HVSC Hudson Valley Ski Club Poughkeepsie, New York * 2011 * Our 73rd Year *

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1 HVSC Hudson Valley Ski Club Poughkeepsie, New York * 2011 * Our 73rd Year * Volume LXXIII Number 11 November Holiday Dinner/Dance Friday December 2 at Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Road, Wappingers Falls There will be a cocktail hour starting at 6 PM with a cash bar and there be 13 varieties of hor d'oeuvres plus fresh vegetable crudities and a platter of imported cheeses. Dinner and dancing from 7 till 11 PM. Dinner will start with a salad. The main course will have a choice of 3 entrees. Dessert will be coffee or tea and cake. There will be a live band this year for your dancing pleasure. Price is $50 per person for members ($55 per person for guests). Please make reservations at regular club meetings or you can mail your reservation (see below) to Susan Stark, 6 Myrtle Ave, Pine Plains, NY For more information please contact events@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org To see the venue Holiday Dinner/Dance ~ Reservations Friday December 2 at Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Road, Wappingers Falls Price is $50 per person for members ($55 per person for guests). Entrees: Beef Maderia Herb Roasted Chicken Stuffed Filet of Sole How Many Attending: Members: Guests: Total amount included: $ Name: Home phone: Make check payable to HVSC. Please make reservations at regular club meetings or you can mail your reservation to be received no later than November 22 to: WINTER EXPO Winter Expo at the Clarion Hotel Wednesday November 2 Once again the Hudson Valley Ski Club will be hosting the Winter Expo. This year the event will take place on Wednesday, November 2 starting at 6:00-9:00 pm at the Clarion Hotel on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie. HVSC will have a 50/50 raffle and the vendors are invited to have their own door prize drawings. For more information contact Susan Stark at winterexpo@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org Holiday Sing-Along Monday December 5 at the home of Claudette Hennessy. Sing-Along and party start at 7:30 PM. We have the song books; if you play an appropriate instrument, bring it. Please bring your own beverages and a dish to share. As in years past, Claudette is again asking people to wear Period Dress, if possible. Directions to Claudette s: From the Mid-Hudson Bridge, go south on Route 9W to Marlboro, turn left on Old Post Road across from the Village Square Mall. From the Newburgh Beacon Bridge, north on Route 9W and right on Old Post Road. Claudette's is the 7th house on the left (#204 with mailboxes on a wagon wheel). If you need more information, call Claudette at [chennessy@hsysgrp.com] November Program: Wednesday, November 16: Tim Denman former assistant coach of the NFA ski team and its most famous Olympian, Thomas Vonn. His talk will be about his experience as an assistant high school racing coach culminating with his trip to Salt Lake in 2002 to see Thomas Vonn, one of our racers at NFA, compete in the Giant Slalom event. In addition to ski coaching, Denman taught Regents Earth Science and College Astronomy at Newburgh Free Academy, where he remained for 33 years and also served as the planetarium director. Susan Stark 6 Myrtle Ave Pine Plains, NY November 11 is Veteran's Day. On that day call someone you know who served and say "Thank You!"

