Jan 2016

January 2016
Calendar of Events
Jan 7
General Meeting
Buckman’s Ski Shop
Jan 8
1st Tracks Trip Departs
Jan 21 General Meeting
Jan 22 Reading Royals Happy
Hour!
Jan 26 Lesson Party at Snuzzles
**Don’t forget that every Friday the
Dutchmen are celebrating somewhere…
see inside for Happy Hour locations.
REMINDER:
We are now back to two meetings
per month! Mark your calendars to
meet us the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month unless otherwise
posted here.
TRIP PARKING:
First Energy Stadium - home of the
Fightin’ Phils. Please park in the lot on the third base side,
the edge nearest to Carpenter Technology
President
Paul Schwartz
Check for updates
www.fdsc.org
We’re well into the ski season, and I hope you’re
participating in many of the Club’s activities – trips,
lessons, or personal skiing (using discount lift tickets from us or from
EPSC). Unfortunately, due to deadlines, I’m writing this in December
on a 60+ day, and it seems that we’ll never have snow! As you read
this, I hope I’ve been proven wrong. Got some new equipment over
the holidays? Come on out with your Club friends and put some miles
on those skis or boards!
A lot of us take our activities for granted, but putting together all
of these programs requires a lot of time and committed people. At
this point in our season, we’re already starting to think about Club
officers for next year. We will need to present a slate of officers at the
February meeting, and elections will be at the first meeting in April.
Two of our key offices – Trips Director and Publicity Director – will be
vacant, and in fact all offices are open. If you have given any thought
to any Board position, please let someone on the Board know of your
interest. If you’re contacted by the Nominating Committee, hope you
will seriously consider running. We always need fresh ideas and different perspectives on the Board, so don’t be shy. If you can’t make that
kind of commitment, we can still use your help serving on or chairing a
committee for a project that interests you. Still too much? How about
volunteering to help at an event that you were planning to attend anyway? That’s a great way to get your feet wet, and see where that leads.
Last but not least, we have some later season Eastern trips still
looking for participants. Don’t wait until the last minute (it drives the
trip leaders crazy, and you could get shut out) – Smuggler’s Notch and
Okemo still have space available.
See you on the slopes!
Paul
A Special Note of Thanks to Bill Stockler for his many years of
dedicated service to the Flying Dutchmen as our Shillington
area ski voucher salesman. Thank you, Bill!
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2016 Trips
Skimeister
Dave McFarland
For complete trip details, see Trips section of our website
As I write this, temperatures of 65 degrees are
forecast for Christmas Day. I know we got spoiled
last season, but this is ridiculous. Things can turn
around quickly, so we still plan to start the lesson
program on January 5th, 2016. If you haven’t
signed up yet, it is not too late. Email me at [email protected]
and we’ll make room for you.
The Details:
Juniors: Children of FDSC members, 8 years of age or older can
receive 7 weeks of lessons, taught by the Bear Creek Ski
& Snowboard School on Tuesday evenings, 6:30 to 8:00
PM. Starting January 5th. Registration is through the
Bear Creek website, and you must email me for the log in
and password information. Pricing can be found on our
website, www.fdsc.org.
ADULTS: Clinic format this season for skiers. Traditional lesson
format for snowboarders. Two sessions will be offered and
each session goes for 3 weeks. Session one starts January
5th. Please sign in each week at our registration desk in
the main lodge by 7:15, so that we can start the clinics on
time. Clinic topics include the following:
New to SnowSports:
First time on the boards.
Intro to racing gates, all levels.
Race I:
Chicks On Sticks:
Ladies Coaching Ladies
Edges from 0 – 10:
Mastering movements for effective edging
Breaking Through the Plateau: Take your skiing to the next level
Get Down with the Blues:
Keys to mastering BLUE terrain
Bump Skills:
Basic skills needed to make bumps easy and fun
Movement Analysis: Personalized analysis to help improve your skiing experience
Mastering Steeps:
Successful strategies for skiing steeper terrain.
Why not come out and give it a try? Registration forms can be
downloaded from the website. Bring the completed form and a
$35.00 check to the registration table to sign up.
Discount lift tickets will be available at the registration table, or you
can get season passes or 7 session passes on the Bear Creek website.
Email me for the log in information.
