Pomerelle Post Trip Report

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1 Pomerelle Post Trip Report For those who did not make our first Pomerelle trip, we regretfully tell you, You should have been there. It was fabulous. We were greeted by 4 inches of fresh powder that had fallen over night, and another inch or two accumulated while we were there. At the end of the day we were still cutting untracked snow. We plan two trips to Pomerelle each year. Don t miss out on our second trip scheduled for Saturday, February 28 th. Thanks to the club subsidy and a great rate from Pomerelle, these are our least expensive trips; only $15 for adults and $10 for juniors. That price includes both a lift ticket and a 1 hour lesson. See the full description of the trip on our web site. Photo by Frank Biggins Pomerelle ski area

2 Updates: Peggy Hinman, President 2 On behalf of the Idaho Falls Ski Club board, I invite you to make 2015 your best winter ever! As a member of the Ski Club, you can find many ways to enjoy the snow and sights of winter. Take a trip - experience Teton Village, Mount Bachelor, Big Sky, Sun Valley, Yellowstone Park, and more. Stay overnight or take a break at the warming huts at Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. Learn a new sport. Did you know that our Targhee Instructionals offer lessons in telemark, nordic, boarding and alpine sports? Get the kids out. The Targhee Instructionals are also a great way for kids to learn. Get discounts for Grand Targhee and Teton Village. Use your Ski Club membership benefits to fuel your adventures. Check out the great benefits and discounts from area merchants on our website. If you have not joined the Idaho Falls Ski Club yet this season, you can sign up on-line or at Idaho Mountain Trading and Play It Again Sports. Best wishes to all for the New Year, and we will see you out there! Nordic area report: The Idaho Falls Ski Club is pleased to announce we have an agreement with the Forest Service to maintain the warming huts at the Kelly Canyon Nordic Area. The Ski Club will also help with some of the trail maintenance and to provide maps. This season, grooming of the main access roads will be provided by Kelly Canyon Resort, with help from the Forest Service as needed. Kelly Canyon Resort also provides parking 7 days a week for nordic skiers and snowshoers for a fee. The parking lots and lodge at Kelly Canyon are private property, and we appreciate their work to make the trails easily accessible to all users. Contact Neil Brown with Kelly Canyon Ski Resort at for information concerning parking. All huts and trails are open to the general public, and the Kelly Mountain hut can be reserved for over night stays by contacting Aaron Cary at (509) or at aac@racinelaw.net Setting up the Huts

3 3 Beneath those beautiful white slopes lurk the avalanche dragons. The threat of those dragons is very real, but it is a myth that they strike without warning. True, these beasts are not fully predictable, but usually there are clues when they are lying in wait to strike. Do you know the clues to look for? If you play outside of resort boundaries, you owe it to yourself to learn about these ruthless killers. Wray and Lani Landon graciously organize two events each year to equip people for assessing avalanche dangers. The first is the Avalanche Awareness Night, an evening presentation offered in early December that introduces avalanche fundamentals and discusses back-country decision basics. This event is free to the public and has tremendous support from the local vendors listed below who provide over $4000 worth of prizes for the evening. Please thank Landon s and the vendors for the gifts and their interest in avalanche safety. The second event is formal Avalanche training, and alternates yearly between either a 24 hour Level 1 training course, or a shortened Level 1 refresher course. This year is the refresher, and the class schedule for January 22 nd and 24 th is nearly full. If you are interested, contact Landon s at Both the Avalanche Awareness and Level 1 training are taught by the American Avalanche Winner of the Big Sky lodging and lift tickets, Greg Weatherby with host Lani Landon Institute.

