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FROM THE PRESIDENT
NEXT
COUNCIL MEETING:
OCTOBER 13, 2020
7:30-9:00 PM
There will not be a “live”
October meeting.
Please check the website
and your emails for
notification of any virtual
meeting on the above date.
CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL
skiclub.com October, 2020 [email protected]
Dear Fellow Constituents of the Council,
As many of you may already know, our September
meeting –usually the picture of busyness and
excitement – was conducted remotely thanks to the
organization of our friend Mike Brown. A successful
meeting for what it was, we were able to relay as
much information about our Council’s upcoming
seasonal schedule as we had at that time and
shared some thoughts regarding the unique
concerns of this strange new environment and how
to operate within it. Unfortunately, the short
intervening time that’s passed between Sept 8th
and
this address has not yielded any fresh information.
Therefore, we find ourselves drawing rapidly toward
a krisis in the true sense of the original Greek
meaning – a crossroads at which we must make a
decision. Individually, by club and at the Council
level, we must decide the type of ski season for
which we’d like to prepare.
I will not digress into the statistics and projections
that might otherwise go hand-in-glove with this
conversation, for I find that there is still too diverse
a breadth of opinion among our membership to
make such a discussion productive. What I will say,
however, is that Vail and Alterra have both
announced plans to carry on unusual operations this
season…but there will be operations. The websites
of independent resorts also feature similar
announcements, and organizations ranging from
travel agencies to the governments of our friends in
mountainous states have all begun to face toward
the start of ski season in earnest, with plans and
provisions to keep their patrons healthy and on the
slopes to whatever degree possible.
All of this is to say that I believe the season will
ultimately be whatever we make it, but we are not
alone as our industry partners are clearly beating
the path forward. There are some for whom the
Newsletter Deadline
The next newsletter deadline
will be October 20 for the
November newsletter.
Send any info to me at:
THE CSC on Social Media
The CSC social media
coordinator is Jamie Ransom.
He can be reached at
for all the Council’s Facebook
and Instagram posts.
Webmaster’s Email
Please send all information
you wish to have posted on
the CSC’s website to
Bill Leuze at:
danger, or threat of danger, may be too
great to surmount. For these friends, I
urge you to take whatever measures
make you feel safe and out of harm’s
way, even to the extent that this season
– like the last – must also be forgone in
the hopes that the next will see a return
to some normalcy. For the others
among you who cannot resist the call of
the creaking chair cables, I urge you to
take every reasonable precaution and to
always follow the guidelines presented
by each state and each mountain, but to
go forward boldly. Constituents, buy
your memberships to your clubs if you
have not already. Clubs, send your
rosters and dues to the Council if you
have not already. The mountains will be
open, and the Council will be operating
to advocate for our members and
provide value through events like Kids’
Day and OnSnow, as well as with
ongoing news about some of our
discount ticketing programs as more
information develops.
So, friends, in brief, sharpen and wax
your planks. That’s the advice of your
president, and this parting sentiment
also – the cost of your membership and
a ski tune, should they go unused, will
be small when weighed against a lost
winter spent inert when there is still
great skiing and riding to be had. Let’s
look forward with hopeful expectation.
Your brother in Winter,
Ben
Bulk Ticket Update
As of today, here is bulk ticket information for the southern tier.
BROMLEY – No decision from management yet.
SUGARBUSH – The CSC received credit for 20 tickets returned
(10% of purchase.) They will issue a refund by the end of
September, and the CSC treasurer will refund the clubs with
applicable credits. They will not offer a bulk ticket program for
this season.
STRATTON – Will refund credit on all tickets returned by the
CSC, and the treasurer will refund those clubs that have credit.
They have not finalized a ticket program for us for this season.
KILLINGTON/PICO – They are offering a Monday-Friday only,
non-holiday, single-use, disposable, non-refundable ticket for
this season. Prices are: Killington adult - $80; youth $62. Pico
adult - $46; youth $40. I will send details on purchasing,
applying credit, and procedure to each CSC club’s bulk ticket rep
as soon as I have it.
Wish I had better news on the bulk ticket program. Many of you
have received info regarding how the resorts will handle
skiers/boarders this season. Please review the requirements of
each resort as you plan your ski days.
Nancy Nolan
2020/2021
CSC AWARENESS DAYS
As with everything else, the Council Awareness Days
program is in flux due to the ongoing pandemic.
We are in touch with the various mountain resorts to
determine their level of participation, and hope to publish the
Awareness Days on the Council website soon. So far,
Killington/Pico, Burke, Jay Peak, and Sugarbush have
committed to schedule some Awareness Days.
