November / December 2002 2002-03 Directors Ed Knott President [email protected] Congratulations 310-313-1902 Rinda Wohlwend King Andreas & Queen Candy Secretary [email protected] Congratulations to Century City’s Man and 626-446-4879 Woman of the Year, Candy McKnight and Ray Craig Andy Vogel, on being voted LAC 2002-03 Treasurer Man & Woman of the Year. Both will [email protected] 805-496-6720 represent LA Council at the upcoming Far Iris Williams West Ski Association (FWSA) Convention to Membership be held in Rancho Mirage on May 31 - June [email protected] 1, 2003. We know they will do us proud. 310-638-2826 Jacquie Nemor Candy is currently President of Century City Programs and has served on the board in just about [email protected] 310-399-0945 every position since 1985. She jumped in with both feet when she first volunteered to Bonnie West Travel run the summer water ski trips. Andy is [email protected] currently the LAC Representative for 562-699-8880 Century City and has helped with the Catherine Ohl printing of the LA Council Directory. He Communications [email protected] too has held many offices in Century City as 858-467-9469 well as being the Editor for many award Judith Miller winning Westwood newsletters. Andy Vogel and Candy McKnight, Century City Ski Club Competition 818-841-4192 Ken Yamamoto Softball [email protected] Features Inside This Issue 310-827-3975 Knott’s Knuggets . 2 Ron Dun Membership Matters . 3 Volleyball LAC Programs . 4-5 Tripping Around Public Affairs [email protected] Travel Tibbets . 7 LAC Winter Park . 6 Fitness. 17 310-513-1401 Competition Corner. 8 FWSA Big Mountain. 10 Ski Industry News . 18 Fay Mumbauer Thanks Sponsors. 14-15 FWRA Mt. Bachelor . 11 Calendar Ski Dazzle Advertisers . 19 LAC Race Camp . 12 LA Council . 21 [email protected] It’s A Wrap FWSA Convention. 13 FWSA . 20 323-773-5330 Snow Gala . 5 LAC Club Trips. 16 www.lacouncil.org LAC Softball . 9 LAC Clubs . 20 Message from the President Knott’s Knuggets by Ed Knott, LAC President Can’t you just feel it? 2002. In addition to the so many Denverites call There’s a definite change in latest ski/board technology Winter Park their favorite the air to remind those of on display, the ski swap and mountain. Our V.P. Travel, us living in a “no season” ski area operators to talk to, Bonnie West, will be zone that winter is around the show will provide a leading a whole bunch of us the corner. forum for attracting new to try to bring Mary Jane to members to your clubs. The her knees. Why not join us? To celebrate the arrival of council will staff a booth to snow, the council once This year Debbi Kor, V.P. direct people to information again hosted our Development, Far West Ski about clubs in their areas. annual Snow Gala on Association, is working hard November 2, 2003 at Our first taste of “official” to provide benefits to club the beautiful Marina skiing occurs December 13th members in the form of City Club. There was through 22nd, 2002 for the equipment and clothing plenty of wining and L.A. Council’s Ski, Board discounts, equipment dining, fabulous door and Race Week. The two shipping, etc. As the and raffle prizes and a Johns— Funtsch and benefits become available, chance to cheer for Catozzi— will put on I’ll be notifying the club your favorite Man and another terrific race camp presidents on the Woman of the Year with five days of intense particulars. candidates. instruction followed by five See you on the hill! G nights of fun and games. This year Ski Dazzle comes to the convention center From February 1st through November 21st through 24th, 8th, 2003, we’ll find out why Do You Love To Ski? Here’s a challenge that will change your life . AND enhance a person’s life forever! • The Unrecables, a member club of LAC & Disabled Sports America, are recruiting volunteer instructors for their adaptive ski program at Mammoth. • No experience is required— they provide the training! • For each weekend you volunteer and instruct, you get a free ski day at Mammoth. • Sign up now to share your love of snow sports and make a difference— 2 Barbara Miyamoto— 818-986-3830 / [email protected] Jacquie Nemor & Bonnie West www.lacouncil.org at Snow Gala 2002 Membership Matters by Iris Williams, VP Membership Hello Everyone. I want to thank all the Member novice or expert. Bilateral communication is clubs who have sent their dues and club a must to obtain this level of success. And information to LAC before October 2002. Our Success is your Success. Catherine Ohl always does an excellent job on our Annual Directory and without