The Roanoke Skier The Monthly Newsletter for the Roanoke Ski Club JULY 2018 President s Message Thanks for joining us for the exciting July edition of the Roanoke Skier! July is certainly the most exciting summer month for the RSC. On Sunday, July 15, we have our annual Trip Kickoff Party to announce our new season of exciting trips and travel adventures. Join all your friends for subs, salads, and chips at the iconic Loch Haven Lake as we reveal our 2018-2019 destinations. Our line-up includes: a fall beach trip, winter ski trips to favorite western mountains, an intriguing French Alps week, with a magical stop in Paris, a spring Rhine River Cruise, and a thrilling South African Adventure. Being true to our mission statement, "to actively promote and engage our members' appreciation of the outdoors, our love of skiing, travel, and adventure," this year, there truly is a trip for everyone! You will meet our experienced trip leaders, get all the exciting details on lodging, activities, and transportation, and have ample time to ask your questions in person. Even if you're not able to travel this upcoming season, join us for gourmet subs, salads, and chips as we celebrate summer and reunite with all our ski club friends. It truly will be a special afternoon. Our dynamic club is thriving with record attendance last year; so please RSVP as soon as possible. I am very excited to lead our growing club for a second year. Please join me Sunday, July 15 for a fun picnic and preview our amazing destinations. I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks! Cheers! Marla Kemsey President P.S. remember to BYO adult beverages, we provide the picnic! 1
The Roanoke Ski Club Mission Statement To actively promote and engage our members' appreciation of the outdoors, our love of skiing, travel, and adventure. Upcoming Events: Happy Hour Tuesday, July 10 at 5:30 pm (On the Deck) Bent Mountain Bistro 9607 Bent Mountain Road Bent Mountain, VA Hosted by Emily Hurst Sunday, July 15 at 4:00 pm Trip Kickoff Party Loch Haven Lake 2745 Loch Haven Lake Drive Roanoke, VA 24019 Click the dates to easily add the events to your Google calendar! 2
2018-2019 TRIPS The Trip Director and Board members have put in many hours evaluating your surveys, selecting trips and then working with our suppliers to refine a terrific lineup of long distance trips for 2019. With an eye toward our ever-growing membership with diverse interests, we again are offering two international non-ski trips as well as four ski trips including one international ski trip paired with a visit to Paris. We also are again offering our beach trip to Kiawah Island and local ski trip to Canaan. Now Trip Leaders are busy working on their respective trip packages to present to you at the Trip Kickoff Party at Loch Haven Lake from 4:00 7:00 on Sunday, July 15 th. 2745 Loch Haven Lake Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019. Mark your calendars! Keep an eye out for the trip brochure which will be mailed in early July. Contact me if you haven t received one by July 13 or pick one up at the Party. TRIP LINEUP FOR 2018-2019 The following is a summary of the 2018-2019 trips with some photos. More detail will be included in the trip brochure and posted on the website. http://roanokeskiclub.org/trips.htm. Ski Trips Timberline/Canaan Jan 27-Jan 30 Shelley 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/Grand Targhee Feb 23-Mar 2 Jack Orsinger Alpe d Huez & Paris Mar 16-26 Dave Cohan Non-Ski Trips Beach trip Kiawah Island - 2018 Oct 8-13, 2018 Pat Oberlin Amsterdam/Rhine River cruise May 22-31 Bill Fleshman African Safari & Cape Town Oct 17-27 Melinda Cohan See you at the trip Kickoff! Bill Fleshman Trip Director 3
BEACH TRIP KIAWAH ISLAND, SC October 8-13, 2018 (Monday Saturday) $559 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Pat Oberlin patoberlin67@gmail.com Limited spaces available! TIMBERLINE/CANAAN VALLEY, WV January 27-30, 2019 (Sunday Wednesday) $450 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Shelley Gibson shellgbsn@aol.com 4
DEER VALLEY with SUNDANCE, UT February 2 9, 2019 $1,890 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey marlakemsey1@gmail.com SNOWBIRD/ALTA, UT February 9-16, 2019 $1,920 per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey marlakemsey1@gmail.com 5
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 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 6
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 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 7
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 Membership: Welcome to our new members! Bill Stegmayer Janet Hillyard Kirk McGuire Nickii Rhea Karen and Jerry Strokus David Kinsler 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! 8
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?!? Volunteers needed! The Deschutes Brewery Street Pub returns on Saturday July 14 th for its 3rd year in Roanoke!! The Street Pub is an outdoor pub of epic proportions. Six to eight volunteers are needed for the event in Elmwood Park from 2 to 10 pm. Please email me at HMarer@msn.com. Save the date! GOFEST returns October 12 through the 14 th. Seeking Day Captains for the event. The Roanoke Go Outside Festival is a free outdoor sports festival with equipment demos, races, pro athletes, music, and much, much more. Please email me at HMarer@msn.com. Cheers! Heidi 9
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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: www.roanokeskiclub.org 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 11