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1 CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL skiclub.com December, 2017 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE COUNCIL MEETING: WELCOME SKI SEASON 2017/2018!!! We ushered in the season with a spectacularly successful Snowball on November 18 th! The Marriott has done a beautiful job on their facelift, and they were wonderful hosts for the CSC members lucky enough to attend. Council Ambassador Joy Dutra and our Vice President Marsha Baretta co-chaired a great evening with the help of Art Dutra (program), Dave Zuraw (raffle), THE SUPER VOLUNTEERS from the 16 clubs that had roles in providing decorations, security, raffle prizes and ticket sales, and Outstanding Member awards. A special and heartfelt Thank You to Bob and Kristine Kaczmarczyk for hosting the 11 club Ambassadors who competed to represent the Council for the coming year. All are winners and proud members of their clubs. Thank you to our judges that day: Jay Dougherty, General Manager of Mt. Southington; Courtney Zeiler, reporter at Channel 3; and Kim Meeker, Group Sales Manager of Mt. Snow. Thank you for giving us the day! Melissa Patterson from the New Haven Ski Club was chosen to be the CSC Ambassador for the coming year. Congratulations Melissa! We also had the opportunity to recognize Outstanding Members of 14 clubs who were offered recognition for the service that they have performed for their clubs over the past year. Having recognized all of the hard work done by these wonderful people, over 550 Council members danced the night away to the music of one of the most storied bands in the Northeast Eight to the Bar. The dance floor was packed from beginning to end, and several of the clubs had food and music in their hospitality rooms as well (work is that some were partying until 3 in the morning.) COMMITTEE REPORTS: SKI VOUCHERS Nancy Nolan (Southern tier) and Cheryl Parmalee and Mark Robitaille (Northern tier) performed a GREAT JOB!! In taking orders for pre-season ski tickets and getting the right tickets to the right clubs. They processed over $1,000,000 in ticket sales! AWARENESS DAYS John Filakovsky has worked diligently to complete the Awareness days schedule, and has replaced the Awareness Days left vacant by Stowe deciding not to support our Council with affordable skiing. Please support the mountains that care enough about keeping skiing affordable. CSC SNOWBALL Please see above! NATIONAL SKI COUNCIL FEDERATION Ben Tomszak reported on his trip to the NSCF meeting at our Nov. 14 Council business meeting. He came away from the trip to Sun Peaks, British Columbia, with a number of worthy ideas for our Council s consideration. His talk sparked a very spirited discussion about attracting and holding new members to out clubs. Based on that discussion, he will be forming a committee to put these ideas into action for the benefit of our member clubs. We look forward to hearing from this committee in the coming months. MONDAY NIGHT RACING Rob Dexter announced that the kick-off pizza party and registration night will be held at Mt. Southington on Monday, Dec. 18. There will be NO RACING that night, so come out, have some pizza, register, and be ready for the competition! Because of the way the holidays fall this year, the first night of real competition will be Jan. 8, DEC 12, 2017 NOTE LOCATION: The Back 9 at the Stanley Golf Course formerly the Whinstone Tavern) Following meeting: Jan. 9, 2018 Newsletter Deadline The next newsletter will be for January deadline is DEC. 17. Send to me at donald.ludwig@sbcglobal.net Thanks, Ginny Ludwig BULK TICKET UPDATE Thanks to all the clubs who picked up their tickets at the November meeting, and a big thanks to those who helped carry the heavy boxes to the meeting room. I should have Mt. Sunapee bulk tickets soon, and will have them available to pick up at the December Council meeting. Please be sure your club sends a rep to pick them up. Not all mountains are open yet but are expected to do so by the beginning of December. Check their websites and ours for updates. Get your ski gear ready and have a great season! Questions?? Contact Nancy at nancynolan@snet.net

