July 2015 - Nashville Ski Club

Nashville Ski Club
July 2015
LIFT LINES
July Membership
Meeting and Trip
Sign-ups — Tuesday,
July 7th, 6:00 pm
Inside This Issue
July Membership Meeting
Brentwood Summer Concert Series
Snowmass Trip
Big Sky Trip
Vail Trip
August Membership Meeting
Exchange Students Seek Host Family
RV For Sale
Club Information and Contacts
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Beat the heat by “thinking snow”! The big day is upon us! It’s finally time to sign up for our 20152016 ski trips. Continuing our tradition from the last few years, we’ll once again meet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cool Springs. Please remember to bring multiple checks: one for your annual
membership fee and one for each trip you plan to attend. Though we’ll have membership forms and
trip waivers available on-site, you can find them on our website by clicking on the TRIPS tab and
you’ll see the link for the forms just above the logos for our trip destinations. Fill them out ahead of
time and beat the rush! Note that there’s no official pre-meeting get-together for drinks at 5:30.
You’ll find more trip details on later pages of this newsletter but here’s a quick recap:
 Snowmass, CO - Nancy G. - January 16-23
 Big Sky, MT - Sara B. - January 30 - February 5
 Vail, CO - Joe M. - February 27 - March 6
Don’t be late to the meeting as participants are signed up on a first-come, firstserved basis and you want to get your first choice of trips!
Embassy Suites Nashville South/Cool Springs
820 Crescent Centre Drive (map)
Franklin, Tennessee 37067
Brentwood Summer Concert Series
Come join us throughout the early summer at the Eddy Arnold Amphitheater in Crockett Park in
Brentwood for concerts of another kind. Cover bands, local favorites and fireworks. Look for Sara
Bass, Sandy Hill and/or Dave & Joann Brundage.
Sunday, June 28 - 7 PM - WannaBeatles
Saturday, July 4 - 7 PM - Fireworks Celebration Featuring The Kadillacs
Monday, July 13 - 7 PM - Who's Bad: Michael Jackson Tribute Band
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Snowmass, CO — January 16-23, 2016
The annual MLK weekend trip dates are a little different this year. We'll be leaving on the Saturday
of the holiday weekend instead of returning on that date so that we don't have to compete with the
1500 members of the Texas Ski Council the week before!
We will be staying at Top of the Village condos, which is a great property! This is a ski in/ski out
lodge and it is located at the base next to the lifts and restaurants. We have 2 bedroom/2 bath condos reserved, but some 3 bedroom are available.
We will be flying United directly into Aspen and have only a 15 or so minute ride to Top of the Village
condos. Once again we’ll work with Black Tie Ski Rentals to have the equipment brought to us!
Full package without lifts:
$1596.00
Land only without lifts:
$982.00
Lifts are interchangeable to Aspen Mountain, Snowmass Mountain, Buttermilk and Aspen
Highlands
Adult 5-of-7 day lift ticket:
$320.05
Adult 6-of-7 day lift ticket:
$399.00
Senior 5-of-7 day lift ticket:
$248.00 (65+)
Senior 6-of-7 day lift ticket:
$297.00 (65+)
So depending on the lifts you choose----that will determine your full price plus lift tickets.
This will be a fantastic trip!!!! We have 32 lodging spots reserved and 32 air spots reserved. There
is a possibility to expand, but only if we know early because Top of the Village sells out quickly; it is a
very popular property in Snowmass.
If you were on our Snowmass trip in 2012, you will remember the wonderful dinners we had. Former
NSC member Don Platte lives in Snowmass and he helped arrange several of our dinners at wonderful locations and much reduced prices. I have already talked to Don and he is still in Snowmass
and planning to work on getting us great locations and great prices for dinners again.
Trip leaders:
Nancy Guethlein — 615.519.9576
ncguethlein@aol.com
Judy Brandon — judybrandon09@comcast.net
Mountain Stats
Base elevation
Summit elevation
Vertical Rise
Skiable Acres
Number of Trails
Miles of Trails
Longest Run
Snowmass
8,104 ft
12,510 ft
4,406 ft
3,362 acres
94
150
5.3 miles
Terrain breakdown:
- Green Circle
- Blue Square
- Black Diamond
- Double Black
Lifts
6%
47%
17%
30%
21
Aspen
Aspen Highlands Buttermilk
7,945 ft
8,040 ft
7,870 ft
11,212 ft
11,675 ft
9,900 ft
3,267 ft
3,635 ft
2,030 ft
675 acres
1,040 acres
470 acres
76
122
44
65 miles
84 miles
21 miles
3 miles
3.5 miles
3 miles
0%
48%
26%
26%
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18%
30%
16%
36%
5
35%
39%
26%
0%
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Big Sky/Moonlight Basin, MT — January 30 - February 6, 2016
Biggest Skiing in America is the sensation of endless terrain under an expansive big sky where
guests come to leave crowds and traffic behind, lapping ski runs with hardly a wait. Big Sky Resort
is big with four mountains connected by chairlifts providing families and friends of different skiing
abilities a magnitude of intertwined terrain levels, notably the desired steeps the Lone Peak Tram
accesses. The combined total terrain is 5,800 acres. Within this terrain there are 300 mapped trails,
glades, bowls, and 24 lifts. This combination makes for the second-largest resort in the U.S.
Mtn Stats:
Summit 11,166 feet and Base 7,500 feet.
