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Published by the Midwest Sport/Ski Council www.midwestfun.org Volume 11, Number 3 Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec 2016
At least one of our MidwestSportster ski clubs will be visiting SunValley, Idaho, this coming season. Itwas the first major ski area to open inthe United States, circa 1936 and whereI learned to ski well, in 1963.
Although chronicled in my recentmemoir, it’s fun to recount here someof the great history of “The Valley” forthose who may be unaware of how it allcame to be, as well as my own bless-ings to have learned from the best skiinstructor in the world, at that time,thanks to my relationship with TV andradio star, Art Linkletter. Here we go:
Aristocrat W. Averell Harriman,later to become Governor of New York,was, in the mid-1930s, President of theUnion Pacific Railroad. In 1935, hewas dissatisfied with the lack of UP’spassenger traffic to the U.S. west andcommissioned a friend of his, AustrianCount Felix Schaffgotsch to find aplace that would suffice as a major skiarea UP would finance to be built anddeveloped along the UP’s route fromChicago to Seattle. Along the route wasa town in central Idaho namedKetchum. Count Felix’s train becamestuck in a blizzard at Ketchum. Whilewaiting for the tracks to be cleared,which would take several hours, CountFelix decided to walk through the snowaround the area surrounding Ketchum.He saw what would become Dollar andHalf-Dollar hills, as well as well“Baldy”. He wired Mr. Harriman hehad found the perfect spot for
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Announcing the 2016 WinterCarnival at Giants Ridge in BiwabikMinnesota on December 9th-11th.
The Winter Carnival is always agreat time with the Friday bus rides,celebrations at night and on the hill andtwo or three days to get the ski legsback into shape. Other activities on theHill are the turtle races where the win-ners receive $100 prizes, the humanslalom, as well as the Poker Run.
Many people unfamiliarwith Winter Carnival ask“what the heck is a turtlerace?” Inspired by BobKershaw 8 years ago, webasically have three races: First theMen’s race has 8 to 18 men starting ontheir backs at the top of a 50 footincline. The object is to get down thehill first, using your legs and upperbody, but staying on your back. Therules were loosened 3 years ago toallow people to use their elbows, result-ing in fewer disqualifications. After thewomen race, it’s time for the couple’sturtle races. The bottom contestantmust remain on his or her back, and theother person must start and remain sub-stantially on top and never let go until
after the finish line. Any contestantthat wins an event the previous year isbarred from competing to give others achance to win the $100 Gift Certificate.
The Lodge is built with massivetimbers and its beauty is complementedby comfortable public areas including agenerous sized hot tub and Pool. Otherbenefits include the slope-side location,as well as great food, and friendly,competent staff. Band will play Friday
night, and after our dinnerand short program Saturdaynight, we will tell stories andlisten to music and watch thedancers strut their stuff to the
music provided by a DJ.The bus surveys from the last two
years had high marks for Giants Ridge,and voted to return for a 3rd year. Theexceptional news is that Gary Heaserfrom the 3M club has agreed to run thetrip with Chris Mickman this year. Mr.Mickman is retiring from the WinterCarnival after this year so we are opento new leadership and other ski destina-tions if you would like! Please give usyour feedback on the bus ride home sowe can make decisions based on themajority.
Sitzmark Ski and Social Club isinviting you to join us at the Lost SpurGolf & Event Center for our Fall Kick-off Party and Membership Drive. Thedate is Friday, October 14 @ 7:00 PM.
There will be music for dancing byTHE OB’S (Ornery Bastards); alsovaluable door prizes & gift certificates,complimentary hot and cold appetizersand a cash bar.
All is included in admission formembers at just $15 ($25 for non-members.)
Lost Spur Golf & Event Center islocated at 2750 Sibley MemorialHighway in Eagan. For directions call651-454-2330.
If you are not a member, sign upfor Sitzmark membership the night ofthe party and save $10 off the admis-sion fee.
Sitzmark has a lot of activitiesplanned this fall and winter, so come tothe kickoff and hear and ask aboutthem.
The weekend after the party, westart the ski season by going to theWarren Miller movie. It is always agreat way to get excited for the upcom-ing ski season.
The next day we are actually goingskiing! We are meeting at Buck Hilland will try out their new artificialsnow surface.
