2016-5 sep-oct.pub - Indianapolis Ski Club

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September-October 2016
NEWS FOR SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS
Volume 56, No. 5
Sept 18 -- Club Picnic
Indianapolis Sailing Club
11325 Fall Creek @ Brooks School Rd
4 to 7 pm
Our annual Club picnic & Trips signup will be a pitch in
(bring a dish to share + your own adult beverages).
FREE to all with current club membership. Guests welcome for a fee-$5 per person.
You may sign up on this day for our Club trips next
year. Bring your checkbook to be assured of a spot
on our popular trips, and to pay dues !
You must be a member to sign up for a trip.
4 - 5 pm Social Hour& Grazing
5:00 - 5:30 pm Trip Signup
5:30 pm Dinner 6:15 Door Prizes and closing
Club provides ice, soft drinks, water, pork and chicken BBQ, and
Baked Beans from Black Diamond BarBQ. You bring a Side Dish,
Salad, Appetizer, or Dessert… whatever your specialty is!
(If you bring a bag of chips, bring a dip to go with it
Bry... Get the hint?)
Also BYOB….. NO bar service.
Ann Daniel, President 877-2131
td_indy@comcast.net
AND WEAR YOUR INDY SKI CLUB LOGOWEAR !
IN THIS
ISSUE….
All the info on next year’s trips
Membership renewal time !!!!
Social calendar
Bicycling news… still more riding!!!
Indianapolis Ski Club 2017 Trip Schedule
Snowmass CO
$1520
36 spaces
Steamboat CO
$1290
36 spaces
Jan 14 thru Jan 21 (Sat-Sat) (Southwest to
Denver)
- 7 nights at Top of the Village (2BR/2BA/4 per
condo and 3BR/3BA/6 per condo), ski-in/skiout, ground transfer, pizza party, welcome
wine & cheese party
- 5 day interchangeable lift ticket for Snowmass,
Aspen, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk
- Final payment due: Sept 18 Deposit = full
amount
- Ground pkg. $1,280
Contact: Dick Surber – 317-818-9293-H
raskisy@sbcglobal.net
Feb. 25 thru Mar 4 (Sat-Sat) (Southwest to Denver)
- 7 nights at The Phoenix Condos (2BR/2BA/4 per
condo and 4BR/4BA/8 per condo), walk to lifts
- ground transfer, welcome reception, pizza party
- 5 day lift ticket, plus $50 food credit voucher valid
at Steamboat Ski Resort owned locations if we
have 25+ skiers
- Final payment due Nov. 15 Deposit = $150
- Ground pkg. $1,067
Contact: Jackie Sundboom – 317-413-3358-C
jackiesundboom@aol.com
Beaver Creek CO
Serre Chevalier/Nice France $2510**
$1570
36 spaces
Jan 28 thru Feb 4 (Sat-Sat) (Southwest to
Dener)
- 7 nights at The Charter at Beaver Creek
(2BR/2BA/4 per condo), walk to lift
- ground transfer, welcome reception, pizza
party
- 5 of 8 day interchangeable lift for Beaver
Creek, Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone & Arapahoe Basin
Final payment due: Oct. 20 Deposit = $150
-Ground pkg. $1,335
Contact: Priscilla Johnson – 317-289-7776-C
johnsonteam@comcast.net
16 spaces
Mar 10 thru Mar. 21 (Fri-Tues) (Delta to Milan)
-7 nights at Hotel Plein Sud (2/rm)
-7 breakfasts/dinners @ Hotel Plein Sud
-Possible to ski 6 days. Lift tickets not included
-Bus from Briancon to Nice
-3 nights at the 4 star Hotel Splendid (2/rm)
-breakfast buffet daily
-Delta air from Nice to Indy
**Subject to Currency / Fuel / Tax variances
- Final payment due Dec 7
Deposit = $300
Contact: Randy Ridgway – 765-650-6168-C
rridgway@accs.net
Vail CO
Banff OVSC
$1600
36 spaces
Feb. 11 thru Feb 18 (Sat-Sat) (United to Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- 7 nights at Banff Caribou Inn (2/rm) in downtown Banff, ground transfer, daily hot buffet
breakfast, pizza party, 5 day interchangeable
lift for Lake Louise, Sunshine & Norquay
- Passport required for this trip
- Final payment due: Nov. 2 Deposit = $150
- Ground pkg. $1,025
Contact: Debbie Stubbs – 260-609-7906-C
debstubbs1@live.com
$1495
34 spaces
Apr 1 thru Apr 8 (Sat-Sat) (United to Denver
-7 nights lodging at The Antlers at Vail (2BR/2BA/4