2 Page 2 HVSC Information Club Information Club Officers President: Herb Eschbach Vice-President: Susan Stark Secretary: John Macek Treasurer: Jim Gahn Sergeant at Arms: Larry Slezak Board of Directors Mark Booska Susan Kokosa Kevin Kokosa Shirley Rinaldi Mark Searle Committee Chairs Budget and Finance: Carole Daniels Constitution: vacant Events: Susan Stark Instruction: Mark Searle Marketing and Publicity: Craig Goldstein Meeting Programs Jim Gahn Membership Services: Pete Gray -Sub-Chair: Welcoming, Mentoring, Retention: Shirley Rinaldi Newsletter - Website: Mike Harelick Ski Council - Discount Tickets: Jim Gahn Ski Trips: Bill Egan Contact information is available in the Online Membership Directory on the website: Or queries may be sent to info@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org Just a brief reminder to use your new password when accessing the Members Only area of the website. You will find the new password on the back of your membership card. webmaster@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org Past HVSC member Bill Paroli, Jr passed away Monday, September 26. Our condolences to his family. Daylight Savings Time Ends November 6. Set your clocks back. How to Improve Your Skiing or Riding There are a few techniques that are proven to enhance one s skiing or riding abilities that many of us have most likely employed at one time or another during our skiing/riding careers. There s the tried and true method of practice. Simply doing it over and over and over again until, hopefully, it becomes second nature. For example, you probably tie your shoes without looking at them simply because you ve done it so many times that your fingers have such a high degree of muscle memory. Hopefully, all of that practice allows you to get it right and your skill level improves. If not, then frustration sets in and ultimately one gives up. Not for lack of trying mind you but, simply because it doesn t work or it s not enjoyable. Something is missing. What is a person to do? As far as snow sports are concerned, (you re on your own with regard to tying your shoes) this is where your ski club gets involved. The HVSC can address, in a positive manner, the frustration you feel, the plateau that you seem to have reached and your perceived inability to make the leap from that plateau to a higher level of skiing and riding. Forget that woe is me attitude or the belief that you ll always be an intermediate do something positive. HVSC has the means to address the dilemma you may be experiencing. The Ski Improvement Days that will be offered in conjunction with discount lift tickets at several local ski areas and the instruction on some club trips are the first steps to take to enhance your skiing or riding. These days allow members and their guests to take advantage of less expensive skiing and riding opportunities and free lessons from Certified and qualified instructors. Lessons will be available for everyone from first-timers to the upper intermediate who is having difficulty making the transition to being a truly expert skier. Come join us for one of the upcoming Ski Improvement Calling All Instructors Ski/Ride Improvement Days With the rapid approach of the ski season, it s not too soon to begin to think about the Ski/Ride Improvement Days. A benefit of membership in the HVSC is that throughout the ski season knowledgeable and experienced member-ski instructors offer lessons to skiers and riders of all levels. However, before that can begin the group of instructors needs to meet and establish their availability for the season. Therefore, if you ve served as a ski/snowboard instructor for the club in the past and are able to continue that association this season, please contact Mark Searle at (845) or HVSCSkiTeach@yahoo.com. The objective here is to assemble a group of instructors who will be the leaders of the upcoming Ski/Ride Improvement Days. Newsletter Editors: Mike & Angie Harelick 183 Millers Lane Kingston, NY Deadline: 15th of the month editor@hudsonvalleyskiclub. Check the website for the most recent updates. Lift Ticket Lotto The club holds Lift Ticket Lotto contests at each club meeting during the ski season. Several local and regional ski areas have donated to the club lift tickets in exchange for ads in the newsletter. We ll be giving away tickets to different ski areas at each meeting from now through March All you need to do to get in on the hot action for this cool deal is to be sure to buy some Lift Ticket Lotto tickets at the next meeting. For November there will be only one Lift Ticket Lotto at the November 16 meeting as the November 2 meeting is the Winter Expo. The area lift tickets available at this month are Catamount, Hunter, Mt. Snow, and Thunder Ridge. Ticket prices for Lift Ticket Lotto are $1 for 1, 6 for $5 and 15 for $10. Your support of Lift Ticket Lotto helps the Club in its many activities. October 5 winners: Butternut - John Macek, Catamount - Pat Cummins, Gore - John Macek, Hunter - Mark Searle Mark Searle hvscskiteach@yahoo.com Days and you ll be pleasantly surprised at how much better your skiing and riding will become. You may learn about the highly secretive French technique for ski improvement. Be sure to see the coming newsletter for more information about the ski improvement days and a schedule for the discount lift ticket opportunities. If you plan to participate in one of the Ski Improvement Days, please contact the club s Instruction Coordinator, Mark Searle at (845) or HVSCSkiTeach@yahoo.com to ensure that there will be appropriate instructors available for the given event.

