2015-6 NOv

www.indyskiclub.org
Nov-Dec 2015
NEWS FOR SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS
Volume 55, No. 6
Indy Ski Club Christmas Party
at Hillcrest Country Club
We’ll feature a complete sit-down dinner ($5 members and $15 guests) along with a cash bar.
Social at 6 pm. Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM.
We will sing Christmas Carols and
Santa may pay us a visit.
This will be our last meeting before the start
of ski season - so come on out.
Dates to put on your club calendar:
November 19 - 6 pm - Thursday Thirst, Twin Peaks - 82nd and I-69
December 10 - Club Christmas Party, Hillcrest Country Club (Fall Creek Rd west of 465)
December 17 - 6 pm Thursday Thirst, Scotty’s Brewpub south, Southport Rd @ I-65
January 21, 2016 - 6 pm Thursday Thirst, Hop Cat (Broad Ripple)
April 14, 2016 - Spring meeting at George’s Neighborhood Grill
OTHER EVENTS that might interest you - see www.visitindy.com
Nov 11-15 Christmas Gift & Hobby Show at State Fairgrounds
Nov 14-15 Indy Pet Expo at State Fairgrounds
Nov 14-Jan 3 Christmas at Lilly House, IMA
Nov 18 - Yo-Yo Ma cellist in Carmel
Nov 20 - Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi Tribute) at the Vogue
Nov 20-21 Festival of Internet Cat Videos at IMA
Nov 21- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at Clowes/Bulter
Nov 21- Martin Short and Steve Martin at Old National Center
Nov 25- 7th Annual Mandatory Mustache Bash at Melody Inn
Nov 27- Circle of Lights Tree Lighting downtown,
Nov 27-29 Starbase Indy, Wyndham west –think Geekfest !!
Nov 27-Jan 3 Christmas at the Zoo
Nov 28 - Bill Lankton’s Tribute to Santana, Jazz Kitchen
Nov 28 - Dec 17 FREE ADMISSION to IMA
Dec 3-6 -Ballet “The Nutcracker” at Clowes
Dec 5 -Big Ten football championship Lucas Oil
Dec 5- Night Before Christmas at President Harrison’s
Dec 5 -Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood at Old National
Dec 5-21 A Christmas Carol, Beef and Boards
Dec 5 -Santa Stumble Bar Crawl, Broad Ripple
Dec 6- Merry Tuba Christmas at the Arts Garden
Dec 10 Jason Bonham does Led Zeppelin, Carmel
Dec 26-Jan 1 Auto Show at Convention Center
Dec 26 Hairbangers Ball at the Vogue
Dec 28 Led Zeppelin 2, Old National
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve on Georgia Street
COLTS HOME GAMES remaining
Nov 29 - Tampa Bay Bucs, 1 pm
Dec 20 - Houston Texans, 1 pm
Jan 3 - Tennessee Titans, 1 pm
IN THIS
ISSUE….
A few trips have openings; don’t miss out!
More ranting from the editor
Photos from the last club meeting
A few more photos from the club’s past
A half century on the job
INDIANAPOLIS SKI CLUB TRIP SCHEDULE 2016
See the enclosed trip ads for details
January 9-16
February 6-13
February 20-27
March 5-12
April 2-9
March 11-19
VAIL, Colorado
TELLURIDE, Colorado
JACKSON HOLE, WY
PARK CITY, Utah
ASPEN Colorado
1 SPACE
WAIT LIST
4 SPACES
WAIT LIST
WAIT LIST
OVSC to Solden, Austria
View from the Sky
Mel Crichton, SchussBoomer editor
It was a blast catching up with so many club members at the Sun Valley open house. I hope you
found some good deals there. I spent some time
working with Heiko to find the right helmet (wow!!!)
so I hope he finally bought one. Our club has seen
a few falls with head bangs, and even one head injury is too many. They aren’t as cool as baseball
caps or even Heiko’s wool classic, but helmets are
a good idea. And they are warmer.
