November 2014

Newsletter of the Southern Oregon
Nordic Club
Website: http://new.onc.org/oregon-nordic-club/sonc E-mail: southern.oregon.nordic@gmail.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/southernonc/
November 2014
Annual Holiday Party & Ski
Come Join the Southern Oregon, Klamath Basin & Grants Pass
Nordic Clubs for the Annual joint club ski season kick off
Christmas Party at Lake of the Woods Resort on Saturday,
December 20th.
If everyone prays for snow, we will have tours of all types and
lessons. Meet at Lake of the Woods Marina at 1000. If we
don't have snow we will still have a pizza party. So save the
date to SKI – Saturday, December 20th.
Stefanie Ferrara
Newsletter
Please send articles and pictures to jnfertig@gmail.com for
the December newsletter by 23 November.
The newsletter will be posted on the new State ONC website
(http://new.onc.org/oregon-nordic-club/sonc) with the link emailed to SONC members.
Remember that if you don’t submit articles the newsletter
will be short. Please compose the articles and send in MS
Word format.
John Fertig
Outdoor Clubs Blood Drive
Great news from the Outdoor Clubs Blood Drive held in
September. Total donations from all clubs went up more than
300% compared to last year! Nordic clubs donations? We
were up 700% from last year!
All clubs combined donated 66 units of blood which could
save up to 198 lives. I think our club can take a lot of
consolation from that even though in the ranking of clubs we
weren't on top. Rankings by percentage of members donating
were Southern Oregon HOG Chapter 20.83%, Slopes & Trails
12.62%, Rogue Snowmobilers 11.26%, Jackson County
Horseman's 11.20%, Southern Oregon Nordic Club 6.36%
Last year’s total for all clubs was 18 units.
Kevin Wood
General Meeting:
7:00 PM Thursday, 6 November 2014
at D&S Harley Davidson - Highway 99, Phoenix
1.0 mile south from South Stage Road on Hwy 99 (right side)
0.3 mile north from Fern Valley Road on Hwy 99 (left side)
Don’t miss the first meeting of the season, and your
chance to meet or reconnect with ski trail partners!
We’ll gather upstairs at D&S Harley, 3846 South Pacific
Hwy, Medford, at 7 PM.
You’ll meet this year’s board and hear all about
upcoming events; after refreshments, we’ll begin our
first program of the year, a presentation by three
longtime friends of the club:
Tognar Toolworks,
Ashland Outdoor Store, and
Northwest Outdoor Store.
They’ll have samples of the latest in outdoor and ski
gear and ski care. Those attending will be the first to
know!!
Super raffle prize, one size fits all, good for the whole
family: a 2014-15 Snow Park pass.
SEE YOU ON THE SIXTH!
Ginny Blankenship
Anne Jones (1925-2014)
Former club member Elizabeth Anne Jones passed away on
th
October 4 in Ashland. Anne and Ken Glasgow (her partner
of many years) were longtime members of our club.
SONC Pole Saw Missing
The club is missing one of our pole saws (and extension) used
for trail maintenance. If you have it please contact John
Fertig at 541-601-5687.
ONC Website Change
With a renewal that was about to come up for the host of the
state website (http://www.onc.org) it was decided to move
to a different host and a different platform. The previous
platform had many problems and had been severely
degraded. With the change to a different platform the
appearance has changed quite a bit. The new platform is
highly customizable and it’s hoped that adding content will be
much easier. To get to the new website click here or at the
top of the Newsletter.
Our club is currently evaluating what we will do about our
website. During the past season we were moving much of our
information under the prior platform and host site. Some of
our previous links are not currently accessible. Thanks for
your patience while we go through this change.
Kevin Wood
Nordic Ski Vacations
If you are concerned that we may have another winter where
the snow pack is a no-show plan ahead take a ski vacation to
one of these popular areas:
Methow Valley, WA
West Yellowstone, MT
McCall, ID
Ketchum, ID
Bend, OR
Steamboat Springs, CO
Royal Gorge, CA
October Potluck
We got the year started again this year with our potluck after
a long hot summer. There were a great variety of dishes along
with chicken and vegetable quiche provided by the club. I will
say thanks to all that provided dishes. You all made it
especially difficult to cut myself off from eating too much.
