Gelandesprung Gazette

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1 April 2015 Our Spring Banquet is right around the corner on April 10th. Please sign up using the form in this newsletter and join us for elections, the determination of the Obtuse award of the Year, the designation of the Donny Steffens Award, and upcoming activities. In this newsletter, you will notice a Helpful Tips section that will be linked to our FAQ page on the website. By using this link, you can always get to the past tips in case you need them as a reference. If you are interested in going to Chicago on May 16th for the Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council s seminar, please contact Dick Wortiska at trip. chair@gelandesprung.org. We are including an emergency card in our Newsletter. You can fill this out & place it on your person in case of emergencies. This has come about from discussions with trip leaders who would like to Inside this issue: Julie's Jive...1 Renew Membership Spring Banquet Helpful Tips Upcoming Events South Lake Tahoe Ski Trip Boyne Highlands / Nubs Nob Ski Trip Gelandesprung Gazette JULIE S JIVE Going Downhill since 1969! P.O. Box 10422, Green Bay, WI have an emergency contact list with them. We will continue to provide an emergency contact list to the trip leaders, but this will not help a ski patrol to know who to contact. This card could help. I want to take a minute to thank everyone for their assistance during our adventure from South Lake Tahoe. Dick with 6 others, were stranded in Reno, while the rest of us boarded the plane. Without Dick and his wealth of information, we were literally up in the air on how to move forward. After landing in Chicago, the group really pulled together to find the luggage of those still stranded in Reno and to make plans to bring things home to them. All in all, EVERYONE was helpful and accommodating, making the trip home like skiing on corduroy enjoyable. P.S. Please visit our website at Gelandesprung.org for more information. Spring Banquet Form /16 Membership/ Waiver Form...7 Gelande Gear Advertisements Board/Chair Members...10 April Birthdays/New Members. 10 IT S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! The membership year runs from May 1 to April 30, so your current membership expires on April 30, If you haven t renewed yet, send your check and completed application today. It s easy! As a reminder, current membership is a requirement for you to receive a monthly newsletter and sign up for our trips. Even if you are renewing your membership be sure to enter your name, address, phone number and address on the membership/ waiver form. More Ski Trips You didn't have enough skiing this season? Check the website for Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council. There is a list of trips with other clubs. If you see a trip you like, contact that club to see if there are openings available.

2 Spring Banquet April 10, 2015 In a few days it will be time to put your ski clothes away. Why?? Because you will want to join your GSC friends and make new friends at our annual Spring Banquet on Friday, April 10. Happy Hour begins at 6:00 PM (cash bar). Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM followed by the awards ceremony and nomination/voting of new Board members, President, Secretary, and Social Events Coordinator. Mail your completed reservation form and check for $16 per person, payable to Gelandesprung Ski Club. For additional information contact Adam at Social@ Gelandesprung.org. Apr 7 UPCOMING EVENTS Board Meeting, 6pm The Woods 530 Erie Road Green Bay, WI Apr 10 Spring Banquet, 6pm The Woods 530 Erie Road Green Bay, WI Apr 17 SlyFox/Spring Banquet, 6pm The Mariner Banquet Hall 1100 Hyland Avenue, Kaukauna, WI May 16 CMSC Trip Seminar 2015 Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport Hotel in Rosemont, IL How to use Fillable PDF Forms Some of the forms in this newsletter are fillable on your computer. This means that you can conveniently complete such forms right on your computer by simply typing information into a form s displayed fields. You can then print your completed form, sign it as required and submit the form as you normally would via regular mail or in person. At this time, all signatures, where required, must be hand written on forms. Before you begin, ensure that you have the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The most current version can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Web site. Position your cursor in any field and begin typing. When you are finished, tab to the next field or reposition your cursor in another field. To check a box, position your cursor over the square and click. Currently, there is no computation, validation or verification of the information you enter. Nonetheless, you are responsible for entering all required information. You cannot alter, remove or add to any of the pre-printed text on the form. If you have any Helpful Tips you want to share with the GSC members, please forward them to newsletter@gelandesprung. org. For more Helpful Tips go to FAQ on our website. Positions up for Vote April 10 th Job Descriptions President Oversee the operation of the club. Run membership and board meetings. Write monthly President s Message article for the Newsletter/Website. Secretary Take meeting minutes and distribute to all board members at least 1 week before each subsequent board meeting. any corrected minutes to the Historian and board members. In charge of the 2nd PO box key. Social Events Coordinator Secure meeting space for all board and general membership meetings. Coordinate for food/beverage refreshments to be available at each general membership meeting. Successfully plan all aspects of banquets, the summer picnic, the Happy Hour schedule and other non-snow events.

