THE DON DIEGO SKI CLUB NEWSLETTER

THE DON DIEGO SKI CLUB IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONISSUE 165October 2017 HTTP://WWW.SKIDONDIEGO.ORG

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Non-members are always welcome at club meetings. Mem-bership applications are available there and you may join andget your membership card right away. Membership applica-tions also can be downloaded from the club web site:

www.skidondiego.org

Or if you desire, you may contact our new membership chair-

person Ellen Locke (760-231-8821) who will mail a member-ship application to you.

The yearly club dues are $30 for a single membership ($45 fora family membership) and you obtain the newsletter from ourweb site. For an additional $10.00, the newsletter will bemailed to you.

M E M B E R S H I P I N F O R M A T I O N

Upcoming ActivitiesThe next Don Diego Ski Club meeting,Thursday, October 5 at the Rockin’ BajaLobster Coastal Cantina starting at 5:00 PM.

October 14, Oktoberfest Celebration: See the flier on page 3.

October 28, Halloween Party:Hosted this year by Bea Stoyla at her residence, 2335 Burgener Blvd.,San Diego at 5:30PM. BYOB and a dish to share.

November 11, “Casino Royale” Gala:Annual SDCSC Gala and Awards Dinner at the San DiegoMission Bay Boat & Ski Club. Come to dine, dance, and support ournominees for Man and Woman of the Year. (See the flier on page 4)

December 9, Christmas Party:Our annual holiday get-together at a new location, the SouthwesternYacht Club. (See the flier on page 4)

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello Don Diego!

It’s early Autumn, and the Northern Sier-ras have already received a dusting ofsnow. May this be an omen for a wonder-ful season at the renovated Best WesternHigh Sierra and Mammoth Mountain,under new ownership. The trip applica-tions are posted on the Don Diego web-site and your trip leaders are lookingforward to seeing you on the bus and onthe slopes.

It’s not too early to think about getting in ski shape, at the gym,on your bike, or at Sabine’s Thursday morning hikes. Join theDDSC Meetup site for updates on the hike of the week:https://www.meetup.com/San-Diego-Skiers/

Remember that the monthly meetings are now at 5 to 7 pm onthe first Thursday of the month, at our new location, Rockin’Baja Lobster Coastal Cantina, 8223 Mira Mesa Blvd. GoodHappy Hour specials, and the trip leaders are there.

And we hope to see you at the Halloween Party on October 28,

Ed Offstein - DDSC President

FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMANHappy Fall 2017! As the temperaturesget cooler and the days shorter and yourmind turns to thoughts of skiing, remem-bers it’s time to renew your membershipfor 2017/2018. Ski season will be heresoon and you don’t want to miss out onall the fun we have on our mid -weekMammoth ski trips. Applications formembership can be found here:http://www.skidondiego.org on the Mem-bership page. Please fill out the application completely and besure to have each adult member sign the form. Mail theform along with your check made payable to Don Diego SkiClub or bring them to our next club meeting on October 5th atthe Rockin' Baja Lobster Coastal Cantina.

Ed and I want to thank everyone who attended the 3rd annualLabor Day barbeque (see the pics on page 4). Special thanksto Dan Henry and Roy Tobin who participated in the swimaround the Oceanside Pier. Save the date for the 4th annualLabor Day BBQ, Sept 3, 2018.

Ellen Locke, Membership

In Memoriam — Dan Kuczon

We are greatly saddened to learn of thepassing of long-time member Dan Kuczonlast month. Dan participated in many, manyclub activities and ski trips. He was alwaysfriendly, positive and super helpful.

Many DDSC members will remember Danfrom numerous ski trips wearing his recog-nizable, colorful outfits especially the yel-low and orange ones. We will miss him.

Please see the Remembrance on page 3.

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UTAH by Jon Weisberg — August 31, 2017

Many improvements and changes for the coming season:

Alta’s new Supreme high-speed quad replaces its formernamesake and Cecret lifts. Its base is near Alf’s Restaurant. Thiswill be Alta’s 80th anniversary. 2017-18 open/close dates(conditions permitting): Opening Day: November 22, 2017;Closing Day: April 15, 2018 + April 20-22; April 27-29 & May4-6, 2018.

Deer Valley Resort, as reported earlier, is being acquired by anarea consortium including Aspen, Intrawest, Mammoth, andSquaw.

