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what mountain that we would meetfor lunch. Many of us traveled ingroups of 6 to 8 skiers and then meetup for lunch at a location that wassuggested. Brian, thanks for yourguidance on places to spend the dayskiing. The slopes were well groomedand even though Madonna diCampiglio didn’t have the snow fallthat Switzerland, France, and parts ofAustria got earlier, Northeastern Italystill had good conditions. We enjoyedbeautiful sunny days, which allowedus to also enjoy the beauty of theItalian Alps. In the middle of the weekreceived more snow that gave us freshsnow to ski on the following day.

Tom Keller found out that whenyou crash in the snow head firstthat your GoPro can come off.Despite knowing the general area ofwhere the camera came off at it wasstill impossible to find. Several ofus spent some time searching in hepowdery snow with no luck findingit. The good news is Tom just foundout that travel insurance will helpwith recoup some of the loss. Thankgoodness Tom still had the receiptsfor his camera that he had for acouple years.

One day we had butterfly skierswhen the girls put on butterfly wingsand skied with them on. One day wehad the banana girls on the slope,Keri and Jaime. They were dressedup as bananas and skied.

Many found skiing in Madonna diCampiglio very enjoyable since itoffered a variety of terrain and allthe ski areas were easy to reach notrequiring any bus rides.

Sicily add on, Feb. 4–8, 2018

After a week of skiing in northernItaly 38 people flew to Palermo,Sicily for 4 days of sightseeing. In

Palermo we had people take a tourof the city and we even had a fewpeople visit a local winery. Thirty ofus visited Agrigento to tour ancientGreek ruins on one day and then onanother day about 20 of us went toMt Etna. Mt Etna is the largestactive volcano in Europe and look-ing at some areas looked like thesurface of the moon.

One afternoon we gathered on thebalcony area of the hotel and had agreat party singing, drinking, and justhaving a nice gathering. We alsoenjoyed great restaurants each night.

In conclusion this was anothergreat trip for several reasons onebeing a great ski area that offered anice variety of terrain to ski. Anotherelement that makes any trip enjoy-able are the people on the trip andthis one had a great group of people.We all had fun on and off the slopes.

Steamboat, March 10–17, 2018

At the time of the wrighting of thisarticle the Steamboat trip whichinvolved CMSC, Erie Shoe, and HiRise was underway so look in afuture issue for stories of what hap-pened on this trip.

Possible Trips for 2019

As soon as a ski season comes toan end the search for ski areas tovisit the following year and beyondbegins. We are looking at places likeBig Sky, Montana and Sun Peaks,British Columbia, Canada. I havealso received a lot of request for StAnton’s, Austria, and Kitzbuhel,Austria. I am still receiving a lot ofrequests for Japan, so I will be work-ing on that for the 2020 ski seasonsince this trip will probably cost over$3000 and I want to allow people tosave up for a trip like that.

By Curtis Bell, CMSC Trip Chair

CMSC Madonna di Campiglio,

Jan. 27–Feb. 4, 2018

On January 27th 45 CMSC mem-bers Traveled to Madonna diCampiglio for a week of skiing.Madonna di Campiglio is a villageand a ski resort in northeast Italy. Thevillage lies in the Val Rendena at anelevation of 1,522 m above sea leveland has approximately 1,000 inhabi-tants. On the day of arrival, we pickedup our rental skis from a nice rentalshop that told us at the end of the

week we could just leave the skis inthe hotel and they would come

and get them. After we had ourdinner at the hotel we were

had a person from thetourist office describe

the ski area to us. On the first fullday in Madonna

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ple geared up and walked the shortdistance from our 4-star Hotel St.Raphael to the gondola. It didn’t takelong for our members to realize thatMadonna di Campiglio was a hiddengem in the Alps. Access to miles ofruns was easy to reach from the gon-dola that was located just a short walkfrom the hotel. We met for lunch on

the top of the mountain which waseasy for everyone including those whodidn’t ski that day. Karen Stary’s sonAlexz, who is going to school inHolland, met us in Madonna andbrought a drone that filmed the

group from above creating somebeautiful pictures.

A couple of side tripswere offered during our

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They enjoyed this beautiful city andits canal streets. Venice is truly andunique city with beautiful buildingsthat are hundreds of years and old.The people who went despite the 3 ½hour bus ride each way said it waswell worth it. Having been to Venice afew times myself have to agree withthem. Venice is truly a city thatshould be on everyone’s bucket list.

Another day trip was to Verona,one of Italy's most popular travelcities. Verona, a city located 2 ½hours south of Madonna diCampiglio, is known as the city ofRomeo and Juliet and for its RomanArena. Verona's most popular site isthe balcony said to be Juliet's inRomeo and Juliet, so several of thewomen on this side trip had their pic-tures taken on the balcony. The 1st-Roman Arena was another popular

sight to see. Despite the rain wehad in Verona, the 20 of us that

went still had a great time see-ing the sights.

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Nordic CornerBy Matthew Moriarty

It is always good to have options.For example, what does one do to stayin shape, still play in the snow, have lowrisk of fractures, and usually participatewithout the economic burden of lift ticketsand travel expenses? Why you cross-country skior snowshoe, of course.

The snow season is winding to a close, but I amalready dreaming of next season. It occurs to me thatthis corner of the Ohio could use a little more organiza-tion and communication about Nordic skiing and snow-shoeing opportunities. This newspaper is one good resource,but weighs heavily toward Alpine skiing. I'd like to be part ofexpanding its scope. My goal is not to reinvent wheels, but to truethe spokes and pump up the tires over the next six months.

I am an older fellow, and admittedly not the best internet researcher.But I have searched the internet; only one meaningful website reallyemerges responsive to Nordic skiing in Ohio. Other sites emerge, but youget redirected to national organizations, retail shops, Chapin Forest, etc. Thelocal scene needs a better repository of information. One website that pops up isthe Lewis Ski Club. I hope to hear from them; they look fun. Another that lookedpromising is Ohio Nordic Ski Club, but the web link for them takes one to a Chinesesite, advertising who knows what, but not winter sports.

My goals are to pull together and list resources, communicate opportunities, put like-minded and like-skilled people together, create a system of trail condition reports, andmaybe organize the occasional trip to places farther north. It would be great to use the platformof an existing club. It would also be great if someone young and tech-savvy would join me and bein charge of solving list and mass email issues.

Please email me at Matthew.moriarty@tuckerellis.com. And, thanks for listening.

CMSC-sponsored travel:Looking back and looking ahead…

Above: Skiing gives you wings!

Left: La vita è bella! CMSC ski and travel group photo at Italy’s

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By W. Gregory Schmid

By the time you read this, weshould have a new President Elect inJerrie “Bootsie” Ricketts. I will stillbe involved in the Cleveland MetroSki Council as Past President and bepart of the Executive Board of theCouncil. But my three-year term willbe over.