Two summer plans that I did hear of were Seldom and Pat
Fuhrman going to Machu Pichu and also Bob and Bobbie
Plummer taking part in a cycling trip in Europe. Hope that
your adventures this summer were just as fun.
Thanks again especially to John and Bonny Fertig for all their
work in getting the potluck organized. Always a great way to
start the season!
SONC Scheduled Events (November 2014)
April
March
February
January
December
Nov
Date
Dec
Feb
Day
Category
6
20
Thur
Thur
Meeting
Meeting
4
13
14
18
Thur
Sat
Sun
Thur
Meeting
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Meeting
20
Sat
20
25
27
27
27
Trip/Event
Rating
Dist/Time
Club Meeting
Grouse Gap Loop
Buck Prairie Loop
Board Meeting
Party & Ski Tour - Meet Ski Tour
Marina @ 10:00
Lesson
N/A
D&S Harley-Davidson
Mt Ashland
Buck Prairie
Call for Directions
Intermediate
Intermediate
6 mi
8 mi
Lake of the Woods
All
Various
Stephanie Ferrara 541-890-2979
Lake of the Woods
(none)
Lake of the Woods
All
Hyatt Lake @11:00
(none)
Hyatt Lake Novice & Beginner
Crater Lake Advanced-1700' climb
1-1.5 hrs
7+ mi
1-1.5 hrs
2-4 hours
13 mi
Michael Dawkins 541-482-2703
Stephanie Ferrara 541-890-2979
Michael Dawkins 541-482-2703
Ski Tour
Pumice Desert Loop
Crater Lake (N Ent)
Advanced
Meeting
Club Meeting D&S Harley-Davidson
overnight Mt. Shasta Ski Weekend Mt. Shasta Nordic Ctr
groomed trails
Lesson
N/A
Hyatt Lake @11:00
(none)
Ski Tour
Hyatt Lake Novice & Beginner
Ski Tour
Table Mt. Sled Trail
Buck Prairie
groomed trail
Meeting
Board Meeting
Call for Directions
Lesson
N/A
Hyatt Lake @11:00
(none)
Ski Tour
Hyatt Lake
Novice-Beginner
15 mi
541-601-5687
541-535-1736
541-734-4872
541-482-2703
Ginny Blankenship 541-535-1736
Sat
Sun
Ski Tour South Brown Mt. Shelter
Ski Tour
Moon Prairie
Pederson SnoPark
Deadwood Junction
25
31
31
31
Sun
Sat
Sat
Sat
Ski Tour
Lesson
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Table Mountain
N/A
Buck Prairie
Advanced
Hyatt Lake @11:00
(none)
Hyatt Lake Novice & Beginner
Summit SnoPark
Intermediate
5
7
Thur
Sat
Meeting
Ski Tour
Club Meeting
Rocky’s Flight
7
Sat
Ski Tour
Canal Trails
8
14
15
19
21
21
22
28
28
Sun
Sat
Sun
Thur
Sat
Sat
Sun
Sat
Sat
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Race
Meeting
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
Ski Tour
McDonald’s Peak
Glasgow’s Loop
John Day Ski Race
Board Meeting
Natasha’s Web
Table Mt. Sled Trail
Burton Butte
Lower Canal
Table Mountain
D&S Harley-Davidson
Buck Prairie
Hwy.140 Summit
SnoPark
Mt. Ashland
Pederson
Diamond Lake
Call for Directions
Buck Prairie
Buck Prairie
Pederson SnoPark
Summit SnoPark
Buck Prairie
5
14
19
Thur
Sat
Thur
Sat
Meeting
Ski Tour
Meeting
Ski Tour
Club Meeting
Meridian Overlook
Board Meeting
John Craig Tour
D&S Harley-Davidson
Mt. Ashland
Call for Directions
Sisters, OR
2
4
16
Thur
Sat
Thur
Meeting
Ski Tour
Meeting
Club Meeting
Bull Gap to Mt. Ashland
Board Meeting
D&S Harley-Davidson
Mt. Ashland
Call for Directions
6
Sat
M-F
Phone
Ginny Blankenship 541-535-1736
Bobbie Plummer 541-488-5003
24
25
?
