Suffolk Skidaddler's

Summer Schedule

Kick Off Hike

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Harriman State Park

We will be leaving the Route 110 Park and Ride at 7:30am sharp. You must arrange your own transportation, and bring all your own food and beverages. We will provide the guides. There will be two guided hikes to choose from, one easier hike, and one moderate hike. The easier hike is approximately 4 miles of pretty level but rocky trails, there are a few inclines. The moderate hike is approximately

6-7 miles with some mild scrambling. Both hikes offer incredible scenery and are wonderful. We will try to meet up at Pine Meadow Lake for lunch.

All hike details will be forwarded via email.

If interested please email Joy Paulsen at JyPaulsen3 @ aol.com

Directions to the trailhead: Take you favorite route to Rt 17, either via 287 or 87. Drive along Rt 17 North, pass the town of Sloatsburg, and shortly after the small shopping plaza where Dunkin Donuts is, turn right onto Seven Lakes Drive.  After about 2 miles or less, the parking lot/visitors center is on the right hand side.  If we get there late and there are no parking spots available, park on the side of the road. 

Hello...anyone heading up to the Americade Motorcycle Rally in the beginning of
June? Looking for some others to ride up with from Long Island.
bob phillips

The 32nd Annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday, May 3rd and a number
of Skidaddlers are planning on cycling the 42 miles from downtown Manhattan to
Staten Island. Here are directions if you're parking your car at the Staten
Island Ferry.

Take the Lower level of the Verrazano Bridge. From the Belt Pkwy get the left
lane of the ramp. Stay as far right as possible at the toll booths on Staten
Island and reset your odometer to zero as soon as you pass the tolls. Take the
Bay St exit and continue down School Road about a quarter mile then make a left
at Bay Street. Continue along Bay Street until your odometer reads 3.1 miles (in
front of the Ferry terminal). Make a left on Richmond Terrace and drive for 1.0
mile and make a right turn at the traffic signal at Jersey. St., immediatly make
another right and drive about a half mile to the first parking booth. Pay $7.00
for the day and we'll park by the pole marked C6 at 6:05 AM. We'll bike to the
ferry where there's a bike waiting area at street level so do not climb up the
stairs that you pass. The ferry leaves at 6:30 and the Bike Tour starts at 8:00.

At the end of the tour, when your in front of the ferry terminal you'll see a
blue sign saying Municipal Parking. Go down this ramp, make a left, pass the
Staten Island Yankees ballfield and back to your car at C6. After making a left
on Jersey St go straight through the traffic light. Don't turn left on Richmond
Terrace as Bay St. will be closed to cars. Continue for 1.0 mile on Jersey St
and make a right on Victory Blvd. In 1.7 miles, make a left on Clove Road (it's
under construction). After the Staten Island Expressway overpass make a left
onto the service road. Go straight at Richmond Road and Targee Street and then
back on the expressway.

Hi all,
Hope you've all had a great ski season.  Weather is sunny and beautiful here in
Hawaii.
I got married April 5.  My new name is Lynn Shivers.  McGovern is dropped. 
Would you please post this in the newsletter?
My address, as of yet, has not changed, but will within the next couple of
months.
Aloha, Lynn

Okay, skiing season is officially over and you are about to lose your looks in
your abs, quads and belly. No my friends, this doesn't have to be. You can keep
those muscles in tip top shape and keep your great physique and stamina all year
round to be ready for the steeps, bumps and powder next year.

Here's what you've got to do. Click "Database" on the left and then click "2009
Bicycle Rides". There's as list of about 37 bike rides that you can sign up for.
They're mainly in Long Island but a few are out of town. Mileages, locations and
websites are listed too.