Vertical feet: 4350
Ski Terrain: 5,800 acres
Average winter daytime temp: 25 degrees
Average annual snowfall 400+ inches
Lift capacity 29,000 skiers per hour
Longest run: 6 miles (Liberty Bowl to Mountain Mall)
Trails: 300 named runs on four connected mountains
View trail maps here
Lift System:
22 chair lifts and 8 surface lifts
Lodging:
Summit Condos 2-bedroom condos, full kitchens, living and
dining areas with fireplace, laundry, ski-in and lifts just outside
the front door.
Slope Difficulty
15%
24%
43%
18 %
Full package: Includes R/T Air from Nashville to Bozeman, MT, mountain
transfers, 7 nights lodging (2 per bedroom) Summit, club
dinner and socials
Pricing:
Full package: $1,925
Land-only: $1,283 (excludes air and ground transportation)
5-day lift ticket (NOT included above): $351
Deposit: $200
Day Trip:
Day trip to Yellowstone is available. Arrange with Sara if you’re interested.
Trip Leader:
Sara Bass — 615.456.0451 or bbass771@gmail.com
Photos from
our last visit
to Big Sky in
2014!
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Vail, Colorado — February 27 – March 5, 2015
Join the Nashville Ski Club as we return to Vail, Colorado for the first time since 2009.
We have 32 spots reserved to include round trip air to Denver, ground transportation to Vail, lodging
at the Landmark Condominiums in Vail Village, a welcome party, a midweek group dinner and 5 of 7
day lift ticket.
Vail is one of America’s top resorts and boasts over 5,200 acres of skiing with over 3,000 acres of
back bowls!
Terrain: 53% Expert, 29% Intermediate, 18% Beginner
Lodging is 2 bedroom/2 bath condos and pricing is based on quad occupancy.
For options of additional day lift ticket, senior lift ticket discount, single supplement and trip insurance, please contact the trip leader.
Full package including 5 of 7 day lifts
Land Only including 5 of 7 day lifts
Trip Leader: Joe Moreau
$2,100
$1,443
joemoreau23@aol.com 615.513.8121
If you have your Epic Mix card from one of our prior trips to a Vail-owned resort (like Canyons, Beaver Creek or Breckenridge) bring it along and get photos and stats from this trip added to your account.
Photos from
our last visit
in 2009!
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August Membership Meeting — August 4th, 5:30 pm
Head over to West End Avenue’s Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery for our meeting in August. We’ll
kick things off with drinks at 5:30 followed by a brief meeting at 6:00. If any of our trips still have
spaces available, of course we’ll continue to take sign-ups. If the trip you want is full, maybe you can
get on the waiting list. Even if you’re already signed up, come
escape the heat with a cool beverage and reconnect with club
members.
Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery
1918 West End Ave
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Exchange Students Seek Host Families
The club has been contacted by EF High School Exchange Year, looking for two families in the
Nashville area to host exchange students from Europe. Our club was contacted because both of
these young men enjoy skiing so the hope was that they could be placed with families that share that
interest.
Eric is 17 and from Sweden! He’s a sports and fitness nut who is up for any adventure you put in
front of him. Tough Mudders, skiing, football, etc.! He loves it all. His father and brother were both
exchange students and now it’s his turn to experience the USA.
Tim is 16 and he’s from Germany. He has passion for basketball, skiing and golf. He’s looking for
a family to just treat him like one of the gang!
Tim and Eric are both excellent students, they are fluent in English, come with their own spending
money and health insurance. They are top notch teens who bring so much to the table.
If you’re interested, please contact: Athena West, EF High School Exchange Year, International Exchange Coordinator — athena.west@efexchangeyear.org — www.efexchangeyear.org
804.218.4230
Disclaimer: The club has not vetted this organization and takes no responsibility beyond
making public their request.
RV For Sale
A much loved, gently used 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40QDP, 400hp Cummins, 25.4K miles, new tires
(2015) and batteries (2013). HWH auto jacks, solar panel, dinette with built-in computer desk. New
stacked W/D, MCD shades in LR and BR, SeeLevel II tank monitoring system. Many other extras.
Photos, video, and excellent service records available. $137,500.
Contact: 615.310.8785 or winger32082@gmail.com
Our website has the latest copies of our membership form and trip waiver form.
http://nashvilleskiclub.org/forms.htm
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Board of Directors
Officers
David Brundage
Sara Bass
Nancy Guethlein
Joann Brundage
dbrundage@bellsouth.net
bbass771@gmail.com
ncguethlein@aol.com
joann@jbrundage.com
Board Members and Committee Chairs
Tom Bailey
Linda Baskin
Judy Brandon
Mary Buckner
Monica Davis
Stephanie Fields
Nancy Guethlein
Sandy Hill
Chris Schweer
Cindy Stoker
Gary Woolfolk
Bill Bass
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The Nashville Ski Club, Inc. (NSC) is a non-profit membership organization promoting snow skiing and snowboarding in the Middle Tennessee
area. All trips and events are run by volunteers. Membership is on an annual basis from August 1 to July 31. The cost for new members is $35
single, and $55 family memberships and is non-refundable. The NSC is a member of the Crescent Ski Council (CSC), an association of ski
clubs located in the southeastern United States. All CSC privileges are extended to NSC members. LIFT LINES is the official newsletter of the
Nashville Ski Club, Inc., and is published monthly. Nashville Ski Club, Inc., P.O. Box 22607, Nashville, Tennessee, 37202-2607