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Volume 34 Number 1 January 2011

Trip Cancellation and Trip Refund Policy

Trip deposits are a minimum of $100, includ-ing a $20 non-refundable administrative fee. Full payment for each trip is due and payable not less than 30 days prior to the trip depar-ture. If a member must cancel within the 30 days prior to departure, he or she is subject to a cancellation fee of an additional $30 plus actual charges incurred for lodging, transpor-tation or event fees paid by the club on the member's behalf. If a canceling member is not replaced on a trip, he or she must pay the entire trip cost. If a trip goes full, a canceling member may request consideration for a par-tial refund from the North Island Snowdrifters Executive Board in writing within 14 days from the start of the trip. The Board may not grant a refund if a trip does not generate enough in-come to cover the trip.

North Island Snowdrifters is a zero drug tolerance club!

Greetings Snowdrifters:

The ski season is upon us, along with tons of snow at our favorite mountain. Mammoth Mountain just announced that they had the most amount of snow in the world with 190 inches! Our first trip, the season opener is led by Gates Ingram. The next trip will be Cheryl Riess' trip to Park City, Utah. Both trips promise to be out-standing, a Snowdrifters tradition.

Our December meeting at Tio Leo's was a success with the Ma-rines and their annual "Toys for Tots" which landed them many won-derful toys for the little "ankle bit-ers". In the true Christmas spirit, Jim Dickinson took up a collection during the meeting and raised an additional $130 for the cause.

Our summer meetings will be in a different location next year due to the alcohol ban in Kate Sessions Park. We realize that our quiet, peaceful meetings were not the rea-son that the City of San Diego de-cided to enforce a ban on alcohol in the park. Our Programs and Meet-ings Director, Dave Arnold, is cur-rently looking for a new site for our meetings. We have had multiple suggestions from our members for a new summer meeting site. We will be evaluating each suggestion in the coming months and will advertise our selection prior to the first sum-mer meeting. We will consider the demographics of our club, travel times prior to the meeting, parking,

WHAT’S INSIDE !! and overall quality of the site. Please don't hesitate to contact Dave with suggestions for a new summer meeting site.

The San Diego Council Happy Hour at the Hotel Del Coronado was a wonderful event. It was good to see familiar faces and re-connect with our brothers and sisters in other Ski Clubs. The group started in the pub for some warming adult drinks and then pro-ceeded up to the magnificent lobby Christmas Tree for some good old fashioned caroling.

Itʹs time to get ready for our next set of ski‐ing events, if you have not already done so. There are still spots open on all of our trips. The snow is good, the people are great and the trips are so fun. Donʹt wait until the last minute and the trip is full and try to sign up, we only have a limited amount of seats.

Pg. 1: President’s Mes-sage and Trip Policies

Pg. 2: Travel Update; Club Raching Information and our Board of Directors

Pg. 3: VP Safety and Activities; Jan Birthdays and Membership Update

Pg. 4: Activities Corner; Picture Corner

Pg. 5: The GLITTER TRIP flyer

Pg. 6: The CASINO ROYALE MAMMOTH

TRIP fler

Pg. 7: The SPRING FLING MAMMOTH TRIP

Pg. 9-10: Council Up-date & Programs and

Meetings; The Dec Gen-eral Meeting Info

Pg. 8: On and Off the Mountain Events

The Prez

North Island Snowdrifters (www.nisnowdrifter.com) Newsletter –January 2011 2

Hello Snowdrifters: By the time you read this Newsletter, our first Mam‐

moth trip will be underway. A few days before the Holidays, Mammoth received 22 inches of new snow. The storm total is over 16ft. Mammoth Ski area has been named by www.skiinfo.com as having the most snow‐fall of any ski resort in the world!!! Mammoth ski area has broken all December records. What does that mean for you? Probably the best snow conditions this ski sea‐son. What a great Christmas present that will last all ski season. Don’t miss out. There is still time to sign up for the next four Trips.

Check out the Flyers on the web site or in our monthly Newsletter. And if you come to our monthly club meetings you can obtain additional information by speaking with our Trip Leaders or members who are going on the scheduled trips.

If you are a member, come and join in on the ski trip fun; if you are not, join the club and participate with us. If you do not ski, but like to have a good time, come and join us on the Mammoth trips. There is plenty to do – off the slopes as well.

The following trips are still available, contact the Trip Leaders so you don’t miss out.