So check it out and post a message on this forum if you're interested in doing
one of the rides. Some of us may join you.

some of you already know that Linda Steinmuller's father had been ill these past
few weeks

he had pneumonia then developed a rare bacterial infection that did not allow
him to recover and also caused his organs to shut down

he passed away yesterday afternoon at a hospice in florida with his family
present

linda will probably be returning home next weekend (she does not have her cell
phone charger with her)

at this time there are no plans for a service - please let me know if you're
interested in information about donations and i'll let you know when i find out

sorry for the sad, unexpected news

annE gruber

PS  linda's Email is LSteinmull@... but i'm not sure how much internet
access she will have this week

Joseph Wyss
WYSS - Joseph, on February 23, 2009, of Deer Park, NY. Beloved husband
of the late Virginia. Loving father of Joseph Jr. Dear brother of
Marie Trabona and Frank Wyss. Member of the Deer Park Fire Department
for 70 years. Visiting Wednesday 2-4:30pm and 7-9:30pm at the
Boyd-Caratozzolo Funeral Home, 1785 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park, NY.
Religious Service at the funeral home. Interment Thursday North
Babylon Cemetery. Donations to the Deer Park Fire Dept. or the
Parkinson's Disease Foundation would be appreciated.

Nancy Adler 's Glade Run ... Backside @ Vail

..."Nancy's Run" Trail Map

Mitch Hayne (Nancy Adlers brother ... see image below) and six Skidaddlers (listed below) did an all day tour of Vail last Tuesday (Feb 17th). Jerry nailed up a plaque titled "Nancy's Run" in the "Shangri-La Glades".

 ... Trail map (see image above) is provided should others wish to find the plaque.

• Jerry Betty Small JSmall1946 @ optonline.net
• Deborah Brown DBrown3 @ rcn.com
• Jennifer Turner Webtique @ yahoo.com
• Glenn Adams GVAdams @ gmail.com
• Richard Freilich rtwatches @ yahoo.com
• Charlie Gerhard CharlieCheeseburger @ msn.com
  

2008 - 2009 Ski Trips -

Pictures and Videos Uploaded

LINK: http://www.skidaddlers.com/SSSCArch0809.htm

If you have picture or videos from the 2008 -2009 Season to share ... please send them to webmaster@...

January 02, 2009

Ski Club Website Updates:

Club Meetings Calendar:

[ January ~ May 2009 ]:  http://www.skidaddlers.com/meetings.html

Newsletters:

December 2008 & January 2009 Uploaded:  http://www.skidaddlers.com/newsletter/newsletter.html

Killington Resort with 17 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 47 inches in the last week!

We currently have 150 open trails and 61.4 miles of skiing with more terrain continuing to open up.

MORE INFO ...

TOWER COLLAPSE
Whistler gondola maker to issue safety warning

December 18, 2008

WHISTLER, B.C. -- The company that built the gondola tower that split apart and toppled at B.C.'s Whistler Blackcomb resort will issue a North America-wide warning to other resorts about the potential hazards of similar systems.

Speaking to reporters in front of the tower that snapped on Tuesday and left 53 passengers stranded for several hours, Warren Sparks, executive vice-president of Doppelmayr CTEC, said his company would "inform all our customers about this potential hazard."

The incident has rattled residents and tourists in Whistler, the town that will host the 2010 Olympic Games in a little more than a year.

Yesterday, officials from Doppelmayr, Whistler Blackcomb and the British Columbia Safety Authority - which regulates "ropeway systems" such as chairlifts and gondolas in the province and will lead the investigation into the incident - said the tower snapped as a result of "ice jacking."

What happened to the tower was similar to what happens to a bottle of pop left too long in the freezer: Water seeped into a container designed to be watertight, froze as a result of colder-than-normal temperatures and expanded, rupturing the structure.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Jason Gill of the BCSA said investigators had checked other towers on the mountain to ensure that similar conditions were not putting other systems at risk. He said an investigation will focus on how the water got into the structure and that the agency may make recommendations as a result of its work.

There are about 300 towers in Whistler Blackcomb's extensive network of lifts and gondolas, but officials were not immediately able to say how many are built in the same way as the damaged Excalibur tower.