Trip
Date
Contact
Rate per person
$425 double
Diane Nolfe
occupanc y for
610-207-4352
Snow Lake Lodge
Ja n 8-10 firsttracks14 @gmail.com
$575 for 1Q
(Fri Bip S med ley
studio room a t
Sun)
484-332-4629
Gra nd S umm it
bip.smed [email protected] $600 for 2Q room
at Grand Summ it
Fir st T rack s
Mt. Snow , VT
Jan
Big S ky, MT
16-23
EPSC Ca rni va l
(Sat Trip
Sat)
Karen & Rus se ll
$1925 double
Youngwirth
occupanc y
610-775-8708
[email protected] Deposi t - $250
Sa ndy Ke ll y
610-921-8962
[email protected] $90 ($100 a fte r
12/31 /15)
Pete r Ga lgano
Peter.galgano@gma il.com
Elk Mounta in,
PA
Day T rip
Ja n 3 1
(Sun)
Midweek
Madne ss
Windham &
Hunte r, NY
Feb 811
(Mon Thurs)
Dorothy Meye r
610-944-7758
dotdash1@ptd .net
Debbie Scha ntz
610-914-7354
[email protected]
$625 double
occupanc y
Weste rn
Canada , BC Red and
Kim berley
Mtns (Powde r
Highway)
Feb 613
(Sat Sat)
Kevin & Su za nne
Claypoole
610-349-7190
ksclaypoo [email protected]
$1565
Whitewate r
optiona l day
$110
Deposi t - $400
Smuggle r’s
Notch, VT
Vail, CO
Oke mo, VT
Famil y Trip
Dory Pete rson
610-301-4935
Fe b 19dpeterson@ racc.edu
22
$595 double
(Fri occupanc y
Diane Re ide r
Mon)
dianereide [email protected]
Bob Fehl
Mar 5- 484-995-4946
rfehl@ fehls. com
12
(Sat - Kim P rice
[email protected]
Sat)
$1665
Deposi t - $400
Cra ig Leiste r
610-750-3700
Mar 11- fdscfamilytrip@gma il.com
13
(Fri - Bria n Ga llaghe r
610-914-6833
Sun)
[email protected]
$360 double
occupanc y
$1130 Quad
2 adults, 2 kids
We hope you’ll join us. See you Tuesday Night at Bear Creek!
Dave
Think Snow, Think First Tracks!
Membership Meetings are now held at:
the EVERGREEN COUNTRY CLUB at: 7:30 PM.
415 Hartz Road,
Fleetwood, PA
610-944-7501
Come early for food and drink!
KITCHEN HOURS
Friday 5:30-9:00 PM
Saturday 5:30-8:00 PM
Sunday 3:00 p.m.-7:00 PM
2nd & 4th Sundays
Brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Alternate Sundays
Lite Fare at the Bar
BOARD POSITIONS
Interested in volunteering your time to
the flying Dutchmen? Board positions
are annual terms and nominations are
here again! If you are interested in
volunteering, or nominating anyone
for a board position, please contact any
board member.
Positions open for 2016:
Publicity Director
Trip Director
Competition Director
Ski Trails 3
Social Director
Trippin’
Diane Nolfe
Happy New Year! I hope that you
and your family had a wonderful
holiday season and are getting ready
for some fantastic skiing. Between
runs, please take a few minutes to consider serving
on a planning committee and/or participating in one
or more of our social events. Get your 2016 calendars
ready!
Here are some activities to get you started:
January 22-Reading Royals Hockey Game
January 26-Snuzzles après party 9:30 PM
February-keep busy skiing!
March-Tuesday night trail bike rides begin 6:00PM
April-NYC bus trip-date TBD
May 20-Fightin Phillies at First Energy Stadium
June 11-Camelback zip line adventure, $40 per
person paid by June 2
July-River Float TBD
Every Friday-Happy Hour 6:30 PM*
*Remember if you plan to dine at happy hours, it is
best to call the venue in advance as the club does not
reserve tables. As always, send me your suggestions
for new/different locations.
Diane
Thanks.
Program Director
Marge Ehst
Hope everyone had a good time
at the Christmas Party and had a great
holiday season! Mark your calendars
for January 7 when Buckman’s Ski
Shop will be with us. Also, mark your
calendars for the second discussion of the FDSC lodge
which will be held March 17.
If anyone has something they would like to
share with the club, please let me or another board
member know and we will put it on the program
calendar. Happy skiing!!!
Thanks
Marge
NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS
Anthony Matz
Patti Smith
Nicole Green
Bridget Taylor
Suzanne Dungan
Albert Beaton
Lisa Leayman
Sandra Wessner
Jill Tordonato
Mark Salen
Bob Roberts
Nancy Roberts
4 Ski Trails
Krista Haig
Brian Barnes
Colette Price
Mary Barnes
Brett Hivner
Lynn Cronomiz
Frederick Blank
Dave Cronomiz
Mihae Blank
Dave Brickel
Scott Wysocki
Corinne Crist
Patricia Delewski David Belousov
Victoria Rottler
Scott Herbst
John Wodenhouse Megan Lynch
Brandon Lynch
Jennifer Motze
Kimberly Stoudt
Susan Gerhart
Cherylene Shollenberger
Hi Skiers and Boarders,
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016 !! I am
also sending you best wishes for a
wonderful ski season! Please check your departure
days/dates and be sure to arrive to First Energy
stadium, third base side, in plenty of time, to load and
depart on schedule. The First Tracks trip is up next,
as well as the EPSC Carnival trip to Big Sky! Please
don’t forget our day trip to Elk, and keep doing your
snow dances day and night! At this writing, the snow
locally is very scarce, but I trust it will be much better
by the time you read this newsletter.