John Filakovsky has been in direct contact with Stratton and
Jiminy Peak but no firm commitments have been made by
either mountain as yet. He has also reached out to Berkshire
East, Bromley, Magic and Waterville Valley. John further
reports that as Mount Snow, Okemo, Sunapee and Stowe are
all now Vail Resorts they have no interest in Awareness Day
offerings for now.
We will be posting the season Awareness Days schedule as
soon as we have the full information on mountains
participating.
We are distributing the Awareness Day stickers for the
2020/2021 season, so that you can distribute them to your
club members prior to the schedule release.
ONLY THOSE CLUBS THAT HAVE:
1) SENT IN THEIR REGISTRATION FORM
AND ROSTERS
2) AND HAVE PAID THEIR 2020/2021 COUNCIL
DUES
WILL RECEIVE YOUR CLUB’S STICKER
ALLOTMENT.
We have the stickers, and they are being mailed to the clubs
that have met these 2 criteria. If your club has not already
done so, email me the mailing address and name of the
person to whom these should be sent.
As always, as your club grows during the season, additional
stickers will be available on request.
Your club president is responsible to ensure that the stickers
are not shared with anyone not assigned to them, and that
their club membership follows the rules for obtaining this
benefit.
Thanks for your cooperation!
Jonathan Houck
203-213-6991, [email protected]
CLUB DUES INFO from the TREASURER
Happy Fall everyone! As usual, dues MUST be paid before
your club can receive membership stickers or place bulk
ticket orders. If you need to know the amount your club
owes for dues for the 2020/2021 season, please email me
at [email protected] with the subject of “CSC
dues” and your club name. If your membership numbers
have not changed, your dues will be the same as last year.
Dues structure:
15-50 members: $50.00
51-100 members: $100,00
101-150 members: $150.00
151-500 members: $200.00
501 or more members: $250.00
Please make your checks payable to the Connecticut Ski
Council and put your club name in the memo part of the
check. With the unusual season, please mail your checks
to Amanda Aven, 48 Terry Rd., Gales Ferry, CT 06335.
I will update the dues paid to allow club stickers to be
mailed. Stay safe and healthy!
Thank you!
Amanda Aven
Connecticut Ski Council
2021 OnSnow Winter Carnival
As you probably know by now, the OnSnow Carnival is scheduled
at Okemo on March 5, 6 and 7, 2021. Okemo was selected by
the clubs that voted on-line through the Survey Monkey set up
by Mike Brown (thank you, Mike!)
We are reviewing plans with Okemo. They are excited about
hosting the event, but we are working through the
requirements, events and lodging options with an eye toward
the restrictions that may be in place at that time.
We hope to have details ready for the November newsletter as
to pricing and activity schedule. If it is available earlier, we will
post information on the Council website.
2021 CSC Kids’ Day
We are in touch with Mt Southington and they have
confirmed that we will be holding the 2021 Kids-Learn-
To-Ski Day at Mt Southington, on Saturday,
January 30, 2021.
We are still hammering out details with the staff at Mt
Southington concerning times and safety procedure.
We will post the flyer with all of this information on the
Council website within the next two weeks. The flyer will
also be posted in the CSC newsletter beginning with the
November issue.
Registration will begin on December 2 and will be taken
through January 25, 2021.
I will gleefully accept volunteers to help with the event,
so let me know via email or phone if you can work with
us during the event.
Jonathan Houck
Cell: 203-213-6991, [email protected]
Ski Trips
Here are a couple of trips to look forward to from our clubs.
Sugarloaf Jan. 10-15, 2021
Hosted by Central CT Snow Snakes
Includes: 5 nights (your choice of accommodations below);
group lessons, access to fitness center, interchangeable lift pass
for main mountain and the Outdoor Center (XC, snow shoeing.)
Multi-day passes not included; IKON pass holders are covered.
Condos: studio – 3-BR, price per unit range is $720 for standard
studio to $1130 for preferred 2 BR unit. Hotel rooms: $560 -
$665. See ctsnowsnakes.org for full pricing options.
Contact: Marie Carparelli at mcarparelli@att,net.
Banff, Canada Feb. 27-Mar. 6, 2021
Hosted by Metroland Ski Club
New lower prices!
$1465/pp, standard room, incl. lift ticket; $1190 with IKON pass;
$1525/pp superior room, incl. lift ticket.
