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The Roanoke Skier The Monthly Newsletter for the Roanoke Ski Club
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NOVEMBER 2018
President’s Message
The Temperatures are falling, and snowflakes have been spotted! I was up early Sunday morning, Oct 21st, outside with my new puppy, and looked around with much enthusiasm, to see snowflakes falling in Blacksburg. Several ski resorts in New England and the west have already opened. Whoop, Whoop! to all you snow lovers out there.
The cold nights remind me that the holidays are right around the corner, and there is much to be
thankful for in our lives. Did you know there are over 400 homeless children in Roanoke City
Public Schools? Last year the Roanoke Ski Club provided 138 brand new warm winter coats to
area children. Several board members delivered the coats to Dr. Rita Bishop, Roanoke City
School Superintendent at the Administration Offices in early January, and 30 coats were handed
out the very next day! This thank you came from Justin McLeod, Community Relations
Coordinator at RCPS's: "We are truly blessed to live in such a caring community. Please express
my gratitude to all the members who participated in this worthy cause."
Your RSC is once again partnering with Operation Warm, to give a child who has so little, a gift
that will keep them warm and help boost their self-confidence all winter long. Our goal this year is
to donate 200 coats to help ensure our students are warm, healthy, and safe, so they can be in
school learning. Please click the Operation Warm link below to help us meet our goal for this very
worthy cause. It is very easy to donate online. We will also take checks at our Sports and
Wellness Membership Meeting Expo on November 7th, at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood.
With gratitude,
Marla Kemsey
President
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To actively promote and engage our members' appreciation of the outdoors,
our love of skiing, travel, and adventure.
Visit our fundraising website, click below to make a donation
https://give.operationwarm.org/campaign/roanoke-ski-club-crowdfunding-2018-19/c208501
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Upcoming Events:
Membership Meeting
• Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn, Tanglewood
4468 Starkey Road
Roanoke, VA
Happy Hour
• Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 p.m.
O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar
4765 Valley View Blvd.
Roanoke, VA
Hostess: Emily Hurst
Keep an eye on the Facebook page for last minute events we may put together!
Click the dates to easily add the events to your Google calendar!
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2018 - 2019 TRIPS
Response to our trip lineup has been great but we still have some openings! Beach Week at
Kiawah Island again this year was very successful – see Pat's write up in this newsletter.
Our two African Safari trips and the Amsterdam Rhine River cruise are sold out with wait lists. But
we still have a few spaces on our ski trips-- but this won't be for long. Snow is hitting the ground
out west and as our weather turns here on the East Coast I suspect remaining spaces will fill
quickly. So, if you want to go on an always successful Western Ski Trip or our fabulous Alpe
d'Huez trip with the option for Paris, please sign up as soon as possible so you won't be left home
wishing you had gone. Just contact the trip leader. No deposit required to get on a wait list, but
you must be a club member!
TRIP LINEUP FOR 2018 – 2019
The following is a summary of the 2018-2019 trips. See the following pages for more
detail and for links to the full-color flyer on the RSC website, or visit our website at
http://roanokeskiclub.org/trips.htm.
Ski Trips • Canaan Jan 27-Jan 30 Shelly Gibson
• Deer Valley & Sundance Feb 2-9 Marla Kemsey
• Snowbird & Alta Feb 9-16 Marla Kemsey
• Back to back (Deer Valley/Snowbird) Feb 2-16 Marla Kemsey
• Jackson Hole Feb 23-Mar 2 Jack Orsinger
• Alpe d’Huez/Paris Mar 16-26 Dave Cohan
Non-Ski Trips • Beach Trip Oct 8-13 Pat Oberlin
• Amsterdam/Rhine River cruise May 22-31 Bill Fleshman
• African Safari/Cape Town Oct 17-27 Melinda Cohan
Bill Fleshman
Trip Director
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BEACH TRIP – KIAWAH ISLAND, SC October 8-13, 2018 (Monday – Saturday)
$559 per person, double occupancy
Trip Leader: Pat Oberlin [email protected]
Completed! See wrap up below
TIMBERLINE/CANAAN VALLEY, WV January 27-30, 2019 (Sunday – Wednesday)
$450 per person, double occupancy
Trip Leader: Shelley Gibson [email protected]
A few spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
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DEER VALLEY with SUNDANCE, UT
February 2 – 9, 2019
$1,890 per person, double occupancy
Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey [email protected]
A few spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
SNOWBIRD/ALTA, UT February 9-16, 2019
$1,920 per person, double occupancy
Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey [email protected]
A few spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
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BACK TO BACK TRIP
DEER VALLEY/SUNDANCE – SNOWBIRD/ALTA
February 2-16, 2019
$3,240 per person, double occupancy
for all 4 ski areas!
Trip Leader: Marla Kemsey [email protected]
A few spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
JACKSON HOLE with GRAND TARGHEE, WY February 23-March 2, 2019
$1,998 per person, double occupancy
Trip Leader: Jack Orsinger [email protected]
A few spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
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ALPE d’HUEZ and PARIS
March 16-26, 2019
$2,600 Alpe d’Huez, $680 Paris add on per person, double occupancy Trip Leader: Dave Cohan
Two spaces left – Contact Trip Leader!
AMSTERDAM and RHINE RIVER CRUISE
Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland May 22-31, 2019
$3,188* per person, double occupancy
(airfare included is estimated)
Trip Leader: Bill Fleshman [email protected]
Sold Out--Wait List – Contact Trip Leader!
