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SKI BREEZE

www.longbeachskiclub.org May 2016 Volume 77, Issue 12

Kris’ Kolumn

The moderate El Nino of the 2015-16 ski season brought us twice the snow of last season, enough for

many powder days and true Spring skiing, as well as brisk winds for sailing! In June, the LBSC summer gets

into full swing with BBQs, pool parties, more unique wine tastings, and swimming off sail boats.

Before summer’s swelter, it’s time to celebrate the past year with frivolity and friends

with a classic Long Beach setting sun over Alamitos Bay at our Annual Dinner-Dance, Saturday, May 7th. During the past few years, our Dinner-Dance has featured a fun-

loving presentation of Club history, past-year highlights, a few serious thoughts for the coming year, and Craig Gibson’s Team Long Beach. Hopefully, you will enjoy the

raffle and silent-auction, which help fund our activities throughout the year, and your

new Board.

Dinner is discounted for those who pay their renewal or new membership fees by May

7th, the day of the Dinner-Dance. Please RSVP with Lance Liebl (Social VP) ASAP or by May 1st. The current President buys a drink for each new member.

All 2015-16 members should have received a mailing that includes:

- ballot and ballot envelope - membership form (also available at the Dinner-Dance) - Dinner-Dance flyer (RSVP with Lance today) - stamped return envelope

If you haven’t mailed yours, please bring it to the May 4th General Meeting at Ecco’s.

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If you haven’t mailed your renewal or Dinner-Dance checks, please RSVP with Lance,

and pay at the door.

Other news:

May-June is also when Shep helps us to select which week-long trip we’ll do next year!

Roberto will be listing many of the Mammoth and local activities in his column

throughout the summer. The Club will show up at various Thursday evening concerts, and maybe an evening movie out-doors.

Sara’s last column is always an interesting read!

Craig and Brian will keep you in stitches, as we all shall at the May 7th Dinner-Dance.

Cheers!

Kris


Ecco’s Pizza

2123 Bellflower Blvd.

Long Beach, CA 90815

(562) 597 - 3357

Bring friends, coworkers,

family members,

boarders & skiers.

Everyone is welcome!


About LBSC: The Long Beach Ski Club is a friendly community of adults involved in skiing, boarding and year round recreational

social activities.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Kris Flaig

[email protected]

V.P. of Week Trips Robert ( Shep ) Shepard

[email protected]

V.P. of Weekend Trips Roberto Tovar

[email protected]

V.P. of Competition Craig Gibson

[email protected]

Social & Public Relations Lance Liebl

(562 ) 221 - 8475

Treasurer Ziba Gibson

[email protected]

Secretary Sarah Pool

[email protected]

Ways & Means Brian Maloney

L.A. Council Rep Cynthia Carter

Membership Craig Gibson

[email protected]

Ski Breeze Editor Cynthia Carter

[email protected]

Webmaster Dana Hart

[email protected]

The Ski Breeze is a monthly publication for the Long Beach Ski Club, published since 1938. The Ski Breeze is a controlled circulation

publication distributed to active/currently paid and subscription only members of the Long Beach Ski Club.

Email submissions to : [email protected] by the 20 th.

LONG BEACH SKI CLUB www.longbeachskiclub.org

Snowboarding & Skiing – All levels welcome Mammoth Mountain Weekend Trips

Week - Long Destination Trips Social & Recreational Events

Long Beach Ski Club contact info

Give them out to friends and people you meet. If you want some mailed to you drop Craig a line at:

[email protected]


May 2016 LBSC Ski Club Trip Report By Bob & Tara Shepard

We are still looking at two different Ski Resorts for the 2017 Week Ski. We are hoping

to get the cost on these two resorts soon. However, we now need all of the Long

Beach Ski Club members to select which Ski Resort you would prefer to sign-up for.

Hopefully, the trip will be scheduled for the first week of February for the 2017 Week

Ski Trip. Go to both their websites attached below for more information.

Choices are as follows:

BIG SKY, Montana Big White, Canada

http://bigskyresort.com/ http://www.bigwhite.com/geo/ca/

Email your selection now to Shep at: [email protected]

We are still looking for one of the LBSC members who went on the Aspen Ski Week trip

to host the Aspen Pot Luck Photo party, hopefully in May if we get a location. There

are normally about 25 members who attend the Photo Pot Luck Party.

If anyone feels they can host the Aspen Pot Luck Photo Party, please contact Shep as

soon as possible at his Email address: [email protected]

http://bigskyresort.com/

http://www.bigwhite.com/geo/ca/

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Pictured are the

Aspen Gang in the

J-Bar at the Jerome

hotel.