I have been involved with CMSCsince 2011. I was the Hi Rise Ski andSports Club delegate to CMSC whilePam Korenewych was President ofCMSC. While Justin Forbes wasPresident, I was Secretary andTreasurer. I became Treasurer of theNational Ski Council Federation inSeptember, 2017.

CMSC has accomplished a num-ber of things over the several years.It has established a better on-line

presence, first with social mediaapplications such as Meetup andFacebook, but with our new website,www.skicleveland.com. With ourpartners, Carl Lillis & Associates, wehave continued to publish theSitzmark and our annual directory,and we have converted the Sitzmarkto a digital publication. We held avery successful 50th Anniversaryparty last November, which wasattended by over 250 people. Wecontinue to support charitableevents through our racing programand by sponsoring the Warren Millermovie at the Akron Civic Theater andat the Tom Ridge EnvironmentalCenter. Also, Bootsie will be joininga board of enthusiastic young lead-ers, who will continue to moveCMSC forward.

It has been a pleasure to serve the

over 2,500 members of ClevelandMetro Ski Council’s 23 ski clubs. Iwould like to thank the board fortheir wonderful support (JustinForbes, Krista Petrolla, Jason Popik,Keri Cavanaugh, Anne Houdek,Peter Keefe, Cynthia Daniels, GailVogt, Gary Krusinski, and Bruce

Vinicky), the committee heads andpeople behind the scenes, includingDebbie McCreery, Judi Fordyce,Becky Bertuzzi, Harry Baumgartner,Guy Nerren, Doc Bob Akamine, MikeNeibecker, Curtis Bell, RitaMontorsi, Brian and Wendy White,Geri Weis, Pete Snitzer, PamKorenewych, Larry Foote, DougSeib, Frank Houdek, Bob Griffin, therace committee, and many others Imay have overlooked but have notforgotten. I would also like to thankour outside partners, including themany ski resorts, sponsors, PaulWebber, and Carl Lillis & Associates.

Also, I have learned on the job, andam grateful to Lisa Beregi, CherylMann, and Joe Harvis from theNational Ski Council Federation fortheir counsel.

I am sure Bootsie will do a won-derful job as President of CMSC. Ihave known her for at least ten years,and she has always greeted me witha smile and a hug. She has been atireless leader on the RaceCommittee. I will continue to bethere to support her, and I am sureshe will continue to move CMSC for-ward. Thanks for your support and forthe memories I will cherish forever.

Upcoming CMSC Events

April 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMSC Meeting at Lenau Park

7370 Columbia Road, Olmsted Township

May 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMSC Meeting @ Reinecker’s

April 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Race Banquet @ Reinecker’s.

May 12 – 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Cleveland Ski Travel Show

Marriott Cleveland Airport

July ?? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMSC Metro Cup – date and location TBD

Thanks for the memories

By Becky ‘The Commish’ Bertuzzi

I feel like it was just yesterday thatI was packing up the car for the firstrace weekend of 2018.

You know what they say, time flieswhen you’re having fun! Here are afew fun stats from the 2018 race sea-son:• 12 Races Completed (we were sup-posed to have 13 - thanks a lotMother Nature)• 100 Average Number of Racers perRace• 2 Combined Races (no cancellingSnowboard Combined this year!)• 1 Set of Forgotten Awards (TomKeller to the rescue!)• 1 Pair of Lost Skis (that we knowof – smooth move Rick Reinecker)• 1 Fake Wedding

It looked like Mother Nature hadher act together during the first partof the race season. I think she hadher act together a little too well -nothing like starting a race with sub-zero temperatures at Holiday Valley.

We rolled into Swain for the sec-ond race and enjoyed a bluebirdSaturday. The Beach (the upperdeck) was rocking, patrolled by ourtiny lifeguard, Maura Donnellan,who took her job very seriously. Weeven had a surprise guest racer: TimRobinson surprised us all andjoined us for a race!

A little rain didn’t stop the fun atSnow Trails. We dressed for theweather, enjoyed the parking lot tail-gate and kept the Snow Trails racecrew very well hydrated. We spentSuper Bowl Sunday dodging the rainagain and racing at Boston Mills.Boston Mills is our traditional char-ity race and this year we made adonation to the Alzheimer’sAssociation, in honor of Tom Evans,one of the founding members of thisrace program. His daughters, Loriand Leigh were on hand for thecheck presentation and it’s safe tosay there wasn’t a dry eye in thehouse.

Getting into the middle of ourschedule, we headed back up to NewYork for our KB/Holiday Valley week-end. The crew at KB is always fun towork with and they didn’t disappoint.We even had access to our ownsound system so we could keep thetunes coming throughout the day.

On Sunday, we headed over theHoliday Valley for duals on Foxfire.Competition was fierce, and we evengot to witness a few crashes (thank-fully no one was hurt!)

As we approached Swain 2 week,the weather was doing the same

thing it did last year, but I was deter-mined not to cancel two years in arow. After all, we had a FakeWedding to celebrate! And you can’thave a Fake Wedding without a FakeBachelor/Bachelorette Party at theSierra! It even came complete withstrippers (thanks to Frank Houdekand Jason Orzel and his bluewrestling singlet).

In order to ensure SnowboardCombined would happen, the com-mittee made the decision to run allthree races on Saturday for thesnowboarders because the weatheron Sunday wasn’t looking to hot.That meant that the guys that doboth got to run the race hill SEVENtimes. But, we got it in!

When the final racer was throughthe finish area, it was time for TheFake Wedding of Jeff Keefe andLindsey Crookshanks. As the lightwas fading, his Holiness SteveHooker presided over the ceremony,speaking from the heart and makingall of us laugh. And no fake weddingis complete without a wedding cake.Maria Reiland whipped up somefantastic booze-infused cupcakes toshare after the ceremony.

As we celebrated the reception at

The Sierra, I had my eye on the fore-cast for Sunday, and it wasn’t look-ing good. I ended up cancellingSunday’s slalom for the skiers, but Idon’t think that anyone was too bro-ken up about it - it just meant theycould partake in the festivities a lit-tle bit longer!

And then there was one: we wereat the last race of the season, BristolCombined. Mother Nature managedto get her act together and shedumped almost two feet of snowbefore the race. Those who went upearly enjoyed a rare Western NewYork Powder Day because of it. Theraces went off without a hitch and atthe end of the weekend, we hadcrowned our Combined Champions.

Our tiny lifeguard, Maura Donnellan, patrols The Beach at Swain 1.

The Fake Wedding Party at Swain 2.

Isn’t it nice to have daylight savings time arrive 3 or 4 weeks earlier thanit used to and the days are getting longer? Of course on the downside, thedays are also getting warmer (At least suppose to!) and that means the endof ski season as spring approaches. Local skiing in

Talking about skiing I just wanted to update you on the current state ofskiing and what is happening with two major companies offering unlimitedseason passes at more than 30 resorts each for a reasonable price of $899.Most of you are aware that Vail Resorts has been offering its Epic Pass forthe last 5 or 6 years which includes all of the resorts they own and manyothers including both Telluride and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. This isa great package and at over $140 for a single day lift tickets at their premierresort you can see the savings if you go on two trips. We always receive goodlift pricing when we buy group tickets so if you only plan one trip it’s thenext best option.

