Across the Atlantic at least five resorts have opened in the US on both East and
west costs. Sunday River was the first to open on the East and Mammoth Mountain
was the first of the big guns to open on the West, both offered free skiing on
opening day. They join Loveland and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and Donner Summit
in California, which have been open a week now.

©2009 ifyouski.com All Rights Reserved.


Localized, transient events such as some ski resorts opening early do not
disprove the Global Warming warnings. The residents of Tuvalu in the South
Pacific having to relocate to New Zealand due to rising sea levels; the dying of
corals due to rising ocean temperatures; the rapid melting of snow and ice in
the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland are all major indications that the Global
Warming warnings are true.

Posted 9/1/2009 12:02 PM

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — A draft report estimates it would cost about $15 billion to
build a passenger rail route from Denver into the heart of Colorado ski country.
The Summit Daily News reported Tuesday the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority
developed the cost estimate for a line connecting Denver International Airport
with the Eagle County Airport west of Vail.

The route would parallel the heavily traveled Interstate 70 and have
intermediate stops in Keystone and Frisco.

The draft report estimates it would cost another $5 billion to build a passenger
rail route connecting Fort Collins on the north to Pueblo on the south, passing
through Denver and Colorado Springs on the way.

The rail authority was created by 45 cities, counties and other groups along the
two routes.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Silverfox, Snowbird, Utah
Skiers spy this chute beneath them while riding Snowbird's tram. Its fresh
powder beckons. Many tram riders plan to find it on their skis--few do. To get
there, it takes a patient traverse over the Bird's Cirque and a descent through
a rocky nest of crags. Most skiers turn back here. Negotiate the rocks and
you've found a steep face where Wasatch Powder lasts weeks, not hours, and where
hoots from the tram's windows should propel you to ski with your utmost prowess.

Two Smokes, Silverton, Colo.
Skiers standing at the top of this chute are always with a guide--this part of
Silverton Mountain is guide-only. But even a guide won't make this 53-degree
rock funnel any less challenging. Exiting the chute, stop by the gnarled tree on
the skier's right and, feeling accomplished, watch the rest of your group
descend. Check your skis for gashes; Two Smokes' rocks are merciless.

S&S Chute, Jackson Hole, Wy.
Next door to Corbet's. Only for rock stars. Skiers contemplating this must alert
Jackson Hole Patrol and get their OK, which is rarely given. Wear a helmet.
Those cleared for takeoff must launch 35 feet to a queen-bed sized landing spot,
where a perfect left turn must be executed to launch the skier once again to a
slot of snow 20 feet below that. One small mistake and you'll become familiar
with Jackson's crack patrollers, a lift harness and their ominous orange body
sleds. If someone tells you they've skied S&S and they have a day job that
doesn't involve hucking cliffs for Teton Gravity Research films, they're almost
certainly lying.

The Palisades, Squaw Valley, Calif.
Big mountain skiing's elite play here. Stare down the Palisades' face from the
top and you're looking at one of the steepest true fall lines in North America.
Go big off a cliff--big as in 100 feet--or stick to the 50-degree-plus snow. No
matter what one does here, it won't impress hardy locals who routinely see
skiing's stars doing things that can't be called anything but stupid.

The Diving Board, Alta, Utah
More a jump than a run, this rock outcropping is famous at Alta, where skiing's
best snow (500 inches a year) and Utah's wicked mountains conspire. The flat
protruding rock juts out five feet from the top of a cliff face, launching
skiers out and down 30 feet. Not for the meek of mind or spirit, the Diving
Board sits almost directly under Alta's Supreme lift, guaranteeing an audience.
Huckers will have to ride two planks, not one; snowboarding is not permitted at
Alta, which is next door to Snowbird.

Keyhole, Alpine Meadows, Calif.
This trail sits high atop Alpine Meadows, with priceless views of the Lake Tahoe
area. The run is short, but its steepness and variable snow conditions can lead
skiers to several uncertain conclusions. Crash here and a fast snowy slide
awaits, perhaps jettisoning you off a cliff, perhaps into a fat ponderosa pine.
Keyhole is the wonderful crux of a mountain with a sustained steepness such that
a 1982 avalanche bulldozed the main lodge, killing several.

