2016-2017 M eeti n g S chedul e The Scoop Bristol Bus Trip 3 Luck O the Irish Party at HV Swain recap/ Elections info Wine & Cheese recap 4 5 6 Save the Date! 7 Weekday Skier Information East & West trip info M e e t i n g s t a k e p l a c e t h e 3 r d W e d n e s d a y o f t h e m o n t h a t t h e D a v i s o n R o a d I n n ( D R I ) 3 8 3 D a v i s o n R d., L o c k p o r t, N Y D o o r s o p e n a t 7 : 3 0 p m, m e e t i n g s t a r t s p r o m p t l y a t 8 : 0 0 p m F e b r u a r y 2 2 * M a r c h 1 5 A p r i l 1 9 * f o u r t h W e d n e s d a y 8 9 Summer Events 10 The Membership application can be found on our website: skicluboflockport.com SKI FEVER The Official Newsletter of SCOL V o l u m e 7, I s s u e 6 Greetings SCOL ers!! Well Mother Nature has certainly figured out how a yoyo works. All and all, we are having a decent ski season. There has been some surprisingly good conditions mixed in with the crud. Through it all, SCOL s Facebook page has been keeping everyone updated with snow conditions and important news. Seeing so many members on the hill each day is FANTASTIC!! As predicted, January and early February have seen a number of very successful SCOL events. Contractor s Day, Balloons Happy Hour and the Wine and Cheese party turned out to be an awesome weekend. The Ground Hog Day trip to Swain couldn t have gone better. How about DATES TO REMEMBER 2/22: February General Meeting: Officer nominations F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7 3/22-3/29: West Trip to Banff (Lake Louise, Sunshine, Norquay, and Kicking Horse) 2/24: Bristol Bus Trip 4/9: Targeted Closing Day at HV 3/11-3/12: Winter Carnival Weekend at HV 4/19: April General Meeting: Board 3/15: March General Meeting: the last meeting before the West Trip. Officer election results and board nominations 3/18: Luck O the Irish Potluck at HV (and Pond Skimming) a BIG SHOUT OUT to Paul Fournier, Dave Knab, Debbie Darling, Melissa Napoli, Roxanne Wallace and Linda O'Donnell for making these outings a huge success. Another SCOL East trip is in the books. What a trip!!! The group got to enjoy record breaking snowfall conditions. Stowe enjoyed 21 of snow Sunday night and set a record with 12,000 skiers and boarders on the hill Monday. We were still able to cover a lot of terrain in knee deep powder. Tuesday was a glorious blue bird day with packed powder groomers, lots of vertical and even more smiles. A HUGE Thank you to the First Lady of SCOL, Pam Fekete for yet again another fabulous trip. election results 4/29: Installation Dinner 5/12: SCOL Bowling Party 6/11: SCOL Day on the Miss Buffalo Party Cruise with Mo Porter Band I would like to remind everyone that at the February 22 meeting there will be nominations for officers. We need some people to step up and give back to the club. If you haven t had a chance to be on the board or hold an officer position, now is a great time to get involved. Please contact a board member if you have any questions. We NEED YOUR help. Hope to see everyone at the meeting! Bill Fekete SCOL President
2016-2017 SCOL Leadership It s Always A Officers: President Bill Fekete 1st Vice President Rusty Fogle Directors: Mitch Miller Linda O Donnell Board Support: Webmaster Ken Kramer Newsletter Andrea Solar Good Time! 2nd Vice President Leslie Fitchlee Joe Kubis Treasurer Vito Sportelli Rick McIntosh Secretary Sue Marie Clark Sergeant at Arms Jim Higbee Communications/Membership Andrea Solar Are you a current SCOL member? Andrea says, don t miss out on the fun renew your membership today!! SCOL membership is open to anyone over the age of 21 with an interest in skiing or snowboarding. With a paid membership you will get discounted ski trips, share in the vast knowledge of our seasoned skiers, and are informed each month of club happenings through the club newsletter, SKI Fever. You also can attend and participate in our meetings and enjoy all the SCOL social events throughout the year. To join, visit our website and fill out an interactive membership application form, print it out, and bring it to the next meeting. You may also mail it to the address on the form. Dues are $45 per year. You must be a current member before you can receive a spot on an East or West trip. Official SCOL - Ski Club of Lockport Questions? Email questions to: info@skicluboflockport.com Don t delay, sign up today!! 2