We have three pre-trip meetings scheduled, so
please try to attend this month’s general meetings early
to get your latest information from your leaders. The
Big Sky pre-trip meeting is January 7th, and pre-trip
meetings for the Powder Highway (passport needed)
and Midweek Madness Hunter, NY area, are January
21st at 6:30 p.m. One of those meetings will be held
downstairs. If you cannot make these meetings,
then please call or email your trip leaders for the
final details. The Elk Trip is the last day of this month
(1/31), so check to see if there is any space and pay
your balance, please. These trips are sure to be lots of
great fun! And this month is your last chance to jump
onto the February trip to Smugglers Notch (2/19-2/22)
and the Family Trip to Okemo (3/11-3/13). Please refer
to our Trip Log in Ski Trails.
My steering committee and I have met in the past
months, and our destinations are set for the 2017
season. It is never too early to plan travel. I will begin
to announce those destinations in the coming weeks,
and some co-leaders are needed. Please let me know
if you would like to lead a trip or have suggestions
for the coming years of travel. As always, I will hold a
meeting with our 2017 leaders in late March to train
and firm up all 2017 trips, hoping to roll those out by
May or June.
One other thing - please mark your calendars for a
social outing I will lead again this year - THE FIGHTIN
PHILS 3RD BASE PICNIC WILL BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT,
MAY 20TH! Please mark your calendars! This is one
way to show our appreciation for the parking we are
allowed during our FDSC trips in their parking lot at
no charge. Many of us enjoyed this outing last year. I
hope you are considering joining us this year.
I hope to see you on the slopes very soon! HAPPY
SKIING AND HAPPY WINTER!
Cherylene
SHOP HERE FOR YOUR LIFT TICKETS! 2016 FDSC DISCOUNT SKI VOUCHERS
As always, all vouchers are for the use of Flying Dutchmen members only!
We are proud to offer Bear Creek, Blue Mountain and Jack Frost through our sales people at a great savings to members.
BEAR CREEK
Evening
Weekday
Weekend
$22
(Regular $36, Save $14)
$30
(Regular $49, Save $19)
$57
(Regular $65, Save $8)
BLUE MT.
Jack Frost/BB
Online Purchases
$25
$25 adult/youth
(Regular, $40, Save $15)
$45*
$25 evening voucher must be upgraded
at resort
$59*
$25 evening voucher must be upgraded
at resort
$35 adult/ $31 youth
$41 adult/ $33 youth (online)
Or $37 Club Voucher
(Regular $55, Save $18)
Vouchers may not be used on holidays - see resort for holiday dates
Additional FDSC subsidized special dates:
50% OFF Nights at Bear Creek $18 (Regular $36, Save $18)
• Every Tuesday evening from January 5 through March 15, 2016
• Select Saturday Evenings: Jan 2, Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 12
You may purchase discount vouchers or the special date vouchers at any FDSC meeting or by calling any of the
salespeople listed below. A salesperson will also be available at Bear Creek, only on Tuesday lesson nights, starting at
6:00PM.
Fehl’s Pool, Patio, & Stoves (Bob &
Rachel Massie
Dave Coffey
Kurt) 5369 Allentown Pike
528 North Kemp St.
2957 Ellen Avenue West
Temple, Pa. 19560
Kutztown, PA
Lawn, PA 19609
Business No. 610-929-5794
19530-1231 610-683-6621
610-678-2912
REFUND POLICY
Bill Stockler
Gary Spatz
($1.00/voucher will charged for each voucher
409 Mifflin Blvd.
4825 Farming Ridge
returned) Return to same salesperson.
Shillington, PA 19607
Blvd Reading, PA19606
Include self-addressed stamped envelope
610-796-8702
610-406-0303
No later than Thursday, March 17, 2016.
WAIT! THERE’S MORE…….
Bear Creek: $20 Club Day All Day every Wednesday No Voucher Needed MUST show membership card at window.
Bear Creek: 7-Session Pass: Valid Monday through Friday all day and after 4:00pm on weekends and holidays.
More information can be found at www.fdsc.org under Vouchers->Bear Creek Passes.