Body Bag, Crested Butte, Colo.
An ominously named run at Colorado's unofficial home to extreme skiing, Crested
Butte. Body Bag is a steep mix of trees, rocks and cliffs. Skiers must be
decisive and keep their edges straight with the fall line. Grabbing air here is
necessity, not braggadocio. And, of course, to avoid the run's namesake when
meeting one of its towering trees, strap on a helmet.

Big Couloir, Big Sky, Mont.
This long drinking straw of a chute occupies a conspicuous spot at Big Sky. It's
prominently perched above the base area below Lone Peak, which is accessed by a
small 15-man tram. The couloir can be seen by all, but few have seen it from
inside. You must clear your entrance with Big Sky Patrol. This is out-of-bounds
skiing; a partner, avalanche beacon, probe and shovel are required. Once your
card is punched and you've pushed off, there's no way out for nearly 2,000 feet.
It's sheer rock face to the right, rock face to the left, and a 42-degree sliver
of snow below. The only way out: keep skiing. Remember to ski one at a time in
avalanche country.

Corbet's Couloir, Jackson Hole, Wy.
No ski resort in North America has a chute so legendary as Corbet's Couloir in
Wyoming—a crucible where skiers go to prove their mettle (or more often, to
retreat in fear). Few emerge from the first 25 feet still on their skis. You
enter the chute's narrow, flinty mouth in free fall, dropping two stories onto a
55-degree slope. Fail to execute a hard right turn immediately, and you smash
into a face of Precambrian rock. Survive, and you then smear speed by
executing two nervy turns, exiting down a 45-degree slope as the chute fans out.
The first turn is the problem: Skiers have gained so much speed so quickly that
some panic and try to stop; this tactic is unwise at 40mph on so steep a slope.
As Steep & Deep's coaches say, "Don't stop—stand up and ski!"

© 2006 Forbes.com LLC.™ All Rights Reserved.

October 1st, 2009

Weekend Trips and 1 -day Trip Schedule  - ADDED TO WEBSITE

• All Trips
  • http://www.skidaddlers.com/ski05.html
• Bus Trips:
  • http://www.skidaddlers.com/ski05bus.html
• Drive-Up Trips
  • http://www.skidaddlers.com/ski05drive.html
• One-Day Trips
  • http://www.skidaddlers.com/ski05day.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1-day, 2-day or 3-day Weekend Ski Trips

BEFORE OCTOBER 7th 2009 ... Mail your deposit check(s) to the Ski Meister (Jeff Meyer) at
 

Make checks payable to "Suffolk Skidaddlers" 
Trip drawing will take place on Wednesday October 7th

More Details:

• Here: http://www.skidaddlers.com/TIN2009.html
• Read your September & October Newsletters
  

Belleayre
Get $10.00 off Your Lift Ticket anytime you show a
valid ski club membership card!

Burke Mountain
Ski Cubs Open House Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
$10 Full Day Lift Tickets, Show a valid with a 09/10
Ski Club ID.
Metro NY Ski Council Week February 1-7, 2010
Show your valid club ID at the Guest Relations Office
located in the Sherburne Base Lodge and receive:
$28 lift tickets midweek (Monday, Feb. 1 through and
including Friday, Feb.5th)
$33 lift tickets on the weekend (Saturday, Feb. 6th &
Sunday, Feb.7th, 2010)
One ticket per ID/ can not be combined with any
other offers. For more information call us toll free at
888.BURKEVT! www.skiburke.com

