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December, 2016
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Toby Kravet – 808-224-1065
Vice President – Jonathan Carr
Treasurer - Geoff Chu
Secretary - Paul Ferguson
Rene "Fergie" Ferguson
Roy Manzoku
Bill Hodges
Alan Teramura
Scott
Parmley
Linda Giers
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Club Historian
Jo Yee
Newsletter Editor
Toby Kravet
(Click on Contacts for e mail addresses)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Additional events, such as concerts, hikes, excursions, may be added. Watch your email for possible updates.
Every Monday evening (except on holidays and, of course, during Hawaii Ski Week): 4:30 P.M. A group of ski club members and their friends play tennis at Keehi Lagoon courts, off Lagoon Drive. Stay in shape and share refreshments afterwards!
November 24 (Thursday-Thanksgiving) 11:00 A.M. Volunteers from the Ski Club will join a host of volunteers from other organizations to help the Salvation Army feed the needy at Blaisdell Center. There will also be a potluck brunch for both volunteers and anyone else from the Club who wants to drop by at 9:30 A.M. in the area between the parking structure and the Arena.
December 1 (Thursday) 5 P.M. General Membership Meeting at Irons. Presentation on issues to keep in mind when selecting skis for rent or purchase (see below).
December 18 (Sunday) 5:30 P.M. Annual Christmas Party/Packet Pickup for Jackson Hole at the Esplanade, 500 Lunalillo Home Rd. (where we have held our Christmas Parties and Post Trip Parties for the past several years).
January 6 (Friday evening) Departure for Hawaii Ski Week 2017.
January 19 (Thursday) 5:30 P.M. Board Meeting at Henry Loui's.
January 21 (Saturday) 6:00 P.M. Post Trip Party at the Esplanade, 500 Lunalillo Home Rd. BYOG ("G" is "Grinds") and BYOB. All Ski Club members, regardless of whether or not you went on the trip, are invited to share/hear the stories and, maybe, see some pics.
* Please note no December Board Meeting and no January 6 (Thank you, Captain Obvious) General Membership Meeting.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
As indicated in the article below on our Annual Christmas Party,
we are departing from tradition and supplying
a lot of your food this year:
That's because the Packet Pickup
Party has been combined with the Christmas Party due to our early departure for
the trip, and we always supply the food for packet pickup. I'm
pleased that, even with our modest dues, we are able to do this. Providing
the food for our Membership Kickoff Meeting in October and the Packet Pickup
Party, normally in January, are two of our major recurring expenses. In
addition to these expenses, we purchase door and other prizes to award at
events, we pay for lunch or Pau Hana pupus (never alcohol) for our
volunteers following volunteer activities such as painting schools and feeding
the homeless at IHS. We also foot the bill for an Annual Board Dinner to
thank our Board for their efforts during the year, for a Post Office box in
Aiea, for maintaining our non profit business registration with the State of
Hawaii, for our dues to the Northwest Ski Club Council, and for a variety
of additional administrative expenses. We also need to keep around $3,000
on hand for a down payment (which is ultimately returned) to the travel agency
on our Hawaii Ski Week Trip. We break a little better than even on tee
shirts if you include those we give away for gifts and prizes and the money we
have to keep on hand to replenish stocks. We're not rich, but we have
enough on hand to handle a rainy day or two but not enough to interest the IRS.
We are 501C7 organization and do file a "postcard" type tax return every year.
If you want any more specific information on Club finances, contact me. I
would tell you to contact Geoff, our Treasurer, but he still has a demanding day
job that requires most of his attention.
I count only seven weeks left before our departure for Wyoming so if you don't have a daily or weekly exercise regimen that requires you to move and stretch, like hiking, swimming, tennis, etc., it's not too late to start: You don't want to hit the slopes totally out of shape.
Finally, if you haven't renewed your membership in the Club, now is the time to do it as, otherwise, this could be the last Newsletter you receive by email. I plan to ask Geoff for an updated membership list at the end of the month and will be revising the mailing list accordingly.
I look forward to seeing many of you our General Membership meeting on December 1.
Have a very happy Thanksgiving.
A hui hou kakou,
TOBY
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY
SERVING AN EARLY THANKSGIVING DINNER TO THE NEEDY
Blaisdell Center
777
Ward Ave.
November 24 (Thursday) 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
The ski club will again help the Salvation Army serve a traditional Thanksgiving dinner (but at lunchtime) at the Blaisdell Center on Thanksgiving Day, November 24. The Ski Club has been helping out for over twenty years. Ski Club volunteers will have their own potluck "brunch" in an area adjacent to the parking structure, and all Ski Club Members, not just those volunteering, are invited to join the potluck. The shift begins at 11: 30 A.M., but volunteers need to be there by 11:15 A.M. for a briefing.
ROY & TOBY
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Irons Table and Tavern
Navy-Marine Golf Course Club House
943
Valkenburgh St., Honolulu, Hawaii
December 1 (Thursday) 5:00 P.M.
Come to Irons Table and Tavern for our
last General Membership Meeting in 2016. As it will be only five weeks
before our trip to Jackson Hole where many of you will be renting skis, and a few
might even consider purchasing while you are there, Board Member Alan Teramura
will be bringing several kinds of skis to the meeting and giving you some tips
on what to consider while dealing with rental and sales staff.
His presentation will include such issues as the relationship of ski shape to
the type of snow and terrain you intend to ski, appropriate ski length for your
size and weight and how that might change with ski shape, etc. As usual,
many of us will be getting there a bit early, around 5:00 P.M.,but actual Ski Club "business" won't begin until
sometime between 5:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Hope to see you at
Irons on December 1.