Coordinator
D&S Harley-Davidson
Call for Directions
Sat
Thur X-mas Ski Tour Meet-Summit SnoPark @ 1030
Sat
Lesson
N/A
Sat
Ski Tour
Sat
Ski Tour
Dutton Ridge
3
Sat
8
Thur
10-11 Sat-Sun
17
Sat
17
Sat
18
Sun
20
Thur
24
Sat
24
Sat
Location
Club Meeting
Board Meeting
Petunia
Intermediate
Novice
Bobbie Plummer 541-488-5003
John Fertig 541-601-5687
John Fertig 541-601-5687
John Fertig
Ginny Blankenship
various Karen & Edgar Hee
1-1.5 hrs
Michael Dawkins
2-3 hours
12 mi
Bob Plummer
Marian Crumme
1-1.5 hrs
Michael Dawkins
2-3 hours
4-6 mi
6 mi
1-1.5 hrs
2-3 hours
6-7 mi
541-488-5003
541-531-3010
541-482-2703
Michael Dawkins 541-482-2703
Ginny Blankenship 541-535-1736
Adv. Novice
5-7 mi
Intermediate
10-12 mi
Int. Advanced
7-8 mi
Intermediate
8.2 mi
Race/Tour 5-10-20 km
Novice
groomed trail
Intermediate
Novice
Advanced
4.4 mi
12 mi
6 mi
2-4 hours
10
Advanced
10 mi
Intermediate
12 mi
Advanced
12 mi
Reider Peterson 541-488-8830
Michael Dawkins 541-282-2703
Bob Plummer 541-488-5003
Ginny Blankenship 541-535-1736
?
ONC Website
Ginny Blankenship 541-535-1736
?
These Nordic ski-related events are not associated with the ONC but may be of interest
http://sou.edu/outdoorprogram/skiswap.html
Ski Swap
SOU Ski Swap Stevenson Union-SOU
Ski Tours
Senior Ski Week
Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake Resort
Blank spaces under coordinator are your opportunity to turn a planned outing into a reality
541-793-3333
Shared Transportation Costs:
SONC policy is that members who provide rides to trailhead
locations for other members shall receive a donation to cover their
vehicle costs. The amount of the donation is based on the
distance traveled.
The suggested donation amount per person is:
• Short trips, such as Buck Prairie and Mt. Ashland – $5
• Medium trips, such as Summit Snow Park and Pederson – $10
• Long trips, (Crater Lake, Diamond Lake & Mt. Shasta) – $15
• Overnight destinations such as Bend – arrange with driver.
Since the outing destination is usually known in advance, riders
can plan ahead, and bring the suggested amount with them.
Donations are usually given to the driver at the beginning of the
outing,
Important Notice about Nordic Skiing:
Nordic skiing includes risks and hazards which can never be
eliminated because of the inherent nature of the activity. Anyone
choosing to participate in Oregon Nordic Club activities should be
aware of prevalent risks and hazards. By making the decision to
participate, each person must accept individual responsibility
for their safety, realizing that accidents can result in personal
injury or even death.
The Southern Oregon Chapter's ski tour ratings are based on a
combination of factors including tour distance, elevation change,
steepness, and navigation. While ratings primarily reflect required
technical skills (climbing, descending, turning etc.), difficulty
ratings are adjusted upward as increased stamina is required.
All ratings assume average snow conditions (packed power).
Low snow cover, re-frozen snow/ice, deep new snow will increase
the actual difficulty of the trip.
If in doubt, check with the trip coordinator.
Ski Tour Ratings:
Beginner
• Cross-country skiers with little or no previous experience
• Bring water, food, extra clothing, personal first aid items, etc.
• Trip Length: 2-3 hours of skiing
Novice
• Reasonable skill in the basic techniques: diagonal stride,
sidestep, kick turn, step turn, snowplow, and snowplow turn.