Last year another skiing group made major strides and is now offering acompetitive package called Ikon Pass. This is put together by AlterraMountain Company that owns well known resorts such as Deer Valley,Squaw Valley, Steamboat, Mammoth and have partnered with other majorplayers Aspen, Banff, Jackson Hole, Big Sky and Killington. A list of whatresorts each company offers is attached and both have a lower cost optionin the $600+ range that fits us Midwesterners just fine. If you are interestedI suggest you do your homework to find the pass that fits you best for yourtravel next year. Both passes went on sale in early March and could influ-ence where you want to ski. I will discuss with other CMSC trip leaders atMTS to see if we can coordinate trips with the passes.

Epic Pass; Cost: $899 Ikon Pass; Cost: $899

Vail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Aspen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beaver Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Snowmass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breckenridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Steamboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XKeystone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Winter Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XA-Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . .Telluride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eldora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Park City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Squaw Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XWhistler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Alpine Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . . .XHeavenly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Mammoth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XNorthstar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X June Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirkwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Big Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Jackson Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Afton Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Big Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilmot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Stratton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XMt. Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Kilington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Perisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X Sugarbush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hakuba Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snowshoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XKicking Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tremblant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XFernie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XKimberly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nakiska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mont Sainte Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norquay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stoneham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelstoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Les 3 vallees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Vallees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sugarloaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paradiski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tignes-Val D'Isere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deer Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XArlberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Skirama Dolomiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snowbird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMH Heli Skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local Pass $669; 15 resorts, limited $599; Unlimited at 10 destinationsor 5 days at 15 destinations

‘X’ indicates resorts owned by pass company

CMSC IN THE GATES

These passes offer savings at major areas

CMSC 2018 racingcrosses the finish line

And as quickly as the season start-ed, it was over just as quickly. I wantto thank you all for coming out andracing this season. I know that we’rea small group, but we know how tohave a good time. It’s my hope thatwe can grow over the years to come.I’ve heard stories and seen picturesof this program in its Glory Days, andI want to work hard to get our num-bers back up. So, please, if you havefriends who enjoy skiing, bring themto a race weekend.

See you at the banquet - don’tforget it’s April 21st, and thetheme is Champagne Wishes andCaviar Dreams. Formal attire isencouraged.

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By Ed Svec, Chagrin Valley Ski Club

Well, the bus didn’t break down (like on our Mammoth trip earlier this year,but we got in to traffic jam on I70 due to a jeep burning up. Denver was sunnyand warm but by the time we got to Breck it was 36 degrees and there wasplenty of snow on the ground. We all got here safely, including the bus.

“This is why they call it ‘Brecken-fridge’,” one member commented as weslowly went up the Quicksilver lift in gale force winds our first day on theslopes. Then the lift stopped, with us blowing side to side. Yes, it was a windyday our first day at Breck. Later we learned Peak 8 had 100 mph winds. I alsolearned the reason why they don’t replace that pain-in-the-butt T-bar goingup Peak 8. On windy days it’s often the only lift open going to the top. On thisday though, even that T-bar was closed from time to time during the day dueto the winds.

Then again it was sunny with temperatures in the upper 30’s. The entire topof the mountain was closed because of the winds. Conditions were crustyhard pack with some powder that had been scraped from the base. It was fast.A bunch of us took the morning mountain tour, which allowed up to bypassthe long, long Sunday lines. We had lunch at the Vista Lodge at mid-moun-tain and in the afternoon we split off into smaller groups to ski what wemissed in the morning.

That evening we headed for dinner in downtown Breckenridge. A nice thingabout our location is that it is only a block away from Main St, where all therestaurants are. So, it looks like we are going out to dinner every night ratherthan cooking in. We headed to a little place called FlipSide. Now that mightsound familiar to some of you and that is because there is a Flipside restau-rant in Hudson, Ohio (their original location). They also have locations inChagrin Falls, Rocky River, Columbus & Cincinnati.

Yes, FlipSide have the same owners and similar menus. Our server was aperky young woman named Jen from, guess where, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.She’s a ski bum who graduated from Ohio University about two years ago andtrying to decide what to do with her life. She just got her real estate license.So, if you’re interested in buying a house out here, go to Flipside, ask for Jen,and tell her we send you. We were pretty tired from our first day. I think it wasthe altitude and not the age. We’re supposed to get some snow tonight andtomorrow. The editor of our newsletter noted: The West Without Women

group, a subset of Chagrin Valley Ski Club, ate there as well oneevening. We found out the lead chef there, John, is a native ofBainbridge and graduated from Kenston high school.

Monday awoke with 35 mph winds and about 9-degree tem-peratures. The question arose whether to brave the weather ornot. We were going to take a day off anyway and most decidedto take it today because the rest of the week is supposed to beso much nicer. We walked around town seeing the sights andbuying stuff. We Breckenridge better than Aspen because of thegreater variety of stores and their prices seemed just a tad bitmore affordable. We had lunch at the Gold Pan Saloon found-ed in 1879. This was your classic wild west bar like you see inthe movies. I had a delicious bowl of green chili that was quitespicy. Some had club sandwiches that were too big to eat in

one sitting. After lunch there was more shopping. Occasionally, I would feela twinge of guilt about not skiing today. Then I look up at the mountain andsee it clouded over and overcome my guilt.

Many went to the hot tub later. The Village of Breckenridge condos havethree hot-tubs, each of which can handle about dozen people. I spoke to thepeople who did brave the weather. They enjoyed it, albeit windy, cold andhard. We met a large family from Pennsylvania and another family from NewJersey and Texas, but, originally, they were from India.

It’s now Tuesday and Junior, the Great Awesome Weather Computer thatreports for the Chagrin Valley Ski Club, , sez we can expect mostly sunny skiestoday and a base temperature high of 35. The winds have died down to a man-ageable 8 mph. Turns out Junior was right. Tuesday turned out to be a beauti-ful day. Temperatures on the upper mountain were in the upper twenties underbright blue skies. Breck received about three inches of snow so what were NewEngland style conditions turned back into western conditions with some freshand packed powder. We had lunch at the Overlook Lodge at Peak Nine. TheRamon noodle bowl with chicken and all sorts of vegetables, with a fewjalapeno peppers thrown in to spice it up a bit was a serving for two people.

In the afternoon many hung out at the Chair 6 and Imperial Bowl. This areaof the mountain had been closed the past few days and in that time theyreceived about 5 inches of snow. This was where the powder was and our clubPrez finally had a chance to put his new fatter powder skies to good work.Guess what, they work. He stated he effortlessly turned his way through crud.

