Flatirons Ski Club. TOUR OF FEDERAL LABS Tues., Feb. 23

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Flatirons Ski Club ruary, May, 2016 An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group www.flatironsskiclub.

Local healthcare practitioner Daniel Knowles will share essential keys and strategies for you to be strong healthy and well aligned to contribute to your posture and balance while moving.

org Location: Best Western Boulder Inn, Frontage Road (770 28th Street) TOUR OF FEDERAL LABS Tues.,. 23 Join us for the day touring two of our Federal labs located here in Boulder.

There is much information about each lab at their website. We will meet at the southwest corner of Basemar Shopping Center (Broadway and Baseline Rd.) by 9:30 a.m. and carpool to NIST (National Institute of Standards Technology) for a 10 a.

1 Flatirons Ski Club ruary, May, 2016 An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group FSC General Meeting Thursday, ruary 4th 7:00 pm Social 7:30 pm Business 8:00 pm - The Foundation For Your Posture How is this : how strong and healthy is your foundation? Local healthcare practitioner Daniel Knowles will share essential keys and strategies for you to be strong healthy and well aligned to contribute to your posture and balance while moving. An evening you don't want to miss. Mark your calendar now! Daniel Knowles, D. C Location: Best Western Boulder Inn, Frontage Road (770 28th Street) TOUR OF FEDERAL LABS Tues.,. 23 Join us for the day touring two of our Federal labs located here in Boulder. These labs are the home of scientific research and engineering in the fields of electromagnetics, materials reliability, earth systems, weather, communications and much more. There is much information about each lab at their website. We will meet at the southwest corner of Basemar Shopping Center (Broadway and Baseline Rd.) by 9:30 a.m. and carpool to NIST (National Institute of Standards Technology) for a 10 a.m. tour which will end about 11:15. There will be plenty of time for lunch back at the shopping center (a number of restaurants from which to choose). At 12:40 we will head back to the labs location for our tour of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for a tour of that facility, lasting until about 2:30. The labs request groups be limited to 15. Please sign up by ing Bonnie Booth or call her. FSC Friday Afternoon Club (FAC) New Participants Welcome FSC Friday FAC meets from 4 pm until 5:30 at Rincon del Sol, 2350 Arapahoe. It is on the South Side of Arapahoe, just west of gas station at SW corner Folsom & Arapahoe, and good parking is on the West side. Has good Happy Hour prices and food. FSC meets in the large west-side room.

President s Message - ruary, 2016 Enjoy our FSC ski outings -- and the slopes with bountiful snow right now. Pres. Herm Thursday Hikers The Thursday Hikers will continue to hike throughout the winter.

Call Connie Macinko for more information. We meet at the southeast corner of the Meadows Shopping Center close to the frontage road.

Join FSC members going to the Snowy Range Ski Area west of Laramie, Wyoming. It is closer to Boulder than Aspen (154 miles vs 170 miles) and about 3 hours with almost no mountain driving.

Senior lift tickets (70+) are $0. Adult lift tickets are $45.

2 President s Message - ruary, 2016 Enjoy our FSC ski outings -- and the slopes with bountiful snow right now. Pres. Herm Thursday Hikers The Thursday Hikers will continue to hike throughout the winter. Of course, some days will be missed due to bad weather or holidays. Most hikes will be close to town but there will be excursions into the higher mountains too. Call Connie Macinko for more information. We meet at the southeast corner of the Meadows Shopping Center close to the frontage road. Be sure to come prepared for the weather with adequate clothing, extra food, etc. Meeting Time is 9:00 AM. Snowy Range Ski Trip March 9-11, 2016 Add a new ski area to those you have skied. Join FSC members going to the Snowy Range Ski Area west of Laramie, Wyoming. It is closer to Boulder than Aspen (154 miles vs 170 miles) and about 3 hours with almost no mountain driving. There are 5 lifts and 27 ski runs (longest 1 mile). The price is great too. Trip cost for 2 nights in 2 bed rooms at the Old Coral Lodge in Centennial, WY is just $85. Senior lift tickets (70+) are $0. Adult lift tickets are $45. Leader: Stewart Woodward FSC Book Club - New Members Welcome Monday, ruary 8th - Maddie will lead the discussion of The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert at her home. Monday, March 14th - The Republic of Conscience by Gary Hart. Please contact Claudia if you have any questions. Board Members and Support Staff President Vice Pres. Herman Sievering Monica Tremblay Secretary Diana Vari Treasurer Roger Povilus Publicity Reed Bailey Downhill Louise Geil Activities Stew Woodward Social Chair Elease Miller Membership Linda Giandinoto Newsletter Jim Dimmick If you like to join Flatirons Ski Club or have any questions about the club, please send an to: membership@flatironsskiclub.com ruary Board Meeting Date & Place TBD at the Jan. Board Meeting Webmaster Mailing Roger Briden Larry Rittenhouse

2016 SKI TRIP SCHEDULE DATES DESTINATION LODGING SPACES AVAILABLE NIGHTS LIFT TIX COST per person COST w/o LIFT DEPOSIT BALANCE DUE TRIP LEADERS Jan 29-1 3-5 Crested Butte Christiana Guesthaus