3 Lake Tahoe Trip For the out west trip in , the because the runs were very icy and in need Gelandesprung Ski Club chose Lake Tahoe, CA. of fresh snow. The west has not received the It had been many years since there was a trip normal snowfall and the resorts were struggling. to this destination and it was due. The trip was The winds were not as strong as Sunday, but scheduled for February 21 to 28 of 2015, and 75 still a factor. We found a lot of runs closed, people from the Gelandesprung and Sly Fox ski especially the expert ones, where there is no clubs anxiously awaited that date. snow making. But still we worked through it and Saturday was our travel day, with the had a great day. largest portion of the group busing from Green Tuesday our destination was North Star. Bay or Appleton to O Hare for the flight to Reno. After a one hour bus ride we arrived and found Things went well, and we landed in Reno on the conditions similar to Kirkwood, but the winds schedule and prepared for the ride to Lakeland were calm and the weather was warm, spring Village. The group was so large we required two skiing in February. We were able to sit on the buses, so the decision was made to have one deck to eat our lunch. It was a very enjoyable bus go directly to lodging and the other bus go day and people left saying they would like to for a grocery run. Eventually everyone arrived at come back. Lakeland Village and got checked in. We had to get back because it was the Lakeland Village is a huge condo complex chili cook off night. This is an event the club located on the shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe. has been doing for a number of years now and There are many units of varying sizes, but we everyone really enjoys it. We all met in the had all 2 or 3 bedroom units. They were very Lakeshore Room and got to try the different chili nice and supplied us with all we needed. They recipes. People also bring snacks and things to had a free continental breakfast each morning. share, everyone brings their own beverage and Free complimentary shuttles took us around it makes for a fun night. We need to thank the the local area for skiing, shopping, dancing and Delveaux s for putting this together, it is a big job evening activities. The drivers were very good and they do it well. and accommodating. Sunday was to be our first day of skiing but the winds were so strong, with gusts over 50 miles per hour, that Heavenly only had a couple of the lower lifts running. The mountain said we would get a one day refund if we did not ski. It was an opportunity to explore the area, or rest up a bit and recover from our late arrival the previous night. Sunday evening we had our welcome reception in the Lakeshore Room at Lakeland Village. They provided us with pizza and Wednesday most people chose to ski beer, and we got to meet Michelle Morton who Heavenly, which was close to our condos, just works for Vail Resorts. She told us about the a short shuttle bus ride took us to the gondola mountains we would be skiing and what they had and then up the mountain. Heavenly is very to offer. We also learned about Lakeland Village large and is in two states, California and Nevada. and a little about South Lake Tahoe. From the top of the mountain you get some Getting from the condos to the hills of the best views of Lake Tahoe that I know is not as easy as a lot of other resorts. The of. The conditions were similar to what we buses run limited days and schedules, so the experienced on the previous days, they needed group scheduled their trips accordingly and snow, again with most expert terrain closed, but reserved transportation. Monday the option was Kirkwood. The conditions were challenging (continued on page 4)