The FOUR Mammoth Mountain Ski Trips are:

1. “Glitter Trip”; Trip #1103, Saturday to Wednesday, February 12 ‐ 16, 2011; Trip Leaders, Catie Somers (619) 890‐3464 and Dee Adeboi (619) 610‐8102. COST $345.

2. “Casino Royal”; Trip #1104, Thursday to Sunday, February 24 – 27, 2011; Trip Leaders, Lynette Collins(760) 828‐8983 and Mary Jo Lau (619) 840‐3364. COST $285.

3. “The “Blarney Trip”; Trip #1106, Thursday to Sun‐day, March 17‐20, 2011; Trip Leaders, Nick Cowell (619) 390‐6659, Barry & Nora Lee Cole (760) 749‐9416. COST $285.

4. “ Spring Fling”; Trip #1107, Thursday to Sunday, March 31 – April 3, 2011; Trip Leaders, Jamie Ramey & Jim Dickinson, (619) 540‐5154. COST $285.

Thank an NIS Board Member President Nick Cowell

[email protected] 619-390-6659

Vice President Barry Cole


Secretary Claire Mason


Treasurer Judy Schultheis


Past President Kathy Hamlin


Newsletter Editor Debi Young


Travel Edie Pike


Programs/Meetings Dave Arnold


Social/Activities Nora Lee Cole


Membership Lynette Collins


Comms/Pub.Relations Jamie Ramey


Racing Julio Deguzman


Council Rep Mike Sanford


Webmaster Don Cheshire


Next BOD Meeting : Tuesday, January 25, 2011

TRAVEL UPDATE Edie Pike

CLUB RACING INFORMATION Julio DeGuzman

“ Club Racing...” Continued on Page 4

Racing Update: By the time you read this newsletter the second race will

have concluded. The results of the JAN 9th race will be listed in the FEB newsletter.

The race team will order long sleeve tees with the NI race logo on the front. We will also order sweatpants with the “2010 CHAMPIONS” down one pant leg. We need to order a mini‐mum of 12 shirts. Please let Race Director Julio know (858) 354‐5055 if you want a shirt or pants. The cost for the shirt will be about $17. I will ask the printer to silk screen the “2010 CHAMPIONS” on our own sweatpants.

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January Birthdays

Welcome to 2011: This Holiday Season was such a wonderful time to

spend with relatives & friends. Iʹm sure we all ate & drank too much but it sure was fun.

With all the rain fall weʹve had there sure is allot of snow in the mountains. This ski season should be GREAT!!

Membership mailed out a membership reminder flyer to our past members to remind them of all the fun we are hav‐ing & itʹs time to renew their membership. The reminder was a great success as weʹve brought back many fun people.

NI Membership is up to 184 members. Letʹs try to bring membership up to at least 200.

Renewing members: Rene Mauer Elizabeth & Rob Berg (Gates daughter & son‐in‐law) Duane Miller aka: Hollywood Mike & Gaetana Patton Arthur Cook Linda Schneider & John Dennis

Welcome New Members: Robb McAllister Mike Ralzada

We will be selling the club directory/calendar at the Janu‐ary meeting. They will be sold for a reasonable cost of $5. Donʹt forget to pick yours up as it has lots of important club information, memberʹs phone numbers and of course our birthdays & much, much more.

For the January meeting letʹs try to bring a friend or neighbor to the meeting. If you see a new face make an effort to greet the new person. We want to always make our pro‐spective members feel Welcome.

I am so thankful to belong to a club of warm & wonderful friends. Always remember to Smile :+)

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Lynette Collins

HEALTH & SAFETY Barry Cole

Candy Cowell 3 Edward Isacco 5 Kathy Strege 5 Ken Zuorro 6 David Garber 11 Sandra Garcia 18 Stephanie Young 20 Christine Gill 22 Mike Patton 22 Neal King 23 Martha Way 24 Leslie Peariso 27 Thomas Rushfeldt 30

Susie Vetter 30 Mickie Wilson 31

Health/Safety, Etc. from the VP: Even though we are already into the ski season, what

with the Aspen trip already in the books, the first Mammoth trip just around the corner, the Park City trip looming large in late January and the “SNOW” monsters dumping incredi‐ble amounts of snow all over the U.S. of A especially in the Sierras, it is time to SERIOUSLY get in shape, if you have not already done so. It is never too early to begin preparing yourself for the demands of a sport that is far more enjoyable if you are in shape and way, way safer.