Another idea crossed my addled mind… when
you’re done with your SKI magazine (or your
printed copy of the SchussBoomer,) leave it at your
doctor’s office…. While I was waiting for my annual
physical I tried honing my fashion sense with the
June 1997 issue of Women’s Wear Daily … nuf
sed. My doc is about to get some much needed
reading material with the club’s website attached.
Update on the new pup…. Maggie is full of more
energy than ever and still chews stuff. She chews
whatever she can reach. I was sure that she is part
goat ,because she digs cans out of the recycle bin,
chews them and then piles them in the yard. Then
Cathy got her DNA tested for my birthday present.
(Something I’d afraid to do for myself.) Surprise! No
goats in her family tree. Mostly treeing walker
hound (it’s a real breed) but some mixed breeds
that could be related to goats, nobody can say otherwise.
Next issue - report on holiday skiing. Yuk!
Trip leader
Trip leader
Trip leader
Trip leader
Trip leader
Dick Surber
Priscilla Johnson
Lisa Sindelar
Jackie Sundboom
Jean Ballinger
Ohio Valley Ski Council, no Indy leader
Please keep the club notified of any changes in
address, phone, or email. Marilyn Rader is our
membership VP and would be happy to make these
updates if you let her know…...
([email protected] or 888-7168).
Some things never go out of style
Latest info is always on the club website www.indyskiclub.org
BLAST FROM THE PAST—A couple of photos from years gone by….
SUN VALLEY SPORTS HAS THE
LATEST IN SKIS & ACCESSORIES
And Summer Outdoors, too
(don’t miss our ISC party and sale on October 22)
Sun Valley Sports • 8418 Castle Corner Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46250 • (317) 577-5500
Monday - Friday 11 am – 8 pm
Saturday 10 am-8 pm, Sunday noon – 5 pm
(ask for the ISC member discount on ski stuff)
Office:
Fax:
Tom:
Priscilla:
317.259.6000
317.524.7595
317.432.9322
317.289.7776
Update your wardrobe
Be Ski Club Proud!
WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS
Jacob Matheny
Carol Luskiewicz
Erin McCammack
Amanda Kabat
Milton Johnson
Carl Heck
Carolyn McConkey
Jim and Elizabeth Robinson
Alissa Russ
Our online ISC catalog includes
coats, vests, shirts, bags and
much, much more. All available
with our regular block logo or
our script logo. The online ordering system makes it even easier and faster to
get the things you need before your next great ski
adventure, in the size, style, color, and logo of
your choice.
Colored Threads, our vendor, is located in The
Stutz Building at 212 W. 10th Street, Suite F125.
You may pick up your orders from Laurie RiceSalemi to save shipping costs and time.
Click to browse and shop!
http://www.companycasuals.com/IndianapolisSkiClub/start.jsp
Questions? John Oberlies
[email protected]
VAIL, COLORADO
January 9 thru 16 (Sat-Sat)
Full package: Adult - $1590, Senior - $1558
Ground Only: Adult - $1370, Senior - $1338
1 space left for a male
Lodging: Vail Spa. Two and three bedroom condos. Each unit has a fully equipped kitchen, washer
and dryer, fireplace, balcony, complimentary wireless high speed internet and complimentary local and
long distance calling.
Resort amenities: Indoor and outdoor heated pools, indoor and outdoor hot tubs, fitness room, and
secure ski storage. Vail Spa is on the free Vail Village bus line. The Lionshead gondola is a 5 minute
walk or short bus ride away. Vail Spa will have a welcome reception the day of our arrival.
Skiing: 5 day lift ticket good at Vail or Beaver Creek. Vail has 5289 skiable acres with 195 runs
and 3450 feet of vertical drop. A 6th day adult ticket is available for an additional $35. A 6th day senior
ticket is an additional $12.
Pizza Party: A group evening meal sometime during the week.