4 Lake Tahoe Trip (continued from page 3) where they have snow making it is skiable. The Nevada side was definitely better skiing than the California side. Thursday was the side trip to Squaw Valley or Alpine Meadows. This is the longest bus ride, over an hour to get around the lake. Squaw became famous because it hosted the Olympics in The conditions are a repeat of what has been said before. When the snow is good this is an awesome place to ski. Unfortunately a lot of the area was closed, but looking around you can still enjoy the marvelous scenery. Alpine Meadows is just a short shuttle bus ride away and a few people did venture over there and said they enjoyed it. Then it was time for the bus ride back to Lakeland Village. Evenings in South Lake Tahoe are wonderful. There are a lot of great places for dining or just enjoying a beverage or two to wind down after a hard day of skiing. They have the casinos on the Nevada side for all types of gaming and there are night clubs and dancing for the late night partying crowd. Also, we can t forget the shopping, there were plenty of options for that. The information that Scott Stilp had given us prior to the trip was very helpful. This brought us to Friday and our last day to ski, with many of the group choosing Heavenly because it was the most convenient. The conditions of the mountain had not changed and we skied like the previous days. This closed out the skiing for this trip. Friday night was the farewell dinner which was at the Stateline Brewery. This is a very nice place and they gave us our own private area. The wait staff was very attentive of our beverage orders and then we ordered from a limited menu. The food was excellent. After dinner we went over the departure information and first time pins were handed out to the members that traveled with us for the first time to our west destination. After a few small items were discussed it was time for the obtuse award. There were seven nominations, but the winner by a landslide was Jim Bosdech. It seems that when we skied North Star it got quite warm and Jim had overdressed. He took off his shirt and was going to ski in just his jacket. He had rented a locker and wanted to put the shirt in there. Things get all confused and he had a problem remembering his mission, ends up skiing 12 thousand vertical feet to get to a locker that is only one thousand vertical feet away and takes him so long that Jeanine is worried about him. Not to worry, the shirt made it and Jim got the obtuse award. Saturday morning was up early for our departure. When we got to the airport, check in did not go well, as the ticket agents could not handle us efficiently enough. When the last seven got to the gate, the doors had been locked and were denied boarding. The aircraft was still at the gate, but no amount of pleading was going to make them open the door. The plane delayed its departure one hour and the seven were given different flights, even though the airline knew the flight was being delayed and there would have been plenty of time to load. The good news is everyone made it home, although a little late. This brings this adventure to a close. It was a great week, had a lot of fun, good food and refreshment, got to meet some great new people, who I hope will join us again. Unfortunately we did have some injuries and people are on the mend, I am thinking all will go well for them, and they will be back next year. Thank you to everyone that went on the trip, you are what makes all the work enjoyable. Also thank you to all the people that stepped up to help in any way, it is greatly appreciated. Also a thank you to the board for letting me run the trip, hopefully they will let me do it again. Your trip leader, Dick Wortiska Dear Dick, Julie, fellow participants in the Lake Tahoe adventure, Thank you all for the outstanding kindness and hospitality offered to Cincinnati Ski Club members who joined your club for this marvelous adventure. We were impressed with the trip, the area and especially with our traveling companions from Gelandesprung and Sly Fox Ski Clubs. Thank you so much for welcoming us so warmly - and for providing assistance as needed. Hopefully we are all on the mend - or will be soon! Next time we meet, please bring your infamous comfort food - cheese curds!!! Sincerely, Cindy Mason, Robin Piper, Rhonda Denterlein, Bill Johnson

5 Boyne Highlands/Nubs Nob Ski Weekend It was smooth sailing this year to Boyne Highlands, with sun and great road conditions ahead. We arrived there around 9:00pm, giving everyone time to have a cocktail before bed, if desired. While enjoying some refreshments and snacks on the bus ride, everyone had 30 minutes to complete their March Madness Trivia. The winner was Tom Tupper, who received a digital scale as a prize. Way to go Tom! We also announced a Poker run for the weekend and all the pickup stops on Saturday. We had a great weekend of skiing. The base at Boyne Highlands was 4-6 feet, with 55 of 55 runs open. Nubs Nob was about the same with 5-6 feet base and 53 of 53 runs open. With the exception of a bit of wind mid day on Sunday, and some flat light throughout the weekend, it was optimal skiing conditions. Saturday at the Zoo Bar, The Breakfast Club (80 s) Band of Chicago began at 5:00pm. It was Retro Weekend at Boyne Highlands; many people dressed for the occasion in their retro gear. The band was very energetic and engaged the audience in every song they played. As always the breakfast both Saturday and Sunday morning was awesome. Dinner was great for most; a few endured a longer wait time than before. There was a miscommunication between the wait staff and the group planner for our trip. We should have received a $28 voucher for dinner, but only received $25. Jeanine, our treasure will record these as a credit for anyone to apply to future trips or banquets. If you prefer a check, please let her know. Sunday morning, at Nubs Nob, we handed out two more cards for the Poker run along the lift tickets. Everyone gathered around lunchtime to show his or her cards, the winner to be announced on the ride home. By the way, the reason we handed out two more cards is because my husband and co-trip leader, Al, had three aces out of five cards, I was hoping that someone else would beat him. Without mentioning names, we did have a couple people forget about the time change and missed the early bus. Darn good thing they expected to be on the early bus, or we would have had to wake them up to get on the later bus! We had good road conditions on the way home too. We announced the Poker Run winner, Bob Sisson, who had a full house, Kings over Jacks! He won a very nice food/gift basket. Tom Tupper took second with another full house, and Dave Bodart third with a flush! Yeah, I should mention that I had to disqualify Al because he had a full house too, aces over nines. He is still crying as I write this. Nominations were made for the obtuse award. The winner was Zachary Henning. Ron Quick nominated him because for such a vital young man, he experienced some very senior moments. He forgot his jacket in the Slope Side Bar Saturday night, forgot to zip his suitcase, walking away from his room with a trail of clothes, and also left items behind in his room. Way to go Zachary, acting like a true ski club veteran! We also played a ski trivia game on the way home. The winner of the Ski Trivia was Gary Austin, who won a 2 in 1 USB charger. Go Gary! On this trip we had new members Zachary Henning and Lauren Klasen, and a potential new member, Tom Giese. We hope they enjoyed themselves this weekend. I think they did! He He! Thanks to all who helped loading and unloading the bus! Also a special thanks to Dee Jansen for making some awesome snack rollups to share with everyone!