That evening was the CVSC club pizza party. Everybody swapped stories oftheir adventures and accomplishments. The pizza was terrific

We all are starting to feel acclimated and feeling more confident. The nextthree days of skiing call for beautiful weather. There were many choices provid-ed to us for skiing. Brek, of course, but also nearby Keystone (a GREAT resort inits own right) and the classic Arapahoe Basin. These all honored our lift ticket.

Nearby Copper Mountain (also a great ski area) did not honor our lift tick-et as it is not a part of the Vail group of resorts. The $150+ single day lift tick-et cause many to avoid skiing at Copper this trip.

CVSC had another great trip with smiling, tired faces on the plane trip backto Cleveland (and other places for some out-of-towners that joined up withus as usual each year!).

A view of Breckenridge From the Outback area of

Keystone Ski Area.

Greetings from Breckenridge…

Continental Ski Club

As usual, Continental Ski Club isvery proud of our racers. We retainthe Division II CMSC trophy forBristol Mountain Combined! We arelooking forward to the CMSC Racers’Banquet to be held on Saturday,April 21st at Reinecker’s PartyCenter. At this event, you will proba-bly hear the same cheer heard at theCMSC racing events this past sea-son, Continental may not win therace, but we definitely win thePARTY!”

As Spring has arrived, CSC isorganizing its spring/summer calen-dar. On Saturday, June 2nd we willhost our annual Spring Picnic at OakShelter (Cleveland Metro Parks—North Chagrin Reservation). Once amonth we get together for a BirthdayNite Out to celebrate those mem-bers who had birthdays during thatparticular month. Also, we have nowformed an Activities Committee,which is creating more events for usto participate in throughout thespring and summer, i.e. a day at

Geneva-on-the-Lake, overnight atPut-n-Bay, and much more!

Of course, CSC will again partici-pate in the 17th Annual CMSC MetroCup Golf Tournament on Saturday,July 21st at Punderson State ParkGolf Course. CSC hopes to regainthe trophy!

Information regarding these eventsand others is available at our meet-ings. Currently, CSC meets at theCaptain’s Club in Eastlake. We meetthe second and fourth Thursdays ofeach month beginning at approxi-mately 8:00 pm. For more informationabout CONTINENTAL SKI CLUB,

please contact our President JerryModica at (440) 974-8599.

Edelweiss Ski Club

Edelweiss ski club will celebrateour 50th anniversary with a Galadinner dance on Saturday,

September 29, 2018 at Lenau Park. Our members enjoyed winter

weekends skiing and riding togetherat Holiday Valley and Peek’n Peak.Some traveled west to ski and ride:Winter Park, Lake Tahoe, Vail,Breckenridge, Beaver Creek,Steamboat, Squaw Valley, Cooper,

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Adult Skier Profile:Rita Montorsi, Fagowees Ski ClubCurrent CMSC position: Kids Race ChairpersonRace Class: BBWEquipment: Boots Rossignel Pros, Skis Volkl EssenzaOccupation: Artist working with glass art producing glass walls andwall hangings. She has a kiln in her garage for this. She previously ranan advertising agency but turned one of her hobbies into her work. Hobbies: Scuba diving, gardening, dogs especially taking them forlong walks, and of course glass artFavorite Ski areas: Panorama Mountain Resort - British Columbiaand Val di Fassa, Italy. Both places have great skiing!Career Highlight: Started racing seven years ago in CCW and movedup to BBW. Once in BBW, she took five first place wins in a row! Favorite Metro Memories: She has enjoyed her time working withthe CMSC Kids Race program and encouraging young skiers to enjoythe sport. She also loves racing at Bristol Mountain for Combined.“You never can tell what will happen!” One year she had a 4th in theSuper G and a 3rd in the GS on the first day. She went into Sunday’sSlalom race figuring she was out of it but pop a great race coming insecond for overall! (Not quite the Disney story but still pretty close.)

By Tara Popik,

Fagowees Ski Club

YES! Every run is untrackedpowder, except, you need to hikeup to ski down. There are no chair-lifts, tow ropes, snow cats, operat-ing helicopters or even penguinsleds on the entire continent. Myhusband Mike and I had the greatopportunity to ski the 7th conti-nent. It is a beautiful place.

After a combined 16 hours ofsitting in uncomfortable airplaneseats, we finally arrived inUshuaia, Argentina, the southern-most city in the world. We boardedthe 330’ ship M/V Sea Adventureralong with about 100 other skiersfrom around the world. The skiersare placed into groups of four withone guide. All the guides are thetop backcountry skiers in theworld, including Doug Stoup andChris Davenport seen in WarrenMiller’s movie “No Turning Back”.Our guide was Glen Poulsen, sonof the founders of Squaw Valleyand professional backcountryskier. We cast off of Ushuaia andstart to sail to Antarctica, throughthe Drake Passage, famouslyknown to have the roughest seasin the world. We encountered 25foot to 35 foot seas.

After two and a half days at sea,we saw LAND! And it is awesome.Huge snow-covered mountainsemerge from the ocean. As wemade our way toward land, wepassed numerous icebergs that

cast a royal blue hue onto thewater. Our ship navigated aroundice and icebergs to get to our des-tination. The ship set anchorabout a mile from shore and weloaded our gear onto Zodiacs andtraveedl to the shore.

Upon reaching shore, weunloaded our gear and attachedskis to our backpacks. Typically wehad to climb in our ski boots up afairly steep vertical to a secondlanding. Once there, we removedour skis and attached the skins.We attached ropes to our harness-es and each other. Antarctica isprimarily glaciers and prone tocrevasses. To minimize risks fromcrevass falls, each group of fivepeople is roped together main-

taining about 40 feet betweenclimbers. The guide is first in lineand sets the pace for the rest ofus. For steeper climbs, we neededto use our boot or ski cramponsand ice axes.

The views from the top of themountains were beautiful andserene against the blue oceanbackground. Our guide had a keensense of finding great skiing runs.Once we reached our objective,typically after climbing 2000 verti-cal feet, it was time to pack thegear in our backpacks and SKI!Each of us enjoyed fresh tracks onthis amazing continent. A trulyamazing adventure on a trulybeautiful continent!

Ski Antarctica?

Heavenly, Whistler and the list goeson. Some of our members enjoyedsnow shoeing and cross country ski-ing during our winter weekends. Nomatter what the weather or snowconditions we enjoy spending timewith our Edelweiss ski club friendsand family. Schi Heil!

Erie Shore Ski Club

Well another ski season is comingto an end and 18 ESSC members hada fun in Steamboat, Colorado. Oneof our members, Ginny Mansfield,got hit by another skier on the slopesand suffered a broken clavicle andone rib. She was operated on atSteamboat and has a plate and sixscrews holding her collarbone inplace. Good luck Ginny. Otherwisethe trip was great.

Looking forward to our HappyHour get-togethers this summer andour annual Summerfest picnic whichis a fund raiser for our race team.

Our race team had a wonderfulyear, coming in first place in our

division the last race of the year inthe Bristol Slalom. We will have ateam get together in April or May.