Air: Southwest, Indy to Denver, depart Indy 6:40 AM, arrive Denver 7:45 AM.
Southwest, Denver to Indy, depart Denver 6:40 PM and arrive Indy at 11:00 PM.
Two bags are free on Southwest. A ski bag + a boot bag are counted as one bag.
Bus: Arrow Stage 55 charter passenger bus. Travel time is about 2 hours plus a stop at King Sooper
(Kroger) and Applejacks Liquor store to gather provisions on the way out.
Payment Arrangements: Deposit of $150 at signup. Final payment due September 18
Contact:
Dick Surber 11445 Monon Farms Lane, Carmel, IN 46032
317-818-9293
[email protected]
Feb 20 ~ 27,2016
(4 spaces left)
7 nights at quaint Parkway Inn, Jackson WY www.parkwayinn.com
• Shopping, dining, galleries, historic Town Square
• 2-person hotel rooms with Starbucks;
• Continental breakfast every morning, hot cider in afternoon
• Lap pool, hot tub, dry sauna, exercise facility, wireless internet
• Welcome wine/cheese party; pizza party during week
• 5 day lift ticket; private bus shuttle to/from Teton Village
• 2,500 acres, 4,139’ vertical
• 2/20 depart Indy 7:40 am, arrive Jackson 11:33 am
2/27 depart Jackson 12:30 pm, arrive Indy 7:36 pm
Options: dog sled tours, snowmobiling, Yellowstone Nat’l Park, National Elk Refuge
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Opportunity for day trip to Grand Targhee Ski Resort
COST: $1525 / person, full package
~ $990 / person, ground package
$150 due at sign-up; Final payment due December 10, 2015
Trip Leader: Lisa Sindelar 524 Buckingham Dr. Indy IN 46208
Cell: 317-709-5231; email: [email protected]
October club
meeting at Sun
Valley Sports
Priscilla’s Corner,
Priscilla Johnson trips VP
I guess I’ll have to make up something here. Priscilla must have gotten busy pushing real estate.
My uncle just started pushing real estate, but from below it…… He was 97. He never believed
that heavy drinking would kill a person…. But booze was involved in his death after all. The 22
year old he was with wasn’t drunk. But her husband was.
However, this is a ski newspaper, so let’s talk skiing. First of all, there are a few slots left on
two of the club trips, so if you’re not signed up, get on the ball! This winter’s snow forecast calls
for better conditions than last year in the southwest, including New Mexico and California.
They need it. And it might well boost snowfall in Aspen and Telluride. But 30 inches of early
snow at my home mountain, Big Sky MT, may mean good early season skiing up north.
Anticipating better powder this winter, I took advantage of spring sales and snarfed up some
fatter skis and some three piece Dalbello boots (easier to hike in). If you laughed at my old
Lange boots, they had over a thousand days of skiing on them when I retired them in April. They
still fit and ski great, but the soles were getting a bit worn. (Cat Tracks extended their life beyond expectations, a great investment if you like your boots).
Speaking of Big Sky, we are no longer the biggest ski area in the USA. Park City swallowed adjoining area The Canyons to create a bigger area. And Snowmass now claims the most vertical at
4400 feet. Big Sky locals are not bummed out, as that could mean fewer people in lift lines. After all, who wants to wait in a lift line for over a minute? We are spoiled.
Speaking of biggest and best, SKI Magazine just released their annual reader survey. And Indy
Ski Club’s destinations are ranked…. Vail is number 7, Telluride 4th, Jackson Hole number 5,
Park City/Canyons is 11th/23rd, and our spring trip to Aspen/Snowmass at 13 and 6. Of course
Whistler Blackcomb returns as number one, due to lots of area, lots of night life, and convenience to the airport…. I just wish it wouldn’t rain there, but if it does there are lots of bars...
(Big Sky stays hidden in the crowd at 21st…. No night life, hard to get to…..)
