ogulFebruary 2010 - Bogus Basin Ski Club

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February 2010
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A publication of the Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.
Events, Events, Events!
by Patrick Rice
Communications Director
The great thing about being a member of the Bogus Basin Ski Club is the
wonderful events we have all year long. From the Boise State football
tailgate parties on through summer events like the Champagne Brunch,
we make sure that fun is the order of the day. With nearly 450 members,
there are great tales of seasons past and excitement of things to come.
This year is no different. Here are the many upcoming events that will
certainly make for a great time. Please get out your calendar and make
sure to join us.
Annual Crab Crack
Well we’re doing it again and this year should prove to be just as exciting
as the many past events we’ve had. Again we will be gathering at the
Gowen Field Activity Club (formerly the Officers Club) on February 13.
Social hour will begin at 5:30, dinner at 6:30 with dancing to follow.
Reservations were due by January 31, so I hope you got your reservation
in!
Annual Membership Meeting
The Annual Membership Meeting will again be held at the Reef Restaurant
this year. This is your opportunity to hear what has been happening with
your club and to vote for new members for your Board of Directors. Food
and drink are provided and it really is important to attend and show your
Events, Events, Events! Continued on page 4.
Inside this Issue
2 Message from the
President
3 BBSC Board of Directors
5 Life Flight is Now Available
6 Scholar Dollars Program
6 BBSC Members Collect Scholar Dollar Donations
7 Ullr Fest 2010
8 In Memory of
Marian Schrier and
Mary Naylor
9 Fiesta Bowl 2010
10 Season Pass Sale
11 Economics 101
Supply and Demand
Established 1938 – A Social Organization for Adults Based on Recreation
Message from
the President
January seems to be one of the warmest we’ve had for some
time. We need a big snow storm to blow in and keep on
snowing for the rest of the season. Wouldn’t that be great!
The next event not to miss is the Crab Crack. It’s coming
up on February 13. You should have received a flyer in the
mail about it. To get on the base valid I.D., car registration
and proof of insurance are necessary. Remember if you’re
not on the list, they won’t let you in, so hopefully you got
your reservation in by January 31. This event is lots of fun
and provides old and new members a chance to mingle.
Again this year, baskets of goodies will be raffled off. I’m
looking for volunteers to help me put the baskets together…
we can make this lots of fun so come on over and help us
out. Email me if you can help ([email protected]).
By the time you read this, the Snowbasin/Powder Mtn. ski
trip will be a thing of the past. Forty-four lucky skiers
will be on the trip. Watch for pictures and write up next
month.
All upcoming events will be in this issue, so please read
about them and join in the fun. And get out there and
ski!
Alicia Culbertson
President
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BBSC Board
of Directors
Alicia Culbertson, President
[email protected]
Daryl New, Vice President
[email protected]
Ann Sabala, Secretary
[email protected]
Natalie Angell, Treasurer
[email protected]
Bonnie Hill, Membership Director
[email protected]
Patrick Rice, Communications Director
[email protected]
Clyde McNeal, Purchasing Director
[email protected]
Paul Markowitz, Trip Coordinator
[email protected]
Bob Running, Marketing
[email protected]
Kerry Banyard, Board Member
[email protected]
Ruby Andridge, Web Communications
[email protected]
Fred Uranga, Historian
[email protected]
Michael Bouton, Past President
[email protected]
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Events, Events, Events! Continued from page 1.
support for your club.
End of the Year Tailgate Party
We won’t know the specific date until we get closer to the
end of the season but rest assured we will party on the hill to
celebrate another great season. Specifics to follow so keep an
eye on your Mogul for more information.
Golf Tournament
We can’t pass up another opportunity to tear up the grass and
drink too many beers so we’re doing it again. Details will
follow soon but last year we had a great time and everyone
had a chance to show their outstanding talents.
Club members enjoyed a weekend of great golf and great company at
last year’s golf tournament at Terrace Lakes.
Annual Campout
If you haven’t been on the campout you’re missing one of
our most fun events. We’ve reserved the campground once
again at S.I.S.C.R.A. outside Donnelly and it’s a wonderful
site. There’s eating and drinking and music and skiing and
canoeing and eating and drinking and we get in a little sleep
as well. This one you don’t want to miss.