Ski Trip planned: IN december it isMSC’s Winter Carnival. January is aSpirit Mountain day trip and in Marchwe are ging by train to WhitefishMountain, returning by plane toMinneapolis.
Any questions, please call Dennisat 952-239-9954.
John Olson
MSC 2016 WINTER CARNIVAL!!December 9-11, 2016
FALL KICK-OFFFriday, October 14
Next Sportster Deadline - December 1
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Thanks to Yodelers President MikeHolland, the May 2016 MSC SpringFling party was a fun event.
Join us for our ski season kickoff,at the MSC Winter Carnival at GiantsRidge on December 9-11, 2016. TheOld Farmer’s Almanac is predict-ing a Minnesota winter that is cold-er than average, with precipitationthat is slightly above normal.Hopefully they are right on the pre-cipitation, and that it will only be inthe form of snow.
Contact me if you can help out inthe MSC Deaf and Hard of HearingLearn to Ski/Snowboard Program,which will begin again in December.
The changes to our website willtake place next month, in September. Ihave high expectations that it will be amodern and attractive site.
When a new edition of theSportster is published and posted
online, notification is emailed to ourmember club presidents and representa-tives, asking them to share the informa-tion with their club members.Unfortunately, some of the clubs arenot passing on this information, as evi-
denced by a recent email from amember club’s trip coordinator.The Sportster is now publishedthree times a year. In theabsence of notification by yourmember club, check for the new
issue on the MSC website www.mid-westfun.org, at or near the beginning ofJanuary, May and September. Join usand provide your input on this andother activities, at our next All MemberClub meeting which will be held at6:45 PM, September 20th at theBloomington Knights of ColumbusHall.
Jerry Schuster, MSC President
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
After a looong gestation period,our NEW website is about to be born!!Go to mnski.org and take a look and letPrez Jerry know what you think of it.
Now that the Sportster is not auto-matically mailed to every MSC mem-ber, a little primer on the procedures inplace is appropriate:
First, if you are one of the peoplewho are missing your Sportster in themail, we will be printing a smallnumber of copies for local distri-bution, archives and subscriptions.A subscription form is located inthis issue for you to use for sign-ing up for a year/3 issues, or renewyour existing subscription.
When I create the file for anissue, I take the file to Korry, atNystrom Publishing to get proper PDFsmade, for printing and for the web.
When Korry has the web copyready, he sends it to me; and to Jerry forposting to our website. At that time, wesend the web PDF to the MSC emaillist for the club presidents and repre-sentatives, along with a notice that it isposted.
From that point, it is up to yourclub leaders to forward our emails tothe members of your club. We suggest
ALICE’S ALLEYthat a designated member create anemail list of all club members withemail, to accomplish communicating tothem that the Sportster is now availableto everyone with an email address andhas a smart phone and/or computer toview it.
The new website is designed to bevery easy to navigate and use. You willbe able to download the Sportster to
view it on your phone or comput-er. You will be able to see what’shappening throughout the wholeMSC and all of the clubs; alongwith our affiliates like theNational Ski Club Federation, ourvendors and our advertisers.
So, GO FOR IT!! Go tomnski.org or midwestfun.org.
Look it over and see what you can dowith it. And tell your friends withoutgood email or smart phone connectionsto get their subscriptions in so they canget their printed Sportster copies byfirst class mail.
Meanwhile, I am enjoying the bestpart of the camping season, Fall, andlooking forward to some winter camp-ing trips to warmer climes.
Alice Williamson, Editor
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America’s first major ski resort to bedeveloped. Harriman trusted CountFelix’s judgment, and Sun Valley wasborn.
The “Valley” is warmed by hotsprings, owned and licensed by theBrandts, a family I got to know wellduring my five years on television innearby Idaho Falls. The full story is inmy book, but suffice it to say theBrandt family’s ownership of those hotsprings was an unpredicted occurrence,as was the case in the founding andestablishment of Sun Valley. The side-walks in the town of Ketchum were theworld’s first heated-snow and ice melt-ing sidewalks, thanks to all that hotwater.