Goodyear Ski Club

The winter of 2018 has been pret-ty tough for local ski resorts – with alot of highs and lows – highs beingthe snows and lows being the melt-offs. GSC was able to ski at SevenSprings on January 26th, with somechallenging conditions. OurValentine’s February 11-13 trip toHolimont and Holiday Valley was amarked improvement over recenttrips with excellent conditions andfew skiers at both resorts. So, whilethe February trip left Akron in rainand returned to Akron in rain, therewas nothing but fine weather andgood times in western New York.Thanks to John Fiehn and Betty Wisefor leading our Seven Springs andHolimont-Holiday Valley Trips.

Our first western trip of 2018 wasto Whitefish Resort in Montana, dur-ing the week of January 14-21. Only

fourteen skiers on the trip allowedfor a lot of dinners with all of thegroup. Whitefish Resort had plenti-ful snow with a base of over 80” andexcellent skiing and riding condi-tions on four of the six days. We alsohad some of the Whitefish Resort’ssignature fog and one day with someextreme freezing rain.Accommodations and hotel helpwere absolutely amazing at theLodge at Whitefish Lake. Travel toand from Whitefish proved to betotally uneventful. The club returnedhome with no injuries and lots ofgreat memories. Thanks to GeorgeCsepegi for leading a great trip toWhitefish.

The last trip of the season for GSCis February 25 – March 2 at CopperMountain. This is our club’s tradi-tional “value trip” – a Sunday –Friday Trip with a very competitiveprice. The trip filled very fast with 36skiers filling out the trip’s nine con-dos. Everyone on the trip is veryexcited to be finishing up their skiseasons with a trip to CopperMountain. Thanks to Teresa Gifford

for leading the trip. Officer elections will be held in

April, with the offices of President,Trips Officer, Secretary andMarketing Officer all being open forelection in our club’s 52nd year. GSChas great social events all year long.One of our biggest events is theannual family picnic at WingfootLake State Park. Some of our othersummer activities include a golftournament at Arrowhead Golf Club,a baseball game and fireworks atCanal Park, bike rides, and otheroutings.

We meet at 7:30 p.m. on the sec-ond Tuesday of each month(September through May) at theSpaghetti Warehouse, 510 SouthMain Street in Akron OH 44311.Exceptions to this occur when wehave a social event coinciding with abusiness meeting. See additionaldetails in the GSC Newsletters. Wewelcome guests at our club meet-ings as well as at our social eventsand ski trips. For more information,please contact Warren Ripple atPresidentGSCI@gmail.com or 330-

323-6784. The GSC Website isGoodyearSkiClub.org and our web-site has copies of recent clubnewsletters.

Hi Rise Ski & Sport Club

Hi Rise Ski & Sport Club is a yearround ski and social club based onthe east side of Cleveland in LakeCounty.

We meet the second and fourthWednesday of every month at theAmerican Legion Hall on 328thStreet off of Vine Street nearWillowick Drive in Willowick. Themeetings start around 7:30PM andwe have various events including,Italian Night, pot luck dinner, break-fast for dinner, trivia, chili cook off,beer or wine tasting, souperbowlnight, slave auction and many more.It’s a great evening to socialize thatusually includes food and bever-ages.

Ski season is almost over but thatdoesn’t prevent us from continuingto get together for great times.

Socially we have our Dinner of theMonth on the first Wednesday ofevery month; April is at The Cabin inWillowick. We go to DowntownWilloughby in May to enjoy the foodat Morehouse ($3 craft drafts) andwe’re outside in June when we go toLittle Italy at La Dolce Vita.

As ski season winds down and theweather gets a little warmer (But nottoo warm) we’ll have our first oneclub golf outing on April 7th atGreen Ridge Golf Club in Wickliffe.Our Annual Banquet is Friday, May11th featuring with live music bySummer of 65 at Guido’s inChesterland that is followed by aSunday morning in May with abreakfast hike. During baseball sea-son we have rented a Loge, June

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at Bristol Combined.

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29th to see Lake County Captainsincluding dinner and beveragesfrom directly behind home plate.The bar is adjoining our suite. Wesee the Cleveland Indians playdowntown August 3rd and after theIndians game the best firework dis-play to music, Rock N Blast. Therewill be other events organized as theweather continues to warm up suchas The Metro Cup July 28th, canoe-ing/kayaking, golf outings and awine trip that will be organized andrun by professionally by Dennis andCarol Rosa.

For more information on these andother Hi Rise events, come to a meet-ing or go to: www.hiriseskiclub.com.

Sandusky Ski Club

As forty (40) SSC membersreturned from Beaver CreekColorado an additional twenty-two(22) SSC members were eagerlypreparing and counting down thedays to the final week long trip ofthe season on Kim Mohr and JohnPy’s St. Patrick’s Day Utah Trip.

The day trip to BRIGHTON MIapparently was not meant to be thisyear. Having been cancelled in earlyJanuary because of extreme cold therescheduled January 27th trip wascanceled for the opposite reason—unseasonable warmth and rain.Regardless, all your hard work astrip leader Michelle Clark wasappreciated.

Experienced and entertaining tripleaders, Daria Deno and MarkWeiker, directed forty-nine (49) rar-ing-to-go SSC skiers and boardersonto the bus on a mild mid-JanuaryFriday late afternoon with membersdressed in their favorite sports teamor other teams attire. Beverages,both alcoholic and non-alcoholic,and snacks were shared throughoutthe long five (5) plus hour bus rideto SCHUSS MOUNTAIN/SHANTYCREEK in Bellaire MI. HeidiHelgeson’s mystery “CheerleaderDrink” and Kim Mohr’s “YellowSnow” drink tied for first place. Asusual a Euchre tournament occu-pied the travel time with DanSchaeffer and Terry Fields trumpingall. Upon arrival, although disap-pointed when told the mountainhad a power outage and the lodgingthat had been reserved was unavail-able, thanks to our bus loaders,

Patrick, Dave, Chris, and JJ, and to allthose that pitched in without beingasked, quickly and efficientlyunloaded luggage from the bus toother warm and comfortable lodgingthat was provided for the first night.Most then took off for IVANS forrefreshments and some late nightentertainment dancing into the lateevening hours. Excellent snow con-ditions prevailed throughout theweekend as some skiers/boarderstook advantage of the Saturday allday and Sunday half day lessonswhile others eager to get out on thelong-awaited first trip of the yearchose to traverse the well groomedterrain of the mountain on theirown. After a wonderful Saturdaynight dinner provided by the resort,including prizes and t-shirts for all,several members took off toSHORTS BREWING COMPANY inthe nearby town of Bellaire, thenending the night with dancing backat the resort’s IVANS.