2 President s Message, continued KIDS DAY the Kids Day committee will meet to finalize plans for the kids learn to ski day at Mt. Southington. Jay Dougherty, General Manager at Mt Southington, has agreed to the event taking place on Sunday, Jan 28, Details to follow. ON SNOW WEEKEND As you probably know by now, we will be hosted by Okemo on March 2, 3 and 4, As mentioned at the beginning, the Snowball, as great as it was, was attended by only 16 clubs. It would be fantastic to have that number double for On Snow weekend. We will post more information on the website shortly, including lodging options. You do not have to race to have a great 3-ay Vermont On Snow weekend (CAST proved that at Loon)! CSC WEBSITE - MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CSC WEBSITE TO POST YOUR CLUB TRIPS AND EVENTS! If you are trying to get out information about your club activities, such as ski trips, to our 30,000 Council members, and you have not posted it on the CSC website, you are not taking advantage of the single greatest marketing tool available to you. Bill Leuze will post your information just ask! REMEMBER the Council website has links to your club website, and your club s website should have a link to the Council s site. Also make sure your membership goes to the website regularly a lot of really good stuff on how to make your season bright! I wish you all a warm and fun-filled Thanksgiving, and look forward to seeing you at The BACK NINE at STANLEY GOLF COURSE at 7:30 pm on DECEMBER 12!! Jonathan PSIA Don Haringa, Dir. Of Education and Programs for PSIA-AASI Eastern Division, extends an invitation to everyone in the CT Ski Council to take a moment to learn about his organization. In a nutshell, PSIA offers the following: The Eastern division represents 32% of the 32,800 national membership, and teaches at 250+ snow sports schools. More than 200 educational staff members conduct clinics and exams. Provides training, education and certification opportunities. Offers 3 levels of certification in alpine, snowboard, Nordic and adaptive teaching. Conducts over 500 educational and certification events annually. Offers specialized programs to teach children, seniors, and racers. Check out the E-learning course it s free! Go to: thesnowpros.org. and click on Education. Select E-Learning, and go to New Instructor Course. Then follow the instructions and enjoy the course! For detailed information on who we are, what we do and all our programs, please go to our website, psia-e.org. Whether you want to teach, or become the best skier/boarder you can be, we have a program for you. Don Haringa, dharinga@psia-e.org. Ambassador s Angle The CSC Shook It Up at the 2017 Snowball!!!! Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2017 Snowball on Nov. 18, 2017! Over 500 f you were present as we awarded over 220 prizes through Ambassador gifts, grand raffle prizes, door prize and the general raffle! You brought in almost $7000in raffle ticket sales, which is great! Those sales will help to sponsor our events through the year, including the Kids Instruction Day. Congratulations and good luck to our new CSC Ambassador, Melissa Patterson Meadders from New Haven Ski Club! Joy Dutra did a fabulous job of inspiring future Ambassadors and learning how to manage a big party for 500 of you! The team of Snowball committee volunteers worked diligently throughout the evening and the solicitation and the raffle committee folks did an incredible job! A huge thank you to Kim McLaughlin of Manchester and Annette Murphy of North Haven for storing and organizing the raffle gifts prior to the event, as well as bringing a team of volunteers from their clubs to distribute the prizes at the Ball! A very special thanks to our solicitors Robert Kot from New Britain Falcons, and Stephanie Evers from River Hills. Their diligence paid off as they solicited 55 prizes from ski related vendors in and out of our state, in addition to maintaining thorough and accurate records of all the donated prizes 222 in all! A huge debt