TOBY
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
&
HAWAII SKI WEEK PACKET PICKUP
The Esplanade, 500 Lunalillo Home Road
December 18 (Sunday)
5:30 P.M.
Once again, Sylvia "Sam" Wright has reserved the recreation room/terrace at the Esplanade for our traditional Ski Club Christmas Party. Also, as Hawaii Ski Week, this year, will be a little less than three weeks away, this will also be the packet pickup for the trip. Although our Christmas party is traditionally potluck, it is also serving, this year, as the Packet Pickup Party at which the food is traditionally hosted by Club, and your Board has voted to host the bulk of the food on December 18. No need to bring a main dish but stay tuned as you may be asked to bring appetizers or desert items. Do bring your beverage of choice and, of course, a gift for the traditional grab bag gift exchange if you wish to participate. Your grab-bag gift should have an approximate value of $15.00. You will be given a raffle ticket, and when your number is called, you have the option of choosing a gift from the "pile" or one that has already been chosen, thereby forcing the original chooser to choose from the pile again: In previous years, the circumstances with some gifts have been beyond hilarious. To get to the Esplanade, turn left off Kalanianaole Highway at Lunalillo Home Road, the last traffic light before the highway goes up the hill towards Hanauma Bay. Drive in the mountain direction approximately .6 of a mile and look for the looming white building complex on the left. While there is limited at the building (eleven guest stalls in the circle at the entrance) there is normally plenty of street parking available. The recreation area is right on the ground level beside the lobby.
TOBY
HAWAII SKI WEEK, 2017
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
January 7 - January 14
Hawaii Ski Week 2017 will be at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, January 7 - January 14, and registration is directly with our travel agency for the trip, Ski.com. Click on https://events.ski.com/GroupListing.aspx . If this does not work, Go online to www.ski.com, click on "GROUPS" at the top of the page, scroll down and click on "JOIN A GROUP" on the right hand side, and our trip should appear with a link to the registration form. The form will have the prices, flights (may change) and lodging details. You can view these things after entering your name. If you don’t want to continue registering, you can log out.
Jackson Hole Resort features 2,500 acres of skiing with an
aerial tram which takes skiers 4,139 feet to the top of the mountain at 10,450
feet in 12 minutes. They also have an eight person gondola, and, new for the
2016-2017 season, another 8 person gondola serving the base area, 8 quad lifts,
1 triple and 2 doubles. The club will be staying in Teton Village, which is the
name of the area near the lifts. The cowboy/rancher town of Jackson, Wyoming is
a 12 mile bus ride away for a fare of $3 one way.
For those of you who
like hotel-like accommodations, we have reservations at the Snake River Lodge
(SRL). The SRL is very near the aerial tram and 150 yards from the gondola. Your
price at the SRL includes daily breakfast and a package of other benefits. We have unbundled the lift tickets, since
they are the same price as the ones offered by Ski.com. So, the SRL package
price is $844 for a double queen room. The king deluxe is higher, but if we get
12 rooms assigned, it will be a free upgrade.
We are also offering 2, 3
and 4 bedroom condos on West Michael Drive in Teton Village. The 4 bedroom Wind
River condos are 100 yards from the Moose Creek quad chairlift. The 2 and 3
bedroom condos are 200 yards from the lift. You can also take a free shuttle to
the tram station and the base area of Teton Village. All condos have 1 bath per bedroom. We
will try to get the most single beds we can in the condos. The condos are $550
per person for 3 and 4 bedroom and $625 for a 2 bedroom.
The registration and your $200 deposit are due by June 30. We
have blocked rooms based on what we think demand will be. To guarantee you get
the room you want, please register as soon as possible. That will also help us
gauge demand. If you have roommates, please send us a list. Airfare right now is
$995. We expect this to come down some, and there may be schedule and airline
changes. We will keep you informed about it. Your deposits are fully refundable,
and options can be added or deleted, up to September 30th.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Jonathan, jonathan@hawaiisnowskiclub.com .
THE TRIP
COMMITTEE
PAST SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
PAU HANA AT BLUE TROPIX BAR AND GRILL
Pearlridge Center
98-151 Pali Momi
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
October 28
(Friday) 4:00 P.M.
The third time was supposed to be the charm, but, instead, it turned out to be the "Darn!" Only six point five of us showed up: The point five was Scott (Aiea Scott) who had another commitment and just stuck his head in for one drink's worth. Since this was one of Scott's neighborhood watering holes, no problem! Coming from Honolulu side at 3:30 p.m., I had no issues with traffic, but I was the lone non Aiea side attendee. Still, it was a couple of hours of fun, and we, along with the patrons around us, were thoroughly entertained by Geoff's extended, "scientific" dissertation on Hawaii human resource management, i.e. on "local" vs. Mainland recruits working for his company. Don't know when and were the next Pau Hana will be, but we are coming into the holiday season where lots of stuff gets put on hold for a while.
TOBY
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LATE SEASON VACATION RENTAL AT PARK CITY
Ski Club member Gordon Ng has notified us of a slopeside
(Payday Lift) vacation rental available at the Marriott Park City
from March
10 - 17 ($1500) and March 17 - 24 ($1100). It can sleep 8-10.
Contact Lydia Li at (650) 713-7300 or email her
lydia.li100@gmail.com .
Of course, mention that you were referred by Gordon via the Ski Club.
THE HAWAII SKI CLUB IS ON FACEBOOK
If you are on Facebook, add the HSC as a “friend.” You will be up-to-date with recent HSC activities that members upload. The HSC Facebook page has photos from members on ski trips and at Club activities. You can also include your personal photos and announcements relating to the club for all HSC members to view.
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Contributions from the membership to future newsletters are encouraged and will be greatly appreciated: Please e mail them to Toby (see Contacts) no later than 9 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/