Unlike the two (2) unsuccessfulscheduled and re-scheduled trips toPeek n’ Peak in 2017 due to unfavor-able weather and snow conditions,Mother Nature delivered excellentweather and snow conditions forfifty-four (54) members on what wasa successful 2018 President’s Trip toPeek n’ Peak lead by Rollie Reid andLori Wade. Kudos to Lori for jump-ing in as a trip leader her first year asan SSC member. The president’sluncheon was a big hit and enjoyedby all. Not to be discouraged by thetechnical glitch that Jim Schauflerexperienced at sign-in for the NAS-TAR race, of the twenty-six (26) SSCrace participants eight (8) receivedmedals. Congratulations to JimTabellion and James Schaufler onreceiving Silver; Lauren Flew, RogerFox, Scott Pumphrey, CollinSchaufler, David Warner, and MarkWeiker receiving Bronze. All in all, itwas fun day trip to Peek n’ Peak.

Steve and Wendy Rankin organ-ized the Holimont/Holiday Valleyweekend trip. Thirty-four (34) clubmembers attended. With plenty ofsnow at Holiday Valley andHolimont ski conditions were favor-able. Members were welcomed by aparty Friday evening with beer, wine,shots and snacks. Rollie Reid andLori Wade provided mystery shots inlight-up shot glasses for all. Othervenues included dinner at Villagios,

a great Italian restaurant inEllicottville. There were plenty ofEuchre players and partying in thehot tub all weekend long. Goodtimes were had by all.

Thank you to Nancy and Al Meyer,trip leaders for a wonderful BeaverCreek (BC) Colorado ski experience.Blue sky and sunshine prevailedevery day, excellent snow condi-tions, great food, and first classaccommodations provided by TheCharter House made for a perfecttrip. Trip participants had manyavailable options to keep them busythroughout the week. A wine andcheese welcome party was providedby The Charter House on theevening of arrival. Trip leaders pre-sented gift bags filled with variousski paraphernalia to all. Also anoverview of the resort and activitieswas given by BC hosts. The weekcontinued to be filled with otheractivities including a pizza and saladparty hosted by our trip leaders—thank you for the use of your condoKim and Judy Toth, Karen Vagi andMom Mary Gochenour; an aprèsparty of nachos and other Mexicansnacks at The Coyote in the Villageat BC; a condo crawl with six condosproviding an abundance of food anddrink; a day of skiing at VAIL; iceskating in the BC Village ice rink;browsing through and shopping inthe various BC village boutiquesand shops. Non-skiers visited thearea’s various sightseeing venues.

Twenty-eight (28) of the BC tripparticipants boarded the TURTLEPARTY BUS for a mid-week trip toIRON MOUNTAIN HOT SPRINGS inGlenwood Springs. The 1960’s char-acteristic décor of the Turtle PartyBus gave riders the opportunity toreminisce and perhaps relive amoment in their youth on the hourand a half ride as well as photographthe beautiful scenery along I-70Wand through the Glenwood CanyonPass. Members took advantage of aday to relax and rest their tired bod-ies in the serene and soothing sur-roundings of Iron Mountain roamingthe hot spring’s sixteen (16) uniquepools which are filled with 100%pure, iron-rich, thermal mineralwater, ranging from 99 to 108°F. IronMountain Hot Springs is nestledalong the Colorado River inGlenwood Springs, offering incredi-ble views of the Colorado andRoaring Fork river valleys to sur-rounding sandstone cliffs andbeyond to magnificent Mt. Sopris.

Also, thank you Michelle Clark fororganizing a memorable evening atBEANO’s CABIN. A spectacular fullmoon and starlit sky offset the coldmountain night air as eleven (11)attendees braved an open-air 20-minute Sleigh Ride pulled by asnowcat up Beaver Creek Mountainthrough Beaver Creek's iconic aspengroves to BEANO’s CABIN. This lux-urious log hideaway restaurant istucked into an on-mountain mead-ow at the base of Larkspur Bowl.SSC participants were treated to atrue feast for the senses of an exqui-site gourmet five-course meal com-prised of traditional Colorado fare.BEANO’s CABIN is located onBeaver Creek Mountain within the

White River National Forest.BEANO’s CABIN is one ofColorado's top restaurants. It was amost delightful and delicious way toend a perfect day.

Eleven (11) SSC members attend-ed GEIGER’s appreciation Sundayevent at Peek n’ Peak. Free demoskis, an abundance of free pizza, freebeer and a sunny day with excellentsnow conditions made this trip allworthwhile. Many skied into thedark hours of the night. True to form,at the end of the day SSC got thelast four (4) pitchers of beer out ofthe keg. Once again, all had a greattime at Peek n’ Peak.

The popular monthly Birthdaydinners-out continue to be wellattended. The January, February, andMarch dinners were held inSandusky at the Olive Garden,Longhorn Steakhouse, and SmallCity TapHouse, respectively. Manylook forward to this monthlyevening out having the opportunityto socialize with fellow memberswhile enjoying great food.

“Party Like Its 1929” is the themefor the club’s annual Spring Banquetto be held April 7th at the HarborHouse in Huron, OH from 5 to 11p.m. The evening extravaganza willbegin at 5 pm with cocktails at theSpeak Easy Bar followed by a buffetdinner of vegetarian lasagna, roast-ed sirloin, marinated chicken, greenbeans, and a potato bar. On theagenda for the evening will be theinstallation of officers, awards, aperformance by the club’s ownFabulous Flappers Dance Troupeaka Disco Divas (2016), and musicprovided by DJ Dan Brown ofPremier Beats Entertainment foreither your listening and/or dancingpleasure. It is requested that youwrite your favorite song on the backof your ticket as throughout theevening tickets are to be drawn forsongs. Tickets are on sale $25 pp formembers or $30 pp for non-mem-bers. Contact Chairperson VinceDeno vdeno@aol.com 419-202-6548or Daria Deno caked45@aol.com419-239-8545.

Daria Deno announced at theMarch 5th meeting that the annualBowl for Kids Mentoring will beSunday April 8th 1:30 p.m. at CedarLanes in Sandusky. Club membersare urged to solicit donations fortheir participation in the event. Thisis an annual event that provides anhour of bowling, food, raffles, prizes,and music all for a good cause.Bowling shoes and balls are provid-ed. Bowlers that meet or exceed theminimum pledge of $30 will receivea FREE T-shirt; those that raise over$100 in donations will receive both aFREE t-shirt and sweatshirt. SSCteam losers buy drinks for the win-ning SSC team next door at theThirsty Pony.

SSC trip coordinator, Kim Mohr,announced at the March meetingthat trips to Mt. Tremblant Quebec,Snowshoe Mountain WV, andJackson Hole WY are on the agendaand being planned for 2019.

Officer nominations for the forth-coming 2018-2019 year are as fol-lows: President, Joe Dibling; Vice-President, Mark Weiker; Secretary,

Dan Schaeffer; Treasurer, DaveBenedict; 2 year directors, VinceDeno and Jill Fox; 1 year director,Sue Deerhake. Ballots will be mailedand should be returned to the club’saddress Post Office Box 2202Sandusky, OH.

The bi-monthly men’s breakfasts’are held at 9:00 a.m. on the Thursdayfollowing the Monday of the ski clubmeetings. Contact Jim Tabellionjimtabellion@aol.com or 419-627-2018 for location information.