of gratitude to Stephanie, especially as she fine-tune and resorted the database leading up to the Snowball (sometimes working a 24 hour day.) Then at the stroke of 10:00 pm she was the sole person to correlate the drawn raffle ticket numbers into the database of prizes. Incredible tenacity and diligence. Volunteers from other clubs include Torrington and Grumman, as they sold raffle tickets throughout the night. Norwich came on board to pre-rip tickets, and other members of Danbury, River Hills and New Britain Falcons did their share in the raffle room counting ticket sales returns and ripping tickets. What a great team! Special thanks also to Dave Zuraw who carried the torch for me while I was recuperating from shoulder surgery, and heading the raffle group during September and October. He uploaded the winning raffle ticket numbers onto the PowerPoint, and how about our Bill Leuze making use of technology and linking the winning numbers/gifts to our own CSC website! It is said that many hands make light work, and so many of you made it that much more enjoyable and rewarding for everyone! Great job all of you! Here s to 2018 with our new Ambassador, Melissa Patterson Meadders from New Haven! Marsha M. Baretta CSC Vice President

3 OH, THE PLACES YOU LL GO. Here are the ski trips that are available now, hosted by some of our member clubs. Time to sharpen your skis. SUGARLOAF, MAINE Jan. 7-12, 2018 Host: Central CT Snow Snakes Includes: Condo, 5 ½-day lift ticket, lesson (teens add $12 daily); access to fitness center and outdoor center (lift ticket is interchangeable), Monday night welcome party. Cost: Adult ski & stay (min occ); studio to 2 BR condo - $470; 3 to 5 BR condo $425. Kids ages 4-14 (lift, rentals, lessons (no bed)** $149. ** Empty bed supplement ($203) can be added to kids price to occupy bed space.) Balance due Dec. 1. Non-member fee $25/single, $50/family. Contact: Marie Carparelli at mcarparelli@att.net or STOWE, VT Jan 18-21, 2018 Host: NAVA Ski Club Includes: 3-day lift ticket; 3 nights at Commodore Inn; 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner. Cost: $448/doub occ. Non-skier discount $142; add Sunday night for $86 (incl. lift ticket for Mon.) $150 deposit due Oct. 12 (non-refundable); balance due Dec. 17. Contact: Enid Batista-Gendron; enidgary@yahoo.com, or BRECKENRIDGE and VAIL, CO Feb. 4-9, 2018 Host: Central CT Snow Snakes Includes: R/T air nonstop from Hartford to Denver via United; R/T hotel & airport transfers; 5 nights at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge; 4 out of 6-day lift ticket valid at Breckenridge, Keystone, A-Basin, Vail and Beaver Creek; welcome wine & cheese reception; AND group day trip to Vail with transportation. Cost: $1445 pp/doub occ in hotel (2 queens, sitting area, microwave, fridge); $1550 pp/in Colorado Suite (1 queen, sleeper, mini-kitchen, spa tub, fireplace, private balcony); $1500 pp/with 4 in 2BR suite; $1630 pp/with 3 in 2BR suite (1 queen room, 2 queen room, sleeper sofa, full kitchen, fireplace, private balcony) Contact: Ray Irvin, or rirvin@binsurance.com SUGARLOAF, MAINE Feb. 8-11, 2018 Host: The Goodmen Club Includes: 3 nights at Sugarloaf Hotel; 3-day lift ticket. Cost: $350 pp/ 6 per 3 BR condo; $375 pp/4 per 2 BR condo; $450 pp/2 at Sugarloaf Hotel. Contact: Donna Yanick at donnayanick@gmail.com or Ken Cutcliffe at ken@greateventsandescapes.com. PARK CITY, UTAH Feb , 2018 Host: Pinnacle Ski Club Includes: R/T non-stop air from Newark to Salt Lake City; all ground transportation; 7 nights at Park City Doubletree/Hilton; welcome reception, daily breakfast; 2 group dinners. 