In the 1970s and 1980s, I had thehonor to produce two documentariesabout “The Valley” and my nowdeceased friend, ski filmmaker DickBarrymore lived in Hailey, just downthe road, with his wife, Betsy Glenn,daughter of a St. Paul, MN, judge. Theworld is very small. I brought Dick toIran with me to shoot his own versionof a film about skiing in Iran, along
with my friends Suzy Chaffee and BillyKidd. Both our films can now be seenon the Internet. I was honored toreceive an Emmy nomination for thatvignette, in which Billy and Suzy syn-chronize-skied with the Shah’s wife,Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi. EmpressFarah was raised near Lausanne,Switzerland, thus know how to ski verywell. Her husband, the Shah, learned toski from the aforementioned, Sigi Engl,long before Sigi was my ski instructor,thanks to Mr. Linkletter.
When you ski at Sun Valley, knowyou’re skiing at one of the world’s mosthistoric and respected ski destinations.When you’re not skiing, one of themore historic sites to see is ErnestHemingway’s final resting place in thecemetery near the northeast edge ofKetchum’s town site. Safe and happytravels to one of my very favorite skivenues.
Barry ZeVanEditor’s note: You can reach
Barry at [email protected]. He welcomesideas for future columns and is avail-able as a speaker at club functions.
ZeVan, Cont’d from page 1.
Next Sportster Deadline - December 1
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Elan Vital Ski & Social Club - Alice Williamson - 651-429-6606Four Seasons Adventure Club - Joe Senden - [email protected] Hiawatha Bicycling Club - Bob Bowen - [email protected] Star Ski Touring Club - Lee Wenzel - [email protected] Eye Ski & Snowboard Club - Scott Kuehn-
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You have the opportunity to expe-rience some of the best skiing of yourlives with 3000 acres of snow fieldswith helicopter and Snow Cat skiing as
well. Ranked No. 9 Best Resort Overallby SKI Magazine Readers. Whitefishis known for consistent snowfalls inMarch of 5”-8”. Terrain includes3,000 acres, & 105 trails with Hellfireas longest run (3.3 miles). Elevation iseasy on you with a 6,817’ summit. Twoor three bedroom Condos are availableon the hill. Whitefish is known for its
hospitality. As a bonusthere will be an optional skitrip to Fernie in BritishColumbia for those whowant to travel to Canada.
We sincerely hope you will join the25 people who have signed up byAugust 15th- we have room for 15more skiers. The first class nostalgia ofa train ride with friends outbound,World class skiing, possible visit to ourNorthern neighbors, all can be yours.Our contact info is in our ad in theSportster - please don’t hesitate toemail or call us with any questions youhave.
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Moose in Denali National Park. Photo courtesy of John Olson
Ullrs enjoying rafting on the Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Pat Fitzgerald.
Oh my, it’s time for me to write mySportster article again, so....We’veenjoyed many fun summer activities!Ruth and Karen lead a hike throughSilverwood Park in St. Anthony. Weenjoyed the outdoor art along the trails,and the school art display in the visitorcenter after eating lunch.
An adventurous eight TWOs bikedfrom Welch to Red Wing and back onJune 7th. Hostess Lynn reports that “Itwas a gorgeous day! The trail was likebiking through a peaceful lushgreen colonnade.” The St. JamesHotel was again chosen forlunch, with all being able to sitand visit together at one table.
The Minneapolis Lakes bike ridewas a hit again this year with beautifulweather, a lovely ride around thesparkling lakes, and another fabuloussocial time and potluck on Kay andSandra’s deck.
Our high water worries aboutcanoeing the Namekagon River weretotally unnecessary! The water was alittle high, high enough to keep us fromhaving any trouble with underwaterrocks and trees, but not so high as tocause major problems with loading andlanding the canoes. The time spent atrestaurants and cabins was fun as well;we can always keep the conversationsgoing. Several of us had our bikesalong for a ride on Wednesday morn-ing, but the rain started as we arrived atthe trailhead....so back we went to ourhostess, Mary’s cabin for coffee andleftover desserts before heading back tocivilization!
Our August activities were anothercanoe outing, this time on the St. Croixhosted by Deirdre and Carol, and a poolparty and potluck in Marge’s backyard!Such fun!
A Segway tour along theMississippi riverfront is being planned(by me) for right after Labor Day. Laterin September, about 20 of us will headdown to Lanesboro for 3 days of bikingon the beautiful trails there. We lovestaying at Cedar Valley Resort in
Whalen right on the trail! Thankyou, Rose for hosting this trip!
October will be busy withGloria hosting a visit and lunch atthe Arboretum, our fall
luncheon on October 18th, andRegina’s famous Halloween Party!