Doppelmayr is one of the world's leading manufacturers of gondolas, and the warning will be distributed throughout the company's international network, Mr. Sparks said in an interview. The tower was one of 26 that link the cables and cars that make up the Excalibur gondola, which ferries skiers from the resort's base partway up Blackcomb mountain, one of two peaks that comprise Whistler Blackcomb.

No cable cars detached from the line, but people in some cars on the lower portion of the two-part Excalibur line were terrified as their cars lurched, sending passengers crashing into each other and leaving one car dangling over a creek.

A dozen people were injured, with the most serious injury a broken vertebra and others escaping with cuts or bruises.

Doppelmayr built the resort's new showcase Peak 2 Peak gondola, which links the two mountains with an 11-minute ride over a valley floor, but the towers used in that system are a different design - they are coated and peppered with holes to allow water to go in and out of the structures.

Initial investigations indicate that the Excalibur failure was an isolated incident, BCSA officials said.

Investigators from the agency and Whistler Blackcomb staff spread over the slopes Tuesday night, working until after midnight to check towers that have a design similar to the one that was damaged.

Most lifts were open yesterday, except Excalibur. Crowds milled around the village square, braving bitter winds and cold, with many people shrugging off the incident of the day before.

At a news briefing yesterday, Whistler Blackcomb vice-president Doug Forseth said safety is a top concern and that the resort will work with investigators to determine what happened, and whether similar incidents can be prevented.

The resort's image is bound to be affected by the accident, especially with the Olympic spotlight focused on it, Mr. Forseth said.

"I'd prefer the story wasn't out there, but it is a reality," Mr. Forseth said.

"I can only tell you we are going to work to restore confidence where it has been damaged."

The resort has had worse disasters.

In 1995, four chairs on the Quicksilver chairlift at Whistler came off the cable, falling nine metres to the ground, killing two people and injuring eight others.That lift was subsequently replaced and Whistler Blackcomb - which formerly operated under separate ownership - worked to rebuild customer confidence, Mr. Forseth said. There have been other instances of tower failure resulting from water damage. In December, 2006, a chairlift tower at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho, was damaged after water made its way inside and froze. The structural damage was discovered before the mountain opened.

John Williams, director of marketing at Silver Mountain, said in a telephone interview yesterday that since the incident, the towers are inspected at least once a year. Following the incident, the towers were sealed, holes were drilled at the base of the towers so water can drain out, and officials inspect the towers by tapping on them. Whistler Blackcomb is one of Doppelmayr's best customers when it comes to maintenance and inspection, Mr. Sparks said yesterday, responding to a question as to whether corners had been cut in maintaining equipment.

"Absolutely not," he said.

Gondola Tower Collapses at Ski ResortAP
posted: 44 MINUTES AGOcomments: 10filed under: World
NewsPrintShareText SizeAAAWHISTLER, British Columbia (Dec. 17) --
More than 50 people were evacuated from about 30 gondola cars after a
tower supporting the cables partially collapsed Tuesday at Canada's
Whistler ski resort.
Police said there were no serious injuries at the resort, which is to
host the alpine events of the 2010 winter Olympic games. Health
officials said earlier that five people had been taken to the
hospital after the mid-afternoon accident.
Mountain AccidentDarryl Dyck, The Canadian Press / AP5 photos   Crews
work on a gondola support tower that partially collapsed Tuesday at a
ski resort in Whistler, British Columbia. Health officials reported
that five people were taken to a hospital after the accident, but
police said it resulted in no serious injuries.(Note: Please disable
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Graeme Bell said he was in a car that hit the ground.
"It was pretty freaky. We heard the noise of the tower collapsing and
then the cabin started shaking and down it went," Bell told CTV
television. "It hit the ground. It busted one of the windows and we
jumped out."
Bell said passengers were complaining of sore backs and one man had a
bloody head.
One of the cars hit a bus shelter, while two more were left dangling
when the tower collapsed. A crane was brought in to support the
leaning tower and fire crews worked quickly to evacuate three cars
that were the most in danger. The towers support a wire cable that
the gondola cars are attached to.
It took more than three hours to evacuate the 53 people stranded in
about 30 gondolas.
The resort said in a news release that the gondola section where the
incident took place is approximately 30 feet above the ground.
"We are very thankful that no one was seriously injured in this
incident," the release said.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Steve Wright said the passengers
who were rescued were in good spirits and were met by emergency
health services. Frigid temperatures had not been a concern because
the people were wearing protective ski clothing and were in a
sheltered environment, he added.
Amber Turnau, a spokeswoman for the resort, said the tower that
collapsed is on the lower half of the lift. She said Tower 4, the one
that went down, is not far from the starting point.
The resort just unveiled a new lift connecting the peaks of Whistler
and Blackcomb mountains, the highest in the world at 1,427 feet above
the ground. But it was not affected by Tuesday's collapse, which was
on another lift.
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2008-12-17 01:13:41