3-day lift ticket to Park City/The Canyons; 1-day bus trip and tickets to Snowbird and Powder Mountain. Cost: $1950/pp; doub occ. Contact: Steve Hassel , or at stevehassel66@gmail.com, or Mike Finick at , mrfinick@yahoo.com. INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND Feb , 2018 Host: Metroland Ski Club Includes: R/T air Boston/Zurich via American; all ground transfers; 7 nights at 3-star City Hotel Oberland; welcome drink; full hot and cold daily breakfas buffet; local taxes, fuel surcharges, air taxes; optional tour to Bern, Luzerne, Zermatt. Cost: $1289 pp/doub; $1489 pp/single Contact: Brian McNamara, , metrolandskiclub@gmail.com TELLURIDE, CO Feb. 23-March 2, 2018 Host: Central CT Snow Snakes Includes: R/T air from Hartford to Montrose, CO; R/T hotel & airport transfers; 7 nights at Hotel Telluride; daily full breakfast; 5 or 7-day lift ticket; complimentary welcome wine, cheese, hors d oeuvres reception. Cost: $2175 pp/in Signature double with 1 king or 2 double beds, sitting area, wet bar, mini-fridge, small appliances, humidifier, private balcony. Contact: Patti Christiana, , or at President@ctsnowsnakes.org; or Jennifer Gillotti, , or at Jennifer.Gillotti@gmail.com ATTITASH/WILDCAT, NH Feb , 2018 Host: Danbury Ski Club Includes: 2 nights slopeside at Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, with pool & hot tub; 2-day lift ticket good at Attitash & Wildcat; Sat. group dinner & raffle at Attitash. Cost: $335 pp/doub occ. Deposit at sign-up; bal. due Dec. 31. Contact: Charles Rubano at , or at secondhillstudio@gmail.com INDIAN HEAD RESORT, LINCOLN, NH (Skiing Cannon, Loon, Bretton Woods, Waterville Valley) Feb. 25-March 2, 2018 Host: NAVA Ski Club Includes: 5-day mid-week pass; après ski party, Cannon tram; twilight wine and cheese party. Cost: $620 pp/doub occ; $555 pp/triple; $510 pp/quad. $150 discount for non-skier Contact: Enid Batista-Gendron, enidgary@yahoo.com,

4 MORE CLUB TRIPS THIS SEASON LODGING DEALS THIS SEASON BIG SKY, MONTANA March 6-13, 2018 Host: Newington Ski Club Includes: R/T air Hartford to Bozeman via United; R/T Bozeman-Big Sky motor coach; 7 nights at Big Horn Condos; 5 out of 6-day lift pass (deduct $400 if using MaxPass); welcome reception; mountain tour; discount equipment rental; current taxes. Cost: $1750 pp Contact: John Hunter, , or mtholly@sbcglobal.net. LE PORTES DU SOLEIL, MORZINE, FRANCE March 9-17, 2018 Host: Winterset Ski Club 12 resorts in 2 countries; 24 mountains, 50 summits, 300 runs, 196 lifts. Includes: R/T air Newark to Geneva; R/T bus transfers; 7 nights at Chalet Hotel Fleur des Neiges (5-star); daily breakfast and dinner; lodging and transportation taxes. NOT INCLUDED: trip insurance; lift tickets (6 days approx. $315); baggage fees; self-directed sight-seeing; Winterset Ski Club membership Cost: $1965 pp/doub occ Contact: Carolyn Eiseman, , or wintersetskitrips@gmail.com. PARK CITY CANYONS, UTAH March 11-18, 2018 Host: Meriden Ski & Snowboard Club Includes: R/T air Hartford to Salt Lake City via United; R/T airport/hotel transfers via motor coach; 7 nights at Park Ave Condos (Gold units); 4 out of 6-day pass; 1 day lift pass at Deer Valley; baggage handling; taxes & fees. Cost: $ $1835. Contact: Wayne Gineo, , or wgineo@cox.net. SNOWMASS, COLORADO March 24-31, 2018 Host: Metroland Ski Club Includes: R/T air Boston or NYC; 7 nights in 2-BR condo (based on 4 occ) at Top of the Village Condos; 5 out of 10 day lift ticket (valid at all Aspen mountains); R/T ground transport; pizza welcome party; White Diamond hotel services. Options: R/T luggage porter $10 pp; ski/board rentals; travel ins.; senior pricing; additional lift ticket days. Cost: $1399 pp. Land only package $969. Contact: Brian McNamara, , metrolandskiclub@gmail.com. COMMODORES Inn at Stowe $78/night, doub occ: Dec, Jan, Feb and April $98/night, doub occ: March Includes breakfast: 10% tax, 8% service on room additional) STOWE or GOLDEN EAGLE RESORT at Stowe Use Promo code: SKICLUB2018 when booking at goldeneagleresort.com. Discount is applied to Best Available Rate: 10%-40% depending on dates & availability. Breakfast not included STOWEFLAKE MOUNTAIN RESORT & SPA $209/night, doub occ (Dec, Jan, and April) $229/night, doub occ (Feb and March) Rates start from Luxury Level Guestrooms. Tax, gratuity and breakfast not included. Based on availability STOWE MOTEL AND SNOWDRIFT $72/night, doub occ in Superior Room (Dec and April) $80/night, doub occ in Deluxe Efficiency (Jan, Feb and March) $80/night, doub occ in Superior Room (Sun-Thurs)$110/night, doub occ in Superior Room (Fri & Sat) $100/night, doub occ in Deluxe Efficiency (Sun-Thurs) $125/night, doub occ in Deluxe Efficiency (Fri & sat) Rates include hearty continental breakfast. 10% tax not included TOWN & COUNTRY RESORT at Stowe $68/night, doub occ (Dec & April) Breakfast not included. $79/night, doub occ (Jan & Feb) Full breakfast included. $99/night, doub occ (March) Full breakfast included. 10% tax additional Conditions: Please make reservations in advance. Reservations subject to availability. Please let the lodging property know that you are participating in the Ski Club & Council Appreciation Days

