. Don t forget that every Friday the Dutchmen are celebrating somewhere. see inside for Happy Hour locations. June is a busy time of year for the club, even though snow riding may be temporarily shelved in favor of bikes, hikes, golf clubs & tennis racquets. There will be lots going on at our June meeting, so you won t want to miss it. 1. We ll be outside! Enjoy the outside bar and great food at the Evergreen. 2. We transition to the new board of directors, welcoming the new folks and thanking those retiring for their service. I ve mentioned both groups in last month s article, but it would be a great time to buy them a drink. 3. You can secure your spot on either or both of the Western Trips that night. Sign ups for Bachelor and Alyeska will be officially open. 4. The Bob Bubb Memorial Service Award and the President s Award will be given out. I want to say a few words about the Bob Bubb Award and it s significance. It was established in 1985, honoring Bob and his many years of tireless dedication to the club. It has annually been given to an individual who has been active in many facets of the FDSC, who has shown their dedication, initiative and leadership over a period of years, and who through their volunteer spirit has moved the Club forward. Come out to the meeting to congratulate this year s recipient. And while you are at the meeting, why not talk to a board member or committee member to see how you might be able help out. Get more involved, you ll be glad that you did. Remember to join us at Blue Marsh Lake s Get Outdoors Day on June 9 th stop by our table and say hello. Gather some friends and take advantage of all the other events that the club has..going on over the summer. See you out there! Dave Membership Meetings are now held at: the EVERGREEN COUNTRY CLUB at: 7:30 PM 415 Hartz Road, Fleetwood, PA Come early for food and drink! KITCHEN HOURS Friday 5:30-9:00 PM Saturday 5:30-8:00 PM Sunday 3:00-7:00 PM 2nd & 4th Sundays Brunch 10 AM-2 PM Alternate Sundays Lite Fare at the Bar THE DEADLINE FOR THE JULY ISSUE OF SKI TRAILS IS TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2018

2018 Board of Directors President David McFarland...610-207-4505 E-mail: president@fdsc.org 1st. Vice President & Membership: Diane Nolfe...610-207-4352 E-mail: membership@fdsc.

2 2018 Board of Directors President David McFarland st. Vice President & Membership: Diane Nolfe nd Vice President & Programs: Marge Ehst Treasurer: Dennis Baldwin Past President: Paul Schwartz Secretary: Cherylene Shollenberger Skimeister: Bob Fox Trip Director: Bob Fehl Publicity Director: Frances Karycki Competition Director: Chris Berns Social Director: Suzanne Claypoole Website Address... Competition Chris Berns Greetings all. Winter s really gone! Been a wild weather year! Let s see, we had June all of February, February in April... Mixed up weather finally settling down to the more usual hot and humid. Don t know how many more summers I can survive East of the Rockies! I hope everyone s enjoying the off season and staying active. Club members are leading group hiking and biking outings weekly. Check FDSC website Bulletin Board for details. OK, hate to annoy most of you, but here are a few training tips that can benefit ALL skiers and boarders: First runners. Great for your aerobic fitness, not so much for your muscle strength in the much greater range of motion required for fast and steep skiing. Unless of course your running consists of sprinting up very steep hills (Over and over and over...). Try some anaerobic leg and ab work BEFORE your training. It s a great benefit before cycling and tennis too. If you have access to a gym think barbell squats and deadlifts. Irregardless of age. Get instruction from a QUALIFIED strength trainer. Most gyms do have one. And, stay off the leg machines! Your knees will be eternally grateful. At home, try Roman chairs with an exercise ball between the wall and your lower back. Hold until you start to cry, rest 2 minutes, repeat 2 more times. Go next to 15 body-weight squats for 3 sets. To easy? Try one legged if possible. Hold a chair for balance at first. Ab work: My favorite is active planks. Hold pushup start position and bring left knee up to chest and return, 5 reps, then right knee. Repeat until tears. Have a skateboard or two? Pushup start position with feet on board, or, with 2 boards, hands and feet on boards. Begin slowly rolling feet left and then right. Increase range of motion as tolerated. Work up to one minute sets. Eat, drink, and go run, ride, hike, or smack a ball, anything that makes you happy. Just enjoy the power you re building! As you re reading this, my daughter is attending the Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps race program at Mt. Hood (the less), OR. I attended this camp for just one last year, and it is fantastic. Any age, intermediate or better, it beats the hell out of cutting grass and sweating your butt off in PA. See you in the start gate... Chris 2 Ski Trails

Membership Director Diane Nolfe Most of us like getting something new skis, a bike, friends, concert tickets, a puppy you get the idea. In terms of the FDSC year, June is a time of new beginnings.