Killington
Killington Club Card
No blackout days. Offered exclusively to ski club and
ski council members. Cards are picked up at the
Killington Resort Center at Snowshed and you must
present your club/council ID and a photo ID at that
time.
• Redeem up to 4 days at a time.
• 4 days of skiing/riding for $199 plus tax
if purchased by Dec. 15, 2009.
• 4 days of skiing/riding for $219 plus tax
if purchased between Dec. 16, 2009 and January 15,
2010.
• Reload in increments of 2, 3 or 4 additional days at
the originally purchased price.
• If your first order was purchased by Dec. 15, 2009, 2,
3 or 4 additional days at $49.95 per day plus tax
• If your first order was purchased between Dec. 16,
2009 and Jan.15, 2010, 2, 3 or 4 additional days may be
purchased for $54.95 per day plus tax.
More information will be available at
www.killington.com/clubcard.

Ski Butternut
Get your Ski Clubs members $35 Lift Tickets. The
Weekend $35 Lift Tickets are also available to your
clubs immediate family members.Club members this is
a $20 savings off the regular Ski Butternut $55 weekend/
holiday rate.
That means club members save $20 on lift tickets just
for showing your ID.Lift Ticket discount is available on
most every weekend of the season
(special $35 Lift ticket offer excludes only the busy
3-day MLK & Presidents. Day weekends).
$25 Lift Tickets On Monday-Friday Lift Tickets.
Excludes Holidays periods

Okemo Mountain
NY Metro Ski Council
Appreciation Days Rates 2009 - 2010
Early Season
$40 per person, per day, all age categories
Friday, December 11, 2009, Saturday, December 12,
2009, Sunday, December 13, 2009
Mid-Winter
$50 per person, all age categories
Sunday, January 3, 2010, Sunday, January 24, 2010
Late Season
$40 per person, per day, all age categories
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Details:
• Limit one lift ticket per membership card presented,
per day.
• Must have a current membership sticker.
• All Appreciation Day lift tickets are sold at the Group
Sales Center at the Clock Tower base area.
• Not applicable with other offers
• Clubs are welcome to plan a bus trip, but no comp'd
tickets can be earned at these rates. Please have the
club trip leader confirm their plans with the Okemo
Group Sales Center

Stowe Mountain
Ski/ride for as low as $40 per day! December 4-6,
2009, January 11-13, 2010, March 17-21, 2010
CHECK OUT www.stowegroups.com for the
complete flyerwith discounts on arealodging.
For moreinformation please email Group Sales lfarley@
stowe.com.*with proof of membership

Whiteface Mountain
Ski Council Appreciation Days
$38 for each person with a valid ski club or ski
council card
(Must present card* and photo ID to qualify for
discounted rate)
December 6 & 7, 2009, January 22, 2010
February 8, 2010,March 22 & 23, 2010
April 4 & 5, 2010
Pre-registration is required by an officer of the Ski
Council or Club, please contact us at groups@whiteface.
com or by calling
518-946-2223 x214.

COME ON DOWN TO TIN NIGHT at meeting hall
on September 23rd FOR FREE PIZZA

AND GET THE LATEST INFO ON THESE
EXCITING WEEKEND SKI TRIPS:

• December 12 – Jiminy Peak – 1-Day Bus Trip
• December 18-20 – Stratton, VT (drive)
• -------------------------
• January 8-10 – Mount Snow, VT I (drive)
• January 15-18 – Stowe, VT – Bus Trip (MLK Weekend) (possibly some Cresthaven members)
• January 22-24 – Sugarbush, VT Bus Trip (MNYSC Race Weekend)
• January 26 – LISAC Belleayre – 1-day Bus Trip
• -------------------------
• February 5-7 – Killington, VT (drive)
• February 12-15 – No Trip (President's Weekend)
• February 19-21 – Mount Snow VT II (drive)
• February 26-28 – LIASC Winter Weekend, Gore, NY Bus Trip
• -------------------------
• March 12-14 – Whiteface, NY – Bus Trip (share with Cresthaven)

Pre-sale $50 Lift Tickets to Killington ... Limited Time Offer

Go Big, Save Big This Season With K50!   For just $50, experience the most diverse terrain served by the most lifts in New England with K50 tickets at Killington Resort.   Purchase up to four K50 tickets for $50 each and enjoy the flexibilty ofusing them throughout the 2009-10 season.   With just 17 blackout days, K50 tickets let you enjoy benefits of the  World's Most Extensive Snowmaking System complemented by  250 inches of natural snowfall and one of the longest seasons in the  East, from early November through early May, at an outstanding price. For sale online only, while they last or through October 15, 2009.