per condo), walk to lifts
- ground transfer, pizza party,
- 5 of 8 day interchangeable lift for Beaver Creek,
Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone & Arapahoe Basin
- Final payment due Dec 26 Deposit = $150
- Ground pkg. $1,240
Contact: Jean Ballinger – 317-696-2120-C
Jeanballinger77@gmail.com
Latest info is always on the club website www.indyskiclub.org
Events for your club calendar:
Sept 15 - 6 pm, Thursday Thirst at Champps North, 8711 River Crossing Blvd
Sept 18 - ISC PICNIC at Indianapolis Sailing Club (see front cover)
Sept 24 - 5-8 pm, Pizza and Wine at Mallow Run Winery, Bargersville
Oct 13 - 6-9 pm Thursday Thirst, Moe & Johnny’s in Broad Ripple
Oct 20 - 6 pm Open House and club meeting at Sun Valley Sports, Castleton
Nov 10 - 6 pm Open House & club meeting at Rusted Moon Outfitters, Broad Ripple
Nov 17 - 6-9 pm, Thursday Thirst at Twin Peaks, I 69 & 82nd
Dec 15 - 6-9 pm, Christmas Party at Hillcrest CC
Dec ? Thursday Thirst at Scotty’s Brewhouse South near Southport Rd & I 65
Contact person for all social stuff is Lisa Sindelar, 709-5231
Here are a few other events; hundreds more are listed at www.visitindy.com
9/1
9/5-11
9/8-11
9/10
9/10
9/11
9/15-18
9/15-24
9/17
9/17
9/18
9/21
9/24
Black Sabbath at Klipsch Music Center
BMW Golf Championship @ Crooked Stick CC
Oktoberfest at German Park
Colts Kickoff Concert on Georgia Street
Penrod Arts Fair, Indpls Museum of Art, 9-5
Colts vs Lions, Lucas Oil Stadium
Irish Fest, Military Park
Indy Jazz Fest, various locations
Wes Montgomery tribute @ IUPUI
George Thorogood, Center for Performing Arts
Hispanic festival, Indpls Zoo
Celtic Thunder, Old National Center
Circle City Classic, Lucas Oil, + concerts
9/25
9/27
10/1-2
10/2
10/4
10/5
10/9
10/14
10/15
10/20
10/27
10/28
10/31
Chargers at Colts
Tears for Fears, Old National Center
Redbull Air Race, IMS
LeAnn Rimes at Center for Perf arts
Carrie Underwood at Bankers Life
Alice Cooper Halloween Bash, Old National
Bears at Colts, Lucas Oil
Dweezil Zappa at the Vogue
Gymnastics Champions Tour, Bankers Life
Joan Baez at Ctr for Perf Arts
Kansas at Old National Center
Halloween with Sammy Terry, Indiana Ldmarks
Halloween… anywhere!!! Suit up and party!
Jean’s Place…. Jean Ballinger, VP of Trips
It’s time to think snow and ski trips! Get your calendars out and mark the trips you want to go on.
Your first opportunity to sign up will be at the annual club picnic on September 18. We are offering
194 spaces this year. Getting additional air seats at our current prices will be difficult, so you need
to decide where you want to ski and sign up early to assure you go where you want to. A few trips
sold out at the picnic last year, so if there’s a trip on your bucket list, you will want to be sure to attend the picnic and sign up. Here are the destinations. The details can be found elsewhere in the
Boomer.
January 14-21: Snowmass
January 28 – February 4: Beaver Creek
February 11-18: Banff
February 25 – March 4: Steamboat
March 10-21: Serre Chevalier / Nice, France
April 1-8: Vail
You MUST be a club member to sign up for a trip, and your membership EXPIRED July 31
Trip leaders may reserve positions on their trips only for other trip leaders (and an accompanying
person). This is because these individuals are busy conducting their own trip sign-ups during the
picnic meeting. Additionally, persons in line on September 18 may present a trip application for
themselves and for one other member.
Snowmass, COLORADO - 36 Spaces
January 14 to 21, 2017 (Sat-Sat)
Top of the Village Condos
Ski-in/ski-out
Adult full package: $1520, Ground: $1280
Senior full package: $1452, Ground: $1212
Two and three bedroom condos (4 and 6 people per condo)
5 day lift ticket interchangeable at Snowmass, Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk.
