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Presidents Message May 2008

The “Mammoth Ski Club Appreciation” Saturday, April 26th , turned out to be great fun. Our club had about eight people turn out. We also fielded a Grand Slalom Race Team, consisting of Dave Bowes, Sanford (Sandy) Leon, Mary Kubischta and yours truly, ‘Dave Moody’. Our team total time was 2 minutes, 53.30 seconds, which placed us fifth, out of fourteen teams. We were up against some real tough completion, like Stephen Palazzo and Scott Peer who turned the best times of 32.85 and 33.01 seconds, compared to our team average time of 43.37 seconds. I was sure impressed with the other three members of our team, all three turned better times than I did!

Four clubs produced “Down Hill Ski Race Dummies” that looked pretty good. Finally, the Mammoth Resort put on a great party and awards banquet. The word going around was that they had spent about $30,000 for the production. The theme was pirates and most everybody dressed the part.

As I’ve mentioned in my previous message, the next important event is to be our club Awards Banquet and the election of new club officers at the La Piñata Mexican Restaurant in Old Town on Tuesday, May 20th. As I am writing this, we now have thirty people that have signed up to attend. Those who haven’t yet made their reservations need to do so by May 10th so that we can update the restaurant reservation. I’m looking forward to seeing you all there.

Dave

Volunteers are needed for the positions of Secretary, Membership and SD Council Rep!

Member's trip reports

Backcountry - San Diego Ski Club Forum

Alvin's Ski Mountaineering Report

My wilderness experience this winter on the south side of San Gorgonio in the San Bernardino Mountains has been exceptional for wildlife and challenging terrain that I did not expect to encounter. Scott Bornheimer and I skied to the top of the Dragon’s Head and found a spectacular couloir at the top then almost literally ran into a 200# black bear on the descent of the south face. On another weekend we climbed to the top of Peak 8,924 just northeast of Little San Gorgonio along a sharp ridge that was freshly tracked by a large bear just hours before and found some steep chutes that may not have ever been skied before due to the challenging access. Enjoy the photos.

Scott Climbing to Peak 8,924

The Dragon's Couloir

Fresh Bear Prints

Chalet Report

May 08 CHALET REPORT

Hi everyone! Things have been going quite smoothly with the Chalet reservations. Most payments are coming in right on time or only a few days late. Most everyone is noting the days and member/guest break-downs on their checks-very much appreciated especially when it's busy. The only real headache right now is the User Agreements and Guest Waivers. The very easiest and most efficient way for me, is if you go to the website and print the form and then fax or send it here in a timely manner. I thank those of you that do this already. If you plan to have a guest, while you're thinking of it, go to the website and print a form so you have it on hand, or know how to do it when you need to. The box at the chalet was a great idea, however, some people did not leave the forms, or if they did it was a long time before I was able to get them,-so-while that is still an option, it is not my preferred way to get the forms. I'm going to request that I have them ahead of the stay, as was always done in the past. If I have them up front then that is the end of my work-no having to keep tabs for weeks or months before one of us gets up to the chalet.

There is not much else to report-just make some plans to get up and enjoy the summer and fall! There is plenty of availability so give us a call and go!

Have a wonderful summer,

Melissa

Awards Banquet May 20th

This year’s Annual Banquet will be at La Piñata Mexican Restaurant in Old Town. The dinner flier, map and mail-in reservation form are included in this Ullr News.

Dee & Dave Moody are our hosts and they need your reservation and money by Saturday, May 10th. There will be no “walk-in guests.”

As part of the business meeting at this banquet we will elect the 2008-2009 Ski Club officers.

Come to the banquet and applaud our racing team on their stellar performance as they receive their trophies, those devil-may-care risk takers who plummet down the mountain at “breakneck” speed, all for the glory of the gold. (And this year our Race Team did very well.)

San Diego Ski Club Officers 2007/8

President Dave Moody

Vice President Erin Barber

Secretary Jack Billy

Treasurer Karen Metzger

Membership Ken Dean

Race Director Jerry Stokely

Chalet Manager Jerry Stokely

Chalet Reservations Melissa Stokely

Newsletter Clair Cunningham

Webmaster John McCormick

Directors: Carol Conway

Ed Isacco

John Hopkins

Vince Marchetti

Past President Alvin Walter

Ski Mountaineering Alvin Walter

Trustees Erin Barber

Jerry Stokely

San Diego Ski Club, founded in 1935, Family Oriented with Chalet and Active Racing Group

2008 Calendar

See Racing Page for ski events

20 May (Tues) 6PM
Banquet, Race Awards and Elections
La Pinata Restaurant
Old Town contact Dee or Dave Moody

Chalet Labor Day Work Party Sept 07