Correction:

	MARCH 6 - 13 (Sat.-Sat.) 2010 CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel; Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package.   PRICE: $1430  TL = Jeff Meyer		Contact TL
	MARCH 27 - APRIL 3 (Sat.-Sat.) 2010  SNOWMASS, COLORADO  R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;  Ski In/Ski Out Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package PRICE: $1280  TL = Tom Pfisterer		Contact

$35 Renew Membership ... Deadline August 31st!

Last meeting to renew membership in person is Wednesday August 26th

Renew by mail up to August 31st

After that new membership = $60

Please be advised two ski trip flyers have been added to Skidaddlers.com website:

Jay Peak 2010   &   Whistler BC - Canada 2010

	JANUARY 10 - 15 2010 (Sun.-Fri.) JAY PEAK, VERMONT Mid-week drive up trip Trip includes FREE SEASON PASS for all attendees w/15% discount on food and lodging for balance of this season! PRICE: $500 Max 48 people. TL = John Fetherston		Contact TL
	JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 6 (Sat.-Sat.) 2010  WHISTLER, B.C. Round Trip Air; Bus transfers between airport and hotel; Lodging; Lift ticket package. Keep an eye on your newsletters for more details during the year.  PRICE: $1595  TL = Richard Freilich

By Christopher Steiner

No ski resort in North America has a chute so legendary as Corbet's Couloir in
Wyoming—a crucible where skiers go to prove their mettle (or more often, to
retreat in fear). The run is named for Barry Corbet, a mountaineer who in 1960
spotted a narrow crease of snow shaped like an upside-down funnel, high up on
the mountain now known as Jackson Hole. Said he: "Someday someone will ski
that."
In 1967 someone did—ski patroller Lonnie Ball. Today crack skiers seek to
emulate his feat. Few emerge from the first 25 feet still on their skis.

You enter the chute's narrow, flinty mouth in free fall, dropping two stories
onto a 55-degree slope. Fail to execute a hard right turn immediately, and you
smash into a face of Precambrian rock. Survive, and you then smear speed by
executing two nervy turns, exiting down a 45-degree slope as the chute fans out.

Video: http://video.forbes.com/fvn/lifestyle/ms_ski012507

The rest of Jackson Hole Mountain lives up to this teaser. The elevation drop
(4,139 feet—unmatched in the U.S.) plays out down an abrupt, serrated stretch of
the Rocky Mountains' Teton Range.

Last March a group of eight skiers braved Corbet's Couloir, having enrolled in
what Jackson Hole Mountain Resort calls its Steep & Deep Camp—a four-day
guide-assisted program meant to push participants' skills to the limit. Four of
our group, on their first attempt on Corbet's, wrecked spectacularly, their skis
and bodies pinwheeling.

The first turn is the problem: Skiers have gained so much speed so quickly that
some panic and try to stop; this tactic is unwise at 40mph on so steep a slope.
I barely survived, landing in the couloir in a cloud of snow and detritus and
almost losing control. But with a twist of my body and some luck, I held on and
emerged to plant a reasonably assertive tandem of turns, then skied out the
chute. As Steep & Deep's coaches say, "Don't stop—stand up and ski!"

Steep & Deep campers ride with a coach in pods of three or four, grouped by
skill level. All campers are already expert skiers. The camp, held four times a
year, normally culminates on its fourth day with a shot at Corbet's. Most
campers take a reconnaissance peek down the couloir's lip, then elect not to
jump. That almost a third of my camp (8 skiers out of 27) did jump was some kind
of percentage record, I was told.