Bristol Mountain Bus Trip Friday, February 24th, 2017 "Our 1200 vertical rise allows Bristol Mountain to reign as the highest vertical between the Adirondack/Laurentian Mountains of the east and the Rocky Mountains of the west". It s sure to be a great trip with plenty of great skiing and some fun partying. If you haven't skied Bristol Mountain, it has 1200' of vertical so you have some nice long runs between lift rides. Sign up and enjoy a great day of skiing. You can bring a lunch or purchase one in the cafeteria. The bus trip is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. You can pay in cash or make a check payable to SCOL. Coffee, bagels, fruit and water will be served on the way to Bristol. Snacks, beer, wine, water on return. Everyone is encouraged to bring their desired beverage and snacks. Bus Pick up details are TBD. But there will only one pick up location in order to arrive in a timely manner You can use your Holiday Valley Season Pass or White Card for 1/2 off the lift ticket price. Lift tickets are $63-8 hour; or the Senior rate (65+) is $52-8 hour ticket. Signups and collection of payment will take place at the February meeting. If you would like to sign up but can t make the meeting please contact Melissa Napoli directly at manapoli3@gmail.com or (716) 807-6373. 3
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SCOL ROCKS SWAIN ON GROUND HOG DAY Snow followed us to Swain Resort on Feb.2...Ground Hog Day... to highlight a fantastic day of skiing. Twenty three skiers made the trip on the bus and several drove to met us at the resort. We arrived at Swain to find 4" of fresh powder and the entire mountain open for skiing. We were almost the only ones skiing. Conditions were fabulous. Rusty & Pam wore Ground Hog gear for effect. Swain set aside the entire fireside lounge for the club. The ride home included Ground Hog beer from PA, the usual assortment of Keith Wallace s gourmet Jell-O shots, and a lot of laughs. Who knows.. it might become an annual ski event once again! Everyone had a blast. Linda O'Donnell Our bylaws require that a slate of candidates for the Board be presented to the membership at the February meeting and that elections take place before March 31st. Positions to be filled include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant at Arms, and Communications Officer (all one year terms). Please consider submitting your name for nomination to any of these important positions. It is a great way to contribute to the future success of SCOL. STEP UP TO THE PLATE! CONTACT ANY BOARD MEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME! 5
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What s Happening in SCOL?? Wednesday February 22 SCOL GENERAL MEETING 8PM@ DRI Please consider submitting your name for nomination to any of these important board positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant at Arms, and Communications Officer (all one year terms). East trip recap and West Trip updates Wine and Cheese Party and Swain Bus Trip recap Saturday March 18 LUCK-O-THE IRISH POT LUCK @ Outdoor Cabana Bar at HV Bring dish to pass (appetizer, main dish, dessert) and beverage of choice; hot dogs/rolls/condiments/paper goods to be provided. Grill fires up at 2:30 pm. This is FREE to everyone. We encourage members to bring guests and potential new members. Please see Leslie Fitchlee for more information. Saturday April 29 INSTALLATION DINNER See Paula Bowers to sign up. It s Always A Good Time Sunday June 11 MISS BUFFALO/MO PORTER BOAT RIDE See Vito at the next meeting to sign up! 7
SCOL ers who ski together have fun together!! Meet in the AM at Holiday Valley Yodeler Lodge but you can come anytime. Take a break for lunch at 12:30PM in the Picnic Room on the ground floor of Yodeler. Regroup for some great afternoon skiing. Then it's après ski time around 3:00PM...byo. It's Always a Good Time. If you're looking for people to ski with during the week just get on the HV Weekday Skiers email list. Group emails are sent to everyone weekly to let folks know when people will be skiing at HV. We have no set days; we just watch the weather and get out there when it's good. Contact Linda O'Donnell lindaod245@aol.com or Peggy Schill snowybuflo@roadrunner.com if you want to be included. SKI FEVER 8 www.skicluboflockport.com
