January 7, 2011 $48.00 * for rental equipment and lift ticket. $33.00 * for lift ticket only * Group rates (may change)

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1 Jan-Feb 2012 NEWS FOR SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS Volume 52, No. 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 LEARN TO SKI (better) DAY PERFECT NORTH SLOPES January 7, 2011 $48.00 * for rental equipment and lift ticket. $33.00 * for lift ticket only * Group rates (may change) Non-Members welcome; add $5.00 guest fee and signed liability release form. Lessons given by PSIA-certified Indianapolis Ski Club Instructors. Payment due now Contact: Marilyn Rader (317) CLUB HISTORY The last 11 years of ISC events can be found at the Indy Ski Club s online Photo Gallery : A SchussBoomer archive is there as well. Photo prints may be ordered online from Fotki.

2 TRIPS 2012 January 7 14 Taos NM $ spaces Jim Robinson jimrobinson46077@earthlink.net January 7 LEARN TO SKI DAY Perfect North Marilyn Rader rm.rader@sbcglobal.net See ad this issue NEW DATE!!!! January 28 Feb 4 Vail CO $ spaces Marilyn and Richard Rader rerader@live.com February 4 11 Lake Tahoe $1399 CANCELLED Feb. 24, 25, 26 Boyne Highlands TBD Indiana Ski Council Weekend Paul Wood pwood12@ameritech.net February 25 Mar 3 Snowmass/Aspen $ spaces Jean Ballinger skierjean@yahoo.com March 3 10 Steamboat CO $ spaces Dick Surber raskisy@sbcglobal.net WAIT LIST IS EMPTY!!! See ad this issue. The state with the most ski areas in the US is not out west, it is New York with 52. Only three ski areas in the country do not allow snowboarding: Alta and Deer Valley in Utah and Mad River Glen in VT. Beaver Creek hands out 400,000 warm chocolate chip cookies per season at its base at 3 pm daily. (Don t be late!) Learn to Ski Day January 7 will be our annual Learn to Ski day at Perfect North Slopes where club instructors are available to teach beginning skiers. All level of skiers are invited to join in the fun on this day so please come along even if you already know how to ski! If there s time, we probably will offer more advanced skiing. If you need to rent equipment, cost for lift and rental equipment is $48. Group rates subject to change. Non-club members are welcome to attend for a $5 guest fee and a waiver will need to be signed. For more information and to let us know of your interest, contact: Marilyn Rader rm.rader@sbcglobal.net or ) March 9 17 Kitzbuhel, AUSTRIA $ spaces Randy Ridgway rridgway@accs.net PASSPORT REQUIRED March Mammoth CA $1459 CANCELLED March Telluride CO $ spaces Priscilla Johnson johnsonteam@comcast.net January 10 March 31 April 4 Breckenridge CO $ spaces Sarah Payton sunny-payton@att.net More photos from December Christmas- Hanukkah- Kwanzaa party on page 7 Latest info is always on the club website

3 Ski Conditions as of December 31, 2011 Taos Ski Valley NM Packed Powder 92/111 trails Perfect North, IN 4-20 Machne made 13/23 trails Vail, Colorado 18 packed powder 115/193 trails Boyne Highlands, MI Machine made 33 of 55 trails Snowmass, Colorado packed powder 61 of 91 trails Steamboat, Colorado 23 packed powder 122/165 trails Kitzbuehel, Austria packed 55 of 67 trails Telluride, Colorado 30 hard packed 77/127 trails Breckenridge, Colorado 29 packed powder 59/155 trails Garmisch Germany (OVSC) packed 17 of 17 trails Big Sky, MT (OVSC trip) powder 119/150 trails BOTTOM LINE: A fairly normal situation for early winter. A lot more snow will come!!!. There s a link on the Indy Ski Club s website that takes you to a common site for ski area snow reports. It s not always up to date, so use the resort link on the results page to get more recent info. THURSDAY THIRST, NOVEMBER 10th We had a great turnout (a couple dozen) at the Beech Grove Thursday Thirst, even though there was some serious snow falling. I guess the snow got us into the mood for the après part of skiing. More trivia stolen from the Ft Wayne Ski club newsletter: The Canyons at Park City offers the only kosher restaurant at a ski resort, Squaw Valley offers the only ski in / ski out Starbucks in North America. Domino s Pizza does more business per year than the entire ski and snowboard industry