The camp's cost, $860, includes lift tickets (otherwise $72 a day) and decadent
lunches served by waiters in a rustic cabin tucked far away from Jackson Hole's
crowds. These lunches, though, are where the pampering begins and ends. Camp
coaches aren't shy about shoving skiers far outside their comfort zones. "That's
why you're here, right?" says Richard Lee, head coach, to a roomful of campers
the night before skiing starts. His question elicits nervous smiles.

Jackson prides itself on making its customers squirm. An infamous warning sign
at the summit reads in part: "Our mountain is like nothing you have skied
before! It is huge. You could become lost. You could make a mistake and suffer
personal injury or death. Give this special mountain the respect it demands!"
You won't find such blunt warnings at slopes owned by publicly traded companies
like Intrawest (Copper Mountain, Whistler) or Vail Resorts (Beaver Creek,
Heavenly, Vail).

Jackson is among a very few big mountain resorts that are privately held.
(Snowbird, which belongs to Dick Bass, is another.) The owning Kemmerer family
has roots stretching back more than a century in Wyoming—to coal mining and to a
namesake town in the state's southwest corner. They bought Jackson Hole Mountain
Resort in 1992, paying a reported $18 million.

Danger isn't just accepted here, it's embraced. In 1999 Jackson opened up its
treacherous, unpatrolled back country to anyone who wants to risk it. Once you
exit the resort gates the threat of avalanche becomes real, and there's no
guarantee of rescue. You won't find open back country like this at Vail. Steep &
Deep campers spend one of their four days touring the peaks beyond the boundary
ropes with guides who teach them avalanche safety tactics and demonstrate proper
use of shovels, probes and beacons.

Even the in-bounds terrain is formidable. "The on-piste [groomed] terrain here
is by far the most challenging terrain I've been on, including off-piste in
other places," camper Stephen Gaffney, 34, a New York developer, says
approvingly. "I've never seen so many chutes."

Since the Kemmerers bought Jackson Hole, the resort has averaged $27,000 in
annual net income. The family has made $55 million in improvements, and has
raised some cash by selling off slivers of land near the resort's base. In 2006,
for example, they sold a 3.2-acre parcel in Teton Village for $10 million.

Tight cash flow became a big issue in June 2005 when Jackson announced that its
storied tram—which had whisked skiers from base to summit in just 12 minutes, 52
at a time—would be retired in September 2006 at the end of its 40-year service
life. Loss of the tram has hurt the resort's appeal, even with diehards like
James Walter, 46, a Michigan physician who has attended seven Steep & Deeps. "I
probably won't come back until they figure this out," he says.

The Kemmerers warned in 2005 that a replacement tram was not a sure thing, owing
to a $25 million price tag and to their being private owners with finite
coffers. They sought government assistance, on the premise that the tram was
vital to the region's economy. But that tactic failed. In August they unveiled a
plan to finance a new tram privately. The bigger (100-passenger) and faster tram
won't get rolling until the winter of 2008—09. Until then Corbet's seekers will
have to ride a temporary chairlift open to shearing winds and scathing, blowing
snow.

Since the early 1990s the surrounding Teton Valley has gone from spartan to
Aspenish, with million-dollar condos and celebrity ranches sprouting. A
five-bedroom home on 1 acre with ski-run access listed recently for $12.5
million. A Four Seasons hotel opened in 2003. Still, Jackson enjoys a more
frontierlike feel than its western ski resort cousins. A wide swath of federal
land plus big ranches owned by wealthy landholders keep the valley free from the
congestion that plagues Vail, Aspen and Park City, Utah. Even if sprawl does
come, skiers can take heart: A Four Seasons hot toddy won't ever make a
two-story drop feel shorter.

The most dangerous ski slopes in the USA: 
http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/25/extreme-ski-slopes-forbeslife-sport-cz_cs_0125s\
kiing_slide_2.html?partner=usatoday

© 2006 Forbes.com LLC.™   All Rights Reserved.