2017 SCOL East Trip Stowe and Bolton Valley Vermont A very heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to Pam Fekete and Bill Fekete for planning, organizing and executing an amazing East trip to Stowe and Bolton Valley, Vermont!! From start to finish, so much fun was had and many great memories were made. We know how much time and effort goes into making this trip enjoyable for everyone and everything you do is much appreciated!! You guys knocked this one out of the park!! #goldeneagle #dougiethedriverrocks #needsomerest #welovebigdumps #scolroll 2017 SCOL West Trip to Banff April 22-29, 2017 Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, Norquay and Kicking Horse TRIP CHAIRS: Rusty and Linda Fogle (716) 434-2202 7495 Fairview Drive, Lockport 14094 Names for Banff trip were sent in as of Friday Feb 10th. Cancellations after the 10th will be subject to a re-ticketing fee only if we or the person cancelling can find a replacement. A reminder that trip insurance is still available and is always recommended. Most SCOLERS use Travel guard Cancellation Ins, but there are other options. Contact Linda or Rusty if you have any questions. Banff info: Banff is the home of 200 shopping experiences, 130 restaurants, and a friendly base elevation of 4500 ft. This year marks the Canada's 150th Birthday so entry into the park and the Hot Springs is FREE. At the resorts daily guided tours are also FREE and lockers are available to rent. Rusty & Linda 9
SCOL SUMMER 2017 EVENTS SCOL BOWLING PARTY!! WHERE: Brad Angelo Lanes, 6280 S Transit Rd, Lockport, NY 14094 WHEN: Friday, May 12th. Arrive at 6:30pm to get shoes, bowling balls, and beverages. Bowling starts at 7pm!! Our scheduled bowling time is from 7-9 pm. Starting at 8pm, Brad Angelo Lanes is trying moonlight bowling this year. So we will have the option of bowling with the lights off and the lanes glowing in the dark, or we can keep the lights on our side of the alleys. COST: $20.00 per person, which includes 2 hours of open bowling with shoes, two slices of pizza, five wings, and soda. If desired, other food can be ordered from the menu. There will be a cash bar. HOW TO SIGN UP: There will be signups in teams of four. Vito will have a sign-up sheet at the February 22 SCOL meeting. SCOL Day on the Miss Buffalo Party Cruise with Mo Porter Band Live Music from the Mo Porter Band 6:30pm Begin to board the Miss Buffalo 7pm Miss Buffalo leaves the dock 10pm Miss Buffalo arrives back at the dock WHERE: DOCK LOCATION: Entrance of Erie Basin Marina (across from Templeton Landing) It is within walking distance from F-20. WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 2017 COST: $30 includes pizza, soft drinks, and water. Cash bar will be available The Miss Buffalo operates rain or shine, there are NO cancellations or refunds HOW TO SIGN UP: Vito will have a sign-up sheet ready to start at the February 22 SCOL meeting. Contact Vito for more information: vitosportelli@yahoo.com 10
Membership...It has its privileges!!! ARE YOU A SCOL MEMBER? If not, you should be! SCOL Ski Club of Lockport P.O. Box 633 Lockport, NY 14095 E-mail: info@skicluboflockport.com Find us on the web! www.skicluboflockport.com SCOL...It s Always a Good Time!!! Check out www.skicluboflockport.com to find out more about our club. You ll see that there s a lot to like about SCOL all year long! ALREADY A MEMBER? Tell people you know (or meet on the lift!) about us and direct them to our website by giving them a SCOL CARD. Same with former members let them know we are doing great and would really like to welcome them back...or let us know who they are and we will take it from there! Do you have ideas on how to grow our membership? Talk with any Board member. DID YOU KNOW....the groundhog DID see his shadow, so 6 more weeks of winter!!...jj Napoli just turned 21 and is now an excited official SCOLer! Welcome JJ!...SCOL has a 50+ year history...a group photo of SCOL members is on Holiday Valley website's photo gallery, along with our SCOL banner!...scol business cards are used to promote our fun club to others. Pick some up at a meeting....snowflake Ski Shop and Phatman offers a discount on regular purchases to SCOL members ADVERTISEMENT HEADING SCOL KOOZIES It s Time It s Always a Good Time $2 each 3 for $5 Expiration Date: SCOL Koozies will be available for sale at the upcoming meeting. $2 each or 3 for $5. Available in blue, red and grey 11