Adult 6-day lift ticket = + $95, senior 6-day lift ticket = + $45.
Easy access to Snowmass restaurants and shops. Free buses available to Aspen.
Wine and cheese welcome party, pizza party during the week.
Outdoor heated pool, two outdoor hot tubs, sauna and fitness room on site.
Southwest to Denver. Bus to Aspen.
Full payment due at signup on September 18.
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Contact Dick Surber
11445 Monon Farms Lane Carmel, IN 46032
1-317-818-9293 raskisy@sbcglobal.net
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in BANFF
February 11-18, 2017
Full package: $1,600
Only 36 spaces!!
Cost
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Ground package: $1,025
$150 due with trip sign-up !
Airfare on United Airlines
Seven nights hotel (2/room)
Daily hot breakfast buffet!!
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Ground transfers
Pizza party
5 day lift ticket
Make checks payable to Indianapolis Ski Club.
Final Payment Due: November 2, 2016.
Lodging Info:
Last Day to Cancel: November 7, 2016.
PASSPORT REQUIRED
Banff Caribou, 521 Banff Ave, Banff AB Canada, T1L 1H8 (downtown Banff)
Web site: bestofbanff.com
Rooms are double occupancy.
Tel: 1-403-762-5887
Lift Ticket Info
Your package includes a 5 day lift ticket interchangeable for Lake Louise, Sunshine, and Norquay.
To ski the 6th day, there is an additional charge which must be pre-paid with your final balance; add
$52 for adults or $45 for seniors (65 and older).
Trip Leader
Debbie Stubbs
Cell: 260-609-7906
3871 White Cliff Way, Whitestown, IN 46075
Email: debstubbs1@live.com
Beaver Creek
Not exactly roughing it
January 28 - February 4
Southwest into Denver - 650 am depart
Arrive Indy 855 pm on Feb 4
$1570 with 5 day lift, ground package $1335
Deposit $150 - Final payment due Oct 20
The Charter at Beaver Creek, 2 BR 2 bath for 4 people
Welcome party and club pizza party
Trip Leader Priscilla Johnson
317-289-7776 johnsonteam@comcast.net
Indianapolis Ski Club
Depart Friday Mar. 10th
Return Tuesday Mar. 21st
Flights are on Delta/KLM Airlines
Up to 6 Days Skiing at Serre Chevalier
7 Nights Lodging at 3 Star Hotel - Plein Sud
Breakfast Buffet & Dinner Daily
AND, enjoy 3 days on the French Riviera
Bus transfer on Saturday March 18th to Nice
3 Nights Lodging in the 4 Star Hotel Splendid
Breakfast Daily included
Return flight from Nice to Indianapolis
Cost $ 2,510.00 - double occupancy
Trip Insurance recommended
Rock the alpes on “Your European
Adventure of a Lifetime.”
Trip Concierge:
Randy Ridgway
(C) 765-650-6168
(W) 765-659-2777
rridgway@accs.net
$ 300.00 Deposit at Sign-up
Final Cost subject to changes
in Currency Exchange Rate,
Airport Taxes, Fuel Surcharge
Passport required
Cancellation Date and Final
Payment Due Dec. 1, 2016
Ski Steamboat!