WEEK TRIP SIGN UP ~ July 29th

We are making a slight change to the procedure which has been used for the last couple of years for trip sign-ups, but you still will not have to be present and will not have to wait on any lines. Trip participants will be selected from those checks received by the Skimeister before Wednesday, July 29th. To do this, you may give your deposit check(s) to the Skimeister or, if you cannot come to a meeting (i.e. will be on vacation, have to work, or reside in another state), you may MAIL your deposit check(s) to the Skimeister at the following address: Jeff Meyer, P. O. Box 303, Lake Grove, NY 11755-0303. Please remember that these must be received prior to July 29th. If you bring a check to the meeting on July 29th, the drawing may have already been done. The deposit amount for all of the one-week trips will be $200 per person.

For the benefit of new members, and to remind old ones, the club's policy regarding sign-ups on trips is that every member has a right to sign up for any trip, and may also sign up one additional member (for a trip they are going on) at the same time. The slight change we are making concerns the procedure for signing up another person during the drawing for the trips. First, both members must submit a check for the amount of the deposit ($200 for a week trip). Second, each member must write the trip name and the name of the other member they wish to sign-up in the "memo section" of their check. Once one of the member's check is drawn for the trip, the other member is automatically on the trip and both deposit checks for $200 each will be deposited by the trip leader.

July 29th Wednesday

SIN NIGHT  (Sign In Night) for weeklong ski trips Submit your checks before tonight for the trip drawing!!!

How to sign up: http://www.skidaddlers.com/TIN2009.html

30-mile range Radios

LINK: Click This link 

Two Pack = $34.99 (free shipping)

Price Correction ... ¤ CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO $1430

2009 - 2010 Ski Calendar: Week-Long

¤ JAY PEAK, VT $500
¤ WHISTLER, B.C. $1595
¤ LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA $1305
¤ CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO $1430
¤ SNOWMASS, COLORADO $1280

TIN - Trip Info Night = July 15th Wednesday
SIN - Sign-Up Night = July 29th Wednesday

a bunch of skidaddlers will be tailgaiting before the concert

i have 2 tx i probably will not be able to use

section 14R
row PP
seats 7 and 8
total with all the "convenience" fees $230.75 !!!!!

please let me know if you're interested

annE gruber
SkierAnne@...

New laws took effect July 1, 2009 that permit persons to go into most clubs
without having to buy a membership or visitor card to obtain an alcoholic
beverage. Unfortunately, the Skidaddlers are not planning a trip to Utah this
season. C'mon Jeff, this is one helluva an excuse to go.

CORRECTION ... Whistler Trip Price is $1595

 2009 - 2010 SKI CALENDAR

JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 6
 WHISTLER, B.C. Round Trip Air; Bus transfers between airport
 and hotel; Lodging; Lift ticket package. Keep an eye on your
newsletters for more details during the year.  $1595, TL – Richard Freilich

 2009 - 2010 SKI CALENDAR

JANUARY 10-15 - JAY PEAK, VT - Mid-week drive up trip.
 Trip includes FREE SEASON PASS for all attendees w/15% discount on food
 and lodging for balance of > this season! $500. TL – John Fetherston

 
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 6
 WHISTLER, B.C. Round Trip Air; Bus transfers between airport
 and hotel; Lodging; Lift ticket package. Keep an eye on your
newsletters for more details during the year.  $1505, TL – Richard Freilich

FEBRUARY 13-20 (President's Week, Mid-Winter Recess)
LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
 Lodging; Lift tickets for 3 Days; Heavenly, Bus and Lift 1 Day Alpine
 Meadows,
 1 Day Lift and Bus Kirkwood. $1350, TL – Mark Reindl

 MARCH 6-13
CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package. $1580, TL – Jeff Meyer

 
 MARCH 27-APRIL 3
 SNOWMASS, COLORADO
 R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
 Ski In/Ski Out Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package. $1280, TL – Tom Pfisterer> 

 TIN - Trio Info Nite = July 15th - Wednesday

 SIN - Sign-Up Night = July 29th - Wednesday

The week long ski lesson package developed by the legendary ski instructor
Lito-Tejada Flores is all arranged for next year. The starting dates, all
Sundays, are as follows:

Dec.  6, 2009

Jan. 10, 2010

Jan. 17, 2010

Jan. 24, 2010

Jan. 31, 2010

The cost is $1,600, the same as last seasons price.