Hope you all will be at the May 6th LBSC General Meeting, at Ecco’s in Los Altos on

Bellflower at 7:00pm, for a little Pizza and if you are lucky…. a bottle of wine!

Shep & Tara

P.S. Thought I’d share this as I just returned from Albuquerque from a funeral of one of our youngest Balloon crew members at age 26. Below is a great photo of the Harley Davidson Hearse from the Albuquerque funeral where 300 motorcyclist for 3 New Mexico cycle clubs shared the day.


Sarah Sez … By Sarah Pool

“Making a Speedy Recovery!”

Just so you’re aware, our long-time member and past

president, Bob Miller, has successfully come through surgery to repair a tendon in his leg.

Luckily, his accident did not happen on a ski slope, as he is a very skilled skier! He had a little moment in

searching for his son’s dog during a dog-sitting visit

where he opted to save his cup of coffee from spilling, missed a step into the back yard and hit some concrete

real hard.

Being the strong, in-shape guy

who visits the gym regularly, he probably took the fall better

than many of us would have, and is on the road to recovery.

He wants to jump right back into things, but full recovery

will take some time and some

physical therapy. His family and Jan, his long-time girlfriend, are

giving him lots of TLC.


Please let this be a reminder to all of us that it is hard to multi-task and be safe at the same time. Take care around your house and moving around to be mindful of your

footing. We can all take a look around our homes and remove obstacles that could

cause an injury or a fall. Put that drink down before you attempt to chase the dog!

Bob hosts the monthly Board Meeting at his office at no charge to the Club, so this

might be a time to remember this great guy and what a valuable asset he is to our Club.

If you have time, I know he would appreciate a card, e-mail, or a call to cheer him on

to full throttle.

Cheers!

Sarah


Craig’s Crag …

By Craig Gibson

Looking Back and Looking Forward

It’s been a great year! Once again our club has continued to grow from a membership

of 62 from two years ago to a total now of 90. In addition, our race team has been

newly energized, moving from third place to second. Hopefully Team Long Beach

members will be able to attend the Dinner Dance to be recognized (or roasted…).

Looking forward, we face new challenges. Race participants in the ULLR League

continue to dwindle as race fees continue to rise. At this point, we are looking at a

significant increase in race fees for next season. Many good ideas are being floated

around on how to deal with this, but so far no action has been taken.

Here is a list of possibilities:

1. Have fewer races.

2. Race at a resort other than Mammoth.

3. Bring NASTAR back to Mammoth and hold club races on NASTAR courses.

4. Negotiate a deal with Walgreens (currently in a merger with Rite Aid) whereby

they support ski racing in return for signage on the timing shack.

Whatever happens, the stakeholders in club ski racing remain committed to keeping

this great sport alive. Club racing will not die. It will, however, evolve.

See you at the Dinner Dance!

Craig


Get Loose with Lance By Lance

April wine tasting at the Urban Table was a tremendous success! Over 20 members

attended. And beautiful Kera, the wine lady who selected our wines, was very

informative about her selection. Everyone commented positively on the appetizers

provided.

Our annual dinner dance on May 7th will be at Malarkeys.

PLEASE RSVP AND SELECT YOUR ENTRÉE WHICH ARE LISTED ON THE FLYER SENT TO

ALL OF YOU AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE FLYER HAS THE RSVP INFORMATION. IF YOU

DON’T SEND ME YOUR CHOICE I WILL BE SERVING YOU ONE SINGLE DINNER ROLL

WITHOUT BUTTER OR WATER.

So Send me your choice of entrée by Tuesday, May 3rd. Choices are Chicken, Salmon or

Pasta Primavera.

Now for the lighter side we will be having a wine tasting on Saturday, June 18th at 5pm.

Event will be at the Wine Crush, located 3131 E. Broadway in Long Beach. Please bring

an appetizer to share. A flyer will be sent out with details later.

Lance


Mammoth Weekend Ski Trip Report By Roberto Tovar

The final Mammoth weekend for the season couldn't have been more different day to day! Friday dawned overcast with threatening clouds on the horizon and a stiff wind blew up and up the slopes. As predicted, snow started to fall at 1:00 PM. Most of the lifts shut down by 2:00 PM. It continued to snow most of the night. Saturday was completely different as the storm was gone and there were blue bird skies, the fresh snow covered the hard packed surface from the day before. Too bad you weren't there! A front began to move in on Sunday, with more snow predicted for later that day. LBSC'ers on the trip included Emily, Letty, Lori, Lou, Steve C. and yours truly, Thanks again for a great ski season! Events for the summer starting in the month of May: May 13 - 15 Duck-a-thon, Huntington Beach Rubber duck race at the pier! HB Pier Plaza (714) 500-0382 duckathon.org May 15 Museum of the Arroyo Day, Los Angeles and Pasadena Free entry in to 6 museums in the Arroyo Seco (626) 577-1660 museumsofthearroyo.com May 20 - 22 Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival, Winchester Hot air balloons and wine at the Lake Skinner Recreation Area (951) 676-6713 tvbwf.com May 21 Best Taste of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Samples from 25 restaurants, plus a beer garden (714) 914-3137 assistkids.org Remember, all these events are not official club events. Enjoy!