Since the Saturday night accomodations fill up very quickly, I
promised the Event Coodinator an approximate count within a week.
Kindly email me at CharlieCheeseburger@... if you'd like to
participate great bike ride, stay at Paul Newmans nationally
acclaimed Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and help children with cancer
and other life threatening diseases. Thank you all.


--- In SuffolkSkidaddlers@yahoogroups.com, charlescheeseburger
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> The following is by The Angel Charitable Trust:
>
> What makes AngelRide Connecticut's premier charity ride ?
>
> A challenging but picturesque ride through many of Connecticut's
> most
> beautiful towns
> Ride at your own pace.
> A unique opportunity to stay at the nationally acclaimed Hole in
> the
> Wall Gang Camp started by Paul Newman for children with cancer and
> other life threatening diseases.
> A fun filled finish with music, children's entertainment, food and
> relaxation on the shores of beautiful Long Island Sound.
> The attention to detail that has become the hallmark of Angel Ride;
> including:
> Over 200 volunteers ready to lend a hand, including motorcycle
> escorts and SAG vehicles.
> Luggage transported to mid-point and finish line.
> Rider transportation from the finish to the start (before the
> ride).
> Food/rest stops every 15-20 miles sponsored by Mohegan Sun's
> extraordinary food services.
> Mechanical assistance throughout the ride.
> Rider apparel and prizes.
> A mandatory rider safety clinic on morning of the ride.
> Training assistance and organized training rides and much more....
>
>
> The following is by Cheeseburger:
>
> Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford CT, where we would stay
> Saturday night accomodates 250. As of today 74 riders have signed
> up.
> We would be leaving our cars at Orient Point on Friday afternoon,
> taking the ferry to New London and biking the 9 miles to the bus
> pick
> up point in Mystic CT. Here's the link to the ride:
> http://www.angelcharitabletrust.org/ride/riders.php.
>
> Registration for both days is $100, either the 23rd or 24th is $50.
> Minimum fundraising is $1,000. Holiday Inn, Waterbury is $85. Cross
> Sound Ferry (each way): Passenger $14, Bike $4.
>
> Ride starts in Norfolk, Northwest CT, bike 80 miles, overnight in
> Ashford, Northeast CT, bike 50 miles, ends in Mystic, Southeast CT.
> CT is a bit hilly.
>

The following is by The Angel Charitable Trust:

What makes AngelRide Connecticut's premier charity ride ?

A challenging but picturesque ride through many of Connecticut's most
beautiful towns
Ride at your own pace.
A unique opportunity to stay at the nationally acclaimed Hole in the
Wall Gang Camp started by Paul Newman for children with cancer and
other life threatening diseases.
A fun filled finish with music, children's entertainment, food and
relaxation on the shores of beautiful Long Island Sound.
The attention to detail that has become the hallmark of Angel Ride;
including:
Over 200 volunteers ready to lend a hand, including motorcycle
escorts and SAG vehicles.
Luggage transported to mid-point and finish line.
Rider transportation from the finish to the start (before the ride).
Food/rest stops every 15-20 miles sponsored by Mohegan Sun's
extraordinary food services.
Mechanical assistance throughout the ride.
Rider apparel and prizes.
A mandatory rider safety clinic on morning of the ride.
Training assistance and organized training rides and much more....