If you wish to volunteer or havean idea for hosting a future eventcontact Daria Deno, Chair forMarketing and Social Committees:Email CakeD45@aol.com or call419-239-8545.

Club meetings are held the firstand third Monday’s of each monthSeptember through April at theAmerican Legion Hall, 3615 HayesAve., Sandusky OH, with member-ship and trip sign-up at 7:00 p.m.;meeting at 7:30 p.m. Bothskiers/snowboarders as well as non-skiers/snowboarders of all ages areinvited to attend.

For more information on joiningthe fun and making new friends goto www.sanduskyskiclub.com.

Suburban Ski Club

The weather didn’t cooperate withus in late February, but we still man-aged to make six of our eight plannedtrips to Holiday Valley, Peek’n Peak,and Seven Springs this year. Ourthree week-long trips were very suc-cessful with 48 skiers and snow-boarders going to Snowmass/Aspenin January, 35 going to Killington inFebruary, and 28 going to Panoramain March. Thanks to all our trip lead-ers, to everyone else in the club whoplayed a role, and to our skiers andsnowboarders.

Suburban Ski Club is a friendlygroup of skiers with lots of opportu-nities to ski. We ski every week dur-ing the winter months. Our conven-ient meeting location, Alfredo’s atthe Holiday Inn just off Wilson MillsRoad at I-271, draws members fromall parts of the Cleveland area.

Our meetings are typically on thesecond or third Thursday of themonth from September throughMarch (except December), startingat 7:00 p.m. We are done with formalmeetings until September, butguests are always welcome at otherclub events.

Dues are just $20 per person, andfirst-time members get a specialprice of only $10. Everyone going onour trips must be a member ofSuburban Ski Club.

Even though winter is over, westill have plenty of activities comingup during the rest of the year. Watchour web site, https://www.suburban-skiclub.org, for more information.

Warren Ski Club

What a season the Warren SkiClub has had! We began the ski sea-son with our annual breakout week-end trip to Holiday Valley January 5 -7 to coincide with the CMSC race.The weather was cold, but the fourcondo’s full of WSC members founda way to enjoy the great conditionson the slopes and social life in townregardless of the frigid tempera-tures. Following this first trip of theseason the Warren Ski Club workedjointly with the Good Times Ski Clubto sponsor a midweek trip onFebruary 7 & 8. The bus drovethrough a heavy blizzard to deliverus safely to Holimont, where weskied all day in several inches offresh powder. That evening we par-tied at the Seneca Allegany Casino,then skied the snow covered andperfectly groomed slopes at HolidayValley on Thursday. This proved tobe a very successful first midweektrip for our club -- one we hope tooffer it again next season.

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View of 1,000 Peaks on Hi Rise’s trip to British Columbia.

Hi Rise’s Cesare Frabotto with his new friend.

Forty Sandusky Ski Club trip participants, February 24 – March 3,

2018 at the Charter House welcome party, Beaver Creek Colorado.

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took us to Arlberg, Austria. This new resort was created in 2016 when Saint Antonjoined with four local resorts to form what has become one of the five largest skiareas in the world. We had more than enough snow, so much so that the roadswere closed and we were unable to leave Arlberg, and no one could enter theregion from Sunday through Wednesday of that week. Skiing the areas of Arlberg,St. Christoph, Leck, Stuben, and Zurs was an amazing and breathtaking adventurefor all. We then spent a few days in Lucerne, Switzerland, visiting the notoriouscovered bridge and the lion monument carved in glacial rock, then taking a cruiseon the lake to view the majestic mountains that surrounded the city. Another suc-cessful trip for Warren Ski Club, which prides itself on “skiing the world.”

We returned to Warren, Ohio with just enough time to prepare for another phe-nomenal trip – this time to California. The snow continued to follow us as twen-ty-seven skiers ventured to Mammoth Mountain Feb. 24. The first day there wetook a mountain tour and were able to take in the area and the beautiful moun-tains surrounding Mammoth in abundant sunshine. We also discovered duringthis tour that this mountain definitely lives up to its name. It is indeed “mam-moth.” We skied plenty during the first 4 days, then the really good skiers tookover. It is official -- six feet of snow fell in the last 2 days we were there. While theskiing was great for the powder lovers, many of whom rented powder skies to floaton the fresh snow, getting home would be more interesting. After we left the resorta couple hours earlier than planned on Saturday to ensure that we arrive in timefor our flight out of Reno, Mammoth Mountain closed due to an avalanche in thesame area many of our skiers were making turns just a half day earlier. Thankfullyno one was severely injured.

Our ski season may have come to an end, but as a club that prides itself on pro-viding year-round activities and adventures, during the rest of the year we willoffer our members and guests many opportunities to socialize. Upcoming is ourannual Spring Party at Lake Milton Boat Club in May, our annual Pig Roast andcamp out in June, the Pub Crawl at Put-in-Bay in August, and a great weekend tripcurrently being planned to Finger Lakes wineries in the fall. We may not be skiingmuch longer this year, but we will continue to have great fun.

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Warren members check out the Village after a day on the slopes.

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2018 Annual Cleveland Ski Travel ShowNow in its 23rd year, this annual event brings together ski travel experts, trip decision makers from CMSC’s 25+

ski clubs and other ski clubs & ski travel groups within driving distance of Cleveland to make travel plans for thenext ski season. Attendees take advantage of one-on-one meetings with the experts, obtain information, compareski areas, and negotiate travel plans.

The objective of the show is to provide more time for club decision makers (Presidents, Board Members, TripChairs, Current and Future Trip Leaders), to educate themselves about resorts and formulate their travel plans forthe next season and the future.

Last year, 30 ski and travel professionals did serious business with over 125 top ski club and ski council decisionmakers. The ski areas that were represented were located in the Eastern and Western United States and Canada,Western New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Europe, plus ski tour operators.

Scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Mariott-Cleveland Airport, the event’s format gives attendees 2 ½hours to meet with ski area representatives and tour operators. The day concludes with a reception and drawingfor many door prizes donated by ski area representatives in attendance.

Ski clubs, ski councils, ski travel groups, ski area representatives and tour operators have discovered thatCleveland’s Ski Travel Show is well worth attending.

Contact PRW@PRWtravelshows.com or 330-966-7779 for more information.

The 2018 CMSC Racer’s Banquet

Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams(Formal Attire Encouraged)

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Reinecker’s Party Center9575 South Freeway Drive Macedonia, OH 44067 Happy Hour

6:30 Dinner and Awards 7:30Open Bar Live Music by The Cover Band

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In 2017, the resort added an All-NewSoaring Eagle Zipline, introduced twonew dining options, Gazebo Grill &Bistro 210, while adding a new favoriteevent series, Bonfires & Brews, andopening a disc golf course to expandthe attractions available at the PeakMountain Adventures.