Shakespeare Festival
This is really a wonderful event. Most of you are familiar
with one of Boise’s most precious artistic endeavors and we
are privileged to participate as a group. We meet before to
share food and wine and then on to the theater. Look for
upcoming details in the Mogul.
That’s about it for now. Please keep an eye on the Mogul for
these and other great events with the Bogus Basin Ski Club. The fun doesn’t stop when ski season is over! The annual club campout
at S.I.S.C.R.A., near Donnelly, is the don’t miss event of the summer.
Visit the Bogus Basin Ski Club online!
www.bogusbasinskiclub.com
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Life Flight is
Now Available
by Bonnie Hill
Membership Director
If you are interesting in purchasing life flight for the next
season, please complete the application and mail to Bonnie
Hill with the $35 annual fee. The application is available
on the website at: www.bogusbasinskiclub.com. Please
make the check out to Life Flight Network. The Club
is still receiving a discount and it is well worth the $35
per family annual fee. Our current life flight is effective
through February 28, 2010. Mail your application to:
Bonnie Hill
BBSC Membership Director
6017 S. Rising Sun Way
Boise, ID 83709
Thank you for your participation in the Club and Life
Flight. Have a great ski season and a safe one too!
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Have something to say?
All Bogus Basin Ski Club members are encouraged to
submit articles for The Mogul. The Mogul is printed once a
month. The deadline for article submissions is the 15th of
each month for the following month’s publication. Send
articles to Pat Rice at [email protected].
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Scholar Dollars Program
The Bogus Basin Ski Club Board of Directors voted to provide
help to the Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area by matching
contributions from our members for the Scholar Dollars program
up to $2,500. This is a great opportunity for the club and its
members to share the passion we have for the sport by introducing
it to a younger generation.
The Scholar Dollars program has been in effect for many years and
it organizes school classes from grades 3 through 12 for a night
of skiing or snow boarding. Last year 3,870 students participated.
Bogus Basin subsidizes the costs so that it is affordable and no
youngster is turned away regardless of ability to pay. Bogus gave
“scholarships” to 152 youngsters. The funds contributed by the
ski club and its members will help fund this program.
at our mountain while other ski areas have abandoned it. Bogus
sells nearly 30,000 season passes and it takes lots of new skiers
and riders to maintain that level of sales. Young skiers and riders
introduce the sport to parents and siblings making it a family
activity. Bogus Basin is dedicated to affordable winter recreation
and this program attracts new skiers and riders leading to more
season pass sales.
The club’s goal is to get a contribution from at least 100 members
of at least $25. For a tax deductible contribution of $25, $50
or $100, you can share the passion you have for the sport with
a youngster and at the same time help keep the season passes
affordable for everyone to enjoy. A $50 contribution means $100
goes to the Scholar Dollars program and four students get rental
gear, a lesson, a lift ticket and transportation that otherwise would
Last year the club members contributed $1,400 and the club not. What a way to compound the effect of your donation! Your
matched it so at the annual meeting $2,800 was given to Bogus after tax cost will range from $33 to $43 depending on your tax
Basin. Bogus gave $10,000 to “scholarships” so $2,800 was a bracket.
significant contribution.
You can send a check to Tyler Wymond, 2715 Crescent Rim
Let’s give Bogus Basin credit and support for this endeavor. It is Drive, Boise, ID 83706 (made out to Bogus Basin) and he will
one of the key reasons that the affordable season pass still exists collect them and deliver them.
BBSC Members Collect Scholar
Dollar Donations
by Michael Bouton
Bogus Basin Ski Club members helped to collect donations for the
annual Scholar Dollar Campaign the weekend of January 23 and
24 at the both lodges on the mountain. Initial estimates were that
the club helped put $1,500 into the fund. The club will also match
what the final amount is.
and match those as well.
Please consider how this
program may affect you
and send a donation into
Tyler Wymond, 2715
Crescent Rim Dr., Boise,
ID 83706. You might
see improvements on the
mountain sooner than
you think.
The Scholar Dollar program aids elementary school age children to
come to Bogus on their school ski night. The $25 fee that Bogus
funds includes equipment rental, lift pass, lesson, and the cost of
transportation. This program allows those less fortunate to afford
these costs. It also introduces these children into a life time sport
that will keep them coming back to Bogus for skiing or boarding. Members that helped
This culture is what keeps our sport strong with young people that with this endeavor were: Jeff Day gathers donations for the Scholar
will continue.