6 GELANDESPRUNG SKI CLUB 2014/15 Spring Banquet DATE: Friday, April 10, 2015 FAMILY STYLE DINNER Chicken, Beef Tips & Cod Dinner Salad Vegetables Potatoes Dessert Cash Bar TIME: 6:00 p.m. cocktails 7:00 p.m. dinner LOCATION: The Woods 530 Erie Road Green Bay WI COST: $16.00 / per person Nominate and vote for a new President, Secretary & Social Events Coordinator Nominate and vote for annual Obtuse Award winner Donny Steffens Memorial Ski Trash Award winner announced RSVP by Friday, April 3, /15 Spring Banquet Name: Name: MAIL TO: Gelandesprung Ski Club P.O. Box Green Bay, WI $16.00 / per person Check amount $ Check #

7 Gelandesprung Ski Club of Green Bay 2015/16 Membership Application/Renewal and Waiver Form Membership Year Runs May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 RENEWAL NEW MEMBER WAIVER ONLY $25.00 per person Please DO NOT publish the following in the Membership Roster: Phone number address Payment $ Check # Please indicate if you re interested in becoming any or all of the following: Trip Leader Committee Member Board Member I certify that I am at least 21 years of age and do hereby accept the policies and practices of the Gelandesprung Ski Club. I understand that my participation in club sponsored events carries a degree of risk of injury or death. I hereby unconditionally waive and release the Gelandesprung Ski Club, its officers, directors, agents and members from any and all liabilities arising from any injuries, property damage or loss I may suffer as a result of my actions. Further, I hereby grant full permission to any and all foregoing to use any photograph, videotape, motion pictures, recordings or other record of any ski club event for any legitimate purpose. Any additional trip surcharges incurred by the Club will be passed along to those participating on the affected trip(s). Trips are based on double occupancy unless otherwise specified. Single occupancy requests require NEW MEMBERS: How did you hear about the club? Who referred you? (The person who referred you will receive a $10 gelande bucks certificate with approval from the board.) special arrangements at increased costs, and depend on availability. All monies paid for a trip cancelled by the Club will be refunded. Refunds for cancellation requests will be charged costs that the Club is unable to recover. Refund requests must be submitted in writing to the Gelandesprung Ski Club Board of Directors at address as listed below or ed to Gelandesprung@Hotmail. com. Trips utilizing airline transportation have additional separate written cancellation policies specific to each trip. All decisions on refund amounts will be made by the Board of Directors and are final. By submitting this form, I agree that I have read & accepted the trip policies as set forth by Gelandesprung Ski Club. All club policies are posted on the website at or by contacting us by mail at the address below. Print Name: (Full Proper Name as required for Flights & International Travel) Preferred/Nick-Name: Birth Date: (Year of birth is required / Club use only & will not be published) Emergency Contact Information (Someone you don t ski with) Primary Name: Phone #: Address: Phone (Cell preferred): Signature: (Couples please Sign Separate Forms) Signature Date: Alternate Name: Phone #: Please mail the completed form & dues to: Gelandesprung Ski Club P.O. Box Green Bay, WI

