Scranton Ski Club Newsletter
February 2010
Calendar of Events:
Sunday,
Feb 7 Wyoming
Valley Ski Club Elk Mt Party
Thursday,
Feb 25-28 Lake Placid, NY
Sunday,
Feb 28 4th
Annual Elk Mountain Memorial Race
Saturday,
Feb 27-Mar 7 Innsbruck,
Austria
Saturday,
Apr 24 Adrianne
Pfeiffer Memorial Dinner
*******IMPORTANT
MEETING REMINDER*********
New Meeting
Location: Polish Club, Brick St. Scranton
Meeting
Dates:
02/04/2010 & 02/18/2010
Meeting Time:
8:00PM
NEW MEETING LOCATION:
POLISH CLUB
BRICK ST, SCRANTON PA
DIRECTIONS:
From Clark Summit: From JJ Bridges take 11 South, approx 2
miles, you will see the exit for Oak/Market Street. It will be the first right. That road will take under the expressway bare
to the right follow that approx 1/2 mile.
Turn left at the traffic light and then right at the stop sign, you will
be on W Market St. Follow that road
about 1/4 mile you will see Kelleher’s Tire on the left, at that stop sign turn
right. It is about 200 yards from the
corner. Parking in the rear.
From Dickson City: From Viewmont Mall take Rte 6 toward Scranton
Expressway. Take the second exit and you
will see the Oak Street exit. That road
will take under the expressway bare to the right follow that approx 1/2
mile. Turn left at the traffic light and
then right at the stop sign, you will be on W Market St. Follow that road about 1/4 mile you will see
Kelleher’s Tire on the left, at that stop sign turn right. It is about 200 yards from the corner. Parking in the rear.
From Wilkes-Barre(Down the
Line): From 81N take the Center City Exit. Veer toward the right onto Jefferson Ave, at
the second light turn left onto Mulberry Street follow that until you get to
the Scranton Expressway. You will take
the first exit Providence Exit. At the
bottom of the ramp turn right,at the stop light
follow that road about 1.7 miles, you'll pass Glider Diner, (Stop in and
have dinner, Peggy & I always have dinner before meetings). Back to directions, on Keyser Ave you will
got through approx 5 traffic lights, remember to always bare to the right. You will come to Providence Square, landmark
PNC Bank on right, at that light you will turn left, that road is W
Market. Go approx 1/4 mile and the
Polish Club is on the left. Parking in
rear.
WHAT TO SHOW
AT SNO!!!
Following
the feedback at the January 21st Ski Club meeting about obtaining
discount lift tickets at Sno Mountain, a call was made to Nancy Kaminski at the Mountain who apologized
for any confusion, restated the requirements and promised to review the
procedure with everyone on her end. A
Scranton Ski Club Member must show their current Club Membership Card, a Photo
ID, and the name will be checked on the most recent Membership Roster provided
to Sno Mountain. Nancy additionally offered
that if there are any problems, please mention that this procedure has been
approved by Nancy Kaminski.
Can’t ask for more cooperation than that! So, continue enjoying the outstanding
benefits offered to the Scranton Ski Club by Sno Mountain:
Midweek $21 (Reg $42); Weekend Day: $31 (Reg $52)
Extended Midweek $24 ($48); Extended Weekend $35 ($58)
Twilight Midweek $21 ($42); Twilight Weekend $31 ($51)
Evening Midweek: $17 ($26); Evening Weekend: $17 ($28)
ELK Mountain Discount
Elk Mountain is giving discounts to Scranton Ski Club members
again this year. Marilyn Griffiths will have vouchers for discounted Elk
tickets at the meetings or you can contact her by phone at 961-2608 or email at msgtp@verizon.net. The weekend
vouchers are $48.00 (a$8.00 savings over the window price) and mid week
vouchers are $39.00 ( also a $8.00 savings). You'll have to pay a little
more at Elk's window to use them during the week after Christmas
and during other holiday weekends. If you don't use any of your vouchers,
you can get a refund from the club if you return them to Marilyn before Elk
closes in the spring
Wyoming Valley Ski Club's Annual Elk Mtn Party will
be Sun.Feb.7th. 8-4:30pm @ the halfway house on the west slope. Lift tix will b
available inside the halfway house along with all kinds of good food &
drinks. wvsc members cost--$5 plus group rate for lift tic. non-wvsc members
pay $10 for party plus group rate lift price-- approx.$49 total. Come join us
for a great time . $10 nonrefundable deposit needed by Jan.21st
mtg. see Lorna 4 more info.
LAKE
PLACID / WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN / HIGH PEAKS RESORT
DESTINATION: Lake Placid, New York
TRIP DATES: February 25-28, 2010 (Thur-Sun)
NUMBER IN GROUP: Based on 40 ppl
TRANSPORTATION: Round-trip Motor coach Transportation (VCR/DVD & Lavatory Equipped) Based on 40 paying persons.
LODGING: 3 Nights hotel lodging High Peaks Resort Lake
Placid
MEALS: Buffet Breakfast Daily
TICKETS: 2 of 3 day all area lift Whiteface & Gore
Mountains, 3rd day lift add $30 pre-ordered
RENTALS: (Optional) 2 day Ski or Snowboard: $56
LESSONS: (Optional) 1 day: $20
TRANSFERS: Shuttle with GROUP bus to mountain or Free Lake Placid Village Shuttle
PRICING: Program includes: 3 nights lodging, 2 day lift
ticket, breakfast daily, round trip motor coach transportation, and all taxes.