Park City Mountain has a new, enclosed-surface lift and a newdesignated beginner trail.

Powder Mountain will cap day passes at 1,500 and seasonpasses at 3,000.

Snowbasin is replacing the Wildcat triple chairlift with a newhigh-speed detachable six-pack.

Snowbird’s newly remodeled 13,500+ square foot CreeksideLodge, will open at the start of the season.

Solitude Mountain Resort invested $1.5 million in several im-provements to lodges.

If you’ve got limited time, fly into the Ogden-Hinkley Airport.This small airport, serviced by Allegiant Air, is located fiveminutes from downtown Ogden and will be adding new flightsfrom Los Angeles (LAX) and Las Vegas (LAS) this fall. Sched-uled Thursday through Monday with starting prices at $35 eachway, this is a great option for the weekend warrior.

Meanwhile In Australia…by Michael Maginn — September 11, 2017

We Have Hurricanes And Wildfires. Oz Has Big Snow.Sound Like A Theme?The news from Down Under is that the snows are prodigious,the depths of which haven’t been seen in 17 years. The snow-pack in Australian snow fields is up to 97 inches, eight feet,which sounds awfully similar to the monster snow this year inthe North American west.

So while we contemplate extraordinary weather conditions fromwild hurricanes and fires, it appears Oz and NZ are also havingextraordinary weather.

Some Ski Industry News (Downloaded from www.seniorsskiing.com/

Ski Trip dates for Don Diego Ski Club from the 2018 Season:

Mammoth Midweek #1: Jan. 7—12, 2018 Trip Leader: Carolyn BlumenthalMammoth Midweek #2: Feb. 4—9, 2018 Trip Leaders: Ed Offstein & Ellen Locke

Mammoth Midweek #3: March 4—9, 2018 Trip Leader: Keith Bowen

(See the trip fliers on page 6 for the details. See the last page for CST/TCRC information)

Mammoth Midweek #1:Summer is officially over and we have had our firstclub meeting. Now is the time to start planning forskiing and the great Mammoth trips...January, Feb-ruary and March. Sign ups have already been com-ing in for the January 7th trip, so don't wait too longto save your space.

We are once again staying at the Best Western HighSierra. I was up there a few weeks ago and stopped in at the hotel to seehow the renovations were coming. They are in the process of redoingthe dining area with the hopes of having a restaurant there and it is goingto look great! New furniture is ordered and will be in place for our trip.As always we will have the bus at our service all week for pickup anddelivery service to and from the mountain.

If you haven't already signed up, print the flyer and waiver off our web-site, sign it and put it in the mail with a check made out to me (just kid-ding!!). Make out the check to DDSC Client Trust Acct. and put it in anenvelope and send it to me. My address is on the flyer.

Looking forward to a great trip with great weather and lots of fun skiersand boarders.

Carolyn Blumenthal, trip leader

Mammoth Midweek #2:We are starting to get signups for theFebruary trip. Keep those applications rolling in.

Trip leaders Ellen and Ed will be at the Octobermeeting ready to take your checks.

Ed Offstein & Ellen Locke, trip leaders

Mammoth Midweek #3:We are looking forward to our March trip. We canexpect more fresh snow and longer daylight. Wewill be staying at the Best Western with it's fullbreakfast included plus heated indoor pool and spa.As with our other Mammoth trips bus ride and clubdinner is included. Deposits are coming in nowand we need your deposits so we know how manyrooms to reserve. If you have anyquestions please give me a call or email me atKeithRBowen@aol.com Hope to see you on the

slopes.

Keith Bowen, trip leader

TRAVEL/TRIP REPORT

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President Ed Offstein 760-231-8821Past President Pete Michael 858-560-8520Vice President Eileen Weiner 858-334-8876Secretary Leslie PallyTreasurer Kathy Hendrickson

Directors at Rose EmryLarge Dan Henry

Karl CiksteLeslie Pally

Membership Ellen Locke 760-231-8821

Advertising Anne Heye 858-279-8178Council Rep Martin WascherSunshine Rep Anne Heye 858-279-8178Historian Helen Harris 619-283-8559Racing Carl Cobb 619-222-5015Public Affairs Leslie PallyPublications Karl Cikste 619-442-2160Programs Judy Porter 858-453-4453Social Bonnie Fritts 858-836-1556Webmaster Karl Cikste 619-442-2160

Club Founders Joe Harris Bruce Barr

O f f i c e r s a n d D i r e c t o r s (2017- 2018)

The San Diego Alpine League is lookingforward to a brand new race season.Hopefully, we will get snow, but maybenot so much all at once.Because of weather conditions, we had ourpast race season all in one day with fourstarts per racer.

