Karen Soo – Trip Director
The first storm of the season fell 2 weeks ago. Squaw Valley had 18” of snow and Boreal were open for business last weekend. Just imagine seeing the fall foliage with a blanket of snow on top. Hopefully a positive sign that we’re going to have a good season in 2014.
SAVE THE DATE, the NSC weekend trip will take place February 28 to March 2, 2014. The destination will be Squaw Valley and Northstar.
We will continue to keep the cost of the trip to follow those of 2013. The only change is that while the Friday night dinner, and two continental breakfasts will still be included in your cost, the Sunday night dinner will no longer be included. For the Sunday night dinner, with an additional charge, we will order dinner from Ikeda’s in Auburn.
We tried this on our last weekend trip and people seems to like this idea. We need 35 people to make this trip happen, so please invite your friends and co-workers.
The main reason we are planning only one weekend trip is that the cost of the bus continues to go up and we are not getting enough people to fill the bus. Thanks to the members of the Monterey Ski and Social Club, we have been able to fill up the buses last season.
I will also add a weekend car/road trip for those who are willing to drive up as a group. Weekend dates will be determined pending snow conditions. Last year, 8 NSC members carpool up for the weekend. I was able to secure lodging at a friends’ house and we also got discounted lift tickets via Craigslist.
It turned out to be a NSC mini weekend ski trip. A trip director’s job is never done.
Did you know that NSC is a member of Bay Area Ski Council? You can get discounted lift tickets on the day of any BAC race days. Just go up to desk between 7:30am – 8:30am and tell them you are racing and you’re get your discounted lift tickets.
The schedule is not available yet but please check out the website for additional discounts for lodging and equipment. http://www.skibac.org/
Just a few important ski shows coming to the bay area:
The Annual Snow Bomb Ski and Snowboard Festival is taking place on the following dates:
Nov 9 – 10 at ATT Park in San Francisco
Nov 23 – 24 at San Jose Convention Center in San Jose
Please send me an email if you would like to volunteer for 3 hours to these events to promote our club. In return, you will get free entrance to the event and free lift tickets.
On Sunday, November 24th, NSC is planning to visit the San Jose Tech Museum, where we will see the special exhibit. Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. We will meet early in the morning so that we can get back and watch the San Francisco 49ers play that evening.
On Friday, December 6th,Nisei Ski Club and Sports Basement in Sunnyvale located at 1177 Kern Ave. is hosting a shopping party. Come on by from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and start your Christmas shopping early and get a 10% off on any purchase. Complementary beer, soft drinks and munchies will be available while you browse through their extensive stock of the latest sports gear.
Please refer to the Nisei Ski Club website for more information.
Have a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Karen Soo AKA your one and only NSC Trip Director.