3 2016 SKI TRIP SCHEDULE DATES DESTINATION LODGING SPACES AVAILABLE NIGHTS LIFT TIX COST per person COST w/o LIFT DEPOSIT BALANCE DUE TRIP LEADERS Jan Crested Butte Christiana Guesthaus Leadville Leadville Hostel 18 3 n/a $245 n/a $25.00 Dec. 3 Linda & Chris Paris 20 2 n/a approx. $85 n/a $25.00 Jan. 7 Elease Miller Mar 4-6 Granby Wolf Creek Fraser Aspen Glenwood Snow Mountain Ranch Foothills Lodge Fraser House Silver Spruce 28 3 n/a $165 n/a $25.00 Jan. 7 Monica Tremblay & Nicole delorimier 16 2 n/a $55 n/a $25.00 Jan. 7 Stew Woodward 18 3 n/a $125 n/a $25.00 Jan. 7 Brenda Hutchinson $250 $150 $ Art Gneiser Mar 9-11 Snowy Range, WY Old Corral 20 2 n/a $85 n/a $ Stew Woodward Dec- Apr Mid-Week Skiing Rich Evertz & Eric Jaeckel Trip Sign-Ups Checks should be made out for each trip separately - no writing of one check to cover several trips. The name of the trip needs to be written in the notation line on the check - for example "2016 Winter Crested Butte. If someone is paying for another member who is not at the meeting (we have had this happen), that person who is being paid for needs to be identified in the notation line of the check as well. General Trip Policies Though the club doesn t expect to make money on trips, it does expect each trip to cover its costs. With that in mind, please be aware of the following policies: The $25 deposit guarantees your spot on the trip. If you cannot go, do not expect to have your deposit refunded. Notify the leader promptly if you have to cancel, even if you have only paid the deposit and full payment isn t yet due. If something prevents you from going, do not expect a refund. If a replacement can be found, then that person can reimburse you. Avalanche Ranch in Avalanche Ranch Is Early This Year We Are Going To Have a Bodacious Time At The Apple Festival Our reservations are for Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9/30 10/2 The cost is $ A $50.00 deposit is required. Take Care! Your deposit will only be refunded when a substitute can be found or things work out and there is money left over when all is said and done. Organizing things can be difficult but as always we will do our best to mix and match couples and sexes but no guarantees. We have reserved the Ranch house and the both the two bedroom cabins!! Room for 17. If there is more interest, we will reserve more cabins. I expect we could manage up to 35 participants. There will be a sign up sheet at the ruary meeting. If you cannot make it the meeting have someone sign up and make the deposit for you. If you are on the Leadville trip, I will accept deposits there Your place is not reserved until we receive a deposit.

FSC Mid-Week Ski Schedule for January Join us for a day of pleasurable skiing without crowds and lift lines. We will meet at Marshall Road in Boulder at 7:30 am.

MONDAY Contact Eric Jaeckel THURSDAY Contact Rich Evertz 1- Leaders Choice Contact Kevin Townsend 8- Breckenridge 15- Keystone 22- Vail/ BC 7am carpool 4- Copper/ Eldora 11- Winter Park/ Mary Jane

4 FSC Mid-Week Ski Schedule for January Join us for a day of pleasurable skiing without crowds and lift lines. We will meet at Marshall Road in Boulder at 7:30 am. Please call the trip leader the evening before if you are planning on going so they can arrange cars and drivers. MONDAY Contact Eric Jaeckel THURSDAY Contact Rich Evertz 1- Leaders Choice Contact Kevin Townsend 8- Breckenridge 15- Keystone 22- Vail/ BC 7am carpool 4- Copper/ Eldora 11- Winter Park/ Mary Jane 18- Copper/Leaders Choice 25- Winter Park/ Mary Jane 29- A Basin Note: These locations are subject to change based on snow conditions and weather. A different ski area may be chosen if the entire group agrees. Each driver will top off their gas tank in Golden and upon return to Golden, they will refill and the cost of the gas will be divided among the passengers and be remitted to the drivers. (cash preferred) Canyonlands - May 3rd to 6th The Flatirons Ski Club reserves 2 houses in Moab,UT every year for hikes and car touring in the Canyonlands Area. This year the dates are Tuesday, May 3 to Friday, May 6. The cost for a bed for the 3 nights is $70 per person. Sign ups and a $25 deposits will initiate at the ruary Flatirons meeting. The trip usually fills up and has a Waiting List every year. Stewart 2016 FSC BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE DATE 8 Mar 14 Apr 11 May 9 June 13 July 11 Aug 8 Sep 12 Oct 10 Nov 14 Dec 12 BOOK The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert The Republic of Conscience by Gary Hart The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Steadman Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State by William McCants You are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza The Violinist s Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code by Sam Kean

5 FSC just had another terrific time in Steamboat. The potluck dinner was delicious and snow excellent for skiing. Our group was very congenial and are looking forward to next year s trip. Our thoughts are now on to other trips and FSC activities. Carol Saunders, trip leader January Skiing Photos - Steamboat, Park City, Breckenridge

6 ruary 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Crested Butte Trip 2 3 Leadville Trip 4 Leadville Trip General Mtg. 7p 5 Leadville Trip Book Club 7pm Wolf Creek Trip 18 Wolf Creek Trip Board Mtg. 6:30 19 Wolf Creek Trip Flatirons Ski Club An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group PO Box 6120 Boulder, CO 80306

Flatirons Ski Club An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group

Flatirons Ski Club An Outdoor Multi Sports & Social Group ruary, 2017 General Meetings are held @ the Unitarian Universalist Church 5001 Pennsylvania AV, Boulder, 80303 www.flatironsskiclub.com FSC President