Our winter trip this year is to ParkCity, Utah, February 4-11, 2017! I’vesent in my down payment and boughtmy Epic Local Pass! Contact SharonMisgen at 651-206-9898 for moreinformation!
MSC Winter Carnival is scheduledfor December 9-11 at Giants Ridge,more info on that later....
I’m guessing we’ll be heading outon our first TWO ski day on December6th, and then for lots more Tuesdays allwinter long!
To those of you who are notTWOs, we are a women’s ski club withactivities all year long. We love wel-coming new members and making newfriends! Check us out on the MSC web-site, www.tuesday-wipeouts.com.YAY!I LOVE TO SKI! (and hike, bike,canoe, etc)!
Colleen Belgum
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TRAVERSKINow that fall is fast approaching, it
is time to reflect on our club’s summeractivities and look towards the wintermonths. Our social chair, Liz Johnson,keeps our monthly calendar busy with anumber of opportunities for club mem-bers to get together. We typically offera gathering place at least once a week,along with the club bi-monthly socialhour, meeting and game of Kubb,which takes place in Cooke Park.A few of the activities to highlightthis past summer: Thursdays onFirst and Third is a local gathering forfood and artist vendors. Two stages arefilled with bands that provide a widevariety of music. Musicians and localartists are gathered throughout thevenue. This takes place every Thursdayduring the summer months in down-town Rochester, and it is free.
Other gatherings have beenVictoria’s Wine Up Wednesday,Honkers baseball game, summerConcert in the Park featuring CredenceClearwater Revival, Taco Tuesdays,Sunday Trivia at the Tap House, and
Bar Bingo at Dooley’s Pub. But not allof our adventures include a bar and/ormusic. pedaling (we mean bicycling)in Lanesboro, Ski Dox Ski Show atLake Zumbro, Carole’s annual DeckParty, our usual Adopt-a-Highway andChannel One for community service.
October brings our annual mem-bership drive meeting. Prior to the
meeting, we utilize variousannouncements through localmagazines and publications thatdetail what the club is all about.Lee Olson will be coordinating our
MSC Winter Carnival trip to GiantsRidge, December 9-11. Giants Ridgehas something for everyone and wehope to fill a bus full of merry makers.
As a club, we have talked aboutreturning to Steamboat, CO for yearsand now it is finally happening.Traverski is headed to Steamboat USA,February 25 through March 4, 2017.Contact Jodi Whitcomb for moredetails: Jodi Whitcomb [email protected].
Connie Sherman
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The entire Sitzmark group that went to Alaska, at the Kantishna RoadHouse. Photo courtesy of John Olson.
5.King Korn Express 6-Pack andMotherlode Express. The combinedfacility has 17 peaks and sports 300trails on 7,300 skiable acres serviced by41 lifts. The area features 8 terrainparks, 14 bowls, 6 natural half pipes,one super pipe and a mini pipe. Terrainis 8% green, 47% blue and 45 % blackdiamond. Lifts open at 9am and close at7pm. Elevation tops out at 10,000 feet,with a vertical rise of 3,200 from thebase of 6,800 feet.
Besides alpine skiing, other activi-ties include horse-drawn sleigh rides,guided snowshoe and x-c ski tours, dogsledding and snowmobile tours. TheAlpine Coaster has an automated liftsystem that whisks toboggan-style carsto the top of a track, where the carsquickly descend 4,000 feet of curves,bends and loops…not for the faint-hearted!
To get the lowest lift ticket prices,order in advance online. “Day of” tick-ets may be purchased either at ticketwindows located at each of the resortbase areas. Here you can buy single ormulti-day lift tickets. I looked at theEpic pass website to familiarize myselfwith how the pass works if you ski atAfton Alps, for example and are takinga trip to Park City; I decided that Iwould need to have it explained by ahuman. According to the website, youcan get a saving “up to” 25%.
The historic charm of Park City isapparent on Main Street, with numer-ous Victorian buildings on the HistoricRegister. The street abounds withshops, restaurants and bars. For aprèsski, you can get there from the slopesby skiing down to the Town Lift.Check out PC Live concert venue orO.P. Rockwell and The Spur for livemusic. A word of warning: If you gobar hopping on Main Street, start at thetop rather than the bottom. After a fewcocktails, you’ll understand why.
