St. Louis Ski Club Board of Sitzmarker Directors 2017-18 July 2017 President Joe Bauer President’s Message 314-249-6919 [email protected] Not sure you want to think Hello Everyone, about skiing yet? Check out We are off to a great start with Vice President our summer of 2018 Alaskan our activities for 2017/18. It is Cruise. Imagine a summertime Bev Doolin summer in St Louis and while cruise to cool Alaskan wa- 618-972-3412 it’s hot and humid, it’s not too [email protected] ters…… early to start thinking about skiing in 2018. This edition of Not to be outdone, check out Trip Director our website, Meetup group and the Sitzmarker includes infor- Tracy Leverenz mation on our trips for the monthly Out and About to see 314-651-1992 upcoming ski season. We have the events lined up for this [email protected] summer. Fairmount Park, the three trips again this year. Our first trip is Snowmass, the an- Muny and a float trip are all on Communications nual FSA race trip. I encourage the calendar. As always if you Director have an activity that you want everyone to consider this trip, Tom Coscia racing is not mandatory and note the dates for the Banff trip to plan and share with the club 314-780-3021 Snowmass/Aspen has always have changed from earlier commu- contact Bev or any club officer [email protected] nications. We listened to member with details. been a club favorite. Trip two is Copper Mountain, this will comments and changed dates. I hope to see you soon. Have a Record Center Check out all the trip details in- be the value trip this season. great summer and get ready for Pat Pender Finally we have Banff, Canada, cluded in this edition and make the snow! 314-703-0803 another club favorite. Please your choices for the upcoming [email protected] season. St. Louis Ski Club Trip Sign-Up Night is Thursday, August 24th at O’Fallon Brewery P. O. Box 712 St. Charles, MO 63302 www.stlouisskiclub.com Sign-up night will be at the have priority status for signing pleted trip application before [email protected] O'Fallon Brewery, 45 Progress up for a trip if their application your registration will be pro- Pkwy, Maryland Heights, MO and payment is received by 9:00 cessed). 63043. A new location for the pm on Wednesday, August 23. You can sign up on Thursday the Inside this club! Sign-ups begin at 7:00 24th in person! And you’ll want I s s u e pm. A waitlist will begin if a trip ex- to be there to hear trip details, ceeds the number of spots allot- and other club news. Sign-ups Trip Director 2 New this year – A drawing ted or if there is space only for a Report begin at 7:00 pm, but you can for Alpine gift cards. Cur- specific gender. come early for dinner and a bev- rent club members in at- Trip Grid 3 erage! tendance are eligible for You can send in the enclosed the drawing. form with your payment or pay See our Bylaws and Operating Snowmass / Iceland 4 online with your credit card Code at our website for com- Those who renewed their using PayPal (but you will still plete sign-up details. Copper / Banff 5 membership by May 15 will need to send in your fully com- Alaskan Cruise 6 Upcoming Events 7 Special Trip Sign-Up Issue P a g e 2 Our 2018 Trips will not disappoint! Greetings from your incoming age, as well as a land/ground tion of paying a single supple- Trip Director! I’m pleased to transfers package for those ment. Please note that we announce that our club is offer- who prefer to use frequent must add the additional cost of ing three great trips for the flyer miles or drive. For the room and other shared 2018 ski season: Snowmass/ members wanting to extend trip expenses, including trip Aspen, Colorado; Copper their stay in the Summit captain credits and bus trans- Mountain, Colorado; and Banff, County area, enjoy more portation, since each supple- Alberta, Canada. Our ski trips skiing at the nearby resorts ment reduces the number of are ideal for solo travelers, cou- of Breckenridge, Keystone, participants by one. In addi- ples, and/or friends looking for and Arapahoe Basin. The tion to the published price of new ski buddies and destinations optional lift pass allows early the trip, the single supplement to explore on and off the slopes. access to the lifts along with prices for each trip are as fol- Plus our trips offer a good value ski instructor line privileges. lows: to members with discounted We fly Southwest non-stop Trip Director prices on lodging, lift tickets, to Denver, Colorado with a Snowmass/Aspen: $1,080 transportation, and rentals. short bus ride to our condo- Tracy Leverenz Both