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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Geof Chu – 330-7432
Vice President – Anita Hodges, 486-8667
Secretary - Kathlyn Wong
Treasurer - Wanda Sowell – 487-7485
Craig Shaffer - 261-5989
Gordon Ng (Click on Contacts)
Toby Kravet – 224-1065
Wanda "Wandi" Sagum - 523-0982
Linda Giers
Sylvia “Sam” Wright
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Every Monday evening (except on holidays):
March 6 (Thursday):
March 13 (Thursday): 4:30 P.M. Board Meeting at Pinky's Pupu
Bar and Grill in
March 14, (Friday):
March 29 - 30 (Saturday and Sunday):
Superferry trip to
April 3 (Thursday):
April 11 (Friday):
April 17, (Thursday): Annual Board Dinner and meeting. (Location and time to be determined)
April 26 (Saturday):
May 31 (Saturday): Diamond Head Theatre: The Producers
July 19 (Saturday): Diamond Head Theatre: The Wizard of Oz
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
We’re all back from a very successful Ski Week 2008 @ Whistler. No one got injured except for a lot of sore
muscles. Even the weather cooperated and
proved many naysayers wrong. It did not
rain once!! It snowed four out of the
six days I was on the mountain. After my
Tahoe trip and Whistler, I’ve never experienced this much snow. I am still learning how to deal with it under
my board. AWESOME!!
The movement to get the
club to
Although we all want to
get into the snow again before it melts away, the Board has scheduled a few
events that the club has not done yet.
Included is a ride on the
We have four board members
and a president whose terms are up in April 2008 and the club needs a few of
you members to “step up to the plate” and help out.
Aloha, geof
PAST EVENTS:
What
do you do when NASTAR isn't available at Whistler for the annual Ski Week
race? You devise your own categories for
the timed race! (For those, like me,
who thought NA in NASTAR stood for North American, ...it doesn't. It's for NAtional.)
Winners in the Elite Category of previous medal winners are:
Steve Spielman and Jackie Loui!
Winners of the Veteran Racers without previous medals
are: Jonathan Carr and Cathy Lau! (Wanda)
Winners among the First Time Ever Racers are: Loui Paresa and Anita Hodges!
David Imata has the best time for Snowboard Racers!
Congratulations all, and to all those who entered the race.
Comments about Whistler Ski Week
Randy Wakaki: I think
Whistler has TWO GREAT mountains and a fun village to find good dining and nice
entertainment for everyone. It's a destination
that I would go back to over and over.
Craig Shafer: I don't know
which Ski Club ski trip is my favorite or best trip. But I do know that
Whistler was the worst ski club ski trip for me. [Food poisoning, sick for 3
days]
Todd Withy: Whistler was a
great trip, starting with the bald eagle side trip and there they were, right
in front of us, to all the great lunches on the mountains with the snow
falling. Great hot tub also, or maybe I
just needed it more than most!
Wonderful Ski trip.
Linda Giers: The scenery
to and from Whistler along Howe Sound was breathtaking. It was a special treat
to be able to stop and see the bald eagles at Squamish.
Lee Cataldi: WHISTLER 1993 in 2 sentences or less:
SENTENCE #1:
Instant pau hana: The open-air apres-ski pubs were right there at the bottom of
the slopes, making it so easy to do Hawaiian style hook-up.
SENTENCE #2:
Kathy Ritter: Even though I didn't ski, I had a wonderful time
in the Whistler/Blackcomb village. The dog sledding was a new and interesting
experience.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
TIO’S
GARAGE AND TACO STAND
The lease and ownership never changed hands, but constant
competition coupled with diners' short attention spans were making it necessary
to keep serving up something new.
Comfy Tio’s offers New Mex cuisine emphasizing
chiles. On the menu will be an assortment of tacos, enchiladas, and
burritos as well as more creative fare such as tortilla soup poured at the
table from a teapot, Serrano pepper and mint shrimp lettuce wraps, green chili
stew, chipotle chicken wings and goat cheese nachos.
Speaking of happy, Tio's offers a whole roster of margaritas
made with such uniquely Southwestern imports as sweet agave nectar and prickly
pear cactus. There's an "acai" margarita as well. Served in mugs with
straws and without salt, they're like slushes that pack an adult kick.
Happy hour is from
See you there! Geof
TRIP TO
IMPORTANT: Do NOT make Superferry reservations until we are
certain that it will be sailing on this March weekend. Currently the ferry is in drydock getting
repairs. If the Superferry is not
operational, we will delay this
Join fellow members for a day or weekend on the
This trip is still in its planning stage and more
details will be provided. (Geof )
April 26 (Saturday)
IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENTS:
WANTED: TALENTED,
WELL-ROUNDED, ATHLETIC, and /or GOOD-LOOKING
PEOPLE OR COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS!
It’s time to recruit members willing to offer their assistance
in making our club the very BEST, FUN-FILLED, and MOST ADVENTUROUS Ski Club in
New blood on
the ski board means new ideas and different activities! IF EVERYONE VOLUNTEERED
ONCE TO BE A BOARD MEMBER, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES. Don’t expect the same people to shoulder the
load every year
The ski board needs people with varied interests and talents:
a president, secretary, treasurer, and 4 board members who will work on
committees such as planning local activities and major ski trips.
If you wish to volunteer or if you know
someone who would contribute to the club, please contact any current board member,
email Anita at Contacts, or
attend the March general meeting. (Anita)
By an overwhelming vote,
ski club members selected
Ski-in, ski-out hotel with
twin beds and buffet breakfast included. Round-trip airfare from
A
*The
hotel in Niseko Ski Resort (for 4 nights) and the hotel in
*For
those who would prefer to spend 6 (or even 7) nights at the ski resort rather
than 2 nights in
Mountain statistics:
Acreage: 2,191 acres
30%
beginner, 40% intermediate, 30% advanced
Top
elevation: 4,295 ft.
Base
elevation: 984 ft.
Number
of lifts & gondolas: 38
Lift
hours:
Number
of runs: 57
Number
of mountain restaurants: 17
Longest
run: 3.5 miles
Annual
snowfall: 39 ft. to 49 ft. of powder snow
More trip details:
These
3 Niseko resorts receive
Snow
reliability (constantly snowing in this area)
Virtually no lift lines
English
trail maps, signs and information announcements; restaurants are now also
offering English menus because of all the Australians and British who have
discovered Niseko.
Niseko,
being part of a volcanic range, boasts a collection of great onsens (hot spring
baths)
"Hirafu's
apres-ski scene rocks" (the hotel is located in Hirafu)
For
the snowboarders, Hirafu has a half-pipe, tabletop jumps, and lots of natural
quarter pipes and hits.
There
are mogul fields and tree runs for the more experienced skiers.
Non-skiers
will be offered several optional day trips for sightseeing.
Because
United Airlines' contracted individual airfares are even lower than the group
rates, it will be very easy to extend one's stay in
Expect a UNIQUE skiing/snowboarding experience in 2009!!! (Anita)
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 7 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com