Includes: R/T air Newark or LaGuardia, ground transportation,
7 nights at 3-star Ptarmigan Inn in heart of downtown (2 per
room), daily breakfast; 5-day multi-area ski pass. $30 fee for
first bag, $50 for second (ski & boot bags count as one). Carry-
on and personal item free.
Contact: Brian MacNamara at [email protected]
CT Senior Games
Just wanted to get in touch with you about the CT
Senior Games at Ski Sundown.
Since our older group is the most susceptible to
Covid-19, the CT Ski Council has decided not to run
a CT Senior Games this winter (2020/2021).
Hopefully next year will bring change and we can
resume, but for this year, no.
Please stay healthy and safe.
Rob Dexter
CSC Racing Chairperson
AWARENESS DAYS: John Filakowsky
203-372-6683;
NEWSLETTER: Ginny Ludwig
203-250-1560;
RACING: Rob Dexter, 860-836-9304;
WEBMASTER: Bill Leuze,
HISTORIAN: TBA
PAST PRESIDENT: Jonathan Houck
203-213-6991; [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ben Tomczak
BAD WEATHER
Bad weather may necessitate the
postponement of a CSC meeting.
Please check the CSC website at
skiclub.com.
CT SKI COUNCIL MEETING LOCATION:
The Back 9 Restaurant at Stanley Golf Course,
245 Hartford Avenue, New Britain
CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL
Visit our website at skiclub.com. The purpose of the Connecticut Ski Council is to foster
and encourage organized amateur skiing and riding, to
assist in the development of new clubs, to sponsor and
run inter-club competition, promote club activity on and
off the snow, and to teach skiing and ski safety skills to
others. The Council offers discounts on lift tickets, ski
trips, lodging, competitive racing, Nordic programs, ski
instruction, and social and sporting events, community
involvement, physical conditioning, meeting people and
having fun.
CONNECTICUT SKI COUNCIL
2018-2019 Season Officers
PRESIDENT:
Ben Tomczak;
VICE PRESIDENT: Marsha Baretta
TREASURER: Amanda Aven
48 Terry Rd, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
810-300-9155
SECRETARY: Jonathan Houck,
203-213-6991; [email protected]
AMBASSADOR: Mike Brown
BULK TICKETS: Southern Tier:
Nancy Nolan, 28 Homestead Pl,
Cheshire, CT 06410. 203-272-4681
Northern Tier Bulk Tickets:
Mark Robitaille ,
CSC Racing
We will have a Monday night race league this year. Mt
Southington will be open, but things will be different. We are
not exactly sure what this new look will look like – but the
current outline follows. We want to make skiing and racing as
safe as it can possibly be. We will use AdminSports for racer
registration and lift tickets.
No exception – registration will be through them.
STEP 1: The yearly registration season waivers will be through
the Mt Southington web page – still working out details. The
yearly waiver will be required BEFORE you register for any
individual races. We have set up 2 pizza nights to keep the
groups smaller for this registration, at Mt Southington.
Pizza party, Monday Nov. 30, 6:30-8:00 PM for men
born in 1956 and prior, women, and all snowboarders
(bib #1-199)
Pizza party Monday Dec. 7, 6:30-8:00 PM for men born
1957 and after (i.e. under 64). (bib #200-399).
STEP 2: Lift ticket/race sign up – will be done every week –
from Friday (on line) up to midnight on Sunday BEFORE the
weekly race. This is required racer registration each week prior
to the race. No racer will be allowed to show up the day of a
race and run without the weekly pre-registration.
Racing, continued BIBS: The current plan is to hand out CSC bibs for the year.
Racers will be responsible to bring their bib each week first
come, first served get their bibs; however, as in the past, we
will pull a lottery number to determine who runs the courses
first. Each week will be the same bib sequence order, and
the first racer number will vary. Racers MUST turn In their
bibs at the end of the season on the last race night.
TICKETS: On-line ticket sales will eliminate money/credit
card interaction. Ticket/race prices are up slightly and at this
time are $33 ticket/race, or $18 for race with a season pass.
This includes the fee for AdminSports. Tickets will be handed
out by Mt Southington on this side of the gate under an
outside canopy, so there should be no issues entering the
area with skis. To purchase a lift ticket prior to the race day,
an on-line waiver will need to be electronically signed. This
waiver (attestation form) will require racers to say they have
complied with CT Covid-19 guidelines. The CSC will be VERY
strict conforming to the Covid guidelines. We want to keep
everybody safe!
At this time there are no scheduled Slalom or Giant Slalom
State races. Also, the CT Senior Games have been cancelled.
Rob Dexter, CSC Racing Chairperson