The following is by Cheeseburger:

Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford CT, where we would stay
Saturday night accomodates 250. As of today 74 riders have signed up.
We would be leaving our cars at Orient Point on Friday afternoon,
taking the ferry to New London and biking the 9 miles to the bus pick
up point in Mystic CT. Here's the link to the ride:
http://www.angelcharitabletrust.org/ride/riders.php.

Registration for both days is $100, either the 23rd or 24th is $50.
Minimum fundraising is $1,000. Holiday Inn, Waterbury is $85. Cross
Sound Ferry (each way): Passenger $14, Bike $4.

Ride starts in Norfolk, Northwest CT, bike 80 miles, overnight in
Ashford, Northeast CT, bike 50 miles, ends in Mystic, Southeast CT.
CT is a bit hilly.

--- In SuffolkSkidaddlers@yahoogroups.com, Richard Freilich
<rtwatches@...> wrote:
>
> Conair?  Don't they make hair dryers?
>

Neither of us have any hair, but we both know "Conair"

Yes, they are same company ... perhaps not much difference between
hair dryer and 3-mile tranceivers.

Expect these are very low tech radios and likely only last a season.
But can't beat the price for two and a charger.

If you like organized bike rides, you've got to check the "2009 Bicycle
Rides" in the Database. We've been compiling a list of rides mainly in
Long Island, some in the local tristate area and even some classic
rides far away! There's ten rides listed so far but be sure to check
back as we'll be adding more as 2009 progresses.

New Applications - Added to Yahoo Group

• Select "Applications" on left navigation bar
• Post items for sale
• Post items to give away
• Add locations (global) of interest ... ski resorts, etc.

The winner of a spot on the FIRST TRAM in Jackson Hole on the Opening
Day of the NEW Aerial Tram has just now been announced. It is Joann
Honigman of Birmingham, Michigan.

Winner and a guest will receive a 4-day trip to Jackson Hole or a full
season pass for winter 2008-09. Opening day is this Saturday, November
29th.

Prize package:
- 2 spots (winner plus a guest) on a FIRST TRAM in Jackson Hole on the
Opening Day of the NEW Aerial Tram.
-Two airline tickets to Jackson Hole, WY on airline of JHMR's choice.

- Four nights lodging in Teton Village condominium through Jackson Hole
Resort Lodging (blackout dates do apply).
- Two 4-day adult lift tickets at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
- Two VIP passes to Aerial Tram launch festivities.

--- In SuffolkSkidaddlers@yahoogroups.com, "tj" <treejunky@...> wrote:
> - DATE CHANGE - Ski Stop sale
> * Ski Stop has changed the Club Sale night
> * The new date is Sunday November 23rd, between 7pm and 10pm
> Please get the word out.

Ski Sale Flyer:  http://www.skidaddlers.com/SkiStop1108.jpg

Hi Suffolk Skidaddlers!

   The Chalet Killington locates in Killington, Vermont would love to offer your group a ski and stay package for anytime this winter! We serve a full hot breakfast in the mornings and in the evenings guests can enjoy the Baja Burrito. We have an outdoor heated pool, game rooms, a fireside lounge and we are even Pet Friendly! Shuttle service is also offered from Chalet Killington to the Mountain. Please feel free to look at our website
www.chaletkillington.com. If you have any question or are interested please let us know.

Thank you! ... Brittany -  Chalet Killington
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Chalet Killington
2685 Killington Rd
PO Box 144
Killington, VT 05751

1(800)451-4105
ressies@...
www.chaletkillington.com