WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE WILL BE NEXT MONTH

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1 LEWIS SKI CLUB Next meeting: December 2017 MEETING INFORMATION Tuesday, December 5 th will have refreshments and a drawing for a 1 day trip. Only current/renewed members are eligible for the trip drawing. Members who bring a guest will receive additional drawing tickets. Geiger Ski Shop will present what is new and current tends for skiing and snowboarding. Information on up coming trips and club activities will be given. WHITE ELEPHANT EXCHANGE WILL BE NEXT MONTH We meet downstairs at 6 p.m, at Donauschwaben Club, 7370 Columbia Road, Olmsted Twp. Come early starting at 5 p.m. for a drink at the bar or some conversation upstairs if you like. INSIDE President s Message 3 Racing 3 Meet Up Groups 3 Membership Join 3 VP Alpine Message 4 VP Publicity Message 4 Women Skiers 5 Activities Lists 6 Ski Trip Flyers 8

2 CLUB OFFICERS Position Name President Tom Palisin President Alpine V.P. Kim Hulick AlpineVP Nordic V.P. Valerie Lyons NordicVP Activity V.P. Janette Neumann ActivityVP Recorder Judy Yen Recorder Publicity Director Dag Nabit Publicity Treasurer Janet Dubas Treasurer COMMITTEE CHAIRS Position Name CMSC Bruce Frankenfield CMSC Historian Vacant History Membership Vacant (Contact Webcurator) Membership Racing Mark Hyatt Racing Recruitment Vacant Recruitment Refreshments John B., Valorie L., & Mary D. (Alt) GoodEats Social Victoria Wise Social Trips Kim Hulick Trips Web Curator Aaron J. Swank WebCurator Alternate: Vacant WebCurator TRUSTEES Name Term Expires Cheryl Bowman 2018 Trustees Therese Telzrow 2019 Trustees Mike Kaltenstein 2020 Trustees

3 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE: See ya Tuesday. RACING: INFORMATION A member of the Lewis Ski Club will present information about the upcoming race season and club racing in general at the December meeting. CMSC MEET UP GROUPS: Information and help signing up for meet up groups through CMSC will be available before and during the December meeting MEMBERSHIP JOIN NOW: A reminder that membership renewal time is here Memberships passed at the end of September, but you can still renew/join for the upcoming season now. Renew your membership online: Can't remember if you already renewed?: See the FAQ's Page Tip: To renew your membership, we suggest you first login to the website. Logging in will save you time, as your membership form will be automatically populated using information on file.

4 VP ALPINE: DAY TRIP INFO LXXXVIII NUMBER OF KEYS ON A PIANO COUNTIES IN OHIO A PRIMITIVE SEMIPERFECT NUMBER NUMBER OF DAYS FOR MERCURY TO COMPLETE ITS ORBIT ATOMIC NUMBER OF THE ELEMENT RADIUM COST OF A DAY TRIP And the answer is Keys on a typical piano 88 Counties in Ohio 88 is a primitive semiperfect number 88 days for the planet Mercury to complete its orbit 88 Atomic # Radium Trust me on this one, I looked it up. And $88 will get you on the bus to Holiday Valley or HoliMont, with snacks, lift tickets, friendship, a stop for dinner (on your own) in Ellicottville and a warm ride home. Maybe even a movie. REMEMBER THAT ON LINE SIGN UPS FOR DAY TRIPS OPEN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE TRIP. THEY ARE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. AN BLAST WILL BE SENT AS A REMINDER. DON T HESITATE, THESE TRIP DO SELL OUT. IT IS EASIER TO GET OFF THE BUS THEN GET ON IF YOU WAIT TO SEE WHO ELSE IS GOING. DATES DESTINATION TRIP LEADERS January 5, 2018 Holiday Valley Shari and Kim January 19, 2018 HoliMont Kim and Chili in the Chalet February 2, 2018 Holiday Valley Cindy D February 16, 2018 HoliMont Tom P. March 2, 2018 Holiday Valley Jan N. And Barb K. VP PUBLICITY: NEWSLETTER DEADLINE In an effort to make the club newsletter relevant to upcoming meetings, the deadline for submitting articles and items to be include in the newsletter will be the Tuesday, 1 week, before the scheduled meeting. The newsletter will then be uploaded to the club web site the Friday before the meeting instead of the current day before/of the meeting.

5 FYI: ATTENTION WOMEN SKIERS Hello, My name is Beckie Madick, and I am the director of the Women's Snow Discovery program at BMBW. Hoping you might share some information with your female members. Our women's program runs for 6 weeks on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to am at Boston Mills and on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 8 30 pm (Alpine at Boston Mills and Snowboard at Brandywine. The lessons are at all levels beginners - advanced taught by women. We have had a very successful program for more than 20 years and would be delighted to add some of your members to our classes. If anyone is interested, she can sign up online at Boston Mills. The first class is Tuesday, January 2, On January 15 Lisa Densmore Ballard, former member of the US Ski Team and 6 year veteran of the Women's Pro Ski Tour will be at Buckeye Sports Center from pm to talk about what's new in ski gear for women. She has competed in ski racing for most of her life, and today she is one of the top Masters racers in the world. She ended the 2017 season ranked #1 in Super G among all women and 3rd overall in her age group. Come and enjoy a wine and cheese party for the girls and check out the women's ski line with Lisa and Elan Rep, Ray Skelton. The next day, Tuesday, January 16 Lisa will be hosting another "Your Turn" women's ski event at Boston Mills. It begins at 8 30 am check-in and continental breakfast. Skiers will break into groups and proceed to demo area for skis. Morning on snow ski instruction, ski demo, video analysis for half the groups. Lunch. Afternoon on-snow instruction, ski demo, video analysis for the other groups. The ski day end at Apres ski party at Door prizes. If you have any questions about either, you can reach me at rmadick81 AT gmail DOT com. Anyone interested in the Women's Program can call Boston Mills or sign up online. Anyone interested in the all day women's ski clinic (for intermediates and above) can call Buckeye Sports Center or use the following links. Info - Signup form - Hope to see some of you on the slopes! Thank you, Beckie Madick