Park City attracts 600,000 visitorsa year. In addition to PCSR, the cityhosts the annual Sundance FilmFestival. It is also the home of DeerValley Ski Resort, which opened in1981. A is smaller and more upscale,ski resort, it has a daily limit of 7500lift tickets; it was the first to offeramenities such as free valet service andparking lot shuttle service.
Opening day at Park City SkiResort for 2016-17 is November 23rd,and the season ends on April 16th(Easter Sunday). And then there’s sum-mer…a whole other topic.
Carol DeVore
For 150 years, the town of ParkCity, Utah prospered on silver mining.But as far back as the 1920s, minerswere into skiing, making use of theunderground trains and shafts to gainmountain access, and using an aerialtram built for ore-hauling as a chairlift.
In the 1950s, the price of silvertanked, putting a virtual end to miningand leaving Park City to become aghost town. The dying town was resus-citated when a group of out-of-workminers proposed a ski area on landsecured with mineral rights. With back-ing of the state legislature, 1963 sawthe opening of Treasure Mountain, laterrenamed Park City Ski Resort(PCSR).
A half hour’s drive from Salt LakeCity, on the eastern (back) side of theWasatch Mountains, Park City SkiResort is a popular ski destination and amajor employer for the town of ParkCity. The U.S. Ski Team has trainedthere for years, and it was the site ofsnowboarding and giant slalom compe-titions during the 2002 Olympics. UtahOlympic Park has two museums withloads of Olympic memorabilia. In sum-mer and winter, the Comet Bobsled rideis the star attraction. With a seasonedpilot at the helm, a modified bobsledspeeds down the official 2002 OlympicSliding Track reaching speeds over 60mph. Experience the g-forces and trycounting the curves as you zoom to thefinish line! The summer bobsled is builton wheels and gives the same thrill rideon a concrete track.
Vail Resorts took over ownershipof PCSR in 2014 after a lengthy courtbattle over lease payment. The follow-ing year, Vail poured $50 million intoimprovements, including the 8-personQuicksilver Gondola interconnectingPCSR with neighboring CanyonsResort, creating the largest ski area inthe U. S. Among other additions were
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Please join ULLR Ski, Bike &Social Club as we travel to Park CityUtah.
We will be skiing up to 5 days atPark City and the Canyons. There willbe an option to ski at Deer Valley.
This trip is open to allMSC members for a great value of$978.00. Prices are subject to fuelsurcharges. Price includes airlinetransportation to Salt Lake Utahwith Motor Coach transportation to TheDouble Tree in Park City, for a six nightstay. We will have 2 per room, luggagehandling, and breakfast. There is freeshuttle service to all the Ski areas,downtown, shopping and dining. Thegrocery store and liquor store are rightacross the street. Also included in the
trip cost are a Pre-Trip Party, WelcomeParty, and a Group dinner at the GrubSteak Restaurant. Options include dis-counted lift tickets (up to five days ofskiing), mountain snowshoe, cross
country, hot air balloon rides, andDog sled. Travel insurance isavailable.
Complete sign-upinformation can be found atwww.ullr.org. $400 will save you
a spot. For additional information, orto reserve a spot contact Trip Co-Chairs: John Vogt at [email protected] 952-250-5593 or JamesHabeck at [email protected] 763559 -5593
Don’t wait too long. This excellentvalue will sell out quickly.
PARK CITYFebruary 26-March 4, 2017 with Ullrs
YODELERS2015- 2016
Summer activities have come andgone once again and its time to putyour thoughts towards the 2016-2017Yodelers Ski Season!
Yodelers’ Fall Party, at Joseph’sRestaurant in St. Paul, is scheduled forWednesday, September 21st. You arewelcome to join us for some social timeand dinner.
Our Annual Membership Party isWednesday, November 16th atDeGidio’s Restaurant in St. Paul.Come for the fun and learn theexciting details for our upcominglocal and western trips.
The ski season starts with ourfirst outing on December 3rd atWild Mountain at Taylors Falls, MN,followed by Trollhaugen at Dresser, WIon January 14th, and then returning toWild Mountain on February 11th.Please join us for all the fun!
