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ASRA RACING NEWSLETTER Ski the Ice! ASRA RACING NEWSLETTER Ski the ice! NOVEMBER 15, 2007 Editor: Liz Holste Racers ready. 3-2-1 Go!!! Hey gang-it’s time to dig your ski & snowboard equipment out of the closet and wax on! Boot up and get together with the ASRA gang for another great racing season! It is always fun no matter where the ASRA gang goes. We somehow manage to leave our mark on whatever ski area or bar we go to! If you haven’t paid your ASRA dues yet then log on to www.skiracer.com and download the membership form and send it in with your check, payable to ASRA. Remember to bring a new racer with you this season! Some of us need more competition. Ski / snowboard helmets are required for most races. The season openers will again be held at Killington. ASRA rooming discounts have been arranged at the Cascades hotel. First come first served. Anyone that might need some new equipment before openers should stop by the Peak Performance Ski Shop on the Killington access road and mention that you are with ASRA. Great deals are available to the ASRA race crowd. Asra 2007/2008 race schedule Dates Venue Race Format Dec. 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Sugarbush, VT ASRA Race Camp Dec. 7 / 8 / 9 Killington VT GS / GS / SL Dec. 15 / 16 TBA TBA / TBA Jan. 5 / 6 Tanglwood, PA GS/GS Jan. 12 / 13 Elk Mountain, PA GS / SL Jan. 18 / 19 / 20 Sugarbush, VT TBA Jan. 26 / 27 NJ race possibility TBA For last minute schedule changes please log on to www.skiracer.com before you leave for a race venue. SKIERS IN THE NEWS THE LAMB FAMILY PLUS ONE! Kristen and Rob Lamb will soon be adding a new racer to the ASRA league. This Spring they became the proud parents of a baby boy! THE MEZZETTI FAMILY PLUS ONE! In other ASRA news – the Mezzetti’s will be bringing a new racer into the world! That’s right- Mike & Liz are going to be parents! How scary is that! I wonder if the baby is going to be born with a pair of ski boots and a race suit on?!? Can the ski racing world take it? For those of you in Liz’s racing class (both men and women ☺) – this year you will have a chance to win since Liz won’t be able to compete. ASRA NUPTUALS Randy Harper and Alice Dolan are tying the knot Thanksgiving weekend. Karyn Herzig and Brian Murphy are tying the knot in December. DONNA WEINBRECHT The Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame in New Jersey has been open since the mid 1970s. Until now it has never had a skier or snowboarder inducted into it. A nominating committee was formed with ASRA member - Liz Holste and several members of the New Jersey Ski Racing Association. They nominated five people that included several skiers, coaches and a NJ ski area owner. Donna Weinbrecht – the 1992 Olympic Gold Medal Champion mogul skier was chosen as the first skier to be inducted into the 2007 Class for the Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame. Donna grew up skiing, training and racing on the slopes of several New Jersey ski areas. She made the US Ski Team in 1988 and was on the team for 14 years. During her competitive career she was on the podium more than any other US Ski Team member. The official induction dinner was held on November 17th at the Farmstead Country Club. On October 20th Donna Weinbrecht was also inducted into the 2007 Class of the Vermont Ski Hall of Fame. The entire Weinbrecht clan was there to help her celebrate along with 45 friends that drove up from New Jersey. A private German Oktoberfest party was held the night before at The Lookout in Killington which is owned by Donna’s sister Joy and her husband. At The Lookout there was a lot of great German food, beer and of course lots of traditional German songs thanks to the Weinbrecht family. SKIERS IN THE NEWS U.S. SKI HALL OF FAME NEWS Ishpeming, MI – Oct. 19 – The selections to the 2007 Class of the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame have been made. This year’s class includes many notables in the ski world. Four time Olympic champion Eric Bergoust and two time Olympic champion Doug Lewis highlight this year’s list of inductees. Doug Lewis a two time Olympian won the bronze medal in downhill in the 1985 World Championships (the first won by an American man at the World Championships. He also won two U.S. downhill championships before retiring in 1988. Eric Bergoust is the most successful aerialist in U.S history. He won the 1998 Olympic gold medal, the 1999 FIS Freestyle Word Ski Championships crown, the 