4 The Prez Speaks (by Lisa Sindelar) So 2011 has ushered out to the New Year of However, I ll take a moment and reflect on some of the wonderful things in the past year 2012 Race Schedule (Ohio Valley Ski Council) Indy Club members are invited to try competitive racing Contact Russ Boehm rjboehm@iquest.net Perfect North race times, Saturday 7 pm, Sunday 10:00 am; Paoli Peaks race times, Saturday 10:00, Sunday 9:30 am; All Mad River races start at 10:00 am. Race times are tentative. Check in lodge upon arrival. Date Location/Format Host Club Lift Tickets January 7 Perfect North, IN two GS Cincinnati $30 per day January 8 Perfect North, IN GS/SL January 21 Paoli Peaks, IN two GS Louisville Wknd Pkg $72 January 22 Paoli Peaks, IN GS/SL Sat Pkg $52, Sun Pkg $47 January 28 Mad River, OH MR OPEN Single SL, Dual GS Columbus January 29 Mad River, OH MR OPEN Figure 11, GS February 4 Perfect North, IN two GS Cincinnati $30 per day CUP QUALIFIER/CUP RACE February 5 Perfect North, IN two GS Mike Robbens Memorial Race additional $10 February 11 Paoli Peaks, IN two GS Lexington Wknd Pkg $72 February 12 Paoli Peaks, IN GS/SL Frankfort Sat Pkg $52 Sun Pkg $47 February 18 Mad River, OH Duel GS Columbus February 19 Mad River, OH GS/SL February 26 Perfect North Slopes, IN King/Queen of the Hill Non-OVSC March 2-4 West Virginia Governors Cup Race OVSC weekend trip March NASTAR National Championships, Winter Park, CO Race formats (GS, SL, etc.) are subject to conditions and course availability. Lodging discounts available Hosting the best OVSC Summit ever in downtown Indy, chaired by Joan Naffziger; numerous activities, golf, biking, break-out sessions, dinners and vendor expo thank you Joan and all the volunteers for showing our Ohio Valley Ski Council guests a great time! A strong showing of enthusiastic club members at the summer picnic/trip sign-up; the club awarded trip discount certificates and we dined on a lot of great BBQ with super side dishes brought by our members Repeat performance at the Penrod Art Fair at the IMA, handing out brochures on trips and club information; we had so much fun (helps being positioned near one of the band stages and beer tent!), the organizers now look forward to our booth and the dancing ski bunnies A very social group gathering on a snowy, Thursday thirst night in November at O Gara s in Beech grove for great pizza and drinks A newly revamped Facebook page, designed to increase our exposure in the social media world Membership in the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, again designed to increase our exposure; however, on a more local level All this couldn t happen without the vision from over 50 years ago, the foundation of the core mission of promoting the sport of skiing and snowboarding, and the hard work of many past and current members and officers. Thank you to all. mm goals are to continue to build on the foundation, while adding more value to attract and retain more members. We had awesome attendance at our Holiday party and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did socializing, exchanging gifts, gathering food for Gleaners. I think the presentation from Sun Valley Sports on the latest technology in equipment and clothing was a huge hit a grateful THANK YOU to Sam at Sun Valley Sports on all the gift certificates they gave away! Even though we don t have snow in Indy, I hope everyone is fired up to hit the slopes with your fellow club members on the upcoming trips over the next three months and will have a fun time. Watch for details for our April Meltdown meeting we hope to have another presentation/speaker that will bring value to the gathering. If you haven t already, please consider getting involved with your ski club there are so many ways (small or large) that you can help. Don t hesitate to contact me with questions or ideas of how the club can give you the value you deserve from your membership Woo hoo, let s ski and make 2012 a great year!! Lisa Indy Ski Club at Butler Men's Basketball game GO DAWGS! Enjoy a fun game of Butler basketball at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. This is an ESPN "Bracketbuster" game, so opponent and time are not yet determined. BUT, it will be EXCITING. Grab your family, friends, and neighbors-- Saturday, Feb 18 th, 2012 Time TBD Hinkle Fieldhouse 510 W 49th Street Indianapolis, IN Cost: $19-adults, $7-kids checks made payable to Indianapolis Ski Club. RSVP to Lisa by Feb 3 rd to reserve your ticket--we NEED 15 people to get the group ticket rates. For more information, please contact: Lisa Sindelar, danasin2@yahoo.

