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December, 2017
H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Toby Kravet – 808-224-1065
Vice President – Jonathan Carr
Treasurer - Geoff Chu
Secretary - Paul Ferguson
Rene "Fergie" Ferguson
Gaye Chun
Bill Hodges
Anita Hodges
Alan
Teramura
Linda Giers
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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.
December 7 (Thursday) 5:00 P.M. General Membership Meeting at Ruby Tuesday-Moanalua
December 16 (Saturday) 5:30 P.M. Annual Christmas Party at the Esplanade, 500 Lunalillo Home Road in Hawaii Kai. (Important: See article below)
December 21 (Thursday) 5:30 P.M. Board Meeting at Henry Loui's.
January 19 (Friday) Time and location TBA. Packet Pickup Party/General Membership Meeting with nominations for Hawaii Ski Week 2019.
January 26 (Friday) Off to Mammoth.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving holiday. As usual, I was with family in Florida and missed the opportunity to volunteer at the Blaisdell and attend the traditional pot luck. A picture of our volunteers, at least some of them, is on the Hawaii Ski Club page on Facebook. If you have not already friended us, just do a search on Facebook and you'll find it.
A host of mainland ski areas, including Mammoth, have already opened on a limited basis, and at least one of them, Snowbird in Utah, opened and closed a few days later: It was too warm. Pretty soon we'll have to add "Pray for cold weather" to our usual "Pray for snow."
Next week, Thursday, will be our last "regular" General Membership Meeting, held at the beginning of the month, before the ski trip to Mammoth. The January General Membership Meeting will be combined with the traditional Packet Pickup Party on January 19, one week before departure. In a reversal from past practice, in which the possible locations for the following year's Hawaii Ski Week were decided at the Farewell Dinner on the last evening of the trip, we will open nominations to everyone, not just those going on the trip, at the Packet Pickup Party. This will be an opportunity for you all, not just those going on the trip, to nominate destinations for 2019 Hawaii Ski Week. If you have a destination you would like to nominate, you now have approximately two months before the January General Membership Meeting to do a little research and make a presentation at the meeting. The area you nominate should have ski-in/ski out accommodations or pretty close to it, trails/slopes covering a wide range of skier abilities, and be within reasonable distance from an airport.
Finally, I would like to welcome those of our new members who did not receive a personal welcoming email from me and apologize to our renewing members for all of my harassing entreaties for "re-enlistment." I will be updating the email list, to include only currently active members, within a few days.
Hope to see you at the General Membership Meeting next Thursday and at our best attended activity of the year (not counting Hawaii Ski Week), the Annual Christmas party, on December 16.
A hui hou kakou,
TOBY
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
RUBY TUESDAY
Moanalua Shopping Center
930 Valkenburgh St.
December 7
(Thursday) 5:00 P.M.
We are back to Ruby Tuesday-Moanalua for our
November General Membership
Meeting. The restaurant is located at the Ewa end of the Moanalua Shopping Center, directly across Valkenburgh St.
from the Navy Marine Golf course. We
will be in the covered lanai at the Ewa end of the restaurant. While the actual meeting will probably
not start until sometime between 5:30 and 6:00, come at 5:00 to start with the
grinds and the stories.
TOBY
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Esplanade, 500 Lunalillo Home Road
December 16 (Saturday)
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. This is both pot luck and BYOB. Also, if you want to participate, bring a grab bag gift with approximate value of $15.00 for the traditional gift exchange. You will be given a raffle ticket, and when your number is called, 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 parking is limited at the building (eleven guest stalls in the circle at the entrance) there is normally plenty of street parking available on the other side of the street and on side streets off the other side. The recreation area is right on the ground level beside the lobby.
TOBY
PAST SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
THANKSGIVING DAY COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sixteen members of the Hawaii Ski Club continued the
tradition of helping the Salvation Army serve a Thanksgiving feast to our needy
and elderly neighbors at the Neil Blaisdell Center. We met at the
usual spot for our pre-event potluck brunch, but were soon forced by wind and
rain to seek shelter under the parking structure stairs. We enjoyed a good
assortment of onolicious foods: ham & cheese sliders, lox & bagels, fresh
fruits, lumpia, quiche, pumpkin pie, deviled eggs, etc. The club provided
Starbucks coffee and others provided the mimosas. After securing the
potluck area, we walked into the briefing room, picked up our t-shirts, listened
to the spiel about our duties, what not to do and what to do, then proceeded to
the food line raring to go. We’ve been volunteering on this occasion for
over 2 decades and have found it to be a very rewarding experience. Sometimes
we’ve been assigned as food runners, pie runners or plate fillers, but again
this year we were waiters/waitresses; the most coveted position. As we served
the less fortunate, we received in return warm smiles and heartfelt thanks. It
is well-worthwhile giving this small bit of time to help others while giving
thanks for all we have.
PAUL
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HAWAII SKI WEEK 2018
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN
MAMMOTH
LAKES, CA.
January 26 - February 3, 2018
The Hawaii Ski Club’s 2018 trip will be to Mammoth Mountain from January 26 to February 3, 2018. The HSC will be staying at Mammoth Mountain Inn, a ski-in/ski-out lodging that offers both hotel rooms and condos right at the main base of Mammoth Mountain. The group is planning to fly in directly to Mammoth Airport, which is a short 20-minute shuttle to the hotel. Please contact gaye@hawaiisnowskiclub.com for additional information.
THE TRIP COMMITTEE
SECOND SKI TRIP FOR 2018
RUSUTSU, JAPAN
February 24 - March 4
A scant three weeks following the trip to Mammoth, the Ski
Club is offering a second ski trip to Japan. Rusutsu Ski Resort, our
second destination,
is the largest ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan and is a two hour shuttle bus ride
from Sapporo Airport (CTS). Rusutsu is known by skiers worldwide for
its plentiful powder, long and wide well groomed runs, and access to
fabulous tree skiing. The resort receives over 45 feet of snow annually,
covers three mountains, Mount Isola and East and West Mountains, with the
highest elevation being only 3,300 ft. It has 37 runs serviced by 4
gondolas and 15 chair lifts. Approximately a third of the runs are beginner, a
third intermediate, and a third advanced to expert. We will be staying at
the Rusutsu Resort and Convention Center, a ski in ski out hotel with its own
onsen, restaurants, game room, 4-D movie theater, swimming pool and wave pool.
The Resort also offers night skiing for those who can't get enough during the
day.
The 7 day ski package costs as little as $2,300 including round-trip
non-stop airfare with Hawaiian Airlines, 7 nights lodging with daily buffet
breakfast, dinner and lift tickets. There is also a 10 day option for
those who wish to spend more time in Japan that extends the 7 day Rusutsu trip
by 3 more days at Kiroro, another nearby ski resort.
Unfortunately, as of September 23, 2107, the trip is, for all intents and purposes, "sold out." To have your name placed on a waiting list in case of withdrawals, contact Alan Teramura, alan@hawaiisnowskiclub.com , for further information.
ALAN
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/