Feb. 25 thru Mar 4 (Sat-Sat)
Full Package: $1290, 36 spaces
Full Package Includes:
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7 nights at Phoenix Condos (2BR/2BA/4 per condo and 4BR/4BA/8 per condo)
Southwest into Denver, 1st two bags are Free, 50 lb. weight limit
Ground Transfer, Welcome Reception, Pizza Party
5-day Lift Ticket
$50 food credit voucher valid at Steamboat Resort-owned locations if we have 25+ skiers
• 6th day lift ticket avail. for $58
Ground Package (no air or transfer): $1067
Lodging
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Full kitchen, gas fireplace, patio or balcony, cable, washer/dryer, free Wi-Fi,
Outdoor hot tub, heated pool, sauna, exercise room, free garage parking,
1 block from ski area—walk to lifts
Free Shuttle to town
$150 Deposit at sign-up, balance due November 15,
Contact: Jackie Sundboom – 317-413-3358-Cell
jackiesundboom@aol.com
September-October BIRTHDAYS
Ewa
Papiez
Michael King
Jean Ballinger
Connie Cavett
Gerhard Klemm
Mary Anne Leach
Stacia Featherston
Connie Miner
Curtis Peters
Arwin Roe
Mark Sachs
Duane Leatherman
Terry Lindstrom
Cathy Drook
9/7
9/10
9/17
9/17
9/18
9/18
9/19
9/19
9/19
9/19
9/19
9/22
9/23
9/27
Petra Hinkle
Carl
Heck
Gisela Seibert
Shannon Ansari
Kay
Anderson
Carol Darlington
Brett Farrell
Trish Morton
Jack
Bell
Eric
Manterfield
H. Carl Moultrie
Sylvia McClure
Richard Surber
9/28
9/29
9/29
9/30
10/1
10/1
10/1
10/1
10/2
10/2
10/3
10/5
10/7
John Oberlies
John Oberlies Jr
Claudia Boyd
Gregory Lester
John Lomas
Mark Lund
Steve Kissel
Mei-Hsin Kuo
Jim
Burdeski
Paula Bivens
Jim
Guerrettaz
Vicki Robinson
Jerry Rosiak
10/8
10/8
10/11
10/16
10/16
10/16
10/19
10/19
10/20
10/21
10/21
10/24
10/29
April 1 – 8, 2017
34 Spaces
$1,495 per person
Trip includes: round trip air from Indy to Denver on United, ground transfers, 7 nights lodging at The Antlers at Vail Condos (2BR/2BA/4 per condo and 3BR/3BA/6 per condo), 5 of 8
day lift good at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone & Arapahoe Basin, pizza party
The Antlers at Vail Condos: 680 Lionshead Pl, Vail, CO 81657 (tel: 970-476-2471) 2BR/2BA walk to Lionshead gondola – full kitchen, fireplace, private balcony, daily housekeeping, complimentary WiFi, outdoor pool & 2 hot tubs with heated walkways and heated changing rooms,
sauna, fitness center, free shuttle to grocery store. Located 150 yards from the Lionshead
Gondola. Free in-town shuttle for Vail Village is located steps away.
www.antlersvail.com
Hurry up . . . Sign up . . . Don’t get left behind
$150 deposit due at sign-up; balance due / cancellation date: December 26
Trip Leader:
Jean Ballinger
7129 Chandler Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46217
Tel: (317) 696-2120
Email: jeanballinger77@gmail.com
Ohio Valley Ski Council trips
A member of Indy Ski Club can participate with other member ski clubs in OVSC. Of course, we prefer
that you ski with Indy, but if our timing does not work for you, take a look at OVSC clubs…..
OVSC (the council itself) is going to Big Sky, MT and Nisei, Japan in 2017…. More info at
www.ovsc.org/tripsevents/ and http://www.ovsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/OVSC-Trips-2015-16.pdf
BIKE WITH INDY SKI CLUB
Late July…. Had a really nice 23ish mile
ride from Broad Ripple Brew Pub to
Fountain Square via Monon then back to
BR on White River greenway & central
canal towpath. It was getting pretty hot
by the end of the ride. Many of us stayed
to brunch in the shade at Monon Food
Company. Photo was taken at the Eiteljorg Museum….. Noli.
(To ride with the club any Saturday until
the snow flies, including more rides on
the Cardinal Greenway, contact Ray at
Rsbattey@aol.com )
- Ray Battey
View from the SkySky-
by Mel Crichton, SchuuBoomer editor
Living in the mountains sounds idyllic. That is, if your idea of idyllic is August frost, June
snow, dry skin, crowds of summer tourists, higher cost of living, intense summer sun, and
rarely, winter temperatures as low as minus 40 (it doesn’t matter whether it’s Centigrade or
Fahrenheit… they are the same at -40) . Yes, there are a few setbacks to living at 6300 feet,
but on the plus side, we are below the 7500 foot threshold for altitude sickness, and our long
sunny summer days are low humidity and maybe 80 degrees F. So we get lots of visitors from
the flatlands up here. They flock here for the incredible views, the great uncrowded skiing,
good restaurants and bars, Yellowstone, and the laid-back lifestyle. I guess that’s good.