• Control speed on gradual downhills and sidestep steeper pitches
• Able to ski 2-5 miles on rolling terrain
• Able to follow marked ski trails
• Trip Length: 2-4 hours of skiing
Intermediate
• Proficiency in all the basic techniques plus the traverse and
herringbone on moderately steep terrain. Typically a full season
or more of progressive experience
• Climb and descend long, moderately steep and short, steep
sections of terrain
• Good stamina, ability to ski 8-10 miles or make long climbs
• Trip Length: 3-5 hours of skiing
Advanced
• Excellent proficiency in all ski touring techniques and wide range
of snow conditions
• Negotiate long, steep sections of terrain including densely
wooded areas
• Strong skier able to ski 10+ miles with long uphill sections in
widely varying snow conditions
• Navigate poorly marked trails
• Trip Length: 4-7 hours of skiing
Expert
• Excellent all around ski touring and mountain person
• Negotiate very steep terrain in nearly all conditions
• Exceptional endurance - ability to ski 15-20 miles with long
climbs
• Navigate using a topographic map and compass
• Trip Length: 6-8 hours of skiing
Trip Responsibilities¨
Trip Coordinator Responsibilities:
1. Identify yourself as the Trip Coordinator at the meeting point
and/or at the trail head.
2. Have participants complete "Trip Register" including emergency
contact with telephone number. Communicate trip liability waver
information.
3. The Trip Coordinator should remind participants of trail etiquette
(ski to right, downhill skier has right-of-way).
4. Trip Coordinator should use a map of ski area to orient people
to the route.
5. Trip Coordinator should inform participants when a lunch break
can be expected and the ETA back to the vehicles.
6. Coordinator should identify a lead skier and the last skier. If
enough people are on the outing, have a trouble shooter to
roam back and forth among the group.
7. The Coordinator should remain until all skiers return.
8. Return "Trip Register" to Bobbie Plummer.
Trip Participant Responsibilities:
1. Contact trip coordinator before participating in any outing so
they know who to expect at the meeting point and understand
the expected difficulty and duration of the trip.
2. Please participate in those outings that match your abilities.
Understand that trip difficulty and duration will be dependent on
weather and snow conditions and on the abilities of the group.
3. Dress properly for the activity (Moisture wicking non-absorbing
base layers and avoiding cotton base and insulation layers that
retain moisture. Dress in “layers” to avoid overheating.)
4. Share ride expenses.
5. Cooperate with the Trip Coordinator and participate in making
and abiding with decisions affecting the safety and well-being of
the group.
6. Participants should leave an item at the side of the trail (or tell
someone) if you must leave the route for any reason.
7. Carry safety and first aid equipment appropriate for the outing
and expected weather conditions.
Friends of the SONC:
*Tognar Toolworks
*Thimbleberry Cabin
*Rogue Ski Shop, Medford,
REI Medford
*Northwest Outdoor Store
Mt Shasta Nordic Center
*Lake of the Woods Resort
*Kokopelli, Ashland
*Get ‘n Gear, Ashland
Diamond Lake Resort
Black Bird, Medford,
*Ashland Outdoor Store,
*Ashland Mountain Supply,
800-299-9904
707-396-2829
541-772-8047
541-732-1938
541-245-4000
530-605-9395
866-201-4194
541-201-7694
541-482-5181
800-733-7593
541-779-5431
541-488-1202
541-488-5402
*Offers discounts to members. Ask at the store
Perks of SONC Membership
SONC owns two cargo sleds (not suitable for hauling children) that are
available to members. Contact John Fertig jnfertig@gmail.com
Officers and Board 2013-2014:
President:
Kevin Wood
kevinawood@yahoo.com
Vice-president:
Marian Telerski
mtelerski@gmail.com
Secretary:
Marian Crumme
marian05@yahoo.com
Membership:
Bobbie Plummer
Outings Schedule boborbobbie@yahoo.com
State Rep/
Reider Peterson
John Day Race:
rspeter@opendoor.com
Trails Liaison/
Bob Plummer
Grooming Coord: boborbobbie@yahoo.com
Treasurer/Website: Edgar Hee
ejhee@juno.com
Newsletter:
John Fertig
jnfertig@gmail.com
Meetings:
Ginny Blankinship
blankinship.vl@gmail.com
Ski School
Michael Dawkins
541-261-3547
At large:
541-535-5979
State Rep:
Dan Bulkley
dbulkley77@hotmail.com
Stefanie Ferrara
Simon0402@me.com
541-535-5166
541-531-3010
541-488-5003
541-488-8830
541-488-5003
541-734-4872
541-601-5687
541-535-1736
541-482-2703
541-890-2979
SONC owns two hard shell ski cases that members can use for trips.
