The Roanoke Skier The Monthly Newsletter for the Roanoke Ski Club

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1 The Roanoke Skier The Monthly Newsletter for the Roanoke Ski Club NOVEMBER 2018 President s Message The Temperatures are falling, and snowflakes have been spotted! I was up early Sunday morning, Oct 21st, outside with my new puppy, and looked around with much enthusiasm, to see snowflakes falling in Blacksburg. Several ski resorts in New England and the west have already opened. Whoop, Whoop! to all you snow lovers out there. The cold nights remind me that the holidays are right around the corner, and there is much to be thankful for in our lives. Did you know there are over 400 homeless children in Roanoke City Public Schools? Last year the Roanoke Ski Club provided 138 brand new warm winter coats to area children. Several board members delivered the coats to Dr. Rita Bishop, Roanoke City School Superintendent at the Administration Offices in early January, and 30 coats were handed out the very next day! This thank you came from Justin McLeod, Community Relations Coordinator at RCPS's: "We are truly blessed to live in such a caring community. Please express my gratitude to all the members who participated in this worthy cause." Your RSC is once again partnering with Operation Warm, to give a child who has so little, a gift that will keep them warm and help boost their self-confidence all winter long. Our goal this year is to donate 200 coats to help ensure our students are warm, healthy, and safe, so they can be in school learning. Please click the Operation Warm link below to help us meet our goal for this very worthy cause. It is very easy to donate online. We will also take checks at our Sports and Wellness Membership Meeting Expo on November 7th, at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood. With gratitude, Marla Kemsey President 1

2 To actively promote and engage our members' appreciation of the outdoors, our love of skiing, travel, and adventure. Visit our fundraising website, click below to make a donation 2

3 Upcoming Events: Membership Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, Tanglewood 4468 Starkey Road Roanoke, VA Happy Hour Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 p.m. O Charley s Restaurant & Bar 4765 Valley View Blvd. Roanoke, VA Hostess: Emily Hurst Keep an eye on the Facebook page for last minute events we may put together! Click the dates to easily add the events to your Google calendar! 3

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5 TRIPS Response to our trip lineup has been great but we still have some openings! Beach Week at Kiawah Island again this year was very successful see Pat's write up in this newsletter. Our two African Safari trips and the Amsterdam Rhine River cruise are sold out with wait lists. But we still have a few spaces on our ski trips-- but this won't be for long. Snow is hitting the ground out west and as our weather turns here on the East Coast I suspect remaining spaces will fill quickly. So, if you want to go on an always successful Western Ski Trip or our fabulous Alpe d'huez trip with the option for Paris, please sign up as soon as possible so you won't be left home wishing you had gone. Just contact the trip leader. No deposit required to get on a wait list, but you must be a club member! TRIP LINEUP FOR The following is a summary of the trips. See the following pages for more detail and for links to the full-color flyer on the RSC website, or visit our website at Ski Trips Canaan Jan 27-Jan 30 Shelly Gibson Deer Valley & Sundance Feb 2-9 Marla Kemsey Snowbird & Alta Feb 9-16 Marla Kemsey Back to back (Deer Valley/Snowbird) Feb 2-16 Marla Kemsey Jackson Hole Feb 23-Mar 2 Jack Orsinger Alpe d Huez/Paris Mar Dave Cohan Non-Ski Trips Beach Trip Oct 8-13 Pat Oberlin Amsterdam/Rhine River cruise May Bill Fleshman African Safari/Cape Town Oct Melinda Cohan Bill Fleshman Trip Director 5

6 BEACH TRIP KIAWAH ISLAND, SC October 8-13, 2018 (Monday Saturday) $559 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Pat Oberlin Completed! See wrap up below TIMBERLINE/CANAAN VALLEY, WV January 27-30, 2019 (Sunday Wednesday) $450 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Shelley Gibson A few spaces left Contact Trip Leader! 6

7 DEER VALLEY with SUNDANCE, UT February 2 9, 2019 $1,890 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey marlakemsey1@gmail.com A few spaces left Contact Trip Leader! SNOWBIRD/ALTA, UT February 9-16, 2019 $1,920 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey marlakemsey1@gmail.com A few spaces left Contact Trip Leader! 7

8 BACK TO BACK TRIP DEER VALLEY/SUNDANCE SNOWBIRD/ALTA February 2-16, 2019 $3,240 per person, double occupancy for all 4 ski areas! Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey marlakemsey1@gmail.com A few spaces left Contact Trip Leader! JACKSON HOLE with GRAND TARGHEE, WY February 23-March 2, 2019 $1,998 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Jack Orsinger Jack.orsinger@gmail.com A few spaces left Contact Trip Leader! 8

9 ALPE d HUEZ and PARIS March 16-26, 2019 $2,600 Alpe d Huez, $680 Paris add on per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Dave Cohan dcohan@associatedasphalt.com Two spaces left Contact Trip Leader! AMSTERDAM and RHINE RIVER CRUISE Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland May 22-31, 2019 $3,188* per person, double occupancy (airfare included is estimated) Trip Leader: Bill Fleshman bill.fleshman1@gmail.com Sold Out--Wait List Contact Trip Leader! 9