Here is our schedule for next year atMammoth Mountain:

December 16, 2017 Rokka 1 GSJanuary 20, 2018 Rokka 2 SLFebruary 10, 2018 Rokka 3 GSMarch 10, 2018 SOCALS GS/SLApril 6-8, 2018 FWRA Championships at Mammoth

There will be two race camps this season at Mammoth Mountain

December 13, 2017 Rokka Ski and Snowboard CampJanuary 17-19, 2018 Rokka Ski and Snowboard Camp

The new officers for Rokka League are:

President- Laura PriessVice president- Scott PeerTreasurer- Jessica FreemanStatistician- Bob Warzynski

The San Diego Alpine League is considering taking over the SanDiego council of Ski Clubs job at Snow Jam this year. I will belooking for volunteers.

SAN DIEGO ALPINE LEAGUE RACING REPORT by Eileen Weiner

REMEMBERING DAN by Karl CiksteDan Kuczon and I were room mates onnumerous ski trips. Dan was known for hisnotorious snoring but it never bothered me.I would just remove my hearing aid andthen sleep like a baby. We were the mostcompatible of room mates! I learned a lotfrom Dan in numerous discussions involv-ing (among other things) home mainte-

nance, auto repair, insurance, health....He was knowledgeable in allthis stuff and loved to talk about it.

Dan was a gadget guy. He would bring an alarm clock which wouldproject the time onto ceiling of our room. This didn’t help me since Isleep with my glasses off. On the slopes he had a wrist watch whichkept track of the number of runs and the accumulated vertical feetskied. He was big on ski safety. His ski outfits could be seen a mileaway, especially the “bumble bee yellow” one. He devised his ownsafety items (see the pics below), a blinking red light on the back ofhis helmet and a side view mirror attached to his wrist. Ironically hewas still hit by a snowboarder.

It was privilege to have known Dan and I’ll still be looking for a“bumble bee” outfit on the slopes.

blinking redlight

Side viewmirror

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Labor Day BBQHere are some pics from the 3rd annual Labor Day BBQ at Edand Ellen’s house in Oceanside. This party has traditionally beenheld to again celebrate Dan Henry’s successful circumnaviga-tion (i.e. swim around) of the Oceanside Pier in the 88th annualLabor Day event. This year Dan was joined by Roy Tobin sonow we have two super athletes who will translate their swim-ming expertise into skiing prowess on the slopes this coming skiseason.

Over 40 people attended the BBQ which featured an impromptuHawaiian theme. The food was excellent and included pork sau-sages filled with pineapple chunks brought by Shannon Miller, afavorite introduced last year.

...at the BBQ

...some lovely DDSC ladies

Roy and Dan showing theirparticipatory medallions

Dan getting congratulationsfrom Sabine and Kathy

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HIKING/FITNESS

This month we’ll talk about motiva-tion to exercise.

We all know how important it is to stayphysically active for life, but also howhard it is to stay motivated. Try these 7ways:1. Pick an exercise (or two) you love, or

at least like.2. Do it every day.3. Start with half an hour and stay at that level, or increase to one

hour.4. Pick a time when you don’t get interrupted (early morning).5. Exercise always at the same time, or assign a time for exercise

each day.6. Exercise with a friend.7. Reward yourself after exercising (not with food).

And if you absolutely hate to exercise, here is the silver lining:Your chance of injuring yourself is tiny, when you sit on thecouch and watch TV.

Please look for details for our Thursday Hikes in your email boxand the Don Diego Meetup atwww.meetup.com/san-diego-skiers

Sabine, Your Hiking Leader

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Fitness Focus: Plank, Plank, Plankby Michael Maginn

This Pose Is Considered The Simplest, Most Effective CoreStrengthener. “Plank, plank, plank,” says Jan, the exercise in-structor at the head of our class. After an hour of kick boxing,we start the floor exercises to end the session. We get into plankposition as she intones, “Plank, plank, plank”. The seconds rollby.