2001 and 2002 World Cup aerials titles, 17 World Cup events, and three U.S. aerials championships. Jake & Donna Burton Carpenter are the owners of Burton Snowboards. Founded in 1977 and the world’s leading snowboard maker with nearly 50 percent of the global market. Burton is also a trustee of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. They are the first to enter the Hall of Fame as a couple in recognition of their vision, determination and business savvy that brought snowboarding from backyard snow banks to resort slopes around the world. Tom Jacobs was a member of the 1952 Olympic team in Oslo. He competed in cross- country and Nordic combined. He coached at the University of Colorado. In 1956-57 he served as an executive director of the then – National Ski Association (today’s U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. He later founded Reliable Racing Supply – the ski industry’s first mail order racing equipment distributor. Everett Kircher founded Boyne USA resorts in 1947. He converted a small piece of Michigan farmland into a thriving resort, pioneering snowmaking, grooming and chairlift technology setting the bar for the industry nationwide. Mitch Cubberly invented the first multi-angle release ski binding in his basement in Belleville, New Jersey in the early 1950s. His company – the Cubco Binding Company relocated to Nutley, New Jersey and went on to innovate and market inventions such as the first step-in binding, the first anti-friction binding plate (the Cubco Skidder), and the Cubco ski brake. The official induction will take place at the SnowSports Industries American trade show on January 31, 2008 in Las Vegas. A welcome home event in their honor will be held at the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of USSA in September 2008. The Hall of Fame and Museum are dedicated to honoring America’s skiing and snowboarding professionals, pioneers and athletes. The museum houses one of the largest collections of skis and snow sport related memorabilia in the United States. SkierS IN THE NEWS EVAN DYBVIG U.S. Ski Team member Evan Dybvig and 3 other friends purchased the Whaleback Ski Area in New Hampshire. Their plans are to turn it into a 4 season sports training complex. On October 20th they had their opening day. They had snow on the ground and there were people already on hand to take a few runs. Ski area news HIDDEN VALLEY SKI AREA – NJ New Jersey almost lost one of the last few operating ski areas that it has left. After a long summer of working out all the details the Hidden Valley Ski area in Vernon, New Jersey has new owners! Dan Grund and several other investors took ownership of Hidden Valley on October 16, 2007. They have a new outlook and have lots of plans to upgrade the resort. The Hidden Valley Ski Area will also become a 4 season sports training camp. As we speak work is being done to re- grade some of the trails and to do some much needed repair work on the snowmaking systems and the lighting on the trails. The inside of the ski lodge is also being entirely refurbished. There will be a new look and feel to the Hidden Valley Ski Area this year. The ASRA gang is talking to the new owners about possibly having a race there this season. SKI NEW JERSEY! MOUNTAIN CREEK, NJ This year the entire South side of Mountain Creek is going to be a terrain and free ride park. It will be the largest terrain park in the east with 60 acres of jibs, rails and jumps. The inside of the lodge is also being revamped. After many years of great racing at the former Great Gorge ski area, all of the racing is being moved over to the Vernon base (the former Vernon Valley Ski Area) and will be held on the Zero G trail. The Vernon base will also have a separate NASTAR course. Ski area news SUICIDE SIX, VT The famous Suicide Six Ski Area in Woodstock, VT is celebrating its 70th Anniversary this year. Bunny Bertram – the original owner of Gilbert’s Hill and Suicide Six was just inducted into the Vermont Ski Hall of Fame on Oct. 20th. In 1934 Gilbert’s Hill was the site of the first rope tow in the United States. In January 2009 a 75th Anniversary celebration of the first rope tow in the United States will be held at Gilbert’s Hill. ASCUTNEY, VT Ascutney Mountain holds an annual Antique Ski Race every year. Bring out your oldest gear and oldest clothing and participate in the race. HOLIDAY MOUNTAIN, NY Holiday Mountain – Monticello, NY is revamping its racing hill.
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