3 HVSC Seventeenth Annual Holiday Raffle Come and join us for a night of fun at our 17th Annual HVSC Raffle on December 7th at the Clarion Hotel (formerly the Mercury Grand & Best Western) on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie. The Club will provide complimentary Hors D oeuvres from 7 8 PM, and there will be a cash bar available. The Raffle will start promptly at 8 PM, so please come early and give yourself plenty of time to buy raffle tickets, decide what prizes you want to win and meet other Club members. We will continue with the same format as last year, where prizes will be grouped together in baskets for added value for members. You will have a chance to browse all the goodies and choose the baskets you want to win. After purchasing your tickets, you may place as many tickets as you want for the baskets of your choice. For example, you may want to put all your tickets in one try to win two tickets for Gore, or choose to put a few tickets for many different prizes. To make this night a success, we need all our members to help by attending this event and also obtaining donations from local merchants. Some suggestions are time shares, condos, restaurant gift certificates, store certificates and service items. Remember the other sports we participate in, such as golf, tennis, kayaking, biking, etc. Donation letters on Club letterhead are available to download from the Members-only Club Web page. All donations must be received by November 16th. We will need this time to organize, group and package the prizes. Please bring all donations to the November 16th meeting or send them to: Carole Daniels, 388 Freedom Rd., Pleasant Valley, NY Page 3 Mid Hudson Animal Aid Goods and Services Auction November 5, 2011 Knights of Columbus Hall Townsend Avenue, Beacon Preview Starts at 5:30 PM ~ Live Auction at 7:00 PM Finger foods and desserts included with $12 admission mhaaauction@yahoo.com or for reservations. Charismatic Auctioneer Bill Rinaldi will once again entertain and delight the audience while presenting awesome lots for bid ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT MHAA, a free range, no-kill cat sanctuary in Beacon, NY Contact Mary Ann Bopp for questions: Be a snowbird in Florida this winter! Beautiful 2-bedroom, 2 bath condo in South Ft. Myers, Florida for rent. Scenic view of lakes and golf course. Gated, 18-hole golf community, clubhouse, dining room, pool, tennis courts, fitness center and more. 10 minutes to Ft. Myers Beach and Sanibel Island. Available for 30-day minimum rentals year round, including winter season. Call for prices and availability. Mary Ann Bopp LOOKING FOR A SHARE IN A GREAT HOUSE IN KILLINGTON? HERE IS WHAT YOU GET FOR $1, (1/2 SHARE) Every other weekend, plus other times and SEASONS when space is available Plus $12/night during ski season for breakfast foods, munchies, cleaning service Colony Club Condos: 5 minutes from base lodge 5 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms, with full kitchen, laundry, & WiFi 8 share holders per weekend, 2 persons per bedroom, Additional room for including breakfast foods Pictures: Contact: Suzanne Couture (owner & manager) suzalien@verizon.net

4 Page 4 HVSC Ski Trips Beaver Creek, Colorado February 25--March 3, 2012 Price: $1,538 (Note new price)* Trip Leader: Pete Gray "There is an opening for a single male and a single female on the Beaver Creek Trip. Also, there is no one on the Wait List.". Pete Gray, Trip Leader 7 nights condo lodging at the Kiva 5 of 8 day lift ticket valid at Beaver Creek, Vail, Keystone and Breckenridge* Round trip air Transportation to and from the airports Welcome reception The Kiva Lodge is a premium condominium property located in the upper Beaver Creek Village and features its own private ski way that provides easy ski in/ski out access to Beaver Creek Mountain. Amenities include a heated outdoor pool, 2 hot tubs, sauna, steam room, wi-fi and a private ski locker room. You may upgrade to a 6 day lift ticket for $42 if paid in advance. There are no discounts on lift tickets for Seniors. Payment schedule: June $300, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov $200 each, Dec $198 Lake George/Gore January 6-8 (Fri-Sun) $198 does not include lift tickets Trip Leader: Susan Kokosa 2 nights lodging at the Georgian Resort in Lake George Breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday Dinner buffet on Saturday Night Welcome Pizza Party Friday Night Open Bar Friday and Saturday Nights DJ on Friday and Saturday Nights As always this trip is open to downhill and CROSS