Physical therapists and doctors say advance preparation may help you avoid injuries and soreness. Downhill skiing and/or boarding puts heavy demands on muscles, tendons and ligaments in and around the shoulders, hip and knees. If you are not in shape, you can expect to be sore and you may (actually will) increase your chances of being injured. Start well in advance (like year around) of your first planned ski trip to work on your cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and strength. Fitness is not something you can develop overnight and the more time you are away from scheduled exercising, the longer and harder it is to get back in shape.

Aerobic exercises not only help improve your cardiovas‐cular fitness, they also help improve overall coordination and increase lower‐body strength. Stair climbing is a good pre‐ski exercise because it works your heart, lungs and legs. Other easy exercises you can do at home include: stretching, push‐ups for upper body strength and jumping rope to strengthen the legs. While walking is always good, it is not enough if you are planning to ski; and the older you are, the more important being in shape is to your ski trip enjoyment and safety.

When you get to the mountains, allow your body some time to adjust to the high altitude before doing any strenuous activity. Once you hit the slopes, if you end up with signifi‐cant aches and/or serious pain and discomfort that persists more than 24 hours, you probably should see a doctor. Be‐cause of the altitude and low temperatures, your body’s nervous system slows down and you may not realize the se‐verity of your discomfort or injury.

Clearly, I am no MD and the above advise is not intended to replace advise of a medical professional. You should con‐tact your doctor if you have more questions about this topic.


Activities Corner Nora Lee Cole

Welcome to 2011!!! Hope all of your holiday experiences were full of fam‐

ily, friends, and fun. The next newsletter will bring you up to date on the fun that was had by the Snowdrifters attending the New Year’s Eve party. I know that the committee members of Debi Young, Connie Sanders, Gretchen Gines and yours truly have been working hard to bring 2011 in with a “bang”.

Since I am an “old club gal” going to work at a “new” job, I would like to have your help. Our goal is to con‐tinue with “old”, successful activities, and sprinkle in a few new ideas to get other members interested. For those who skipped the Hat Party, you missed the un‐usual hats, the great food, lots of dancing and the hospi‐tality of Dennis and Vickie Gowey. There was bowling with La Verne and Shirley, (aka Catie Somers and Stephanie Young), and enough cannot be said about the Halloween party at Debi and Tim Young’s haunted house. The costumes, dancing, catered food, prizes, etc. were awesome. Of course there were other activities and we want them to be continued.

I am sure that there are lots of fun things that we are missing?? If you have done something that you think would be great fun for the Snowdrifters, call or e‐mail me and let’s see if they can work!!! We all do so much, I know there has to be a few new and fun ideas out there.

We all want to look back on 2011, smile and say “boy did we have fun”. The Snowdrifters are already known for the fun we have. Let’s get it started.

Racer class 1st run 2nd run points

Jeff Meyerson S5‐3 50.61 57.71 16.0 Marvin Errickson WCDQ WCDQ 88.22 1.0 Martin Wascher S6‐1 53.95 72.14 14.0

Club Standings # Racers total pts SD 11 125 DD 3 36 NI 3 31 AC 0 0 SS 0 0 TP 0 0

Results of DEC 4th Race

Three NI racers traveled to Mammoth for the first race of the season: Martin Wascher, Jeff Meyerson and Marvin Errickson. Below are the results and the Club standings after the first race:

“ Club Racing” Continued from Page 2

Help!!! I forgot it was Western.

I picked up a little something at the kissing booth!

Best Couple but in this case Best Trio. “The Three Amigos”

Funniest Costume! Mike Sanford as “Dude Looks Like a Lady”

Best Costume - Steve Coxen and our Hosts Debi and Tim Young

PICTURE CORNER: Here are a couple pictures from the Hal-loween Party. For more pictures of the fun click on this link http://www.sandiegocreativemusicdjs.com/halloween-party-ski-club/ Be sure to look for pictures of the New Years Eve Party in the next newsletter.