5 SOCIALLY SPEAKING Contact : Lisa Sindelar danasin2@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFO OR TO VOLUNTEER January pm Indy Ski Club Thursday Thirst. Come out to experience another wonderful, lo cal establishment our fine city!! Hope to see you there. Where: Dawson s on Main, 1464 Main St, Speedway, IN February 18 March 15 after work April TBD May 10 after work Butler men's basketball game (see ad in this issue or online) Thursday Thirst location TBD, watch the website Wine & Canvas Night Contact Lisa to suggest organizations to support Thursday Thirst at Scotty's Downtown, 1 Virginia Avenue May 19 ISC Day at the Track-Pole Day (HELP NEEDED) Mallow Run Winery Outing The average cost to make one mold for a ski boot (each size is a different mold), is $100K. The average cost to make one mold for a ski (again, each size is a different mold), is $3K. And my favorite: The first chairlift in the world, built in Sun Valley in 1936, was based on a system to load bananas! THE ABOVE TRIVIA COLLECTIONWAS BLATANTLY SWIPED FROM THE Ft Wayne Ski Club s newsletter.. They sent it to us, so I figured it was fair game. Ed.

6 TRIPS!!! (Let s go skiing!!!! ) Thank goodness it snowed! It finally makes one think that perhaps winter and SKI SEASON are here. The club has six western and a European trip heading out as soon as the calendar turns a leaf. The Taos skiers leave January 7 and will have a great week at the Snakedance Condos with Roger hosting. As always, the Ernie Blake Ski School DEAL OF THE CENTURY is available and hopefully all will participate. This is half day ski school for 5 days at the bargain basement price of $99. Grouped according to ability, the class of six is beneficial to all levels of skiers. Jim Robinson is leading this trip, and we wish all happy skiing! The Vail trip leaves the end of January, ably led by Richard Rader. Because the Indianapolis Ski Club is a White Carpet Club with Vail Resorts, they are hosting an après ski at the Arabelle Tavern for the club members. This trip stays at Vail Spa in Lions Head, and we ll have a club instructor along. THINK SNOW!! Jean Ballinger will leave her dancing in Texas to lead our group in Snowmass/Aspen the last week of February. Again we are staying at the Gant-- great accommodations, good location and the Gantmobile to provide transport if needed. Great skiing at Aspen, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, and SNOWMASS are available for the group to enjoy. THINK The Steamboat trip leaves the first week of March and will be led by Dick Surber. Lodging at the Ranch, with great van transportation, this should be a good group. Randy Ridgway and fellow skiers depart for Kitzbuhel, Austria on March 9 and are planning a good time in the Alps and surrounding areas. REALLY THINK SNOW!! Telluride looms for the last of March and is being led by Priscilla Johnson. The Mountain Lodge will be our host and will provide a great ski- in ski -out home for a week. It is conveniently located near the gondola and has van transportation for guests. The last trip of the year is one with families, children, grandchildren and happy skiers. Breckenridge, Colorado always offers great skiing, food, shopping and beautiful vistas. Sarah Payton is leading this group Hopefully we will have some snow before Saturday, January 7 so that our Learn to Ski Day at Perfect North will happen. It's hard to ski in Indiana when it's 50 degrees outside but hopefully Perfect North has made enough snow so this event can happen. Marilyn Rader will be the leader. THINK SNOW!! Racing weekend at Boyne Highlands is being lead by Paul Wood and is February 24, 25, 26. This is an Indiana Ski Council event, and you don t have to race to participate. If you still want to join a trip, please contact the trip leader as soon as possible. There may be wait list opportunities available. Because of airline and hotel booking deadlines, the Club may have established final numbers, so we can only add if there is a cancellation. Often we can add hotel space if you have your own air reservations or drive out, so contact the leaders as to the status. And THINK SNOW!! so we can all have wonderful trips. THANKS!! to all the trip leaders for their efforts this year in planning, booking and leading the trips. Priscilla Johnson, Trips VP Janet Boehm 1/4 Rick White 1/6 Joyce Ballinger 1/10 Gary Featherston 1/10 Martin Dadel 1/11 Janet Zusman 1/11 Judy Pearson 1/12 Holly Cole 1/13 Randal Ridgway 1/13 Noli Bentley 1/14 Suzanne Carlson 1/16 Michael Wier 1/17 Patrice Lafargue-Hauret 1/18 Merryn Gluys 1/19 January-February BIRTHDAYS Joe Hankins 1/19 Richard Darlington 1/20 Kent Kitchel 1/20 Julie Snyder 1/20 Eduard Krause 1/23 Lois Surber 1/25 David Carlson 1/26 Chelsea Payton 1/27 Roland Walker 1/27 David Trittipo 2/1 Deborah Neal 2/3 Ruthann Osenbaugh 2/4 Kara Benson 2/5 Michael Campbell 2/5 Deby Crislip 2/6 Bette Dodd 2/7 Ron Habenicht 2/11 Ronald Milford 2/11 Rita Burroughs 2/13 James Ault 2/17 Mary Segasser 2/17 Glen Fowler 2/18 Eva Roberts 2/19 Kristy Williams 2/19 Claudia Bossard 2/20 Karen Rossen 2/20 Robert Swisshelm 2/20 David Bossard 2/21 Patrick Swickheimer 2/22 Dick Verhulst 2/27 Mary Russell 2/28 Shirley Triller 2/28