COUNTRY skiers as well as shoppers, explorers and general partiers. Sign up begins at the next meeting. A completed registration form and check is due at sign up. Cancellations have a minimum $25 penalty. There is no refund for cancellations less than 30 days from the trip start. For more information contact the trip leader Susan Kokosa shski2beach@yahoo.com Cancellations must be in writing and the minimum penalty is $100. Once issued, airline tickets are not refundable for cash. Please see the trip leader for details on cancellation refunds. Cancellations have become extremely complicated and must be figured separately for lodging and lift tickets. Bus fees are seldom refundable. Cancellations after Dec 15 are not eligible for a refund. Ski area ad THE TRIP COMMITTEE STRONGLY SUGGESTS TRIP PARTICIPANTS PURCHASE TRIP INSURANCE* *Please see trip leader for details. Pete Gray pg4@pg4.net or beavercreek@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org Tidbits from the Trip Committee Snow in Beaver Creek! Check with Pete Gray for space availability. The local trip signups are off to a great start. The cutoff date to sign up for the local trips is November 15. Signing up is easy. You can obtain a copy of the trip registration form on the club website. Type in your information, print and sign the form to hand in or mail with your payment. Non-members who sign up for trips will also need to fill out the club Waiver form. If you are looking for even more ski opportunities, the Trailsweepers have two early season trips to Killington. The first is a weekend trip on December 9-11 for $245 and the second is a midweek trip on January 8-13 for $545. Check their website for more information. Anyone who is skiing locally is encouraged to post their ski destination on the Hudson Valley Ski Club-Trips Facebook page so others might join them. Visit the Hudson Valley Ski Club Trips page on Facebook for updates on trips and other pertinent information.

5 HVSC Ski Trips Page 5 Sugarbush February 3-5 (Fri-Sun) $260 includes lift tickets and welcome party Trip leader: Shirley Rinaldi 2 nights lodging at the Sugarbush Inn 2 day lift ticket Welcome party We have not been to Sugarbush for a few years so this seemed like the perfect price and time. The trip is the weekend before our Mount Snow trip so those members who like to piggyback their ski experiences will have the chance. If you book Sunday night at the North Star in Killington or the Grand Summit at Mount Snow you can have 6 consecutive days of skiing! Sign up begins at the next meeting. A completed registration form and check is due at sign up. Cancellations have a minimum $25 penalty. There is no refund for cancellations less than 30 days from the trip start. For more information contact the trip leader Shirley Rinaldi srinaldipds@gmail.com Mount Snow February 6-9 (Mon-Thurs) $317 includes 3 nights lodging and a 4 day lift ticket Trip Leader: Carole Daniels 3 nights lodging (Mon, Tues, Wed) at the Grand Summit 4 day lift ticket (Mon Thurs) Breakfast Buffet at the Harper Restaurant on Tues, Wed and Thursday morning. The Grand Summit offers ski in/ski out accommodations, a ski valet, a car valet, as well as a fitness room with sauna, steam room, and an outdoor hot tub and pool. Check in is not until late Monday. Drive up to the Grand Summit but unload only your ski gear. The car valet will park your car for the day. After a great day of skiing you can check in. Once you have your room key the valet will get your car and you can unload the rest of your luggage. Sign up begins at the next meeting. A completed registration form and check is due at sign up. Cancellations have a minimum $25 penalty. There is no refund for cancellations less than 30 days from the trip start. For more information contact the trip leader Carole Daniels at cbdisland@aol.com and

6 Page 6 HVSC President s message 8 weeks, 6 weeks, No, they should be open in Vermont by mid-november. I say, Bring it on! I m psyched. But, am I ready skis sharpened and waxed, bindings checked, boots cleaned, poles checked, and gloves duct-taped? There s one important item missing from the list your conditioning. At our first meeting in October, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. David Stamer (also a skier) mentioned how the changes in ski equipment have affected the types of injuries that occasionally happen during skiing/snowboarding adventures. But what really got my attention was his advice on proper and early conditioning in preparation for the slopes, with particular attention to toning the muscles of