This year we will also start to plan for a special birthday. The club is a going to be 60 years old in 2019! All of these events depend on the dedication and commitment of our members.

Let s hope that we can continue to engage them for many more years. We also have a total of 98 new members. Next year, let s aim higher. Imagine if every member recruited one person to join our club.

Program Director Marge Ehst Friendly reminder - please don t forget about our annual car, truck, motorcycle night at our meeting in July.

3 Membership Director Diane Nolfe Most of us like getting something new skis, a bike, friends, concert tickets, a puppy you get the idea. In terms of the FDSC year, June is a time of new beginnings. We induct new board members, start a new roster, begin our summer adventures and gather information about new destinations for the next ski season. This year we will also start to plan for a special birthday. The club is a going to be 60 years old in 2019! All of these events depend on the dedication and commitment of our members. As you read this publication, we currently have 567 members. 276 of these are family memberships, a new concept for the club this year. Those families include 92 children! Let s hope that we can continue to engage them for many more years. We also have a total of 98 new members. Next year, let s aim higher. Imagine if every member recruited one person to join our club. We would be back to a roster of over 1,000! Let s do it Dutchmen. Program Director Marge Ehst Friendly reminder - please don t forget about our annual car, truck, motorcycle night at our meeting in July. You will be able to vote for your favorite vehicle and the winner will receive a prize. Hope you can make the meeting as it will be lots of fun. Social Director Suzanne Claypoole It s June :^) Marge Diane Time to start doing some warm weather activities, like bike riding every Tuesday check the bulletin board for posted rides. We are trying something different this month for Happy hour on June 22 nd. It is going to be at the Colonial Fitness Center in Sinking Springs a Wallyball event Please see the add in this issue. We also have a train ride planned from Reading to Jim Thorpe on July 8 th and the cost is $32 per person. The trains leave at 9 am and returns at 4pm with some shopping and lunch in-between. Please contact Marcia Fells asap if you are interested, there may still be some tickets available. And don t forget about our River Float event which is going to be on July 21 st. Have fun & get social SAVE THE DATE! Summer s just beginning but if you want to be at the best end of summer event it s time to plan now! The dates are October 5-7. We have the entire American Inn right at the beach. The American Inn is located at the north end of the boardwalk making for easy access. Cape May and many other attractions are just a short drive away including some great wineries. The heated pool will also be open we always have great weather for Wildwood. More details to come but don t plan anything else for that weekend! Stan and Erick Suzanne Skimeister Bob Fox Greetings! June marks the unofficial beginning of the planning for next ski season! Many of us have already put deposits down on season passes of some sort for next year and might be thinking that s it until fall! Well some of those passes offer other activities all year long! Why not take advantage and check out the beauty of the mountains in a different season? You may discover a new place you want to ski or ride. If you come upon something exciting, send me a message or share it with others in the club. It would be great to hear how others use these passes! Bob 3 Ski Trails

4 US Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District Presents Berks County Parks & Recreation Department Directions: From U.S. Rte 222, take PA Rte 183 North to Palisades Drive, turn left and take first right into Dry Brooks DayD Use Area Questions? Call or Visit