Contact Stefanie Ferrarer at simon0402@charter.net for the double case
or Marian Crumme at marian05@yahoo.com for the single case.
The club has available group first aid kits for outings. Medford area
contact is Kevin at 541-261-3547. Ashland area contact is Michael at
541-482-2703.
The club owns equipment for hot waxing your skis. John Fertig will hold
several workshops on hot waxing throughout the ski season. They will be
announced in the newsletter.
Remember to pay your dues at the November Meeting.
MEMBERSHIP FORM / GROOMER DONATION / LIABILITY WAIVER
Checks should be made payable to SONC.
Please mail to Bobbie Plummer, 3368 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520
Household Membership:
$ 20.00
check #________ date __________
Groomer Donation Fund:
$_________ (for grooming the road from Hyatt to Buck Prairie)
TOTAL $________
Name(s)_______________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________
City______________________State____________Zip__________
Phone:________________________Email____________________________________________
SONC will not share your personal information with anyone outside of the club. Name only will be furnished to outdoor stores giving
member discounts unless you decline by checking here [ ].
SONC publishes a contact list for members only with name, phone number and email. Check here if you do not want to be included
on this list [ ].
Number in Family Participating (All must sign below) Adults___________Children____________
Ski Interests: [ ] Family Tours, [ ] Snowshoe, [ ] Back Country Tours, [ ] Back Country Telemark,[ ] Lift
Assisted Telemark, [ ] Racing, [ ] Groomed Trails, [ ] Winter Camping, [ ] Skate Skiing
Would you: [ ] Lead an outing, [ ] Co-lead an outing, [ ] Organize work party, [ ] Participate in work party?
Assumption of Risk and Liability Waiver
Outdoor adventures by their very nature are inherently dangerous and involve some degree of risk. I am aware that
participating in the Oregon Nordic Club’s activities may expose me to certain risks and dangers including, but not
limited to the hazards of mountainous, aquatic, or wilderness terrain, accident, illness, the forces of nature, and travel to
and from the activity location or point of departure. I am aware that it is not possible to foresee all of the potential
hazards of outdoor activities. Each participant in a Nordic activity is responsible for his or her decisions.
To the best of my knowledge, I feel physically and mentally able to assume full participation in the activities in which I
will participate. I understand that the Oregon Nordic Club is a volunteer organization and that trip leaders do not have
medical or rescue training. In consideration of voluntarily participating in this outing, trip, or activity, I have and do
hereby assume all the risks inherent in these activities and agree to hold harmless, from and against any and all
liability, claims, and demands of any nature, including but not limited to liability for negligence, the Oregon Nordic Club,
and any of their agents, tour leaders, officers, assistant leaders, instructors, and other participants.
I acknowledge that ORS § 30.975 provides that an individual who engages in the sport of skiing, alpine or Nordic,
accepts and assumes the inherent risks of skiing insofar as they are reasonably obvious, expected or necessary.
Inherent risks of skiing include, but are not limited to, those dangers or conditions which are an integral part of the
sport, such as changing weather conditions, variations or steepness in terrain, snow or ice conditions, surface or
subsurface conditions, bare spots, creeks and gullies, forest growth, rocks, stumps, lift towers and other structures and
their components, collisions with other skiers, and a skier’s failure to ski within the skier’s own ability.
I have read and understand the statements on this page concerning the Oregon Nordic Club’s Outing Program.
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