The All-New Soaring Eagle Ziplinejoins an aerial adventure course andgiant dual ziplines among the action-packed Peak Mountain Adventures.Riders will sit side by side & fly throughthe skies on the 1,400 foot zipline,reaching heights of 130 feet. The attrac-tion offers guests stunning views of theresort & surrounding valley.

The newly revealed Bistro 210 atPeek’n Peak treats guests to exquisiteflavors from around the world usingthe freshest ingredients available.Named after an average snowfall of210 inches, Bistro 210 celebrates theheart, soul and nostalgia of the first 50years at Peek’n Peak Resort. While inthe restaurant, diners may choosefrom a large selection of domestic andimported beers plus a fully stocked,truly unique, geode-topped bar. Thecreative cuisine pairs well with a craftbeer and stylistic sounds of live enter-tainment every weekend.

Cleveland Metro skiers may shed a tear when the snow melts off the ski slopesat Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY, but with all of the summer activities andevents in store, the warm and sunny months will fly by. Truthfully, the fun you’llhave during spring, summer and fall at Holiday Valley come pretty close to theexcitement of the ski season.

Sky High Adventure Park includes the Aerial Park, the Climbing Forest and theSky Flyer Mountain Coaster. The Aerial Adventure Park is the largest in New YorkState and third largest in the US with 13 courses of varying difficulty, 173 obsta-cles, and 43 zip lines. The resort recently installed several True Blue auto belaysystems where instead of zip lining to exit a course a climber JUMPS off the finalplatform. The True Blues lower the climber at 6 feet per second. It's a thrill, forsure! And new this year will be the “Tarzan Swing” added to Rip Tide…you canjust imagine what that will be like! Located next to the Aerial Park, the ClimbingForest offers a 3-D climbing wall with the climbing holds strapped to tree trunks.There are 9 trees to climb of varying difficulty to challenge kids (age 5 and up)and adults alike.

The Sky Flyer Mountain Coaster is 4800 feet in length with a downhill track of2940 feet and a drop of 283 feet. The track consists of 15 curves, 12 waves, a jumpplus a huge spiral, and carves a beautiful path through the woods of the resortthat everyone in the family will love. And since the rider has control of the speedof their car, one can choose to race down the exciting track or sit back and enjoythe scenery!

Holiday Valley's Double Black Diamond course is 6500 yards of scenic and chal-lenging golf. The course, much of it hibernates under the lower ski slopes, windsacross the rolling terrain to create 18 holes to remember! Each hole has 4 sets oftees that will challenge the low handicapper, yet allow less experienced players toenjoy the course as well and keep the pace of play moving. Golf outings startingas low as $66 per person (including cart, dinner and tournament assistance) area great way to get your club together during the summer months. Our Master PGA

Professional, Steve Carney and hisassistants are available for golf lessonsfor golfers of all skill levels.

The Holiday Valley pool complex isopen from Memorial Weekend throughSeptember 3. Guests can relax at a lappool, toddler pool, and an activity poolcomplete with a diving board and slide.The complex is the social hub of theEllicottville scene with poolside foodand beverage service from the CabanaBar and John Harvard's Brew House.

Holiday Valley has been a mecca formountain biking ever since WesternNew York Mountain Biking Associationbuilt 35 miles of singletrack in thestate forest land adjoining HolidayValley property. The resort recentlyadded a flow trail that starts at SpruceLake, winds back and forth across theski slopes and finishes at the Yodelerarea. This trail is an easy way down themountain for families and newer rid-ers, but is also fun for experienced rid-ers to get some serious G's around thebanked turns. The trails are free to ride,we just ask that you stay out of SkyHigh and the golf course.

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Holiday Valley: Summer 2018 Calendar of Events

April 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Golf Course opens, weather permittingMay 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sky High Opens weekendsMay 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Happy Half Marathon, 5K and Beer MileJune 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sky High Opens dailyJune 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday Valley Mudslide Obstacle Trail RunJune 16-17 . . . .Ellicottville Paddlefest, Spruce Lake Kayak and SUP weekends beginJune 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pools open dailyJune 25-July 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mel Sole Golf School at Holiday ValleyJune 29 - July 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Summer FestivalJuly 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EVL-4 and EVL-9 Trail RunsAugust 4 - October 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weekend Chairlift Rides to Spruce LakeAugust 11-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taste of EllicottvilleSeptember 14-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rock ‘n Roll Weekend in EllicottvilleOctober 6-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fall FestivalOctober 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fall Fest 5KOctober 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fall Fest Mountain Bike RaceOctober 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EVL Half MarathonNovember 9-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beer and Wine Festival

Peek’n Peak Resort is gearing up for a great spring, summer and fall

paddleboarding and kayaking on Spruce Lake on weekends starting June 16th atthe top of the mountain. Rentals and lessons are available by appointmentthrough Adventure Bound in Ellicottville, 716. 217.4047. Chairlift rides on theSpruce Lake chair will be available on weekends starting August 4th. Riders canthen choose to take the lift back to the base or hike down one of the many sce-nic trails at Holiday Valley.

Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville is on the web at www.holidayvalley.com. Ellicottville is located on Route 219, three hours east of Cleveland.

Enjoy a peaceful summer night at Gazebo Grill, Peek’n Peak’s newest diningoption. Choose to dine under the gazebo to enjoy fresh air and scenic land-scapes alongside fire pits and lawn games including croquet, bocce and corn-hole. Inspired by its surroundings, Gazebo Grill features an updated farm-to-table aesthetic and full-service bar.

After dinner, partake in friendly competition on the resort’s new Disc GolfCourse, which winds throughout the resort’s expansive property. Or, head to thePeak on select Saturdays for Bonfires & Brews, a signature summertime eventat Gazebo Grill featuring live music, s’mores, lawn games, an outdoor grill & ahuge bonfire.

In 2018, the resort will once again host professional golfers and golf enthusi-asts for the PGA Web.com Tour’s LECOM Health Challenge. The week-long tour-nament will be played on the Peek’n Peak Upper Course, beginning with a Pro-

Am on July 3 and four official rounds of tournament play July 5-8, 2018.Spectators are welcome to watch the tournament alongside their favorite play-ers on the course, or at several designated spectator areas.

Then, in Fall 2018, Peek’n Peak will celebrate the start of Fall with its 31stAnnual Peek’n Peak Fall Fest. Save the dates - this favorite fall event will be heldon two weekends again this year, Oct. 13-14 & 20-21, 2018. Another favoriteevent, The Wurst Party Ever, a german beirfest will be on November 3, 2018.

Throughout the year, Peek’n Peak welcomes guests to 108 well-appointedguest rooms at the Inn, or the many slopeside condos that dot the mountain.Plan a visit to Peek’n Peak to enjoy a relaxing weekend at Serenity Spa, a familyretreat at the Indoor/Outdoor Pool Complex, or a romantic evening at Bistro 210.

For information on Peek’n Peak Resort, and to plan your next stay, visitpknpk.com or call 716-355-4141.

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