5 Annual Blue Marsh Lake s Get Outdoors Day Participants 1. Animal Rescue League 2. Antique Outboard Motor Club 3. Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center 4. Berks 4-H Training Club 5. Berks Berks Area Mountain Biking Association 7. Berks County Conservation District 8. Berks County Local Emergency Planning 9. Berks County Master Gardeners 10. Berks County Master Watershed Stewards 11. Berks County Parks, Environmental Education 12. Berks County Parks, Recreation 13. Berks Fly Tyers 14. Berks Nature 15. B.E.S.T. Geocachers 16. Blue Marsh Outdoors 17. Blue Marsh Sailing Association 18. Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club 19. Blue Mountain Wildlife 20. Boy Scouts of America, Hawk Mountain Council 21. Chestnut Hill Archery 22. Delaware Valley Orienteering Association 23. East Ridge Outfitters 24. Edgar Payne & Julie Fox Fly Fishing 25. Federated Sportsmen s Clubs of Berks County 26. Flying Dutchmen Ski Club 27. Hamburg Volunteer FFC & Smokey Bear 28. K Lin Kennel 29. Matt Wlasiewski, Emcee 30. Middle Creek Search and Rescue 31. Olivet Boys and Girls Club 32. Pagoda Pacers Funning Club 33. Patient First 34. Penn Star 4 Helicopter 35. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 36. Pennsylvania Game Commission 37. Pennsylvania s Americana Region 38. Pheasants Forever 39. Reading Bike Hub 40. Reading Hospital 41. Red Creek Wildlife Center 42. Stroud Water Research Center 43. TCO Fly Shop 44. The Fly Crate 45. Township of Spring Parks and Recreation 46. Trout Unlimited 47. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Blue Marsh Lake 48. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 49. Western Berks Ambulance 1. Catfish pond 2. Geocaching 3. Mountain bike trail ride 4. Fly fishing instruction 5. K-9 related activities/presentations 6. Orienteering 7. Sensory Garden tour 8. Mascots Bobber the Water Safety Dog and Smokey Bear 9. Archery 10. Search and Rescue 11. Berks County trivia 12. Spotted Lanternfly 13. Water Use Questions 14. Enviroscape 15. Proper PFD Fit Activities 16. Right-of-Way Boating Safety 17. Animal Hunt 18. Backpacking 19. Wildfire safety/smoky Bear 20. Compass Use 21. Ladder Agility Drill 22. Casting Station with Targets 23. Pollinator Sandwich 24. Tying a Fly Fishing Trout Fly 25. Leaf Rubbing 26. Coloring Pages on the Creek Food Web 27. Cool Hand Luke 28. Blood Pressure Readings 29. Environmental Education 1. Yo Go Crazy Yogurt 2. Paradise by the Slice 3. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 4. BAMBA 5. Hamburg Volunteer Forest Fire Crew 6. Middle Creek Search and Rescue 7. PA Americana Region (Visitors Bureau) 8. Tulpehocken Creek Trout Unlimited 9. Township of Spring Parks and Recreation 10. Wild Birds Unlimited Scavenger Hunt 11. The Fly Crate 12. Red Creek Wildlife Center 13. PA Fish and Boat Commission 14. PA Game Commission 15. East Ridge Outfitters 16. Berks Conservation District 17. Blue Mountain Wildlife 18. Blue Marsh Sailing Association 19. Chic-fil-A 20. The Works 21. Blue Marsh Outdoors 22. B.E.S.T. Geocachers 23. Berks Nature 5 Ski Trails

ESPC WINTER CARNIVAL ESPC Winter Carnival The confluence of the Volcano Mountains & Hawaiian Islands JANUARY 26 FEBRUARY 2, 2019 Discover the unique landscape of Mt.

With over 4,300 acres of lift-accessible terrain, you won t want to pass up a trip to the ski resort with the highest skiable elevation in all of Oregon and Washington! Summit: 9,065 ft.

Lift Tickets (5 days) Welcome reception on arrival Night w/light Fare & drink coupons at the Riverhouse ballroom On mountain guided ski tours, daily après specials, group photo Carnival Race