Roberto


LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF SKI CLUBS …

Here are links to other ski clubs in the Los Angeles area who belong to the LA Council.

Feel free to visit their websites and discover other local activities as well as ski trips!

OTHER CLUBS WHERE CONTACT INFO

Various

Events Various

Locations

AEA (Aerospace) Ski Club, South Bay

http://aeaclubs.org/ski

Various

Events Various

Locations

Auslich Ski Club,

[email protected]

Various

Events Various

Locations

Beach Cities Ski Club

http://bcskiclub.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Century City Ski Club, Westside LA

http://ccscsports.org/main/

Various

Events Various

Locations

Conejo Ski Club, Thousand Oaks

http://www.conejoskiclub.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Edelweiss Ski & Sport Club, San Fernando

http://www.edelweissskiclub.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

4 Seasons West Ski & Snowboard, LA Area

http://4sw.com/activities/

Various

Events Various

Locations

Grindelwald Ski Club, Los Angeles

http://www.grindelwaldskiclub.org/

Various

Events Various

Locations

Kronenstadt Ski Club, Pasadena

http://kronenstadtskiclub.com

http://kronenstadtskiclub.com/


OTHER CLUBS WHERE CONTACT INFO

Various

Events Various

Locations

Over the Hill Gang of LA

http://www.overthehillganglosangeles.org/

Various

Events Various

Locations

Saga Ski Club, Los Angeles

http://www.sagala.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Single Ski Club of LA, Marina Del Rey

http://www.singleskiclub.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Snowbusters Ski Club, Pasadena

http://www.snowbusters.com

Various

Events Various

Locations

Space Park Ski & Snowboard Club, Redondo Beach

http://spaceparkskiandsnowboardclub.org/

Various

Events Various

Locations

The Unrecables, Los Angeles

http://www.unrecables.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Wailers Ski, Snowboard & Social Club

San Fernando Valley / Los Angeles

http://www.wailersskiclub.org

Various

Events Various

Locations

Westwood Ski Club, West LA

http://westwoodskiclub.org/

Various

Events Various

Locations

Winter Fox Ski Club

http://winterfox.org/calendar/

ALL LA Ski

Council Clubs

LA

http://www.lacouncil.org/Club_History.html

http://spaceparkskiandsnowboardclub.org/


MAY BIRTHDAYS!

Yvonne Place May 5th

Barbie Spatz May 21st

Barbara Kelley May 22th

Jeanne-Marie Sinnot May 24th

Mike Zullo May 25th


Calendar of Events

MAY 2016

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2

3

4 General &

Board Meeting

Ecco's Pizza 7 PM

5

6 7 LBSC Dinner-

Dance @

Malarkeys

8 9 LA Council

Philippe’s

Downtown LA

10 11

12 13

14

15 16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

JUNE 2016

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 General Meeting Ecco's Pizza

7 PM

2 3 4

5 6 LA Council

Philippe’s

Downtown LA

7 8 Board Meeting 4644 Katella Ave.

Los Alamitos 7pm

9 10

11

12 13 14 15 16

17 18 Wine Tasting

5pm @

Wine Crush

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30


Long Beach Ski Club

Membership application and Waiver

June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2017

New Member

Renewing Member

Member Since __________

Personal Information

Sex: M F

Birthday

____/____

(Mo/Day)

21 – 29

30 – 39

40 – 49

50 – 59

60 +

Top Three Activities (after skiing):

1 _______________

2 _______________

3 _______________

Other favorites (circle):

wine tasting dining tennis

table tennis bicycling sailing

hiking camping RVing bikes

computers gardening cooking

museums fine art concerts

live theatre volleyball softball

travel (specify) _______________

cards (specify) _______________

other ______________________

Each Member must complete this Application

*Couples: each must complete a separate Application*

Name: _______________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________ Apt.: ____________

City: ________________________________ State: ________ Zip: ____________

Email (required):

___________________________________________________________

Phone: Home ( ) ____________ Cell ( ) ____________ Work ( ) _____________

Occupation:

_______________________________________________________________

Person to be notified in case of emergency

Name: _________________________________Relationship: __________________

Phone: Home ( ) ____________ Cell ( ) ____________ Work ( ) _____________

Spouse’s/couple’s Name:

_____________________________________________________

I agree to comply with the club’s By-laws and waivers:

Signature of Applicant:

_______________________________________________________

Dues

Single: $40.00 Couples: $56.00 Couples can attach their applications and waivers together.