Yodelers’ first 2017 Western Tripwill be celebrating our 43rd AnnualAspen Ski Trip on Saturday, January 28through Saturday, February 4, 2017!This annual trip includes 7 nights, 6 skidays, round trip air to Denver, pluscoach transfers to Aspen. Group liftdiscounts are available. Approximate
cost is $1,100.Our second Western Trip will be to
Big Sky, Montana - Saturday, February25th to Saturday March 4th. This tripincludes 6 nights lodging at Big SkySki Resort, and 5 ski days. On Friday,we have the option to ski Bridger Bowlwith lodging in Bozeman before ourreturn home. Costs for both trips willbe available by September 1st. Call for
trip pricing. Both trips are open toall MSC Members!
Another exciting YodelerAnnual Trip is our weekend get-away! This year our weekend bustrip will be to Giants Ridge,Biwabik, MN - February 17-19.
Bus departs Friday at 6pm and returnsSunday after skiing and a group dinnerat the Ridge. Trip includes 2 nightslodging at the Coates Hotel in Virginia,bus transfers and Sunday dinner. Groupdiscounts are available for downhill,cross-country and snowshoe activities.
For more information on allYodelers’ activities and trips, call Mikeor Ann Holland at 651-771-1997. Hopeyou have a great ski season and ski tillyou drop!!
Mary Jo Nelson
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Hello from the 3M Ski, Snowboard& Social Club. Being still in the middleof summer with very hot temperaturesoutside, it is hard to talk about skiingand snowboarding, but time runs fastand the winter is coming. The 3M Ski,Snowboard & Social Club board mem-bers are working hard to finalize alldetails for our trips to Whistler, BC inCanada and Steamboat, CO. This yearour members again had the chance tovote on trip locations and wetook their votes into considera-tion while planning for the nextseason.
The 3M Ski Club has final-ized the dates for the 2016-2017ski season. A big thank you toJason, our VP-Trips, who did an out-standing job and worked very hard tofinalize everything thus far.
We will head to Whistler, BC inCanada from February 1 to 7, 2017. Wefly directly into Vancouver and contin-ue with a motor coach into wonderfulWhistler, where we can enjoy 5 days ofskiing in the largest ski resort in NorthAmerica with over 8100 acres of ter-rain. The trip includes airfare, groundtransportation and lodging. Group ratelift tickets can be purchased separately.
And, once more as requested bymany of our members, we are going toSteamboat, Colorado from March 4 toMarch 11. We fly directly into Denverand continue with a motor coach to
Steamboat. This is a 6-day ski opportu-nity. Lodging will be ski in/walk out.We will enjoy a week of ChampagnePowder®, no lift lines and terrain forall abilities. Group rate lift tickets pur-chased separately. Please go towww.hootline.com for up-to-date pric-ing and details on these ski trips
The trips are still a while out, butin the meantime, our Ski Club has greatevents happening throughout the year.
We meet twice a month forThirsty Thursdays, great loca-tions with patio optionsthroughout the Twin CitiesArea. Our program manager,Joanne, always finds us the bestspots. Details are posted on our
website. We had our annual summergala with BBQ, yard games, boating,and waterskiing at a private lake. Therewas a lot of food again, BBQ, salads,fruits, veggies, desserts, you name it…a huge selection of different things allday long! And there are more eventscoming during the next months.
PLEASE NOTE: Our MembershipDrive and Trip Sign-Up will take placeon the same night this year - September15, 2016 at Cowboy Jacks, inWoodbury. The Membership Drivestarts at 6 PM followed by Trip Sign-Up at 7 PM. Check the Hootline fordetails and updates atwww.hootline.com. Cheers!
Silvia Fousters
3M SKI, SNOBD & SOCIAL CLUB
HBCThe Hiawatha Bicycling Club is
well into its 17th year of riding togeth-er. We typically conduct about 10 to 12rides on a weekly basis. Some of theseare recurring, and others are scheduledon an ad hoc basis. We welcome non-members to check our schedule atwww.hiawathabike.org, and join us fora few rides. We are always happy to seenew faces.
HBC club members receive manybenefits. Each ride is led by a trainedride leader, and usuallyincludes a map of the ride.We have begun using thetool, “Ride with GPS”,which enables riders withsmart phones, and a RWGPS account,to load the ride map into their smartphones. Our club prides itself on pro-viding support to any riders experienc-ing mechanical or other issues during aride. Accident insurance is provided tomembers for all club rides. HBC spon-sors an annual meeting banquet as wellas annual volunteer banquet. Ride par-ticipation and mileage are tracked, andreflected on our web site. On the firstFriday of every month, a dinner andbirthday celebration is held at D’AmicoRestaurant in Edina.