High plank or Phalakasana pose.The most glorious ofsimple exercises, bodyweight held in place bycore strength. Arms,wrists, shoulders,lower back, abs, gluts,all working to hold theposition.

The proper plank position can be found by putting your handsunder your shoulders, extending up to a full, high plank on yourtoes, body a straight line from heels to back of head, eyesfocused about a foot ahead of you, chin tucked. Basically, it’slike the top of a push-up, making sure your body is straight andnot sagging or arched. While you’re up there, you can flex yourfeet, bend one knee in, then the other. Put one foot’s toes on theheel of the other foot, then switch. If you hold yourself still, youcan feel your muscles adjusting and keeping you balanced. High

plank can be modified by resting on your knees versus your toes.That might be a good place to start if you haven’t done core exer-cises in a while.

If your wrists are sensitive, you can support yourself on a pair ofdumb bells or yoga blocks. If you have hand or wrist issues, likecarpal tunnel or rotator cuff, you’ll have to get some advice froma physical therapist or yoga instructor to help mitigate those con-ditions. You can also move from high plank to low plank, mov-ing down to resting on your forearms, arms extending in front ofyou, one arm at a time. Then, back to high plank. And thendown to low plank. Do this slowly while mindfully keeping yourbody in a straight line position. Man, that’s a work out.

The benefits are impressive; you get toned up in the middle, andyou will find yourself using those newly strengthened core mus-cles to support your back when lifting, twisting, even walking.We’ve found that lower back problems can be addressed with astrong core. Your posture will improve, too. Your mileage mayvary, but plank and other exercises focused on the core can defi-nitely help that lower back. The experts say you should shoot for30 seconds as a beginner to get into this. Eventually, if you canhold plank for two minutes, you’re doing very well.

Jen Reviews sums up the major benefit of planking: Planks are avery versatile exercise that target a lot of the most importantmuscle groups in the body. The core muscle groups are responsi-ble in some way for helping us carry ourselves through almostevery action we’ll perform in a day, so making sure your corestrength is in check is absolutely vital for someone who wants toleave a healthy lifestyle. Plank pose is also one of the SunriseSalutation series of connected poses that cycles through all yourmuscles, flexing, and strengthening all of you.

Here are some pics from the hikes last month

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NOVEMBER HEADS UP

Nov 2 Club meeting at the Rockin' Baja

. Lobster Coastal Cantina

Nov 11 SDCSC “Casino Royale” Gala and. Awards Dinner at the San Diego. Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club

CST REFERENCE NUMBERThe paragraph below explains what CST (California Seller ofTravel) means. You will see the number referenced on everyflyer. Please read this paragraph thoroughly. It is a requiredfor all club trips to make this statement available to you.

CST 2056054-40

California law requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account orbond. This business has a trust account. All payments for transportation ortravel service not provided to the passenger shall be promptly refunded, inaccordance with the agreed-to-terms and conditions, unless the passengerotherwise instructs the seller of travel in writing. This business is a partici-pant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporations (TCRC). You, thepassenger, may request reimbursement from TCRC if you are owed a refundof more than $50 for transportation or travel services which was not refundedin a timely manner by a seller of travel who was registered and participatingin the TCRC at the time of sale. The maximum amount which may be paidby the TCRC to any one passenger is the total amount paid on behalf of thepassenger to the seller of travel, not to exceed $15,000. A claim must besubmitted to the TCRC within six months after the scheduled completiondate of the travel. A claim must include sufficient information and documen-tation to prove your claim and $35 processing fee. You must agree to waiveyour right to other civil remedies against a registered participating seller oftravel for matters arising out of a sale for which you file a claim with theTCRC, if your were located in California at the time of the sale. You mayrequest a claim form by writing to: Travel Consumer Restitution Corpora-tion, P.O. Box 6001, Larkspur, CA 94977-6001; or by faxing a request to:(415) 927-7698.

Check out these websites foradditional ski and club information:

www.skidondiego.org (Our website)

www.skisandiego.org (San Diego Council)

www.fwsa.org (Far West Ski Association)

www.skifederation.org (National Ski CouncilFederation)

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Marilea Swenson 10/11Patty Shrinkle 10/13Roy Poston 10/21Carol Davis 10/21Jim Ortiz 10/26Darlene Little 10/30

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