7 View from the Sky (from your Boomer editor) The club isn t going to Big Sky this year, but your editor and the Boss Lady are spending the winter there. We arrived just before Christmas to find a foot of new powder the first morning so in spite of being car-lagged, we skied! Snowfall so far this winter hasn t lived up to last year s totals, but it s early. La Nina produced some major moisture in , and even though the Little Girl hasn t flexed her muscles this season, she s still more dominant than her little brother El Nino so expect more than average snowfall. And in the first 10 days of skiing this season I ve made powder tracks on five of those ISC West days. So it ain t bad. If you are on a club trip to the Rockies, you should have some great snow. I had another paragraph in here but tree skiing was especially sweet today! So I rewrote it. For the first time yesterday (December 31) I saw a long lift line (about a minute) at Big Sky, so we skied at Moonlight Basin next door, where we had a half foot of new stuff to explore almost alone. Then today (New Year s) the crowds were gone from Big Sky and, to my amazement, I found tree run after tree run through deep powder that hadn t been touched at all. I guess most of those visitors were from Texas. So even 36 inches of base can be terrific. And, as 2011 winds down, let s remember that we are skiers and boarders who enjoy a good time, and we enjoy each other. So if the condo isn t perfect, or the restaurant overcooks your steak, or if a goofball cuts you off in the lift line, be cool! Let s make 2012 a great year for the other folks in the club, not just for yourself. Think about helping out, even on a small scale. Lisa is looking for folks to arrange social events such as Thursday Thirst, a ball game, a kayak afternoon Simple to do but so hard to find leaders. In 2012, be the leader you d want the club to have. Hope to see a lot of you folks on club trips this season. Mel P.S. THANKS to Richard and Marilyn Rader for picking up, addressing, and mailing the Boomer so many times. TRIP DISCOUNT WINNERS Bill and Moose DECEMBER PARTY LATEST INFO IS ONLINE AT

8 SUN Postmaster: If Undeliverable Please Return to: Marilyn Rader 7834 Valley Stream Dr Indianapolis IN Next Club meeting - April Meltdown Party President: Lisa Sindelar President-elect: OPEN Secretary: Lois Surber Treasurer: Richard Rader SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Board mtg Thursday Thirst 13 at 14 Taos 6pm Dawson s in Speedway returns VAIL trip leaves Indianapolis Ski Club Officers VP Trips: Priscilla Johnson VP-elect trips: Dick Surber VP Member Services: Marilyn Rader Website January 2012 February 2012 Articles for March Boomer to Mel Crichton kj9c@iquest.net by February 20, Perfect North Instruction MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 Groundhog day Butler basketball Boomer Indiana Ski 25 Council at deadline Boyne Highlands Aspen trip leaves LATEST INFO IS ONLINE AT