Pat Rice, Bonnie Hill, Dollar Program.
Rosie Rosco, Janice
The board of directors voted to fund this program up to $2,500 Walker, Jeff Day, Paul Markowitz, Ann Sabla, and Michael Bouton.
matching funds. We will accept all donations from our membership Thank you all.
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Ullr Fest 2010
March 6 @ Pioneer Lodge, 10am-4pm
Once again the club will be hosting the wacky and fun Ullr
Festival at the Pioneer Lodge at Bogus Basin. This is an
interesting and rewarding event for everyone, adults and kids.
Prizes will be awarded in several categories. You don’t want to
miss out. We will also be thanking Ullr for all this great snow
we are getting this season. You will want to get there early to
register. There is no cost for this fun event for members or
non-members.
There is always
the shot ski fun
in the bar after
the day of fun
skiing or boarding.
Remember, Ullr
says “Have fun but
be responsible.”
The club’s “Big Bertha” will be in the parking lot to cook up
Top: Kerry Banyard
brats for our participants.
and Bob Running
We will be doing the famous broom ball game for the kids were crowned the
and a new “search for Ullr” event for the adults. The costume 2009 Ullr Queen
and King.
contest is always a hoot for those with alter egos.
There will be a new king and queen crowned this year, so you
do not want to miss out seeing who they are. Bob Running
and Kerry Banyard are the chair people this year. If you would
like to help, let them know. We need cooks for the grill.
Bottom: Zoe,
Grace and Kelly
McCormick won
our 2009 costume
contest.
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In Memory of...
Marian Schrier Mary Naylor
1949-2009
1940-2009
Marian Eileen Schrier, age 60, passed away on December 26,
2009 at her Boise home with friends and family by her side.
Marian grew up playing tennis with her twin sister, Mary
Thomas, under the coaching of Barbara Chandler and their
mother, Eileen, on the tennis circuits throughout the Northwest
and Intermountain areas. She worked at the Bob Greenwoods
Ski Haus while attending BSU. In 1971 she started helping her
father, Willie, at the Stagecoach Inn. In 1971 she met Pat Howard
and in 1973 they were married. They were a familiar sight on the
ski slopes and at the BBSC events. Marian and her twin sister,
Mary Thomas, were the driving force behind the very successful
Stage Coach Inn. At Marian’s request, no formal service will
be held. A memorial gathering was held at the Stagecoach Inn
January 7, 2010. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Humphrey’s Diabetes Center, 1226 River St, Boise, ID, 83702.
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Mary Margaret Naylor passed away on December 26, 2009 in
McCall, Idaho. Recipient of the 2006 “Take Pride in Idaho” Award
for Outstanding Achievement in Recreation and Tourism. She
began teaching skiing at Bogus Basin in 1970. Mary served on the
marketing team at Bogus Basin. She spent 17 years as marketing
director at Brundage Mountain Resort, until her retirement in
2007. She was awarded a “Lifetime Pass” to ski on Brundage
Mountain-one of just three such passes given in the history of the
resort. She was one of the founders of the wildly successful and still
ongoing “Prime Timers” ski programs for skiers over 50 at Bogus
Basin. “Mary always looked for, and found, the good in people,”
says her dear friend of many years, Bee Clark. A memorial service
will be held this summer in McCall, Idaho. In preparation, stories
and photographs from her friends are welcome. Please send them
to: [email protected]
Fiesta Bowl
2010
BSU 17- TCU 10
by Michael Bouton
What a game, you had to be there. Richard Porter,
Kevin McMichael, Michael Bouton, and Herb
Malaney along with Don Anderson and his wife
Debora as well as several thousand other Bronco
fans made the trip to Glendale, AZ for the game of
the bowl season. It was referred to as “the People’s
National Championship” The parking lot was full
of Orange and Blue Bronco Fans and a few Purple
clad fans from Texas. It was fun meeting them and
cheering on our Broncos. The bus ride home was
not too bad and the driver only got lost once.
