August 2016 - Flatirons Ski Club

Flatirons
Ski Club
August, 2016
An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group
www.FlatironsSkiClub.com
President’s Message:
Here it is August already and the summer is more than half over. It seems that
we just had our Spring Fling get-together and now the Fall Membership picnic
will be coming up at the end of this month. I’m expecting we will have as good a
turn out as we did in the spring. I hope everyone’s summer is going well and
filled with fun and exciting experiences.
The Board took the month of July off from our monthly meetings but will be meeting again in August.
We are already discussing/planning ski trips for next season. It seems hard to imagine in the middle of
this heat, but the snow will be flying before we know it. So enjoy the rest of the summer while it lasts.
Monica
10th Mountain Hut Trips
Aug. 10th to 12th & Aug. 17th to 19th
The Flatirons Ski Club reserves a 10th MT. Div. Hut for 2 nights
every year. The Club has reserved this summer the Eiseman
Hut North of Vail in the Gore Range for 2 trips. The cost for 2
nights in a dorm, 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts is $70. The group
meets at McDonalds in Vail and convoys to the start of the
4WD road. 4WD vehicles carry personal gear (including
sleeping bags), drinking water and food to the cabin. Most of
the group will hike about 2 hours to the cabin. There will be
hikes in the Gore Range or you can just sit and enjoy the view
from the patio. There is an outhouse. The 1st Hut Trip is full.
Due to cancellations there is presently a space for two
people on the 2nd Hut Trip.
If you were too late to sign up and missed this great trip,
call now for a stay at a 10th Mt. Div. Hut at
half price. Stewart Woodward 303-665-9438
****
Sandy Morris
will be
surveying for
interest at the
August 27th
Membership
Picnic!
Let’s go to Grand Lake in the
Summer of 2017!
Includes: 2 Nights at the Grand Lake Lodge
Cost for 2 nights with buffet breakfasts
approximately. $165
Optional activities include: white water rafting,
boating (canoe, kayak, pontoon),
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre show.
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park
(Some activities will cost extra)
Contact info: Sandy Morris
Home: 303-955-4910
E-mail: swimmie864@hotmail.com
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PICNIC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH – FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY PARK 12N TO 2:30 PM
Bring your friends to meet members and enjoy the picnic! All food and soft drinks provided by the
club. If you want wine or beer bring your own.
Look ahead and check out the ski trip information for Winter 2016/2017. No “sign ups” will be
available until the October 6th general meeting. But you can “save the dates” for your favorite trips.
Members please bring your Membership Dues and if possible a Signed Waiver Form (This form
is available on Club Website – it will also be available at picnic).
DIRECTIONS: From North Broadway, go west on Violet. At 10th ST. turn right and follow the road
as it becomes Cherry, turn right (North) and the park is on the left.
Great Summer Hikes
ATTENTION!! The August 24th, James Peak hike has been CANCELLED!
We are hopeful that we will be able to do it next year! Thank you!
TUESDAY NIGHT HIKES
– AUGUST, 2016
Hikes begin at 6 pm at the designated trailhead or meeting place, and provide a chance for exercise
and fun with other club members and visitors, as well as a delicious potluck dinner after the hike. Bring
your paper plate, plastic ware (always bring these even if we go to someone’s home after the hike),
water bottle, and a dish to share. All hikes are approx. 2-3 miles. In case of rain or high wind potluck
may still take place at someone’s house.
Please DO NOT start eating until the leader has come back from the hike, especially if you are in someone's home.
Contacts: Call Trip Leader or Pat Irwin 303-494-6108(H), 303-437-1301(C)
AUG 2 – Ute and Range View Trails
Elease and Bill Person - 303-494-6014, Cell: 303-905-6833
From entrance to Chautauqua drive approximately 3.3 miles to where you would turn off to go to the top
of Flagstaff. Park here on either side of the road. After hike we will potluck at nearby picnic tables.
AUG 9 – Chautauqua
Frances Dahlburg – 303-447-2890
Meet at Chautauqua picnic shelter behind auditorium. Directions: Baseline West to 12th Street, turn
Left (South) and proceed up hill to shelter. After hike return to shelter for potluck.
