NWSCC NEWSLETTER AND CALENDAR JANUARY 2012 Editor: Linda McGavin E-mail: [email protected] NWSCC, P.O. Box 1915, Portland, OR 97207 Website: www.nwskiers.org Bergfreunde Ski Club is offering Cross-Country Ski The next NWSCC meeting will be held W orkshops starting this weekend (January 7 through March 21 at the Shanghai Noble House February 4)! See more details under club information (5331 SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR inside. 97239), starting at 6:00 pm. At that time we will be highlighting the End of the If you want to ski Mt. Hood Meadows for only $10 and Season, FWSA Convention, and Man & benefit a good cause, the annual Rotary night is Monday, Woman of the Year. January 16 (MLK Day), from 2 pm to 9 pm. Tickets are (No host food - full menu - great food!) available at Hillcrest Sports, 2506 SE Burnside, Gresham. Note that even if you are already a Meadows season ticket The following meetings will be on the third holder, you still need to purchase a Rotary ticket in order to W ednesdays of June (Elections) and September participate in the special hours at Meadows for this (Looking forward to the next season - already?). Appreciation Night in the summer is TBA. fundraising event. Mt. Bachelor has a special sale ending at 8 am on Mondy, January 9, or sooner if they sell out of this deal. Buy a TIMELY ALERTS: 3-of-5 day lift ticket for only $119 valid during MLK HOT NEW S FLASH! The NASTAR race and PACRAT W eekend. A 3-of-5 day ticket is a multi-day ticket that is races scheduled for this weekend (January 7-8) have been valid for 3 days of skiing/boarding within a 5-day period. At canceled due to low snow levels that might make racing this $119 rate, you can ski or ride 3 days for less than the hazardous. regular price of a 2-day lift ticket... meaning that the 3rd day is FREE! Tickets will be available for use immediately, and If you are interested in ongoing race training, Coach Greg the first day of the 3-day ticket must be used no later than Dilger is offering training every Friday for anyone Monday, January 16th. Tickets are non-transferable and interested. He will start at Timberline until Mt. Hood non-refundable, and DO NOT include the Kids Ski FREE Skibowl has enough snow to support racing. The cost will d e a l . G o t o t h e i r w e b s i t e f o r d e t a i l s : be $25 per session; you will meet up at the appropriate http://www.mtbachelor.com/winter/mountain/tickets/lift_tic lodge at 8:30 am. You need to email Greg at: kets [email protected] to sign up, so he can tell you where that week’s training will be, and so he knows how many Mark your calendars for Skiyente’s annual King W inter coaches to have. Coronation and Dance to be held at Charlie’s Mountain View in Government Camp on February 11. Tickets are only $10 If you have young skiers age 6-13 who are ready for racing, and can be purchased in advance from your favorite Meadows Race Team (MRT) has upcoming W inter Skiyente member, or at the door. Further details inside. Camps. They will be offering 2-day “Intro to MRT” race camps January 7-8 and January 14-15 for $125. MRT 2012 BACHELOR BLAST TRIP!! believes that “It Takes Great Skiers to Make Great Racers” Attention, Clubs! It’s now time to sign up for the 2012 and they put the FUN in FUNdamentals. For more Bachelor Blast trip to be held April 6-8, 2012! Sign up in f o rm a tio n o r to s ig n u p o n lin e , g o to now so we don’t have to release spots. The basic trip price www.meadowsraceteam.org. See attached flier. this year is $210, and includes some extras: you’ll get two nights of lodging in a Mt. Bachelor Village condo, two lift tickets to Mt. Bachelor, a fabulous lasagne lunch at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, and a fantastic party on Saturday GUEST SPEAKERS AT DECEMBER MEETING: night! If you want to ski a third day you can get a SKI TO DEFEAT ALS: Fred Noble, a Mt. Hood “institution” discounted price, and an extra night’s lodging can be who has been skiing Mt. Hood and the world for too many arranged if you have a full condo. years to count, and a friend of many in our clubs, came to speak about a cause that is near and dear to his heart. In This year we are staying in Ski House Loft condos (4 per early 2010 Fred was asked to assist with starting up a new condo) or luxury River Ridge condos (7-8 per condo; 3 BR fundraiser for the ALS Association, a cause which became w/queens, 3 BA; sofa sleeper) at Mt. Bachelor Village on personal when he himself was diagnosed with ALS in Century Drive. Trip leader Linda McGavin will work with December of 2010. This event is being launched to raise your club to put your members into condos that fit your much needed funds for all families in Oregon and SW needs, if you wish to book a full condo. Only people who W ashington who are coping with the daily struggles of living sign up in groups of 7-8 people will be put into the River with ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known Ridge condos. ALL guests have access to the Athletic as Lou G ehrig’s D isease, is a progressive Club of Bend! neurodegenerative disease that slowly robs a person of the Seniors and juniors will get extra discounts: Seniors 65-69 ability to walk, speak, swallow and, eventually, breathe. W ith or Teens 13-18 can deduct $15; Super Seniors 70+ or no known cause or cure, a person can expect to live Youths 6-12 can deduct $35; and children 5-12 can deduct typically 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis. ALS has no $45 from the basic trip price! Children are welcome on this racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries – and in only trip as long as you fill a condo with the minimum number of 10% of cases there is a family history of ALS. Today, there people who agree to lodge together – we will not assign are approximately 30,000 people in the US living with ALS adults into a condo with children. and 5,600 people in the US are diagnosed each and every year. At any given time, there are an estimated 500 families The bad news: We only have 80 spots available at these living with ALS in Oregon and SW W ashington. W ithout any incredible prices – so you'll need to book early and contact government or insurance funding, the local ALS chapter trip leader Linda McGavin to work out the best condo(s) for provides support services and equipment free of charge to your club members. Like other trips, individual club support these families. members can sign up directly and will be assigned lodging if they don't have a preference of roommates. So sign up Fred is the honorary chairman of this new event, to be held early! April 14, 2012, at Mt. Hood Meadows. Go to the website at http://webor.alsa.org/site/TR/Events/OregonandSW W ashi And the good news: Your club or group can still ngton?fr_id=7670&pg=entry to see a video about Fred’s life participate even after all of our basic trip spots are sold (or and the event, and start taking the steps to sign up and even if you would rather stay in a luxury home or different participate, either as a participant or volunteer, or to support type of unit), because Mt. Bachelor Village is giving a team fundraising! special Bachelor Blast discount for ALL condos booked directly with them for this trip – mention Randy Lew, President of Far W est Ski Association, Bachelor Blast if you call, or there will be a special code announced that the FW SA Foundation has just awarded a (announced later) if you book online. An amenity package number of scholarships to junior racers. He specially is available for those booking other Mt. Bachelor Village thanked ski club partners Skiyente, Mountain High, and properties, or those who own their own lodging in Bend, Bergfreunde for their scholarship contributions. See starting at $125 for 2 lift tickets, lunch, and the party on attachment for a list of the six winners from the Pacific Saturday night, again with further discounts for seniors and Northwest. juniors! Ask for a special signup form for this option. At the annual PIE (and other goodies) auction, with treats More good news - you can pay for this trip with your Visa or lovingly handmade by Council officers, a total of $432 was Mastercard! You will need to contact the Council treasurer, raised for the benefit of the Oregon Food Bank. Marcia Brighton, at 360-721-1300 to use one of these two credit cards. Leave a message and Marcia will call you NORTHWEST SKIERS’ DIRECTORY: back when she is able to process the card online. The 2011-2012 Northwest Skiers’ Directory is now available in racks supplied by Certified Folder Display throughout the Check out the flier and signup sheet, and get the word out Northwest.