Kevin McMichael, Richard Porter and Michael Bouton soak up the warm Arizona
Next season we might be back at the Fiesta Bowl sun and some cold drinks in front of University of Phoenix stadium before the 2010
for the National Championship. You never know. Fiesta Bowl.
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Season Pass Sale
A Dozen Years Later...
Still $199
It’s that time of year again! Bogus Basin will be holding its
annual season pass sale from February 15-21, 2010. Bogus Basin
is continuing the $199/$800 price for the twelfth season, but the
complimentary ticket voucher is not included in the 2010-11 sale.
Season passes will be available for order on-line, by phone, or walkin to the Bogus Basin sales office at 2600 Bogus Basin Road.
Don’t miss this sale! Prices increase to $239/$956 on February
22 and continue to go up throughout the year.
Bogus Basin Web Cam
View of front side from Pioneer Lodge as of January 27, 2010
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Economics 101 - Supply and Demand
by Greenwood’s Ski Haus
Believe it or not, just as we are enjoying some of the best
skiing and riding of the season, it’s also time for local retailers
to make buying decisions for next season. Local retailers
have already been reviewing the 2010-2011 product lines
and will be trying out the new equipment very soon so that
they can make the best decisions about how to stock their
stores for next year. Yes, it seems crazy that we retailers
barely have a feel for how this season will turn out and we
are already writing orders for the ski
gear we will be selling next season.
trouble finding a good selection of some highly demanded
items at your favorite retailers! Nobody wanted to expose
themselves to the risk of ending up with too much product
this season and now the effect is that there is not enough
of some items.
What does this mean to you as a consumer? If you see a
good deal, don’t assume that you can wait and the price
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Don’t be surprised if you have
trouble finding a good selection of
some highly demanded items at your
favorite retailers!
We are all dealing with the challenges
of the current economy and having
to make tough choices about
spending, even for the winter sports
we are all so passionate about. Keep
in mind a few things about supply
and demand as you shop the mid-winter sales this year.
Based on last season’s sales, most retailers didn’t order as
much product for 09-10 as they had for previous seasons.
The sales floor may look well stocked right now but most
retailers don’t have as much back stock of inventory to
continue selling from. Because there wasn’t as much
demand, suppliers also cut back the amount of product
produced and have reduced or eliminated the ability for
retailers to place reorders to fill in for items they have
already sold this season. Don’t be surprised if you have
will go lower later. You might luck out but the gamble is
that the product will be gone all together by the time you
decide to buy. There are simply fewer products out there
in the snow sports market place to begin with so don’t miss
out! Our prediction is that you will find better deals this
spring than you will by waiting until next fall. There will be
some exciting new 2010-2011 gear to look at next fall but
there may not be the deals out there that you have found
in years past. When you find what you’re looking for and
the price is reasonable, remember that saying about a bird
in the hand!
Visit the Bogus Basin Ski Club online!
www.bogusbasinskiclub.com
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Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.
P.O. Box 973
Boise, ID 83701
Upcoming Events
• Crab Crack
February 13, 2010
• Sun Valley Ski Trip
February 25-28, 2010
• Switzerland Ski Trip
March 5-13, 2010
• Ullr Festival
March 6, 2010
• Annual Membership Meeting
Date TBA
• End of Year Tailgate Party
Date TBA
Bogus Basin Ski Club Inc.
2009-2010 Membership Application
$20 per member annually
Club membership is effective November 1, 2009 - October 31, 2010
o New o Renewal Amount Enclosed $_______
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As a member of the Bogus Basin Ski Club, I hereby waive, covenant not to sue and to hold harmless the Bogus Basin Ski Club and its members from any
liability or damage to the undersigned, and to any person or property in connection with any outing or activity in which I might participate. I understand and
am aware that the Bogus Basin Ski Club trips are not led by professional guides. At the sole discretion of the event leader/coordinator if my behavior is
deemed to be dangerous to myself or others, I may be asked to leave the event and I understand any cost incurred will be my responsibility. This Release
and Hold Harmless shall be binding upon my heirs and representatives.
Signature (s)
(both signatures required on joint memberships)
To save trees & BBSC funds, we recommend you register online. Register online at www.bogusbasinskiclub.com or mail this form
with your check made payable BBSC to: Membership Director, P.O. Box 973, Boise, ID 83701