4 Alpine Trips GRAND TARGHEE INSTRUCTIONALS #2 Jan. 31 st - Feb. 1 st (Sat, Sun) #3 March 7 th - 8 th (Sat, Sun) Coordinator: Moira Solle 2380 Rendezvous, Idaho Falls, ID (208) , idasolle@msn.com Reservation deadlines: #2 January 26 th (Mon) #3 March 2 nd (Mon) $11 per adult lesson (15 & older) $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old) Lesson costs double for reservations made after the deadline ($22/adult lesson; $12/junior lesson). POMERELLE INSTRUCTIONALS #2 February 28 th (Sat) Coordinator: Kevin Skinner 9325 N 55 E, Idaho Falls, ID after 7pm, IFSC.Skinner@gmail.com Reservation deadline: #2 February 23 rd (Mon) $15 per adult member $10 per junior member Price includes both the lesson and a lift ticket. JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND January 16 th & 17 th (Fri & Sat) Glen and Barb Hayes 2285 Balboa Dr. Idaho Falls, ID (208) , hayesbg@ida.net January 5 th (Mon) $59 single occupancy/per day $60 double occupancy ($30/pp day) $60 triple occupancy ($20/pp day) $60 quad occupancy ($15/pp day) $80 king fireplace room - double occupancy ($40/pp day)* $75 large fireplace room quad occupancy ($18.75 pp day)* AVALANCHE TRAINING LEVEL I REFRESHER January 22 nd (Thru) classroom Session, Idaho Mountain Trading Plus January 24 th (Sat) Teton Pass Wray and Lani Landon 3236 Tipperary Lane Idaho Falls, ID lani30@cableone.net Until class is filled, limited to six. $ BIG SKY/MOONLIGHT BASIN Alpine LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH Nordic February 6 th -8th (Fri-Sun) Coordinator: Leslie Roberts 140 E. 97 th N. Idaho Falls, ID (208) , roberts0915@yahoo.com January 2 nd (Sat); or until space fills. (per person basis) Lodging at Big Sky, Huntley Lodge Single occupancy: 2 days Alpine, $535, or 1day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $480 Double occupancy: 2 days Alpine, $375, or 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $325 Triple occupancy: 2 days Alpine, $325, or 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $270 Quad occupancy: 2 days Alpine, $295, or 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $245 Children 11-15: 2 days Alpine, $150, or 1 day Alpine & 1 day Nordic, $100 Children 10 and under: $30 with paying adult Lodging at, Lone Mountain Ranch Single occupancy: 2 days Nordic, $735 Double occupancy: 2 days Nordic, $393 Triple occupancy: 2 days Nordic, $335 POWDERMOUNTAIN/ SNOWBASIN WEEKEND February 20 th 22 nd (Fri-Sat) Don & Debbie Rasch 573 W Pleasant St. Idaho Falls, ID (208) , skibiz@ida.net January 23 rd (Fri) Adult = A, Senior 65+ = S, Youth (7-15) = Y Single: $ A, $ S, $ Y Double: $ A, $ S, $ Y Triple: $ A, $ S, $ Y Quad: $ A, $ S, $ Y Penta: $ A, $ S, $ Y Six: $ A, $ S, $ Y (All pricing is per person based on number of people in each room and includes lift tickets.) MT. BACHELOR, Bend Oregon March 22 nd -28 th (Sun-Sat) Spring Break! Gail Rochelle and Jon Carmack 2335 Tasman Ave., Idaho Falls, ID garochelle@cableone.net Reservation deadline: January 15 th (Thur) 4

5 Alpine Trips/Nordic Trips 5 Full payment due January 31 st (Sat) $800 per person, double occupancy $600 per person, quad occupancy This trip is being converted to a car pool. Each driver, with a minimum of two members per vehicle, will receive a $75.00 subsidy to cover gas cost. SUN VALLEY WEEKEND #2 March 25 th -30 th (Wed-Mon) Choose any days during this time frame. Coordinator: Don & Debbie Rasch (208) , skibiz@ida.net Reservation deadline: February 8 th (Sun) (Includes Lift Ticket) Per Person Hotel Package Rates: Weekday: Double/single OCC Room $84.00/$ Weekend: Double/single OCC Room $88.00/$ Condo Per Person Rates based on Double/Single Occupancy Deluxe 2 BDRM, $110.25/ $ Deluxe 3 BDRM, $103.37/ $ Standard 2 BDRM, $90.25/$ Standard 3 BDRM, $79.00/$ Please note that the Deluxe and Standard Condo pricing is based on single/double occupancy PER BEDROOM. Per unit pricing is available upon request. The Lodging rates do not include resort fees and taxes, which totals approximately 18%. SLOPE SIDE SOCIAL@TARGHEE March 7 th (Sat) Coordinator: Kelly Stoddart-Bentz Nordic Trips GRAND TARGHEE INSTRUCTIONALS #2 Jan. 31 st, Feb. 1 st (Sat, Sun) #3 March 7 th, 8 th (Sat, Sun) Coordinator: Moira Solle 2380 Rendezvous, Idaho Falls, ID (208) , idasolle@msn.com Reservation deadlines: #2 January 26 th (Mon) #3 March 2 nd (Mon) $11 per adult lesson (15 years and older) $6 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old) Lesson costs double for reservations made after the deadline ($22/adult lesson; $12/junior lesson). JACKSON HOLE WEEKEND January 16 th & 17 th (Fri. & Sat.) Glen and Barb Hayes 2285 Balboa Dr. Idaho Falls, ID (208) , hayesbg@ida.net January 5th (Monday) HARRIMAN PARK TO POND S LODGE DAY TRIP January 24, 2015 Coordinator: Bob Lugar, , robertmanna@msn.com January 21, 2015 BIG SKY/MOONLIGHT BASIN, Alpine LONE MOUNTAIN RANCH, Nordic February 6 th -8th (Fri-Sun) Coordinator: Leslie Roberts 6788 N. Yellowstone Hwy., Idaho Falls, ID (208) , roberts0915@yahoo.com January 2 nd (Sat); or until space fills. ANNUAL IFSC HUT CHILE PARTY February 7, 2015 Coordinator: Neil Schafer, , nschafcpa@if.rmci.net Feb 1, 2015 YELLOWSTONE OLD FAITHFUL February 19 February 22, 2015 Coordinator: Gail Rochelle 2335 Tasman Ave., Idaho Falls, ID garochelle@cableone.net Jan. 6, 2015, Space limited, deposit due Jan. 10, 2015 SUN VALLEY WEEKEND March 25 th -30 th (Wed-Mon) Choose any days during this time frame. Coordinator: Don & Debbie Rasch (208) , skibiz@ida.net Reservation deadline: February 8 th (Sun) REMOVAL OF KELLY CANYON IFSC WARMING HUTS March, Exact date TBD; Based on when Kelly Canyon Resort closes. Coordinator: Aaron Cary (509) or aac@racinelaw.net None Please see our Website for full trip information in the November Issue of the Newsletter 2014

