The Ski Boonie
Columbia Ski Club newsletter DECEMBER 2008
For this month, the dinner meeting will be a new place, a popular spot in southwestern Columbia, and is a sports bar/restaurant.
It’s D. Rowe’s and the Columbia address is 1005 Club Village Drive, just behind the Walgreen’s on Nifong Blvd. (John Swartz can see it from his deck and walk to it in about 300 steps).
It starts with a social hour at 6:00 p.m. and then onto the meeting room for a dinner and short meeting.
This month, The Alpine Shop is scheduled to be there with the latest in fashion wear and boarding equipment. Mark it on your calendar as a Monday night thing to do December 1 so we have a good turn-out!
“THE POWER OF FOUR”
ASPEN-SNOWMASS-HIGHLANDS-BUTTERMILK
December 7-12, 2008
Now the number of skiers and boarders going for the four day/ five night trip to Aspen / Snowmass in December is set at 23. Aspen Square Condominiums is our destination in the heart of downtown Aspen. We’ve got 6 studios and 3 two-br condos with room still for more in pairs or couples.
Rooming lists are out. Cost is $575 with the 3-day lift ticket, with expansion to a 4-day for $48 more. Most of the drive-out arrangements are set.
We’ve got one non-skier going on the trip, but more are welcome. There’s some hot-tubbing, a bit of wine tasting to be done each of the evenings while out there, and a November 29th pre-trip party.
Flatlands Ski Association 2009
COPPER MOUNTAIN
January 27 to February 1
Lunch on the Mountain! BBQ and other good stuff at Steamboat Springs, Flatlands Feb 08’ trip.
Our second club trip returns to Copper Mountain from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 2009. Once again, there will be NASTAR amateur racing for all experience levels and ages plus FSA parties and banquet. Flatlands is always a good time with nearly continuous activities to keep everyone busy.
Five nights lodging, FSA lunch on the mountain and a club pre-trip party are also included with this trip.
The cost is just $498, due at our December 1 meeting.
Also due at the meeting is your choice of lift tickets, again:
3 of 4 days - $114
4 of 5 days - $141
5 of 6 days - $168
Plus your order of any Copper Mountain FSA 2009 t-shirt, long or short sleeve. The flyer for the T-shirts is attached to the email of this newsletter.
The lodging check is due to Copper Mountain Resorts mid-December so it’s critical for participants to submit balance due by December 1.
Since the lift ticket and T-shirt orders are not due to FSA until the end of December, you would not have to make up your mind necessarily by December’s meeting. But you might as well if you can because you will have to mail the order to Kenton Falk in the next two weeks anyway.
That address again:
Kenton Falk
7217 Heritage Highway
Jefferson City, Mo 65109
El Presidente at one of the Flatlands parties! We all have fun in our own ways….
WINTER PARK VACATION
March 18-25, 2009
Another Colorado ski trip for Winter Park on AmTrak will be departing from Ottumwa, Iowa on March 18th for some train travel and a 4-day ski set-up w/ equipment rental for March 20-23! Returns on March 24/25th.
Adults up to 61 yrs of age are at $925 – over 61 and it’s $805. If you have your own equipment there’ll be a $75 reduction in cost. There’s pricing for kids too.
Accommodations have been made through Classic Travel & Tours. Contact Linda Bax or Jill at 634-4881 or drop by to see them at 1025A Southwest Blvd, Jeff City. This sounds like a great one too!
Playa del Carmen, MEXICO 2009
This coming summer, Flatlands Ski Association has made reservations for 16 to Mexico at Playa del Carmen, just south of Cancun on the Yucatan. This trip is all-inclusive except for the air travel. The captain of this affair is Kip Tevis of Kansas City & FSA President 913-631-7553 hm. This trip is limited, and the cost is $870 without the airfare, (Note! $870 is an actual price reduction, from the original $921!) so if you have any interest at all, get your $200 deposit in with FSA, or as always, get in touch w/ Captain Ron. See the attached revised flyer.
Schedule of CSC events:
Nov 29; Aspen pre-trip party (at Millie Jones, well w/ Tom J. too)
Dec 1; monthly meeting date at D Rowe’s restaurant in Columbia
Dec 7 to 12; Aspen trip at Aspen Square Condos
Jan TBA; Holiday party
Jan TBA; “Flatlands 09” pre-trip party
Jan 27 to 31; “Flatlands 09”, Copper Mountain Colorado
Mar 18 to 25; AMTRAK trip to Winter Park
Three trips, one for mid-December, another 6 weeks later in January, and yet another 6 weeks later are booked to Colorado, where ski clubs from all over the country go to ski & board 43% of the time.
Ronald G. Lueck (aka Captain Ron)
573-443-8561 weekdays or 573-881-8861 cell phone
5585 Pinehurst Lane
Columbia, Missouri 65202-2908
Club Contest!! The first club member to correctly identify the members of this motley krewe shall be awarded a beverage of his or her choice on the club (generic bar calls only…) Krewe members and their families are not eligible, of course!
(Clue - The first one on the left is NOT Big Bird.)
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