your Based on information provided, your most participation the booklet would be worthless. recent newsletter and your web site, we have complied a list of LAC clubs trips. They For those clubs who still have not sent in their have been classified into three groups— information and/or dues, please do so asap. Mammoth, other trips by destination, other LAC still needs your updated information for trips by date. continued communication throughout the year. Trip information appears in the Directory Our goal is to create a dynamic resource for and on the LAC web site all the member clubs while providing a (www.lacouncil.org). Check it out and send stimulating atmosphere for skiers whether any corrections to me. G The Future of Ski Clubs excerpted from NSCF, 07/22/02 Yesterday— typical current club membership there is no single program that Most ski clubs were formed 20 has decreased sharply to 25% to applies to every club. Clubs to 35 years ago. At that time, 35% of the their peak recognize the need to attract the average age of members was membership. Clubs today have more members. Most want to in the mid-30s. The original often assumed a broader social grow, but not necessarily back impulse for club creation was role providing many other to their peak numbers. Clubs one person (or a few people) activities for members. Members also recognize that their who said "Let’s go skiing." This are skiing less and are seeking membership is aging and want skiing activity emerged from new destinations, new to attract younger members. within some other social attractions, and more comfort in Few clubs have any vision for context— church, business, their travel arrangements. More their future, or any concrete sport, bar, or other social group are traveling overseas and adding non-ski dimensions to their trips. plans, either strategic or On trips, skiing was the main tactical, beyond the travel attraction. Clubs members, Today, air travel is non- and activity program for the being relatively young and less regulated and very current (and, possibly, the affluent, were more rough- competitive. Being a member following) year. The few clubs and-ready and willing to of a group is not necessary to that seem to be countering the accept basic travel get the best deals. In this trends are those that have arrangements. At the time, the environment, successful clubs strong family and youth travel environment was vastly need to add value beyond programs. Notable among different and groups were the mere trip price, and to provide these are some clubs belonging only way to get a good deal. other benefits that their to the NBS (National members seek. Brotherhood of Skiers). Today— Today, the average age of club Individual clubs have very 3 members is in the 50s. The different personalities, and C More on page 9 www.lacouncil.org Snow Gala Recap Oh What A Party! by Jacquie Nemor, VP Programs Snow Gala— Now, I call that a successful party when the dance floor is still rocking and rolling past 11:00 p.m.! Thank you to all for attending and making the Marina City Club the most happening and happiest place to be on November 2, 2002. The Mardi Gras theme made us ready to party Congratulations to the Club’s Women & Men of the Year all night long, the food Donna Estrin, Hal Mankau Auslich Ski & Recreation Club was outstandingly Candy McKnight, Andy Vogel Century City Ski Club delicious, and the Jan Grant, John Perkins Conejo Ski & Sport Club laughter from hearing Camille Jack, David Chambers Four Seasons West Ski Club the Men and Women Cheryl Graffi, Bruce Campbell Grindelwald Ski Club of the Year contestants’ Linda Mero, Jack Miller Single Ski Club of LA Gail Stewart Tri Valley Ski Club stories of “What is your Michelle McCarthy, Kurt Rust The Unrecables most funniest experience skiing” left us in stitches! was Catherine Ohl and very special people. The Congratulations to Century Gene Fulkerson of Pacific highest accolades go to all City’s Man and Woman of Rim Alliance. As you can of you: Karen James and the Year, Candy McKnight see, there is no one club her husband John for and Andy Vogel. There that dominates every year. having the registration flow certainly is something going so efficiently. Jessica This proves that the on when one club is voted Freeman for chairing the members of each club are both the Man and the raffle. Bonnie West for just exceptional! What club Woman of the Year since conducting the Man and will it be next year that this is the forth year in a Women of the year segment walks away as the club with row for this to happen.