AUG 16 – Foothills Community Park
Karin Campanelli – 720-498-6489 and Dave Diener
From North Broadway go west on Violet. At 10th street turn right and follow the road as it becomes
Cherry; turn right and the park is on the left. Hike in Foothills above park and picnic at shelter.
AUG 23 – Realization Point
Herman Sievering - 303-494-9449
From entrance to Chautauqua drive approximately 3.3 miles to where you would turn off to go to the top
of Flagstaff. Park here on either side of the road. After hike we will potluck at nearby picnic tables.
AUG 30 – Shannahan Ridge
Ellie Bertram - 303-284-3567 and Pat Irwin - 303-494-6108
Meet at Ellie's house, 2765 Iliff where we will picnic afterwards. From Broadway go West up Table
Mesa to Lehigh and turn left (south). Pass Mesa school and turn next left onto Iliff. Go downhill to
2765 on left.
FSC Book Club - New Members Welcome
Monday, August 8 at 7 pm: Julianne Cassady will lead a discussion
of The Light Between the Oceans. Nicole DeLorimier will host us
at the Meadows-on-the-Parkway Clubhouse, 510 Mohawk DR, Boulder.
Monday, September 12 -- Roger Povilus will lead the discussion
of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a
Jobless Future by Martin Ford.
Summer 2016
Wildflower Rambles
Eight FSC members take turns leading wildflower rambles each summer. The rambles are relaxed and slow
paced to allow attention to the details of the flowers and plants and to aid identification. We also pay special
attention to a particular flower group on each trip. Please note that wildflower rambles are not hikes. Bring sun
protection, snack/lunch, water (especially important in these days of intense heat), rain gear and field guides.
There is a carpool fee payable to the driver.
Wednesday, July 27 Jean Lunning Trail, Long Lake and Niwot Ridge, Brainard Lake Recreation Area
Leaders: Linda Paris and Maddy Goldhawk This is one of our favorites, as we usually see lots of wildflowers.
The Lunning ramble is an easy, flat walk through the subalpine life zone around Long Lake in the Brainard Lake
Recreation Area. The lush meadow near the lake should be spectacular. Due to permit considerations, please
contact Linda at 303-530-2423 if you would like to come on this ramble. Those who wish a longer or higher
experience into the upper subalpine or tundra life zone can continue up to Niwot Ridge with Maddy Goldhawk.
Come prepared for variable weather (raingear and water). Bring a lunch and snacks. Meet at 7:00 AM behind
the 3 Margaritas (Diagonal Plaza) at Iris and 28th St. to carpool. Bring your Golden Age pass, if you have one.
Carpool fee: $7.00.
Wednesday, August 3 East Portal Leader: Claudia VanWie This is a “Smart Phlower” Ramble. Your
cellphone can be a fountain of knowledge on the trail. There are a number of useful apps for identifying flowers.
This ramble will focus on using a cellphone for flower identification and photography. Claudia will demonstrate
several apps and give some cellphone camera tips. Bring your phone! Carpool fee: $5.00 Meet at 8:00 AM at
Eben Fine Park at the west end of Arapahoe Ave in Boulder. You may find a list of nature and camera apps at
http://bcna.org/apps.html
Monday, August 8 Lake Isabelle, Brainard Lake Recreation Area Leaders: Maddy Goldhawk and Judy
LaMaitis This ramble is longer and more rigorous than our previous one to Jean Lunning in July. Due to permit
considerations, please contact Maddy at 303-494-7953 if you would like to come on this ramble. Meet at 7:00
AM behind 3 Margaritas (Diagonal Plaza) at 28th and Iris. The hour is early, but this popular area fills up shortly
after 8 AM in the summer months and the parking has been altered and reduced by the Forest Service. Please
bring a Golden Age pass if you have one – this is a fee area and this pass is good for admission to Brainard.
Come prepared for variable weather (raingear and water). Bring a snack and lunch. Carpool fee: $7.00.
HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing
musical sensation, with a pulsing score and electrifying performances that
tells the story of one of the most unique characters to ever hit the stage.
Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny, Hedwig and the
Angry Inch is the landmark American musical by John Cameron Mitchell
and Stephen Trask that is “groundbreaking and undoubtedly ahead of its
time” (Entertainment Weekly).
Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and winner of four 2014 Tony Awards
including Best Musical Revival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch played to record-breaking sell-out crowds on
Broadway and promises to take Denver by storm with what Time magazine proclaims is “the most exciting
rock score written for the theater since, oh, ever!”
Ticket cost: $33 There are a limited number of tickets
When: December 9, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Where: Buell Theater
Contact Sandy Morris by email at swimmie864@hotmail.com or phone 303-955-4910.
THURSDAY HIKERS
Summer is here and so is hiking season. Spring flowers have been good and summer
flowers will be too. In July, we will hike according to the weather and trail conditions. There is
still a lot of snow in the mountains. As of a few weeks ago, Brainard had almost 60 inches of
snow! We could be hiking high or low - so please come prepared for either. Be sure to bring
food for lunch and snacks, plenty of water, and clothes for all conditions.
Call Connie Macinko at 303-443-6572 for more information.
We will meet at 8:00 AM. Please arrive by 7:45 AM so we can decide where we are going
and can form car pools. We will leave at 8:00 AM sharp. We meet in the south east corner of
Meadows Shopping Center close to the frontage road.
Watrous Gulch
During the summer we will also do a special hike on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
Third Thursday Hike - August 18th - Silver Dollar/Murray Lakes Trail
Due to trail conditions we did not do this hike in July but did Watrous Gulch. Trailhead is on Guanella
Pass Road above Georgetown. The trail is well defined, rocky, uneven, and not officially maintained. It
is an in/out trail starting 11,265”, Silver Dollar 11,950”, and Murray 12,178’ seeing Naylor Lake far
below. Total roundtrip is 4.3 miles depending on parking. The hike is short but at over 12,000’, who
needs long. It is open tundra, wildflowers, a touch of snow, small beautiful lakes.
RSVP for more details Afainer@yahoo.com
FSC Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)
New Participants Welcome
FSC Friday FAC meets from 4 pm until 5:30 pm at Rincon del Sol, 2350
Arapahoe. It is on the South Side of Arapahoe, just west of gas station at SW
corner Folsom & Arapahoe, and good parking is on the West side. Has good
Happy Hour prices and food. FSC meets in the large west-side room.
Board Members and Support Staff
President
Monica Tremblay
Vice Pres.
Donna Scott
Secretary
Diana Vari
Treasurer
Roger Povilus
Publicity
Reed Bailey
Downhill
Louise Geil
Activities
Stew Woodward
Social Chair Elease Miller
Membership Linda Giandinoto
Newsletter
Jane Odenheimer
Webmaster
Roger Briden
Mailing
Larry Rittenhouse
If you like to join Flatirons Ski Club or
August Board Meeting
have any questions about the club,
Thursday, August 18th
please send an email to:
6:30 pm
membership@flatironsskiclub.com
August 2016
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
7
“The Light Between
the Oceans”
14
THURSDAY
2
3
6pm Tues Nite Hike 8am Wild Flower
Ramble “Smart
Ute & Range View
Phlower”
Trails
8
7am Wild Flower
Ramble
7pm Book Club –
WED.
9
NO FSC Gen Mtg
10
16
17
18
31
30
6pm Tues Nite Hike
Shannahan Ridge
Flatirons Ski Club
An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group
PO Box 6120
Boulder, CO 80306
TH
19
20
Div Mountain Hut Trip
7:45a 3rd Thur Hike:
Silver Dollar
4pm Fri. PM Club
6:30p FSC Brd Mtg
23
6pm Tues Nite Hike
Realization Point
----------------------------
13
4pm Fri. PM Club
Foothills Community
Park
29
12
7:45a Thurs Hike
6pm Tues Nite Hike
6pm Tues Nite Hike
28
4pm Fri. PM Club
11
2 10
22
6
1st 10TH Div Mountain Hut Trip
nd
21
SATURDAY
5
4
Chautauqua
15
FRIDAY
24
25
26
James Peak Hike
CANCELED
4pm Fri. PM Club
31
27
12N – 2:30p
FSC Annual
Membership
Picnic