Application is not valid unless the attached waiver is completed

and signed.

Mail Application to

Long Beach Ski Club, Inc.

c/o PO Box 15291


Date Rec’d

_____/_____/_____

Cash

Check # ______


Long Beach Ski Club Inc.

PLEASE READ AND BE CERTAIN YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF SIGNING

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAVER OF CLAIMS, EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

I ________________________________________ do hereby affirm and acknowledge that I have been

fully informed of the inherent hazards and risks associated with Winter Sports Activities, including travel to and

from winter designations. I fully understand that these risks can lead to severe injury and even loss of life. I

further understand that:

1. Risk of injury from the activity and equipment utilized is significant including the potential for broken

bones, severe injuries to the head, neck, and back or other bodily injuries that may result in permanent

disability and death.

2. Possible equipment failure and/or malfunction or misuse of my own or others’ equipment.

3. I AGREE THAT I WILL WEAR APPROVED PROTECTIVE GEAR AS DECREED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE

SPORT I AM PARTICIPATING IN. However, protective gear cannot guarantee the participant’s safety. I

further agree that no helmet can protect the wearer against all potential head injuries or prevent injury to

the wearers face, neck or spinal cord. Failure to wear a helmet may result in denial of any claim(s) against

the Long Beach Ski Club Inc. and its insurance provider.

4. Variation and/or steepness of terrain, variation or changes in surfaces including but not limited to snow

surfaces, ice, bare spots, rocks, stumps, debris, cliffs, trees, fences, posts, trees, light poles, signs, buildings,

roads, walkways, ramps, rails, stairs, pyramids, manual pads, bowls, half-pipes, jumps, padded and non-

padded barriers, other persons, and other natural and man-made hazards.

5. My own negligence and/or the negligence of others, including but not limited to operator error and guide

decision making including misjudging terrain, weather, riding surfaces or other obstacles.

6. Exposure to the elements and temperature extremes may result in frostnip, frostbite, heat exhaustion,

heat stroke, sunburn, hypothermia and dehydration.

7. Dangers associated with exposure to natural elements include but are not limited to avalanche, rock fall,

inclement weather, thunder and lightning, severe and or varies wind, temperature and other weather

conditions.

I understand the description of these risks is not complete and unknown or unanticipated risks may result in

injury, illness, or death. Nevertheless, I wish to proceed and I freely accept and expressly assume all risk,

dangers, and hazards that may arise from such activities which could result in personal injury, loss of life and

property damage to me.


Long Beach Ski Club Inc.

PLEASE READ AND BE CERTAIN YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF SIGNING

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAVER OF CLAIMS, EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

In consideration of being allowed to participate in Long Beach Ski Club activities, I hereby agree as follows:

8. To waive and release any and all claims based upon negligence, active or passive with the exception of intentional, wanton or willful misconduct that I may have in the future against Long Beach Ski Club Inc., their officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, and volunteers from liability and responsibility whatsoever and for any claims or causes of action that I, my estate, heirs, survivors, executors, or assigns may have for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death arising from the above activities whether caused by active or passive negligence of the Long Bea Ski Club Inc. or otherwise. 9. By executing this document, I agree to hold Long Beach Ski Club Inc. harmless and indemnify them in conjunction with any injury, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property that may occur as a result of my engaging in the above activities. 10. By entering into this agreement, I am not relying on any oral or written representation or statements made by the Long Beach Ski Club Inc., other than what is set forth in this agreement. I further agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America. 11. If any provision, section, subsection, clause or phrase of this release is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that portion shall be severed from this contract. The remainder of this contract will then be construed as though the unenforceable portion had never been contained in this document. I hereby declare that I am of legal age and am competent to sign this Agreement or, if not, that my parent or legal guardian shall sign on my behalf, and that my parent or legal guardian is in complete understanding and concurrence with this agreement.

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, I UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY IT.

Signature of Participant _____________________________________________ Date _______________

Signature of Parent or Guardian if Participant is a Minor, and by their signature they, on my behalf release all claims that both they and I have. _____________________________ Date ______________


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