Best In Theme Connie Sanders as an “Amish Call-Girl”

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North Island Snowdrifters sponsored events are shown w/*

Tue., Dec. 14, 2010

6:00 pm

MONTHLY CLUB MEETING*

Any Officer or Member of the Board of Directors

TIO LEO’S

5302 Napa Street

Sat March 12, 2011 St. Patrick's Day Parade Janet and Dick Wood (760)-634-3797 or

[email protected]

June 9-12, 2011 Far West Ski Association Convention Mike Sanford (858) 695-1442

Visit www.nisnowdrifter.com (a truly GREAT website) for more info on all events and trips

DATES MOUNTAIN TRIP TRIP LEADER(S)

JANUARY 12-16, 2011 PARK CITY* THE PARK CITY FLYAWAY #1102

CHERYL RIESS & RICK BONNETT (858) 300-5816

JANUARY 6-9, 2011 MAMMOTH* #1101 w/racing ALWAYS THE FIRST TRIP

GATES INGRAM (619) 463-2615

FEBRUARY 12-16, 2011

MAMMOTH* #1103 THE GLITTER TRIP

CATIE SOMERS (619) 890-3464 & DEE ADEBOI (619) 610-8102

FEBRUARY 24-27, 2011

MAMMOTH* #1104 w/racing CASINO ROYALE TRIP

LYNETTE COLLINS (760) 828-8983 & MARY JO LAU (619)

840-3364

MARCH 17-20, 2011 MAMMOTH* #1106 w/racing THE BLARNEY TRIP

NICK COWELL (619) 390-6659, BARRY & NORA LEE COLE

(760)749-9416

MAR. 31- APR. 3, 2011 MAMMOTH* #1107 THE SPRING FLING

JAMIE RAMEY & JIM DICKINSON (619) 540-5154

APRIL 15, 2011 MAMMOTH Mammoth Apprecia-tion Weekend

MIKE SANFORD (858) 695-1442

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... it’s the MEMBERS who make North Island Snowdrifters the great club

that it is!!!! For Your Benefit:

Well, the season has started and E is way out in front!!! Double digits already.

That would of course include the 5 days the San Diego Council enjoyed in Aspen, Dec 8‐14. We had a great group of 46 representing 4 San Diego Ski club plus Balboa Ski Club from LA Council and Castro Val‐ley from Bay Area Council. The weather was perfect, snowy and cold. Got in and out of Aspen in perfect style and I think all had a great time. Post Party an‐nouncement will be coming soon.

The Council is staying on the fast track in its sup‐port of our lovely J2 racer Alexas Wehsener, of our very own San Diego Ski Club. We continue to solicit support from any of you out there that would like to help and would be willing to contribute as well, either through the FWSA Foundation or the USSSA. Let me know if you have interest. Hey, my Mom has even con‐tributed, really!!

The Council Happy Hour at the Hotel Del in Coro‐nado on December 16th went swimmingly. We packed the place and had a great time singing carols to finish off a fun evening.

If you haven’t visited the Council, FWSA or Federa‐tion web pages in a while you should probably put that on your To Do list. There is loads of interesting info on each. The Federation www.skifederation.org has been working hard bring its Resource Center documents up to date. Visit and see what you may be able to pick up as useful information. Also on the page is a long list of benefits available to each and every ski club member. To enter the members only area use the logon of “skiclub” and password of “member”.

The upcoming agenda:

www.skisandiego.org

Engleberg, Switzerland beginning the 26th of Feb

www.fwsa.org

’11 Ski Week to Sun Valley January 22

Far West Ski Association Convention June 9‐12 (yes, registration packets are just around the corner!!)

Hello Snowdrifters: Wow, the holiday’s came up fast this year it was hard to

believe that this was our December meeting. It was great to see everyone come out to enjoy each others company in the middle of getting ready for the Holiday Season. We were missing a few people that were coming back from ASPEN. I know that the snow was good and hope to hear about the trip in a few weeks at the next meeting.

This meeting was great because it gave us a chance to help the children with our donations to Toys for Tots again this year. As everyone saw, we had a local Marine Corporal show up and talk a few minutes about this great charity. During the meeting, we were introduced to our newest Board member Nora Cole who is taking over for Bob Smith as the activities director. Afterwards Barry Cole our Vice President quizzed us on St. Patrick’s Day as a precursor to his trip in March. Where he gave out prizes to the winner’s. The meeting was ended on a great note from Nick about how in addition to the gifts that were donated to Toy’s for Tot’s, one of our members did a collection from the members and raised over 130 dollars, which was donated, to the charity.

SD COUNCIL UPDATE Mike Sanford

PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS Dave Arnold

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North Island Snowdrifters

LYNETTE COLLINS

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

1506 BROOK RD.

SAN MARCOS, CA 92069

Tuesday, Jan 11th Monthly Club General Meeting

Club meeting starts at 6:00 TIO LEO’S

5032 Napa Street Come early and join in the fun !!

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