6 ESPC WINTER CARNIVAL ESPC Winter Carnival The confluence of the Volcano Mountains & Hawaiian Islands JANUARY 26 FEBRUARY 2, 2019 Discover the unique landscape of Mt. Bachelor s volcanic cone in the Cascade Mountains. With over 4,300 acres of lift-accessible terrain, you won t want to pass up a trip to the ski resort with the highest skiable elevation in all of Oregon and Washington! Summit: 9,065 ft. Base: 6,300 ft. Vertical: 3,365 ft. EPSC Carnival to MT BACHELOR includes: Air Transportation from Philadelphia/Portland with Lodging at the Double tree. Lift Tickets (5 days) Welcome reception on arrival Night w/light Fare & drink coupons at the Riverhouse ballroom On mountain guided ski tours, daily après specials, group photo Carnival Race Wednesday with Free Race Gate Clinic on Chet s Knob Tuesday On mountain Lasagna Buffet Mountain Picnic and themed dinner event Hawaiian party at Riverhouse EPSC exclusive Last Tracks Après Ski Party on Monday at West Village Lodge Additional activities for non-skiers and skiers: Crater Lake, Snowshoeing, Dog Sled Rides, Lava Cave Tours, High Desert Museum, Bend Ale Trail, First Friday Double $1,849 Triple $1,689 Quad $1,599 ksclaypoole@gmail.com $1870. No Ski $1975 2day Ski Package $ $80. $2050 3day Ski Package $ $120 $ day Ski Package $ $160 Alyeska Resort is truly a playground for all levels of skiers and riders. Offering 1,610 skiable acres, 76 named trails and over 669 of snow annually, Alyeska lives up to its reputation as steep and deep. Whether you are just starting out in the sport or looking to challenge yourself, you can find it here. Alyeska Resort hosts 7 total lifts which take you to a vertical rise of 2,500ft: 2 high speed detachable quads, 2 fixed quads, 2 magic carpets and a 60-passenger Aerial Tram. Alyeska offers mountain experiences for skiers and riders at all levels. Mt. Alyeska is steep and deep. Experts love the North Face, featuring North America s longest continuous double black run. Take a ride into the backcountry right from our private helipad with Chugach Powder Guides Intermediate and advanced skiers love the wide open bowls and long top-tobottom runs. Tree-lined groomed runs are ideal for the beginner. Freestylers can check out the features at either terrain park. Visit our winter trail map for all terrain options this upcoming season 6 Ski Trails

WANNA PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR!! Then you have to come ROCK the RIVER with the DUTCHMEN and their Friends, on Saturday July 21 st.

Food and beverages, for after the float, are included in the $20 VIP pass ($25 from July 5 th on). Prize(s) for best costume(s).

7 WANNA PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR!! Then you have to come ROCK the RIVER with the DUTCHMEN and their Friends, on Saturday July 21 st. This is our Annual River Float and we hope you will get your ALL ACCESS PASS to enjoy the day with us roadies. Bring your BIG HAIR, LEATHER and GUITARS We are going to PARTY like it s 1995! Food and beverages, for after the float, are included in the $20 VIP pass ($25 from July 5 th on). Prize(s) for best costume(s). Check in this year will be at the drop in site (TBD) More details will be forthcoming Float starts PROMPTLY at noon Hope you all will join the fun anyone wishing to be part of the committee contact us we d love to have you! See any one of our BACK STAGE CREW to sign up Patti Spitler o ignored Karen Youngwirth o ignored Sue Stalnecker o ignored Jacque Brown o ignored SAVE THE DATE! Wallyball Friday, June 22nd This is a game similar to volleyball, with the added fun of using the walls as a playing surface! This off the wall game is easy to learn and tons of fun to play! Cost is $10.00 pp. Starting at 6:30 pm, Includes Court fees, beer wine and pizza Hope to see you there!!! To sign up contact: Dale Weyandt dwproperties4@comcast.net This could SAVE YOUR LIFE! TENTATIVE HAPPY HOUR SCHEDULE June 1st June 8th June 15th June 22nd Fightin Phillies- Special Ticketed Event or The Third Rail 404 Main St Blandon, PA Beverly Hills Tavern 710 Old Fritztown Rd Reading, PA Captain s Cove 2619 Hill Rd Reading, PA Colonial Fitness - Wallyball 2619 Hill Rd Reading, PA Get several for your helmet(s) and for everyone you know. Keep all of your important medical information inside this unique label that sticks to your helmets for skiing, riding, biking, kayaking, rock climbing, etc. June 29th Trooper Thorns 451 Morgantown Rd Reading, PA Meet around 6:30 for food, spirits and conversation. Visit the FDSC at weekly in case of change. Available for $5.00 at our general meetings, happy hours and wherever Dutchmen are found. See any board member to purchase one or 10! 7 Ski Trails

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