Castro Valley Ski Club Newsletter CVSC SkiZette P.O. Box 20321, Castro Valley, CA 94546 Special Events: November. 2005 CELEBRATING OUR TWENTY SECOND YEAR EVENTS CALENDAR (f)= flyer in this issue, (tt) = see travel table November 4-11 CVSC GOES TO PARTY AT PUERTO VALLARTA November 24 THANKSGIVING DAY Inside this issue: Birthdays/ Race Schedule/ Travel Table Presidents Message 3 Club News Consider This Membership Sign-Up Forms 5-7 Race Registration Form Event Flyers 9 2 4 8 PUERTO VALLARTA NOV 4 THANKSGIVING NOV 24 NOVEMBER 2 CVSC General Meeting at Don Jose s 16 CVSC General Meeting at Don Jose s 24 Thanksgiving Day DECEMBER 7 CVSC Christmas Party at the Sequoiah (f) 14 CVSC Board Meeting at TBD 17 Race Clinic at Northstar 18 Open League Race #1: GS at Northstar 21 CVSC General Meeting at Don Jose s 25 Christmas Day 31 New Years Eve JANUARY 4 CVSC General Meeting at Don Jose s 7 Race Clinic at Alpine Meadows 8 Open League Race #2: SL at Alpine Meadows 11 CVSC Board Meeting at TBD 19 CVSC General Meeting at Don Jose s 28 Open League Race #3: SL at Sugar Bowl 29 Open League Race #3: GS at Sugar Bowl UPCOMING 2006: FWSA Ski Trip to Telluride ; FWSA European Ski Trip to Zermatt Switzerland ; FWSA Adventure trips to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands! Avid Skiers in Control Back page
PAGE 2 NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Karen Wehrman 5 Eberhard Busse 5 Julie Parkin 5 Mark Howell 7 Ruth Johnson 11 Terry Northcutt 15 Gayle Sherman 17 Donna Garrett 17 Stephanie Parkin 17 Steve Grevstad 18 Marilyn Sunnergren 19 Ron Duffy 19 Jim Gartland 21 Celeste Ferrante 22 Pete DeLisi 22 Larry Lawton 27 Helene Victor 27 Norma Nixon 28 Rosie Dennis 28 Fred Leonard 30 Monika Restifo 30 CVSC SKIZETTE NOVEMBER 2005 OPEN LEAGUE RACE SCHEDULE 2005/2006 Race # Date Location Type Dec. 17 Northstar Clinic 1 Dec. 18 Northstar GS Jan. 7 Alpine Meadows Clinic 2 Jan. 8 Alpine Meadows SL 3 Jan. 28 Sugar Bowl SL 4 Jan. 29 Sugar Bowl GS: (MacT) Feb. 4 Homewood Clinic Feb. 11 Northstar Clinic 5 Feb. 25 Diamond Peak SL 6 Feb. 26 Alpine Meadows GS 7 Mar. 11 Homewood SL 8 Mar. 12 Homewood GS FWRA Mar. 18 Kirkwood SL FWRA Mar. 19 Kirkwood GS NorCals Apr. 1 Alpine Meadows SL NorCals Apr. 2 Alpine Meadows GS TRAVEL TABLE - FWSA, BAC, Club trips featured Destination/Sponsor Dates Cost Contact What FWSA Ski Week to Telluride, CO (f) Fwsa European Ski Week to Zermatt, Switzerland (f) Feb 4-11, 2006 $700-$1100 Lynell Calkins 310 370-6949 fwsatrvl@aol.com Mar 11-18, 2006 $2195-$2250 Tucker Hoffmann 510 278-7660 tkhoffmann@aol.com 7 nites lodging, 5-day lift tik, all transfers, Welcome Party, Mtn. Picnic, Awards Banquet, etc. RT Air, transfers, 7 nites lodging B fast, dinner daily, welcome party, pre-/post trips, more
NOVEMBER 2005 CVSC SKIZETTE PAGE 3 President s Message W hat a great time we had at the annual Auction Night. The funds raised ($6,127) will go to making this year a great year for the membership. I want to thank all of you who donated auction items and all of you who bid on them. Special thanks go to Dave Silva who put the items together, Jim Gartland who kept track of who purchased what, and Tucker Hoffmann, our great auctioneer. We have a couple of parties coming up that I know you will want to attend. The first Wednesday in December, Dec. 7 th, is our Christmas party. Make sure you sign up with Pat Green for this wonderful opportunity to share the Christmas spirit with your fellow Club members. We have a flyer in this newsletter giving you the details but I want to add that we will also be offering wine with dinner. The bus trip to Heavenly is not going to happen. I only had five interested parties out of 40 needed by October 30. To avoid the $1,700 cancellation fee we canceled the trip. However, don t miss out on our Tahoe Cabin Party. Sign up now. The party is for the weekend of March 4 th and 5 th. The cost is $25 per person for lodging on the 3 rd and 4 th, and dinner on Saturday March 5 th. For those of you who have their own lodging there will be a $5 charge for dinner only. The party will be at the Sitzmark Cabin and will be limited to the number of beds available. I believe the cabin sleeps 20. We will also be using the Siegfried condo which sleeps 10. This weekend is for members only and is intended to allow us to get together on the mountain, ski together as a group, and experience the cabin and condo facilities. Again, sign up now by contacting Erlyn Lucas for the Cabin or Kathy Johnson for the Condo. In closing, by the time you read this we will have had an interesting time at the Halloween Party. I ll try to tell you about these events in the next newsletter. Volunteering to have fun Walt Johnson SkiZette Policy NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: 22nd of the month Articles submitted by this date will be included in the following month's newsletter - space permitting. Submit articles to: Jim Korn, 15447 Heron Drive, San Leandro, CA 94579-2741; Phone (510) 357-6127, Fax 510 352-3757, email: jimkorn@value.net Didn t get your newsletter? - Contact John Fagan, VP Membership @ (925)371-1667