6 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: DECEMBER ACTIVITIES Sunday, December 3 at 12:30 pm.get in the holiday spirit with fellow ski club members. The Holiday Circlefest is an annual University Circle event to kick off the season with music, art, ice sculpting and more. Admission to all museums is free.we'll meet in the main lobby of CIM at 12:30 pm. Please RSVP to Jan to get parking information at Activity officer. Link to the brochure with the schedule of events and map is available on the website below: Saturday December 30 at 5:30 Last Year's Eve of New Year's Eve get together was well attended so let's do it again. We will meet for an early dinner at 5:30 pm at Carrie Cerinos Italian Restaurant at 8922 Ridge Road in North Royalton, They now offer smaller portions on most entrees for those who want to keep it lighter. After dinner, we will head downstairs to the lounge to dance to live music. Come out and celebrate with your fellow ski club members, the more the merrier! Contact Activity Officer to RSVP by Thursday, December 28 to reserve your place. Tuesday January 2 nd at 6:00, Next club meeting the White Elephant Gift Exchange will be held. Bring in your less than exactly what you wanted gifts and trade up or down for someone else s item from the island of mis-fit toys. Questions? Contact Jan, ActivitiesVP,

7 SKI TRIPS: Lewis Ski Club: Ski Panorama/Kicking Horse, British Columbia Sun, Jan 28 Sun, Feb 4, 2018 Cost $1425 Roundtrip flight from Cleveland, OH to Calgary, Alberta Roundtrip transportation: Calgary to Panorama Welcome party/midweek party/after trip picture party 6 nights accommodations at the Panorama Springs Lodge 1 night at hotel near the Calgary airport prior to departure Ski in/ Ski Out 4 people per 2 bedroom / 2 bath condo Complimentary wi-fi with fully equipped kitchen, fireplace, SPLIT kings bedding Extra-large hot tub, heated pools and sauna in the base village (shown above) Ski lockers/on site laundry, Concierge, Fitness Center etc days skiing/riding at Panorama, BC 1 day skiing/riding at Kicking Horse, BC Extra 5 th day at Panorama adult lift ticket available for an additional $42 Panorama -Vertical drop: 4000 Mountain Summit: 7800 Trails: Expert/Advance 25%, Inter 55%, Beg 20% Plenty of wide open groomed trail and plenty of glades skiing Kicking Horse -Vertical drop: 4133, Mountain Summit: 8000 Trails: Expert 15%, Advance 45%, Inter 20%, Beg 20% Payment online Trip Lead-Tom Vannuyen (Cell) Trip insurance available upon request (strongly recommended: must be paid within 21 days of sign up) Payment schedule: $500 due now, non-refundable (please include a photo copy of your passport) $475 due Sept. 23, 2017 $450 due Nov 18, 2017 (Will need to include extra cost for extra lift tickets) (additional charge applies) Membership in the Lewis Ski Club/Trip Application and Agreement are required and is available at: * Does not include baggage fees, any additional fuel surcharges, or airport fees, which may be imposed by the airline prior to departure. Lewis Ski Club reserves the option to change airlines, lodging and/or itineraries * Trip price based on an exchange rate of $1.00 USD to $ CAD. Deviations from this exchange rate at the time at booking may alter your trip price lower or higher. *Participant must have valid passport for travel to Canada. Please verify expiration date is beyond February Question? Panorama2018@lewisskiclub.org

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9 Ride the Train to Mount Snow and Ski with the Lewis Ski Club February 11 to the 16th, 2018 TOTAL TRIP PRICE: $767 TRIP LEADER KIM H. Mount Snow 2018 Trip Highlights: Ski in Ski Out Lodging at Grand Summit Train Transportation to Albany, New York Four days skiing Multiple Extras including Tubing Hill Ticket, Live Entertainment, Parties and more. Ski Trip Package Includes: Four night stay at Grand Summit, Slope side Lodging with Ski in Ski Out Round-trip ground transportation via train and bus transfer to Mount Snow, VT Includes train travel to Albany, New York and bus travel to Mount Snow Resort Four days of skiing at Mount Snow Resort One Tubing Hill Ticket Welcome Party with Live Entertainment, and Farewell Pizza Party Four breakfast meals included Outdoor heated hot tub and pool (open year-round) Coincides with Mount Snow Ski Club Week, including extra fun and entertainment -- Contact; Kim Hulick Alpine VP Lewis Ski Club

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