But...like many ski towns, Big Sky is currently dealing with a housing shortage. The billionaires
and celebrities behind the gates on the slopes above us are building more homes…. We call
them “10-10-2-2 homes”… 10 thousand square feet, ten million dollars, 2 people, for 2 weeks a
year. No, the real shortage is housing for common folks, people who come here for the mountain lifestyle but can’t afford to rent or buy a home. These people wait tables, cook your food,
sell sporting goods, run the lifts, patrol the slopes, guide rafts down the river, perform music,
and even fight fires and patrol the highways, most for close to minimum wage. Many service
businesses are cutting back because they can’t find workers who can afford to fill them. So….
if you’re out west for just a week of skiing, remember to tip your servers well, as they likely
are having a tough time making ends meet while sharing a 3 bedroom condo with nine other
people. But they are mostly resilient younger folks, and loving it.
If the mountain lifestyle interests you, and you have a motor home or a tent to live in, come
on out! Jobs are waiting !!!
Miss your 2016 Member Directory?
Look for it some time in October. If your contact information has changed since the 2015 issue, please tell
Marilyn Rader at
rm.rader@sbcglobal.net or 888-7168
by September 20.
TIME TO RENEW
Office:
Fax:
Tom:
Priscilla:
317.259.6000
317.524.7595
317.432.9322
317.289.7776
Memberships expired July 31.
To be eligible for trip signups, be
sure to return your membership renewal before the picnic on Sept 18.
Use the enclosed business cards
to tell friends about Indy Ski Club.
Update your wardrobe
Be Ski Club Proud!
Our online ISC catalog includes
coats, vests, shirts, bags and
much, much more. All available
with our regular block logo or
our script logo. The online ordering system makes it even easier and faster to
get the things you need before your next great ski
adventure, in the size, style, color, and logo of
your choice.
Colored Threads, our vendor, is located in The
Stutz Building at 212 W. 10th Street, Suite F125.
You may pick up your orders from Laurie RiceSalemi to save shipping costs and time.
Click to browse and shop!
http://www.companycasuals.com/IndianapolisSkiClub/start.jsp
Questions? John Oberlies
oberliesj@gmail.com
President Ann’s Corner
SUN VALLEY SPORTS HAS THE
LATEST IN SKIS & ACCESSORIES
Sun Valley Sports • 8418 Castleton Corner Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46250 • (317) 577-5500
Monday - Friday 11 am – 8 pm
Saturday 10 am-8 pm, Sunday noon – 5 pm
(ask for the ISC member discount on ski stuff)
OPEN HOUSE FOR ISC ON OCT 20, 6pm
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Bill and Sandra Allen
by Ann Daniel
As promised in the last Schussboomer, I want to pass on some information I gleaned from the OVSC Summit in June. A presentation that I
found interesting was about packing and traveling simply (which Mel has
been promoting for some time... but did I listen? - not really!)
Tricks of the trade: a 21-inch carry-on for clothing and toiletries is all
you need to take, no matter the length of the trip. Wear synthetic
clothing, wash some clothes every night, and use a stretchy clothes line.
You can use packing cubes to combine smaller items and simplify organization. This bag can be stored in the overhead bin or under the seat on
the plane. Use a wide, soft-sided ski bag for your ski equipment, and pack sweaters, helmet,
etc. in also. With your ski bag, this is your “one piece” of luggage to check in, so you may not
have an extra baggage fee, depending on the airline. A website for checklists and additional
tips: www.ricksteves.com.
My other most helpful take-away was about recruiting new, and especially younger, members.
The presentation was by a marketing director from Holiday Valley near Buffalo, NY. Her
suggestions were similar to those I was given by our own Alissa Russ who I met on the Park
City trip in March. Among several good ideas about marketing and providing a good trip experience, the main point they both made is that not everyone who might want to join the
club has the time and money for a week-long trip. Shorter trips closer to home are more
likely to interest them, as well as using Facebook to reach them. This topic will be discussed
by the Board at our next meeting Aug. 27.
I look forward to seeing you all at the September 18 sign-up picnic!
Postmaster: If Undeliverable Please Return to:
Marilyn Rader
7834 Valley Stream Dr
Indianapolis IN 46237-8537
Next meeting - September 18 Picnic - Indpls Sailing Club
see photos at http://indyskiclub.org/abouttheboard.asp
Indianapolis Ski Club Officers 2016-2017
President: Ann Daniel 877-2131
Pres -elect: Randy Ridgway 765-650-6168
Secretary: Ray Battey 842-0831
Treasurer: Jackie Sundboom 413-3358
VP Trips: : Jean Ballinger 696-2120
VP-elect trips: Lisa Sindelar 317-709-5231
VP Member Services: Marilyn Rader 888-7168
Website
www.indyskiclub.org
Articles for November issue to
Mel Crichton kj9c@att.net by
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