We conducted our 17th annualTour D’Amico on July 4th. We partnerwith D’Amico and Sons Restaurant toput on this event. We had over 300 par-ticipants this year! The weather was
great and a good time was had by all. Alarge part of the proceeds from thisevent are donated to various bicyclingorganizations, such as the BicycleAlliance MN, Three Rivers ParkDistrict, and Midtown Greenway. Wealso make a contribution to the SpecialOlympics cycling teams. The TourD’Amico is a great way for us to shareour passion for bicycling, and to show-case our club.
HBC members have participated ina number of out of towncycling events. Thisincludes RAGBRAI, DoorCounty, Root River Trails,and San Juan Islands, to
name a few. In 2017, roughly twodozen HBC members will be travelingto Belgium for a combination riverbarge/bike trip.
HBC takes a very serious attitudetoward safe riding techniques. Towardsthis end, every ride is preceded by asafety briefing provided by the rideleader. Our club also encourages ourmembers to take a 2-day cycling safetyclass called Cycling Savvy. HBC rideleader John Hardy is one of the localinstructors. We provide a membershipdues discount to any of our memberswho take this course. More informationcan be found at http://cyclingsavvy.org.
Let’s Ride Together!Greg Swanson
TUESDAY WIPEOUTS Park City and Canyons
Feb 4-11, 2017 Trip Includes
7 nights lodging at Snow Flower condos
Look for sign
up details this summer!
Approx Cost $1499 person (lift tickets additional)
Ski-in/Ski-outRT air into Salt LakeRT ground transportation
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Tom & Mary V at the Ullr Spring Banquet. Photo courtesy of Pat Fitzgerald
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costumes. Larry and Doris Calhounwill host our annual Christmas Party onDecember 17th.
Now, for the skiing enthusi-asts………… The winter seasonincludes a ski trip to Giants Ridge,January 20-22, arranged by Vonnie
Mulcahy. Transportation andSaturday night dinner are includ-ed for a reasonable price. GranitePeak or a cross-country trip isbeing planned for February.Finally, we have a ski trip to the
UP scheduled for March 3-5.So have a great leaf-peeping sea-
son and get in condition to have yourbest ski season ever!
For more information on any ofour activities, please [email protected]. Hope to see youat the FSAC meetings and events.
Jean Braun
FOUR SEASONS ADVENTURE CLUBAnother summer has come and
gone. FSAC had a wonderful summerof the usual activities: meetings, bik-ing, camping, brewery tours, Eat-Outs,yard parties at the Hanson’s and aSaints ballgame. New to the schedulewas a Pickle Outing followed by lunch.
Many club members aregoing on a Danube River trip dur-ing September. Our last activityon the Summer Calendar is AlAnderson’s Camp Out weekend atCamp Gary, September30–October 2.
Our winter season meetings will beheld at the Green Mill on Grand andHamline in St. Paul on the 1st and 3rdWednesdays of the month, starting witha kickoff on October 19th. The meet-ings begin at 8 pm, but come earlier tosocialize and grab a bite.
The Halloween Party is scheduledfor October 29th so start planning your
ULLR SKI, BIKE & SOCIAL CLUBUllrs are more than a ski club! We
offer year-round activities such as hik-ing, bicycling, and social events, aswell as downhill and cross country ski-ing and snowshoeing.
The Ullr Ski, Bike & Social Clubwas founded in 1950 with “downhillskiing” being the primary focus.Today our club offers a variety ofactivities for singles and couples.These events include western skitrips, cross-country and downhillski weekends and day trips, socialevents, golf outings, day and weekendbike trips, and many activities just forthe singles in the club. Our membershipnumbers approximately 300 and has anage range of 50 years and up.
Coming up in the next few monthsis the annual Chocolate Lovers BikeRide September 1st, and weekly
Thursday morning bike rides will con-tinue to September 29th. The hikingseason starts September 16th with ahike at Taylors Falls, and continuesweekly throughout the Twin Cityregion. Our first snowshoe gatheringwill be December 5th, should the snow
gods prevail, and Wednesdayweekly skiing at Welch startsDecember 14th. Our western tripwill be to Park City, Utah,February 26 to March 4.
