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Venture December, 2019

Hi Rise Holiday Party!! Please join your Hi Rise Friends as we celebrate the holidays. Hot Buffet dinner will be served and included in the normal door fee. Please feel free to bring a dish to share! December 18th at the membership meeting!

We have a winner!!! Guess the first Snowfall Raffle!!

Congratulations to Nate Diederich, who drew the lucky date of November 7th! There was a measurement of .2 inches at Cleveland Hopkins Airport as reported by the National Weather Service! Thank you all for participating!

Hi Rise Ski Club Policy Reminder: business solicitation of any member must be pre-approved by the Hi Rise Board of directors. Information contained in our membership directory cannot be

used for business solicitation by

any member, non-member, or organization.

Happy Thanksgiving fellow Hi Riser’s Unlimited Resort Access with Epic Pass By Bob Maclauchlan, club president • Afton , Min. In the past few days and this weekend many of our • Alpine Valley, Ohio favorite ski resorts are opening in North America • Attitash Mountain Resort, N.H. leading into the 2019/2020 ski season. In four • Beaver Creek, Colo. • Boston Mills, Ohio weeks, it will be Christmas and some of us will be • Brandywine, Ohio fortunate to of skied either locally or out west by • Breckenridge, Colo. that point in time. • Crested Butte, Colo. • Crotched Mountain, N.H. I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season • Heavenly, Calif./Nev. and thank you for supporting our club. I’m writing • Hidden Valley, Mo. • Hunter Mountain, N.Y. this Thanksgiving Day and we have many activities • Jack Frost Big Boulder, Pa. to celebrate. • Keystone, Colo. • Kirkwood, Calif. Due to Christmas falling on a Wednesday this year • Liberty Mountain Resort, Pa. we are having our meetings on the first (4th) and • Mad River Mountain, Ohio th • Mount Snow, Vt. third (18 ) Wednesday’s in December. The • Mount Sunapee, N.H. meeting on the 4th will be an opportunity to • Mt. Brighton, Min. exchange or trade ski equipment with other • Northstar, Calif. members and on the 18th well celebrate with a • Okemo, Vt. • Paoli Peaks, Ind. turkey, ham and all the fixings dinner to thank all of • Park City, our members for supporting the club—with no • Roundtop Mountain Resort, Pa. extra fee for the holiday meal. • Snow Creek, Mo. • Stevens Pass, Wash. Race season starts at Holiday Valley January 11th • Stowe, Vt. • Vail, Colo. and we are trying to run a day trip to Holimont on • Whitetail Resort, Pa. Friday January 3rd. We have a small window to • Wildcat Mountain, N.H. make this trip work so we need everyone’s help to • Wilmot, Wis. make this happen. We have a cutoff date of , B.C. December 23 to sign up but we will not run the trip Southern Hemisphere (Access starting in 2020) if conditions don’t cooperate. We will also be going • Falls Creek, Australia there on Valentine’s Day. Contact Ray or Meg, • Hothham, Australia • Perisher, Australia details are in this newsletter. Limited Resort Access with Epic Pass (7 Days) United States I have also attached details on both the Ikon and • , Utah Epic ski passes to help you make decisions although • Sun Valley, you should purchase these passes earlier in the • Telluride, Colo. season, by March or April to get the best prices and Canada • , B.C. free skiing for the rest of 2020. (Disclaimer: please • Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, B.C. refer to the official website of the Epic Pass • , B.C. program, or any of the listed ski resorts for up to • Mont-Sainte Anne, Qué. • Ski Area, Alta. date information and pricing). • Stoneham, Qué. Europe Hope to see you at a meeting or on the slopes. • Ski Arlberg, Austria • Lech

• Zurs • Stuben • St. Christoph • St. Anton • Access 5 days at 4 Vallées, Switzerland (must book • Les 3 Vallées, consecutive nights at a participating lodging property to • redeem passes) • Méribel • 20% off lodging at Vail Resorts locations • Courchevel • • Saint Martin de Bellevelle 2020 Ski Racing Schedule • La Tania • Orelle • Brides-Les-Bains • Paradiski, France • • La Plagne • Peisey-Vallandry • , France • Val D'Isere, France • Skirama Dolomiti, Italy • Madonna di Campiglio • Pinzolo • Folgarida-Marilleva • Peio • Ponte di Legno-Tonale • Andalo-Fai della Paganella • Monte Bondone • Folgarida-Lavarone • 4 Vallées, Switzerland • Verbier • Nendaz • Veysonnaz • Thyon Japan (5 Days) • Hakuba47 Winter Sports Park • Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort • Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field Save the Dates: One Day Dashes • Hakuba Cortina Snow Resort • Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort to Holimont!!!! • Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort rd th • Hukuba Sanosaka Snow Resort January 3 and February 14 ! • Jigatake Snow Resort More info to follow! • Kashimayari • Tsugaike Kogen Snow Resort • Rusutsu Bristol Mountain Race Weekend: • Adult: $989 th • Kids (12 and under): $519 We depart on Friday March 6 ; Restrictions races on March 7th and 8th, • No blackout dates at any of the limited or unlimited locations above. returning after the conclusion of Extra Perks th • Access 3 days at Ski Arlberg, Austria (must book awards ceremony on the 8 . minimum 3 consecutive nights of lodging at participating property to redeem passes)

1 space left!!! Call Bob Maclauchlan ASAP to reserve your trip space!

Special Thanks to those who Great day for a One Club Golf attended the Race Team Outing!! Thanks to all who Clambake fundraiser! participated!

IMPORTANT DECEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER!! • December 4th: Membership meeting at the American Legion Hall! • December 11th: Dinner of the Month at The Cabin Restaurant in Willowick (there’s a coupon in the “all

around town” coupon book • December 18th: Hi Rise Holiday Party at the membership meeting at the American Legion Hall ((We “rearranged” the December events due to Christmas falling on a Wednesday))

**ATTENTION RACE TEAM** PLEASE COMPLETE THE PRE-RACE REGISTRATION FORM INCLUDED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER

Hi Rise Ski & Sport Club The “What’s Holimont One Day Dash #1: January 3rd Happening” Your trip leader: Ray Petacca! Please refer to the Calendar trip flyer in this newsletter

We meet from September to May at the Holimont One Day Dash #2: February 14th American Legion Hall in Willowick. Your trip leader: Meg Goetz! Please refer to the Address for The American Legion Hall: trip flyer in this newsletter 570 E 328th St, Willowick, OH 44095 Doors open for meeting at 7:30pm st th Sun Valley, Idaho Feb 1 – 8 , 2020 We are meeting at the American Legion Hall 1 space left! Call Bob Maclauchlan if you starting on September 26th want to claim that space! There is more

info in this newsletter! • December 4th: Membership meeting at the American Legion Hall! • December 11th: Dinner of the Month at The Cabin Restaurant in Willowick (there’s a coupon in the “all around town” coupon book • December 18th: Hi Rise Holiday Party at the membership meeting at the American Legion Hall