Look for an early season snow report in the northern Rockies in the next issue. Until then,
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Merry Festivus;…. Whatever
Mel (y’see what you get when I have to scramble to fill 8 pages?)
November-December BIRTHDAYS
Mel
Crichton
John Miner
Debbra Lund
David Zoelle
Nancy Keyes
Shawn Ansari
Nancy Lovett
Elizabeth Applegate
Jennifer Rhamy
Janusz Bykowski
Bruce Davison
11/3
11/3
11/5
11/6
11/7
11/8
11/11
11/13
11/14
11/16
11/16
Jim
Berlien
David Keener
Gabriela Gossweiler
Vivian Rich
Rudolph Schwarz
Ken
Gardner
Heather McPherson
Michael Tumey
Craig Kleis
Penny Schreiber
Anne Kelvin
11/17
11/21
11/22
11/28
11/28
11/29
11/29
11/29
11/30
12/1
12/1
Jutta Hoellein
Terri
Mann
Doug Day
Susan Sachs
Beth
Miller
Ann
Daniel
Ann
Gardner
Edward Kabat
Linda OBrien
Jackie Sundboom
Dana Zoelle
12/6
12/6
12/11
12/11
12/12
12/14
12/16
12/19
12/26
12/29
12/31
Ski Club Bikers
by Ray Battey
Biking the Cardinal Greenways
Our bike group experienced a
very successful season, never
once being rained out. Aside
from many rides up and down the Monon, the
Cultural Trail, the White River Trail, the Tow
Path, the Pleasant Run Trail and various
Carmel and Fishers bike trails, we had some
great rides on the Cardinal Greenways
(Cardinalgreenways.org). This beautiful railtrail runs for 62 miles from Richmond up
through Muncie to Marion on the right-of-way
of the old Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. We did sections of it on three occasions,
in all covering most of the distance. If you can join us
next season, you will see some of the most beautiful parts
of rural Indiana. The trail is flat, wide, smooth asphalt
with very almost no other riders or walkers to get in your
way. We hope to see you next spring, and thanks to
everyone who came out and rode with us this year.
(THANK YOU, Ray, for leading our crew)
We’re still riding! To join our Indy riders on a future Saturday, contact ray at [email protected]
SKI CLUB MEMBER HOLDS ONE JOB FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS !!
Longer than Lisa has been around, longer than Ray and Priscilla
and Jean (together) have been on the board, longer than I have
been Boomer editor… long almost as long as some of our club
members have been on this earth, John Miner has worked for
Halderman Farm Management and Real Estate. He was recently
honored for his coming 50th anniversary and was presented with
cash to be used in telluride. In his ceremony, Howard Halderman
(the guy on the right) said….
“ John joined us 50 years ago (April 1966) and started his work in
Michigan. His roots go back to Tipton County and therefore his
territory quickly became central Indiana, where he is now based
in Greentown. He still works full time today with one of the highest farm management portfolios and provides complete real estate services in Grant, Howard, Tipton, Madison and the surrounding counties in Central IN. John has one of the more dense
areas within the company as well as some of the best farmland.
He also is one of our most creative lease designers, always keeping his client’s best interest in mind
while maximizing their farm’s income potential. “
Congrats John. Enjoy skiing this winter !!
Postmaster: If Undeliverable Please Return to:
Marilyn Rader
7834 Valley Stream Dr
Indianapolis IN 46237-8537
Next meeting - Dec 10 at Hillcrest C.C.
Indianapolis Ski Club Officers 2015-2016
President: Phil Buehler 313-7741
President-elect: Ann Daniel
Secretary: Ray Battey 842-0831
Treasurer: Jackie Sundboom 413-3358
see photos at http://indyskiclub.org/abouttheboard.asp
VP Trips: : Priscilla Johnson 289-7776
VP-elect trips: Jean Ballinger 696-2120
VP Member Services: Marilyn Rader 888-7168
Website
www.indyskiclub.org
Articles for January February issue to Mel Crichton
[email protected] by December 29
November 2015
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