All rates are
per person:
Quad: $359 per
pers, Triple: $399 per pers, Double: $459 per pers,Single: $689
DETAILS: The High Peaks Resorts is located on Main Street, in the center of the village. All
rooms have private balcony or patio, with lake or mountain views. There are two
indoor pools, two whirlpools, exercise room, nightly Happy Hour and live
entertainment in the Dancing Bear Lounge. Village activities and nightclubs are
located within walking distance. Lake Placid also features Bobsledding, Luge,
Ice-Skating, Olympic venues and more. Overlooking the sparkling shores of
Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, and in the very heart of the shopping, dining and
entertainment district on Main Street, you’ll find the completely redesigned
High Peaks Resort.
A completely
updated hotel, our casual yet sophisticated style makes us one of the most
beautiful and comfortable resorts in Lake Placid. Boasting spectacular views,
access to all the splendor of the Adirondack region and superior service, and
ensuring all of our resort guests a visit full of fantastic memories and countless
reasons to return.
Whiteface
Mountain, host of the 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympic
offers the greatest vertical drop in the East, 3,430 feet. 72 Trails, 28%
expert, 37% intermediate and 35% beginner, 425’ half pipe, FIS approved, 97% of
Whiteface is covered with snowmaking. Enjoy a 3 mile intermediate trail from
the summit, 11 lifts including a heated high speed gondola to “Little
Whiteface” in 7 ½ minutes, 97% snowmaking, snowboard friendly, lifts operate
8:30am to 4pm. High Speed Quad from the base to top of Upper Valley Run in 6
minutes!
Lookout Mountain
scheduled to open on December 2008. New triple chair accessed from the Easy
Street trail, 2 new trails (intermediate trail meandering toward Kids Kampus
and expert trail running parallel to the lift) 2,200 vertical feet, more Glades
& 2 more expert runs will open for the 2009-2010 season.
Send a $100.00 deposit. Make
checks out to Scranton Ski Club and send to: Beverly Chisdock 213 Lehigh
St.
Avoca, PA 18641
Mark your calendars…….
It’s the 4th Annual
Elk Mountain Memorial Race benefiting Timmy’s Town Center (Scranton’s new
children’s museum) on Sunday February 28, 2010.
For a $35 donation you will
receive a lift ticket voucher for a full day of skiing. Vouchers are limited
and must be purchased in advance with check or cash. They will be available at
the February ski club meetings. If you can’t attend the meeting or just want
more details on how to get a voucher, you can contact ski club member BARBARA
ERHARD by phone at (570) 842-4988 or email at blerhard@comcast.net. The vouchers
are also available by calling Tim Kelly at (570) 504-3200 or (570) 585-2931.
The 1:00 p.m. race will be
set on West Slope and is open to skiers of all ages for a $5 per run donation.
Timmy’s Town Center is
dedicated to the creation and operation of a Children’s Museum in NE
Pennsylvania in memory of Timmy Kelly who died of cancer at the age of 5.
The price is right! So hit
the slopes on February 28th and support this worthy cause.
BarMar
Travel presents Innsbruck, Austria, Feb 27 – March 7, 2010
Escorted
by Don Wilsey, Ptarmigan Ski Club of Allentown
To sign up or obtain additional information please contact: Pam Zitta
(BarMar Travel) 215 536-8005 Don Wilsey 610 625-0189
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO: BARMAR TRAVEL 585 S. West End Blvd -
Suite 9; Quakertown PA 18951
$350 Deposit due by Sept. 14’09 to hold your spot for this popular trip
/ Final Payment due December 15, 2009
Adrianne Pfeiffer
Memorial Benefit Dinner
Woodlock Pines Resort
in
Saturday April 24,
2010 5:30 Pm.
Supporting
The Liddy Shriver
Sarcoma Initiative
An Evening of Fine
Food, Dancing, a Great Broadway Show
and a Fantastic
Stand-up Comedy Routine
all for your $50.00
Donation
So come on out and
join us for this worthy cause.
Call Tom Talarico @
878-0655
or
Karen Talarico @
499-9195
or
Bob Pfeiffer @
586-2812 for tickets.
2009-2010 Club Officers
President: Shari Miller 570-760-3872
Vice President: Peg Czarnecki 570-341-2249
Treasurer: Lynn Johnson 570-842-6061
Recording Secretary: Eric Hoyer 570-698-0831
Membership: Marilyn Hiller 570-937-4946
Newsletter
Publisher Sue Heller 570-586-4766
Club
Curator Shari Miller 570-760-3872
The
Scranton Ski Club Internet
URL address
is: www.scrantonskiclub.com
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2009-2010
Please mail to: SCRANTON SKI CLUB
ATTN: MEMBERSHIP
PO BOX 3301
SCRANTON, PA 18505
Please Print Clearly
NAME ______________________________________________________________DOB________________
Please Note: All members must be 21 years
of age to join.
IF FAMILY, 2ND
NAME______________________________________________DOB________________
Family Membership is defined as two members
residing at the same address.
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