5 CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL Appreciation Days Season ATTITASH RESORT AND WILDCAT MOUNTAIN Ski Council Appreciation Days Date Appreciation Rate Group Rate Thurs Jan 4 $36 $40 Fri Jan 5 $36 $40 Sat Jan 6 $47 $51 Sun Jan7 $36 $50 Fri Feb 9 $36 $40 Sat Feb 10 $47 $51 Sun Feb 11 $36 $40 Fri Mar 16 $17 $17 Sat Mar 17 $47 $51 Sun Mar 18 $36 $36 Must have valid photo ID and valid ski club/council membership card. One ticket per member per day. Use any ticket window. Groups of 15 or more contact groupinfo@attitash.com at least 24 hours prior to arrival. SKI BUTTERNUT CSC Ski Club Discount $40 almost every weekend & holiday* $20 every Monday Friday non-holiday* $30 equipment rental almost every day* $25 group lesson almost every weekend & holiday* *Valid for members of ski clubs in the CT Ski Council & immediate family (spouse & children only). Not valid MLK weekend (Jan 13-15, 2018) or Presidents Weekend (Feb 17-19, 2018.) Holiday rates apply Dec 24-Jan 1, 2018, and Feb 20-25, Check in at group ticket booth weekends & holidays 8:00 AM to noon; Main office all other times. Present valid CSC ID and Photo ID; cash or credit card only. Skibutternut.com CATAMOUNT Special rates for ski club members! $20 Midweek, non-holiday $49 Weekends including holidays $45 Sundays, non-holiday Just show your valid club ID with CSC sticker for discount! Catamountski.com SUGARBUSH RESORT Council Days Dec 13-17, 2017 $50 ticket per day Jan 1-7, 2018 $52 ticket per day Mon-Fri & Sunday; $60 ticket Saturday Redeem at either Mount Ellen or Lincoln Peak ticket windows. Must present valid club card with CSC sticker, along with photo ID. One discount per card per person, unless it is a family club card. Sugarbush.com. GORE MOUNTAIN Ski Council and Club Appreciation Days One-day ticket: $42 Two-day ticket: $75 Available on any of the following dates: Sat Dec 9 Sun Dec 10 Thurs Dec 21 Fri Dec 22 Mon Jan 8 Mon Feb 5 Thurs Mar 8 Fri Mar 9 Sat Mar 24 Sun Mar 25 Purchase tickets at Guest Services on the lower level of Northwoods Lodge. Each person must show photo ID and valid club membership card with valid CT Ski Council sticker. cindy@goremountain.com MOUNT SNOW RESORT Mount Snow has some really awesome ticket prices for us this season, in addition to our bulk ticket voucher rates. Make note of these dates: Dec 12 buy a ticket for $12 Jan 7 kids under 17 years old pay their age lift ticket Feb 14 Valentine s Day - 2 tickets for $59 Mar 16 St. Pat s Day $17 ticket price And, as always, the CT Ski Council Everyday Benefits are offered. You can buy a day ticket for the daily group ticket rate. Present your club membership card with valid CSC sticker and a valid photo ID at the Mount Snow Group Sales office in the clock tower building (Mon-Fri), or the Sundance Base Lodge (weekends & holidays). One ticket per card; all members must be present with photo ID. STOWE Ski Club & Council Appreciation Days Dec 1-3, 2017; Jan 10-12, 2018; Feb 7-9; Mar 16-18; April 6-8 Rates Adult (13-64) Senior (65+) Child (5-12) 1-day: $76 1-day: $65 1-day: $48 2-day: $152 2-day: $130 2-day: $96 3-day: $228 3-day: $195 3-day: $144 Participants must present or obtain an Evolution Stowe Card. It is your lift ticket and is specific to each participant. It can be reloaded. For season, Stowe Mountain Resort guests will not be charged to initially obtain an Evolution card. First replacement (loss or forgotten) made at no charge. Second replacement: $10. Go directly to a ticket window at Mansfield or Spruce Camp. Present valid ski club with Council sticker & driver s license.