of our domestic ski trips miniums in Center Village. A Copper: $530 this upcoming season offer slope complimentary welcome Banff: $500 -slide lodging, perfect for con- reception will also be fea- venience and camaraderie. tured. Tom Coscia will be The Icebreakers will again be We are first flying out to Snow- the trip leader. held at the Scarecrow Restau- “Sign-up early to mass, Colorado for six days of Our season finale will be six rant in Chesterfield, Missouri. skiing and to participate in the ski days in beautiful Banff, In addition to the ski trips, we avoid annual Flatland Ski Association Alberta, Canada, mid-March. are offering two very different (FSA) races with other Midwest Skiers will have access to the summer adventures to club disappointment!” ski clubs late January/early Feb- three world class ski resorts members: an independent Ice- ruary. Racing is optional. If you of Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay, land experience in early June, want more information on the and Sunshine Village, all lo- as well as a seven night Alas- FSA races, contact our club cated in the spectacular Banff kan Princess Cruise with an President Joe Bauer, the St. Lou- National Park, with one in- optional three-day Denali land is Ski Club FSA Race Coordina- terchangeable lift ticket. The tour extension late August/ tor or club member Cindy resorts tout nearly 8,000 early September. Details for Girth, the FSA Race Representa- acres of skiable terrain, two all the trips can be found on tive. This destination is a club gondolas, and 26 chairlifts. subsequent pages. Please share favorite with four varied moun- We are staying at the newly this information with everyone tains from which to choose and renovated Banff Ptarmigan you know and encourage them offers an excellent shuttle sys- Inn, which offers a compli- to join us on a winter and/or tem. We fly into Aspen via mentary hot buffet breakfast summer trip next year. Denver and are staying in deluxe each morning. We fly to Thanks to the trip committee ski-in/ski-out accommodations at Calgary International Airport for putting together some out- the Timberline Condos on the via Minneapolis and then standing trips and a special mountain. In my opinion, Snow- drive west 78 miles to the thank you to Larry Essmann, mass is the best mountain for picturesque town of Banff. who graciously hosted the long cruising runs. Dan McGurk You will need a valid pass- meeting at his home. has volunteered to be the trip port for this trip and the captain. cost may vary if there is a If you prefer not to search for stamps and envelopes, we are For four days of skiing in late fluctuation in the value of the offering online payment via February, after a long absence, Canadian Dollar. Randy PayPal for your convenience. we will be returning to Copper Helms is the trip captain for Commit early or at the annual Mountain, one of the largest ski this Canadian adventure. sign-up night on Thursday, areas in Colorado. We’ re offer- Members who prefer not to August 24th. ing both a complete trip pack- share a room have the op- P a g e 3 St. Louis Ski Club 2018 Ski Trips Ski Resort & Ice- Trip Captain Dates Lodging What’s Included Price Info Breaker 1/28/18 Lodging/Airfare Trip Price Wed. Snowmass/Aspen, “The Power of Four” $1,850 CO thru Transfers 1/17/18 (FSA Trip) 2/4/18 to/from Aspen Timberline Condos Airport Deposit www.snowmass.com 32 $950 2BR/2B deluxe condo for four people FSA Welcome skiers Dan McGurk Reception Balance Ski-in / Ski-out $900 [email protected] 6 ski FSA Banquet, days Flatland Race Info Parties & Races Due* 660-216-3623 www.flatlandski.org 11/30/17 (Racing is optional) 2/19/18 Full Trip Wed. Copper Mountain, “A Mountain for Everyone” Lodging/Airfare Price CO thru $800 2/7/18 2/24/18 Transfers www.coppercolorado.com Center Village Lodging to/from Denver Land Only 32 Airport Price skiers 2BR/2B condo for four people $600 Tom Coscia Flying Full Trip 4 ski Southwest! Deposit [email protected] Welcome Reception days $400 314-780-3021 Club Party Land Only Deposit $300 Balance $400 / $300 Due* 12/8/17 3/17/18 Trip Price Wed. Banff, “Ski Big 3” Lodging/Airfare $1,450 Alberta, Canada thru 3/7/18 3/24/18 Banff Ptarmigan Inn Transfers www.banff.ca.com to/from Calgary Deposit 28 2 people per hotel room Airport $750 Randy Helms skiers Balance Club Party $700 [email protected] 6 ski Hot Buffet Breakfast Included Due* days 12/10/17 314-795-2588 Icebreakers will be held at Scarecrow Restaurant,1095 Chesterfield Pkwy E, Chesterfield, MO 63017 at 6:00 pm.