In between these physicaloutdoor activities, card parties,social/cultural events, and dining outhappenings will occur. Find out more atwww.ullr.org, or come to our monthlymeetings at the KC Hall inBloomington, 1114 W American Blvd,beginning October13th.
Sandra Shearer
Sitzmark has had a busy summer.End of June, 34 people experienced the“wilds” of Alaska. We saw caribou,grizzlies, and moose in Denali Park,hiked on a glacier, and kayaked aroundicebergs. Some even had to stop bikingand turn around in Anchorage becauseof a moose on the trail. Having it neverget dark outside was a new experience.You had to make yourself go tobed even though it was still lightout.
End of July, Sitzmark hadits annual “Uncamping” atLutsen. We always stay at the SeaVillas, 20 feet from Lake Superior. It’sgreat for bonfires on the rocks andspectacular sunrise kayaking. We areall set for July 2017. Come join us.
Now as the seasons are changing,Sitzmark is ready for fall. We have our
Fall Kickoff, Friday, October 14th atthe Lost Spur Golf and Event Center.Come and hear all the exciting plans forthe upcoming winter season, and the skitrips planned. We play tennis everyWednesday night at BloomingtonKennedy High School. As daylight getsshorter, we will move to courts withlights on them. We will continue to play
until it is too cold to play outside.Sitzmark is participating in
the MSC Winter Carnival atGiants Ridge, December 9 – 11.That will be the first ski trip of
the season. Stay tuned and check ourwebsite. We may have a”Meet & Ski”in September. Plans are in the worksfor that. Go to www.sitzmarkmn.org,and to our meetup site for more infor-mation
John Olson
SITZMARK SKI & SOCIAL CLUB
Cross-country skiing is our passion, but we have fun all year.XC skiing • hiking • biking • paddling snowshoeing • socializing
Learn more at www.north-stars.org
NORTH STAR
SKI TOURING CLUB
8.
Park City UTAH Tuesday Wipeouts
Feb 4 – 11, 2017 $1450 pp
Includes: ! 7 nights lodging at ! Snow Flower Park City ! Ski-in/Ski-out ! RT air into Salt Lake ! RT ground transportation ! Evening social events (LLiifftt tt iicckkeettss aaddddiitt iioonnaall)
Contact Sharon Misgen Email: [email protected]
Cell: 651.206.9898
January 29th – February 4th
$1,605 Package includes 4-day Lift Pass!
• Round Trip Air from MSP to Aspen!
• All coach transfers
• 6-Nights Condo lodging
Check the website for details – www.redeyeskiclub.org
Contact: Yvonne or Dave – [email protected]
Open to all MSC members
February 25th – March 4th
$1,439 Package includes 5-day Lift Pass!
• Round Trip Air from MSP to Calgary!
• All coach transfers
• 6-Nights lodging
Check the website for details – www.redeyeskiclub.org
Contact: Fred or Brad – [email protected]
Open to all MSC members
THIS TRIP INCLUDES: $1,425 Round trip, one stop airfare via United into Montrose, CO 6 nights lodging in Mountain Village, nearly slope side, semi private lift Bear Creek Lodge (with kitchens) Mountain Village shuttle service with gondola service into Telluride 5 ski days available lift tickets extra Ground transportation to/from airport with grocery stop Trip capacity 32 All this for only $1,425 (early bird price sign up by October 8, 2016) Land only, subtract $600 Trip Leaders: Shelly Fern (651) 206 3697 and Steve Fager (952)843 8638 Go to mnskihawks.org for more details and sign up sheet This trip is open to all MSC members
February 11 – 17,
2017
Ski with ULLR Ski Club at: PARK CITY, UTAH Feb 26-March 4, 2017 $978 per person. Land only $616
Trip Chairs: John Vogt 952-829-7056, James Habeck 763 559 5593 Trip Includes: Airfare and Motor Coach to Park City, Six Nights Lodging at The DoubleTree, 2 per room, Luggage handling, breakfast, Pre-Trip Party, Welcome Party, and Group Dinner at Grub Steak Restaurant. Trip Options. 5 days skiing Park City, Canyons, Optional days at Deer Valley. Payments: $400 Upon Sign-up, $400 due 9/1, $178 due 12/1 Make checks payable to ULLR Ski Club: JohnVogt 11032 Oregon Ave S, Bloomington MN 55438. Ullr Cancellation Policy Applies. Open to all MSC Members