6 Ride and Ski Cards Save big at 25 of the Northeast s top mountains all season long with the Ride and Ski Card. Go to rideandskine.com/csc/ for pricing and details for purchasing this season pass card. Deadline to purchase is Jan. 1, Questions? Contact Donna Yanick of The Goodmen Ski Club at , or donnayanick@bhhsne.com. Mountains and the deals that they offer are as follows: New Hampshire Attitash: $10 off ful-price, full-day lift ticket, 7 days & holidays Black Mtn: Buy 1 get 1 at 50% midweek, non holiday; $10 off weekends & holidays Bretton Woods: $15 off adult tickets, Sunday-Friday, non-holiday Crotched Mtn: 2 for 1 mid-week, non-holiday, OR free youth ticket with purchase of adult ticket Sunday to Friday, non-holiday Gunstock: $25 Flex Pass, good for 50%off any day lift ticket Pats Peak: $10 of mid-week; $5 off weekend, non-holiday. Excludes POP Saturday Nights. Must buy full-day lift ticket Ragged Mtn: 2-for-1 lift ticket Sunday to Friday, non-holiday Waterville: 50% full-price mid-week tickets; 25% off weekends & holidays Whaleback: 2-for-1 lift tickets every day, including holidays Wildcat: $10 off full-price, full-day lift ticket, 7 days & holidays Vermont Bolton Valley: $39 ticket every use, including holidays Burke Mtn: 50% off lift tickets, Sunday to Friday Non-holiday Happy Thanksgiving to our Ct Ski Council Clubs and their members!!! See you on the sl0pes.

7 CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL Season Officers PRESIDENT: Jonathan Houck 424 Cardinal Ln., Cheshire CT VICE PRESIDENT: Marsha Baretta TREASURER: Kim Roberti 49 Stanton Rd, Clinton, CT ; SECRETARY: Ben Tomczak, AMBASSADOR: Joy Dutra, AWARENESS DAYS: John Filakovsky BULK TICKETS: Southern Tier: Nancy Nolan, 28 Homestead Pl, Cheshire, CT Northern Tier Bulk Tickets: Cheryl Parmelee; NEWSLETTER: Ginny Ludwig 45 Wintergreen, Cheshire, CT ; RACING : Rob Dexter, ; skicouncil@sbcglobal.net HISTORIAN: TBA PAST PRESIDENT: Tony Edwards PO Box , West Hartford, CT WEBMASTER: Bill Leuze, wleuze@att.net CONTACT INFORMATION: Jonathan Houck 424 Cardinal Ln., Cheshire, CT jhhouck@cox.net BAD WEATHER Bad weather may necessitate the postponement of a CSC meeting. Please check the CSC website at skiclub.com. CSC MEETING LOCATION: The Back 9 Restaurant at Stanley Golf Course, 245 Hartford Avenue, New Britain CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL Visit our website at skiclub.com. The purpose of the Connecticut Ski Council is to foster and encourage organized amateur skiing and riding, to assist in the development of new clubs, to sponsor and run inter-club competition, promote club activity on and off the snow, and to teach skiing and ski safety skills to others. The Council offers discounts on lift tickets, ski trips, lodging, competitive racing, Nordic programs, ski instruction, and social and sporting events, community involvement, physical conditioning, meeting people and having fun. Newsletter Editor Ginny Ludwig 45 Wintergreen Lane Cheshire, CT 06410