the legs and ligaments around the knees. So how s that membership at the fitness center working for you? Time to get back at it. There are also home exercises recommended by ski fitness coaches that help toning; again, especially to strengthen around the knees and to develop balance, which is one of the most important components for good skiing and snowboarding. Try this: place two high back chairs (kitchen) back to back approx 24 apart on a flat surface. Now, stand between them on one foot (preferably bare or with thin socks), and very slowly lower yourself approx one foot (hold on to the chairs only in case you lose your balance), now raise yourself up fairly quickly, all the while trying to maintain your balance. Repeat this 5 or 10 times and then switch to the other leg. Note that initially your feet may quiver, but as toning continues it will subside. Increase the repetitions a couple of times each week and you will notice substantial improvement in your balance and strength of legs and knees. Women s Ski Clinic at Okemo January This is not an official club trip but a general invitation for anyone who wishes to participate. A few of the women in the club are attending the January Women s Ski Clinic at Okemo. The two day clinic is for all levels of skiers and costs $370. Anyone else who is looking for two days of midweek skiing at Okemo is also invited. We will be booking the hotel shortly, so please contact Nancy at eganpost@frontiernet.net if you would like to join us or if you have questions. I am hoping to put together additional ski meet-up dates during the ski season. If you are looking for ski buddies check on the Hudson Valley Ski Club-Trips Facebook page. All members are encouraged to post their ski plans, invitations or requests to carpool and any special deals they may have discovered. A piece of exercise equipment that can produce equal results, if not better, is called a Fitter, or balance board; which is a flat, round disc approx 18 in diameter, with a half round sphere on the underside. It will also provide excellent toning and balance, thus lessening the chance of injury. See you on the slopes in 8 weeks 6 weeks. Cheers. Herb Eschbach President

7 HVSC Page 7 Boneless Chicken with Sage Stuffing Boneless Pork Loin Sole Franchise Poughkeepsie: Kingston Fishkill *: Toll free: How about a Potter Brothers gift card? Our 65th Year in Business ~~ For more information, visit us at: Kick-Off Dinner & Dance 2011 Saturday, November 12 7:00-11:00pm STONEHEDGE RESTAURANT 694 Broadway, West Park There will be a four course sit down dinner, plenty of dance music courtesy of our DJ Steve Whateley who takes plenty of your music requests. We will have great door prizes, give always and a 50/50 raffle. $33.00 per person. Please make reservations by November 6. No Refunds after November 8. Please fill in and send with your check made out to TSSC How Many Attending Ski Club (TSSC or HVSC) Please fill out your name and home phone number Name: Make check out to TSSC and give or Mail to: Janet Mihm Home phone: 28 Mauro Court Saugerties, NY 12477

8 Friday Race Training Every Friday evening Club members meet at an area eatery for a couple of hours of friendly conversation. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, contact Susan Kokosa race_training@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org race training coordinator. Coming Events -- November 2011 October 19 Meeting at the Clarion Hotel 7:30 22 Catamount Arial Adventure October November Wednesday Thanksgiving Eve 21 Umberto's Lounge Mamma Marissa Route 9 Poughkeepsie 28 River Station 1 North Water St Poughkeepsie 4 Antonella s Route 9 Wappingers Falls 11 Cosimo's Delafield St Poughkeepsie 18 Beekman Arms Tavern Mill St Rhinebeck (joint with Trailsweepers) 23 River Station 1 North Water St Poughkeepsie 25 Shadows on the Hudson 176 Rinaldi Blvd Poughkeepsie November December 31 Halloween 2 WINTER EXPO Clarion Hotel 6:00-9:00 6 Daylight Savings Time Ends clocks back 11 Remember Veterans Day 12 TSSC Kick-off Dance 16 Meeting at the Clarion Hotel 7:30 24 Happy Thanksgiving 2 Holiday Dinner/Dance at Villa Borghese 5 Holiday Sing-Along at Claudette Hennessy's home 7 Annual Holiday Raffle at the Clarion Hotel (see page 3) 21 Meeting at the Clarion Hotel 7:30 Hudson Valley Ski Club If undeliverable, please return to: 183 Millers Lane Kingston, NY Mailing address: P.O. Box 2704 Poughkeepsie, New York info@hudsonvalleyskiclub.org November 2011 Next Meetings: November 2 And November 16 at the Clarion Hotel Programs listed on page Ski Trips See pages 4 and 5