10 SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI and CAPE TOWN October 17-27, 2019 $2,690 per person dbl. occ + airfare* (*airfare approx. $1500) Trip Leader: Melinda Cohan Melinda@coachesconsole.com Sold Out--Wait List Contact Trip Leader! 10

11 SUMMARY: KIAWAH ISLAND, SC BEACH TRIP We had a great time and beat the odds again with a hurricane. It seems we have either followed or preceded hurricanes in the past, but this time, it occurred during our stay and we were not affected very much. Whew!!! Nineteen of us enjoyed another wonderful time on Kiawah Island. All arrived safely and enjoyed a Welcome Happy Hour and dinner at one of our houses. During our stay, we all had plenty to do between walking, biking, enjoying the beach, the ocean, the pool, golf, shopping, kayaking, and touring. Yes, all that packed into four fun packed days. Our golfers were rained out on Wednesday due to hurricane rains in the morning, but most enjoyed a beautiful, sunny afternoon on the beach playing Bocce Ball. Not to worry, Friday morning the golfers had a fantastic weather day to get in their 18 holes. Thanks, Tony for getting all the arrangements done for the golfers. On Thursday, we all caravanned to Low Tide Brewing for a Happy Hour tasting with catered appetizers. Everyone had a good time, especially the three Birthday gals that were celebrating that week. We surprised Dene Hoffman, Barbara Thurman, and Jill Beeson with a birthday cake for dessert. On Friday, several of us had a great experience kayaking on the river with our tour guide. Barbara got a quick lesson and did wonderfully with her first experience at kayaking. The weather was epic, and the river was calm at high tide. Our resident ocean rider was Al Durham, who taught several of us to ride the waves between the breakers. Awesome experience! Pat Oberlin, Trip Leader 11

12 Visit a Master Boot Fitter and Ski Better! (and get 10% off at our new retail partner!) So, what do skiers do when it s 90 degrees outside and a holiday? On Labor Day, Melinda and I took a 3½-hour trip to Northern Virginia, where we had an appointment with a master boot fitter to buy new ski boots! Our boots were almost 10 years old, so we abandoned them at Alpe d Huez in March. One of our tour operators recommended Brian Deely, who owns Pro-Fit Ski in Leesburg, VA. Pro-Fit has been a Certified Member of America s Best Boot Fitters for over 15 years. We figured that for an investment in comfortable ski boots that fit right and will last 10+ years, it would be worth the drive. We were right! Brian spent over 3 1/2 hours with us to make sure we walked out with great-fitting boots that he recommended given our skiing level and aggressiveness, foot size, stance, comfort preference, and other factors. Brian s shop has high-tech equipment to ensure a proper fit that most ski boot retailers don t have. The visit was well worth it, and we both ended up with incredible-fitting boots. Melinda s even have builtin heaters. After having gone through this experience, it s hard to fathom how anyone buys a ski boot - possibly the most important piece of equipment - without going to see someone who knows how to make the boot work for you! Pro-Fit will give 10% off to Roanoke Ski Club members. Check out their website at and the next time you are in the market for boots be sure to make an appointment with Brian! 12

13 Membership: Welcome to our new members! Jon Brisley Al Carpenter & Julie Gilbertson Carl Chocklett & Dorothy Martin Karen Deer Gary Garst * Austin Henderson** Debby Jones Sue Lunsford & Ken Riding Charlotte Mason Stephen Moore & Janet Short Cemil & Rita Purut Niven Stanley** * free one-year membership won at the Banff event ** free one-year membership won at GOFest 2018 Membership dues are: $35 for individual, $50 for family and $40 single family. Our Membership year runs from July 1 st through June 30 th of the following year. Membership applications received on or after April 1 st will extend through June 30 th of the following year. Please remember that your membership must be up-to-date before registering for any trips. Applications can be obtained via the Club website under the Membership tab or you can click here. We need the application completed and signed even if you are a returning member! Marketing: CHECK THIS OUT! We will post our events to our new Facebook page so make sure you follow it and share with your friends! Now if you're wondering how to conquer any of these tasks, you'll be relieved to hear we will share these actions plus a few more at an upcoming membership meeting. Stay tuned! Click the logo on the left for a direct link! Have you checked it out yet?!? Looking for volunteers to join us at the eighth annual Snowsports Swap at Back Country Ski and Sports Salem location from 10 am 5 pm on Saturday, November 10th. Cost to attend? Free! Cost to sell gear? Free! Snowshoe Resort will be on site selling passes. Now is your chance to get prepped for the season! If you would like to volunteer, please contact me, HMarer@msn.com. Cheers! Heidi 13

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15 THAT S ALL FOLKS! Stay tuned for next month s news and activities. WE ARE NOT JUST A SKI CLUB! CHECK OUT OUR YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES AT: And click here to follow us on Facebook! Roanoke Ski Club Board Members: Contact us at info@roanokeskiclub.org OFFICE President Vice President Secretary Newsletter Treasurer Marketing Director Membership Director Activities Director Program Director Trip Director Webmaster Past Director NAME Marla Kemsey Linda Corbitt Cathy Kern Pat Oberlin Steve Worman Heidi Marer Debbie Pfeiffer Sally Wesley and Dorothy Pryse Karen Saunders Bill Fleshman Ted Lonitz Melinda Cohan 15