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SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI and CAPE TOWN
October 17-27, 2019 $2,690 per person dbl. occ + airfare*
(*airfare approx. $1500)
Trip Leader: Melinda Cohan [email protected]
Sold Out--Wait List – Contact Trip Leader!
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SUMMARY: KIAWAH ISLAND, SC BEACH TRIP
We had a great time and beat the odds again with a hurricane. It seems we have either followed or
preceded hurricanes in the past, but this time, it occurred during our stay and we were not affected
very much. Whew!!!
Nineteen of us enjoyed another wonderful time on Kiawah Island. All arrived safely and enjoyed a
Welcome Happy Hour and dinner at one of our houses. During our stay, we all had plenty to do
between walking, biking, enjoying the beach, the ocean, the pool, golf, shopping, kayaking, and
touring. Yes, all that packed into four fun packed days.
Our golfers were rained out on Wednesday due to hurricane rains in
the morning, but most enjoyed a beautiful, sunny afternoon on the
beach playing Bocce Ball. Not to worry, Friday morning the golfers
had a fantastic weather day to get in their 18 holes. Thanks, Tony for
getting all the arrangements done for the golfers.
On Thursday, we all caravanned to Low Tide Brewing for a Happy Hour
tasting with catered appetizers. Everyone had a good time, especially
the three
Birthday gals that were celebrating that
week. We surprised Dene Hoffman, Barbara
Thurman, and Jill Beeson with a birthday
cake for dessert.
On Friday, several of us had a great
experience kayaking on the river with our
tour guide. Barbara got a quick lesson and
did wonderfully with her first experience at
kayaking. The weather was epic, and the
river was calm at high tide.
Our resident ocean rider was
Al Durham, who taught several
of us to ride the waves between
the breakers.
Awesome experience!
Pat Oberlin, Trip Leader
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Visit a Master Boot Fitter and Ski Better!
(and get 10% off at our new retail partner!)
So, what do skiers do when it’s 90 degrees outside and a holiday? On Labor Day, Melinda and I took a
3½-hour trip to Northern Virginia, where we had an appointment with a master boot fitter to buy new ski
boots! Our boots were almost 10 years old, so we abandoned them at Alpe d’Huez in March.
One of our tour operators recommended Brian Deely, who owns Pro-Fit Ski in Leesburg, VA. Pro-Fit has
been a Certified Member of America’s Best Boot Fitters for over 15 years. We figured that for an
investment in comfortable ski boots that fit right and will last 10+ years, it would be worth the drive. We
were right! Brian spent over 3 1/2 hours with us to make sure we walked out with great-fitting boots that
he recommended given our skiing level and aggressiveness, foot size, stance, comfort preference, and
other factors. Brian’s shop has high-tech equipment to ensure a proper fit that most ski boot retailers
don’t have.
The visit was well worth it, and we both ended up with incredible-fitting boots. Melinda’s even have built-
in heaters.
After having gone through this experience, it’s hard to fathom how anyone buys a ski boot - possibly the
most important piece of equipment - without going to see someone who knows how to make the boot
work for you!
Pro-Fit will give 10% off to Roanoke Ski Club members. Check out their website at https://pro-fitski.com/
and the next time you are in the market for boots be sure to make an appointment with Brian!
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Membership:
Welcome to our new members!
Jon Brisley
Al Carpenter & Julie Gilbertson
Carl Chocklett & Dorothy Martin
Karen Deer
Gary Garst *
Austin Henderson**
Debby Jones
Sue Lunsford & Ken Riding
Charlotte Mason
Stephen Moore & Janet Short
Cemil & Rita Purut
Niven Stanley**
* free one-year membership won at the Banff event
** free one-year membership won at GOFest 2018
Membership dues are: $35 for individual, $50 for family and $40 single family. Our Membership year runs from July 1st through June 30th of the following year. Membership applications received on or after April 1st will extend through June 30th of the following year. Please remember that your membership must be up-to-date before registering for any trips.
Applications can be obtained via the Club website under the Membership tab or you can click here. We need the application completed and signed even if you are a returning member!
Marketing:
CHECK THIS OUT!
Looking for volunteers to join us at the eighth annual Snowsports Swap at Back Country Ski and Sports’ Salem location from 10 am – 5 pm on Saturday, November 10th. Cost to attend? Free! Cost to sell gear? Free! Snowshoe Resort will be on site selling passes. Now is your chance to get prepped for the season! If you would like to volunteer, please contact me, [email protected].
Cheers! Heidi
We will post our events to our new Facebook page so make sure you follow it
and share with your friends! Now if you're wondering how to conquer any of
these tasks, you'll be relieved to hear we will share these actions plus a few
more at an upcoming membership meeting. Stay tuned!
Click the logo on the left for a direct link! Have you checked it out yet?!?
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Treasurer’s Report: September 2018
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THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
Stay tuned for next month’s news and activities.
WE ARE NOT JUST A SKI CLUB!
CHECK OUT OUR YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES AT:
www.roanokeskiclub.org
And click here to follow us on Facebook!
Roanoke Ski Club Board Members: Contact us at [email protected]
OFFICE NAME
President Marla Kemsey Vice President Linda Corbitt
Secretary Newsletter
Cathy Kern Pat Oberlin
Treasurer Steve Worman Marketing Director Heidi Marer Membership Director Debbie Pfeiffer Activities Director Sally Wesley and
Dorothy Pryse
Program Director Karen Saunders Trip Director Bill Fleshman Webmaster Ted Lonitz Past Director
Melinda Cohan