8 GELANDESPRUNG GEAR Price List All Gear comes with our HOT Gelandesprung Logo! Gelandesprung Patch $ 5.00 Be Proud of your club affiliation and sew it on your Luggage, Sweatshirts, Jackets, Hats or even your Car Cover if you so choose. Gelandesprung Dry Butt $ 6.00 Cheap item to Keep your Backside DRY at a moment s notice. It has an adjustable strap. Gelandesprung Luggage Tag $ 1.00 Rugged, Colorful and almost Indestructible Tags for your luggage. It is Mandatory that ALL BAGS for (Skis, Boots & Luggage) be Tagged on ALL CLUB SKI TRIPS! Gelandesprung Neck Wallet $ 6.00 Great for Keeping your Cash, Credit Cards & Cellphone Safe and DRY! Gelandesprung Short Sleeve Shirt $ Gray in color only and available in sizes S-XXL. Gelandesprung Long Sleeve Shirt $ Gray in color only and available in sizes S-XXL.

9 Heating & Cooling 1550 Mid Valley Drive, De Pere, WI RON QUICK President comfortcontrolsystems.com (920) FAX: (920) GELANDEBUCKS Does the club still offer these? Is it still $10 per new member! Can I use it towards my favorite hobby, Skiing! The answer to all these questions is YES! If you recruit someone new to join the club you will receive a $10 certificate for each person that signs up! That $10 can be put towards any ski trip, banquet or other club function as you see fit. So get out there, get recruiting and sign up some new members! Gelande'Bucks CANNOT be used for purchases from "Always in Stitches, our vendor for duffel bags, caps and jackets. To help the trip leaders during an emergency, 1) fill out the form below; 2) print this page; 3) cut out and keep with you while on club sponsored events EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (Someone you don t ski with) Primary Contact: Phone #: Alternate Contact: Phone #: Don t miss out on a great winter of fun! $5 off regular price daily lift ticket with this coupon One coupon per person expires April 2015 (Group Gelandesprung Flyers!) 4501 M-553 * Marquette, MI * Offer above is for walk-up window only and not related to Ski Club Packages/Trips Looking to Advertise Here? Contact Donna Denil at Marketing@Gelandesprung.org C.M.S.C. TRIP SEMINAR 2015 Saturday, May 16, 2015 As a member of the Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council, we have the opportunity to attend the Trip Seminar It will be held at the Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport Hotel in Rosemont, IL. Includes lunch, club bag and beer party. If you would like to attend this seminar, contact Dick Wortiska Trip.Chair@Gelandesprung.org,

10 Board of Directors Julie Steltz President 920/ Gary Austin Vice President 920/ Jeanine Bosdech Treasurer 920/ Judy Van Caster Secretary 920/ Adam Hanson Social Events Coordinator 920/ Committee Volunteers Mike Bast Membership Chair 920/ Sheri Gardapee Web Architect 920/ Jenny Lunde Web Meister 651/ Dick Wortiska Western Trip Chair 920/ Brian Fowle Historian 920/ Penny Holman Newsletter Editor 920/ Donna Denil Marketing 920/ Birthdays 04/02 Julie Steltz 04/04 Jim Bosdech 04/05 Daniel Nitka 04/06 Jim Derenne 04/06 Ellie Lindow 04/11 Jason Derenne 04/11 Larry Lunde 04/14 Terry Degeneffe 04/20 Phil Andreas 04/24 Zach Fowle 04/30 Jerry J. Larke WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Linda Nuthals Deadline for news articles If there is something you would like in the newsletter, please submit by the 20th of the month. address is: Keep informed and update your ski pals on what you re doing on the ski club s Facebook page! Click here to visit the site: groups/ / The website will not be available each Wednesday from 6:30-7:00am CST. We will be performing some planned maintenance. This Newsletter is by only If you are not getting delivery, please update yours by sending an to: Gelandesprung@hotmail.com Make sure to have enews sign-up as the subject and your name and address in the body.