Jack Frost/BB: FDSC members can buy any JFBB voucher on-line, at the normal group rate, directly from JFBB.
Access to the website, and additional information, can be found at www.fdsc.org under Vouchers->JFBB.
EPSC Lift Ticket Discounts Did you know that as a member of the Flying Dutchmen, you are also a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Ski Council? This entitles you to even more member benefits! Go to the EPSC Website at www.easternpaskicouncil.org to buy your discounted lift
tickets for the following locations:
Bear Creek, Blue Mountain, Bromley, Camelback Mountain, Elk Mountain, Gore Killington, Mount Snow, Okemo, Pico, Stowe, Sugarbush Ski Trails 5
Publicity
Lodge
Dominique Ulrich
Craig Leister
Happy New Year! Each year brings
change. What changes in your life
have happened since last year? What
new changes are you planning this
year? One of mine is to try to make more time for my
family, loved ones and friends. While I am one who
prefers to keep busy, this lifestyle leaves little time for
the people I care about in my life. Parents, children,
spouses, partners, siblings and friends are precious
gifts that we all must cherish. The time has come for
me to step down as Publicity Director. I have faithfully
committed 6 years to the club enjoying my time on
the board. Although I am stepping down as Publicity,
I will still continue to be an active member of the club
– and possibly join the board again in the future in
some other capacity. You see, the Dutchmen are my
friends – and I do not think of this service as a “job”
but rather a social and fun connection with people
I’ve known for years. If you are interested in learning
how to fulfill this position – please email me for details
at [email protected] . I will need to train
someone for a month or two prior to elections so that
whoever takes over will be comfortable in his or her
new role. Hopefully, whoever you are, you come to
love and enjoy serving the Dutchmen family as much
as I have. Looking forward to talking with you!
Peace and love,
6 Ski Trails
-Dominique
Thanks to every one of you who
attended the Lodge Focus meeting last
month – your thoughts and comments
made it a very productive (albeit long)
evening. The program started with a
brief history of the Lodge followed by an overview of
revenue/expense trends and a sampling of upcoming
expenses. The floor was then opened to the group and
there were a number of good points voiced that will
be added to the survey, along with several comments
and observations. A special Thanks goes out to Paul
Kreuzberger (for invaluable historical financials and
graph design), Paul Prutzman (for the large screen),
Maddie Dundore (for the projector), Bob Zoppel (for
“setup” ingenuity) and Diane “Vanna” Nolfe (our
scribe). We have quite a few points now for the online
survey and the format is being planned and may be
ready by February. The next Lodge Meeting is planned
for March – stay tuned…
As for Lodge availability, you can still get a winter
mid-week (there are many) and a weekend – four are
available, 1 in Jan and 3 in Feb (including Presidents
weekend). The long range forecast looks like winter
will finally arrive in early January, so keep the Lodge
in mind for a fun and relaxing weekend. Happy New
Year!!
Craig
FDSC at the Reading
R o y a l s - ,F r i d a y ,
January 22, 7:00 PM
Join us for Flying
Dutchmen Ski Club Night
with the Reading Royals!
We look forward to a great time with the
Reading Royals as they battle the Brampton
Beast at 7PM! This is the “Affiliation Night”
which includes the National Anthem sung by
Lauren Hart. Flyer’s legend, Bernie Parent will
also be making an appearance. Gates open at
6PM, so arrive early--the first 2,000 fans will
get a special poster! Tickets (silver section) are
$14, and may be purchased by using this link.
https://royals.isportstix.com/order/group/FDSC
Members may bring non-member guests to
this event. All effort will be made to seat our
group together based upon availability. Order
your tickets now! Contact Diane Nolfe at
[email protected] if you have any questions. We
hope to see you there.
TENTATIVE HAPPY HOUR SCHEDULE
Jan. 8
Austin’s Restaurant & Bar (610) 678-5500
1101 Snyder Rd, West Lawn, PA 19609
Jan. 15
Pourhouse American Grille (484) 575-7097
3341 Pricetown Rd., Fleetwood, PA 19522
Jan. 22
Reading Royals 7:00 P.M. (610) 898-7825
700 Penn St., Reading, PA 19602
Use the link below to order your tickets. $14
https://royals.isportstix.com/order/group/FDSC
Jan. 26
SPECIAL EVENT! All members are welcome
Snuzzles 9:30 PM after Bear Creek
Jan. 29
Viva at Reading Country Club (610) 779-1000
5311 Perkiomen Ave. Reading, PA 19606
Feb. 5
Willoughby’s On Park (610) 816-7473
305 N. Park Road., Wyomissing, PA 19610
Meet around 6:30 for food, spirits and conversation.
Visit the FDSC at www.fdsc.org weekly in case of change.
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