6 Grand Targhee Instructional 1 6 In December, the IFSC hosted the first of three Instructional's up at Grand Targhee. There were a total of 229 Downhill, Nordic, Telemark and snowboard lessons given on Saturday and Sunday. Ages ranged from 4 to about 80 years old. Conditions were great with fresh snow falling on both days. If you missed out on taking lessons in December, there are still two more Instructional's, January 26th and March 2, so be sure to sign up before the deadline. These are 2 hour lessons offered to the Idaho Falls Ski Club members for $11.00 per adult lesson (15 and older) and $6.00 per junior lesson (4 to 14 years old). Contact Moira Solle at Discounts, Website, Facebook, Newsletter A NOTE ON 2015 DISCOUNT COUPONS FOR MEMBERS: The Idaho Falls Ski Club is transitioning from the previous plastic card coupon tickets to a more flexible and responsive electronic platform for our 2015 discount coupon offerings to members. Your Board is working aggressively to solicit and post an expanding set of local vendor (lodging, retail equipment outlets, restaurants, eateries, breweries, clubs, etc.) coupons on our web and face book pages. Meanwhile, to help us be responsive to the interests of members, the Board is seeking input from members on suggested businesses from which discount coupons should be sought. We thank you for your patience and look forward to your suggestions. THE IFSC BOARD. Contact Gail Rochelle at garochelle@cableone.net, (Member Benefits Director) or any board member. FACEBOOK: We now have 646 likes on our facebook page. Kelly Stoddard-Bentz is our Social Director and is working to keep you informed about upcoming Trips, Events, Socials and Discounts. Please join her and others to keep you and your friends informed about club activities. WEBSITE: We completed upgrades to the website this year and it is our primary tool to provide information on updates on club activities as well as general information, trips, socials, member benefits and helpful links to road reports, trail maps and guides and more. NEWSLETTER: We are continuing with the printed version for November as this has all the new information for all the trips for the coming winter season. As for the January Issue we again are going with a Electronic Version, ing it to all our members. Finally the March issue is usually the ballot for voting for the new board members for the next years board. We will determine at that time whether to it or mail it to our members. Open Board Meeting: Nomination for Positions to the Board of Directors At The March 2, 2015 Open Board Meeting, nomination will be taken for positions to the Board of Directors. If you are interested in serving on the Idaho Falls Ski Club Board of Directors, please plan to attend this Open Meeting. For more information, please contact: Donald Rasch at skibiz@ida.net or call for location.

7 7 2014/2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour February 5 and 6, :00 pm Thursday & Friday $15.00 per show, reserved seating Different films each night Colonial Theater 498 A Street ( ) For Ticketing and seating chart Two nights of the Best Adventure Films, a fundraiser for the Idaho Falls Nordic Ski Patrol 5:30 pm lobby opens 6:15 pm seating begins 7:00 pm show time. Last years event was a Hugh Success

8 Big Sky Trip 2014 Board Contact Information Peggy Hinman Brian Edgerton Don Rasch Leslie Soderquist Dave Brown or Bev Novak Deborah Rasch Kevin Skinner Bob Lugar or Aaron Crary Sandy Bryan Delisa Rogers Gail Rochelle Dave Brown or Rob VanKampen Greg Olson Deborah Wagner Kelly Bentz Alexandra Chapman