More details can be found at: http://www.BreakthroughonSkis.com

If you'd like to view the websites of the numerous ski resorts that we visit,
just click "Links" (to your left) and then "Ski Resort Websites". Clicking any
one of the 35 resorts will take will take you to that resort's official website.
Trail maps, mountain facts and  accomodations are some of the many things that
you can discover. We've got all the resorts that were planning on visiting even
Bariloche in Argentina. Give it a try. I think you'll keep coming back.

CORRECTION - August 7 ~ 16th 2009

Trip Details:

South American Ski Trip

Bariloche & Buenos Aires, Argentina

August 7th – 16th, 2009  

Located in the heart of Argentina's Patagonia, Bariloche is the gateway to the ski area "Catedral Alta Patagonia".  Just 8 miles away from the city of Bariloche, the resort offers frequent service to and from town.  With its fine restaurants, pubs, discos and casino, no other Argentinean ski town can match Bariloche in nightlife or dining. 

Ski facts: 236 inches of annual snowfall, 3,000 acres, 40 lifts, top elevation 7,837 ft.

15% beginner, 45% intermediate, 40% advanced/expert 

TOUR COST:    $1,672.00 per person Double  Occupancy

TOUR PRICES INCLUDE:

• Air between JFK and Buenos Aires, Argentina on LAN Argentina
  
• Transfer between BA International and domestic Airport in private bus with English speaking assistance.
• Flight between Buenos Aires and Bariloche on LAN Argentina.
• Transfer between Bariloche Airport and hotel in private bus with English speaking assistance.
• 5 night's accommodations in Bariloche at the 4 star Kenton Palace Hotel. www.kentonpalace.com
• Welcome drink and orientation at the hotel
• Breakfast Buffet daily at the hotel.
• Hospitality desk in hotel for optional tour purchases.
• Transfer between Bariloche Hotel and Airport in private bus with English Speaking assistance.
• 5 Days to ski Bariloche ski area "Catedral Alta Patagonia"
• Flight between Bariloche and Buenos Aires on LAN Argentina.
• Transfer between Buenos Aires Airport and hotel in private bus with English speaking assistance.
• ½ day city tour of Buenos Aires.
• 2 night's accommodations in Buenos Aires at the 5 star hotel Melia Buenos Aires.
• Breakfast buffet daily at the Buenos Aires hotel.
• Transfer to Airport in private bus with English speaking assistance.
• Return airfare to JFK on LAN Chile.
• All local taxes.
• Passport case & Luggage tags.
   

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE: $108.18 per person fuel surcharges, US departure taxes, immigration fees,   and airport PFC's – fees subject to change until time of ticketing.                                                                     

SKI PASSES:               Extra $38 per day when pre-purchased    (Age 65-69 – $32 per day / Age 70 & over FREE)

 All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and are not subject to currency fluctuations.

 Payments:              $350/person deposit DUE IMMEDIATELY (must be received by tour operator by 6/1/09).                                         Balance must be received by 7/1/09.

Credit cards will be accepted for any payment for a 3% surcharge 

Documents: U.S. Citizens participating in this tour are required to have a U.S. Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date of the tour. 

 Optional trip cancellation/interruption insurance is available at a cost of $141.

 For additional information and cancellation policy contact:

•  Janet Meadows at JM2@...   or cell (516) 315-9463
• or Mark Reindl at Markfromhell@... or cell 631-243-1779
  

2009 - 2010 SKI CALENDAR

JANUARY 10-15 - JAY PEAK, VT - Mid-week drive up trip.
Trip includes FREE SEASON PASS for all attendees w/15% discount on food and lodging for balance of
this season! $500.

JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 6
WHISTLER, B.C. Round Trip Air; Bus transfers between airport
and hotel; Lodging; Lift ticket package. Keep an eye on your
newsletters for more details during the year. Still negotiating
$$$.

FEBRUARY 13-20 (President's Week, Mid-Winter Recess)
LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
Lodging; Lift tickets for 3 Days; Heavenly, Bus and Lift 1 Day Alpine Meadows,
1 Day Lift and Bus Kirkwood. $$$.

MARCH 6-13
CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package. $$$.

MARCH 27-APRIL 3
SNOWMASS, COLORADO
R/T Air; transfers between airport and hotel;
Ski In/Ski Out Lodging; 5-Day Lift ticket package. $$$.

TIN - Trio Info Nite = July 15th - Wednesday

SIN - Sign-Up Night = July 29th - Wednesday

AUGUST 7-15, 2009 -

BARILOCHE & BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA -

R/T Air JFK and Buenos Aires on LAN Argentina; transfers between airport and hotel in private motorcoach w/ English speaking assistance

Flight between Buenos Aires and Bariloche on LAN Argentina

• 5 nights accommodations in Bariloche at the 4 star Lenton Place Hotel,
• Welcome drink and orientation at the hotel
• Breakfast Buffet daily
• Hospitality desk in hotel for optional tour purchases
• 1/2 day city tour of Buenos Aires
• all local taxes, passport case & luggage tags
• PRICING DEPENDENT UPON LIFT OPTION/SKI TRANSFER OPTION, $1672 pp d/o
  $350 deposit due by June 1, Final payment due by July 1
• Contact Janet Meadows 516 - 315 - 9463 or JM2@... for further details and pricing

SUFFOLK SKIDADDLERS GOLF WEEKEND

WATER GAP COUNTRY CLUB
Mountain Road, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
806-GOLFGAP

Friday, September 18 - 20, 2009

$319/person, double occupancy
$395/person, single occupancy

Friday 11:00 a.m. Shotgun start
5:00 p.m. Check-in at WGCC - 611 out dinner orders
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar with butlered hors d'oeuvres
7:00 p.m. Dinner served
Saturday 7 - 11 a.m. Buffet breakfast - 611 out dinner orders
10:30 a.m. Consecutive t-times
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar with butlered hors d'oeuvres
7:00 p.m. Dinner served
Sunday 7 - 1 1 a.m. Buffet breakfist
10:30 a.m. Consecutive t-times

Included in cost:

Three rounds of golf with 18 hole cart, starter gratuity, tournament scoring, $5 prize credit
toward tournament rizes, bag storage. on hour butlered hors d'oeuvres both evenings, two buffet
breakf'asts. two dinners, all dining room gratuities, all sales tax.

Contact - Sally Manzer or Linda Steinmuller no later than July 15 -- $50 deposit required

First twenty people, then as available

DIRECTIONS TO WATER GAP COUNTRY CLUB:
TAKE 80 WEST OVER THE WATER GAP. EXIT 310 - DELAWARE
WATER GAP EXIT 310 BRINGS YOU TO LIGHT ON MAIN STREET
(RTE. 611). TURN LEFT. AT MOUNTAIN ROAD TURN RIGHT,
CONTINUE TO WATER GAP COUNTRY CLUB.
Water Gap personnel will take your clubs to the course. Please plan to arrive no later than 10:30.

Suffolk Skidaddler's

2009 Annual Picnic

When: Saturday, June 6, 2009

$20 Members paying after May 20, 2009

$25 Non-Members

Children 5 years and under FREE

***SORRY NO WALK-INS***

Where: Indian Island Park

Time: 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Members paying before

Join Jeff Meyer for a pre-picnic 20-25 mile bike ride from Indian Island Park meet at the Indian Island Picnic Pavilion at 9:00am

For additional information please contact Joy Paulsen at 631.266.1407 or JyPaulsen3@...

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.