PAGE 4 CVSC SKIZETTE NOVEMBER 2005 Club News Ski cabin news The CVSC Sitzmark ski cabin in the Tahoe-Donner area near Truckee will open on Thursday, December 1. This is a great opportunity for comfortable and economical lodging in the North Tahoe area. Cabin application forms are printed in this issue of the Skizette, and a complete description of the cabin and cabin rules was in the October issue. At present, we have about 25 members. We can comfortably accommodate up to 45 members, so there is lots of room left. If you want information, cabin photos, or application forms contact Lloyd Chase, 925-447-3659, or skisailloyd@comcast.net. For anyone who is unsure about joining the cabin, we are allowing prospective members to come to the cabin free of charge on opening weekend, Dec. 2, 3 to see for themselves what a good deal it is. We will have a dinner potluck on Saturday, Dec. 3. If you want to take advantage of this offer, you must contact Erlyn Lucas at erlynlucas@yahoo.com for a room reservation. Consider This Hi there! Lift Tickets purchased through the BAC discount lift ticket program will be available to CVSC members at the December meetings: on Dec. 7th at the annual Christmas Party at the Sequoyah CC, and on Dec. 21st. Please contact me to make alternate arrangements if you can t attend these meetings. I will do my best to distribute tickets as early as possible as I know you are anxious to hit the slopes! Don t forget to check out early season pricing at the resorts, which are sometimes competitive with the discount ticket prices you have paid. If you have web access, the BAC site (skibac.org) is a quick and easy way to link to most resorts and check this out. Click on Ski Links. See you at Don Jose s in November and on the slopes! Meanwhile, hope you re having fun. Best regards, Paula Kinahon 415 983-7145 (day) 510 357-6147 (evening/weekend) Paula.kinahon@mckesson.com From Membership: Hey gang, membership renewal is continuing on. If you haven't done so, get your application into me before December. Also, don't forget to sign the release form on the back. (I've caught several people who didn't. It's not official until that's done). We can still use some more people to help out on the phone committee. If you are interested let me know, Thanks! P.S. Sorry Phyllis and I didn't make the auction. I heard it was standing room only, and we broke the record for money made for the club. John Didn t get your newsletter? - Contact John Fagan, VP Membership @ (925)371-1667 Thank you Castro Valley Ski Club for your thoughts & prayers. Your loving spirit was a shining light for our family. God bless you. The Phyllis Reis Family The company store The following Castro Valley Ski Club promotional items, with logo, are available to members Black Ball Hats $10 Gold Key fobs $5 Logo Luggage Tags $1.50 Logo Fanny Packs $20 Club Patches $1 SEE DEAN OR JOLENE MICHAEL TO PURCHASE ANY OF THESE GREAT ITEMS
NOVEMBER 2005 CVSC SKIZETTE Castro Valley Ski club PAGE 5 2005/2006 Cabin Application Name: Home Address: City/State/Zip: Home Phone: Work Phone: Electronic Mail: Membership Fees*: Single - $195 Family - $250 For Family Memberships: Number in Family Ages of children * Note that all cabin members are free to bring guests to the cabin within the restrictions defined in the Club Cabin Rules. My Signature below certifies that I have read the Castro Valley Ski Club Cabin Rules and Policies and agree to abide by them. In agreeing to this, I will also ensure that my family members and guests abide by these rules and policies. Signature Date In case of Emergency Contact: Emergency Telephone Number: ( ) - Area Code Mail your completed form along with your membership fee to: Lloyd Chase 1315 Lexington Way Livermore CA 94550
PAGE 6 CVSC SKIZETTE NOVEMBER 2005 Sitzmark Cabin Reservation Form Enter your first and second choice for your first cabin reservation. Please note that even though we are asking for two choices, you will at most, receive only one of these reservations at this time. First Choice: Starting Date: Number of Nights: Number in Party: Members: Guests: Bedroom Preferences: Second Choice: Starting Date: Number of Nights: Number in Party: Members: Guests: Bedroom Preferences: Our cabin lease will tentatively begin on December 1, 2005 and continue through April 15, 2006. The owner will occupy the cabin for approximately two weeks during the season (exact dates are undetermined at present).