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Member Benefits
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Member Benefits
Main Line Ski Club Membership Benefits
You have national benefits available to you as a Main Line Ski Club member. The following benefits are provided through Eastern Pennsylvania Ski Council membership in the National Ski Council Federation.
Breeze Ski Rentals/Max Snowboard Rentals
60 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
30% discount off the walk-in rate. Groups of 10 or more must reserve in advance.
Christy Sports
Multiple locations through western ski country. 20% discount on rentals.
Sports Express
Ships sports equipment and luggage from your home to your destination and back.
Members receive a $5.00/item discount.
Ordering online at www.sportsexpress.com you can receive an additional $5.00 off your entire order.
Sports Basement
$25.00 one-time gift certificate plus an ongoing 10% discount.
Online at www.sportsbasement.com
Resort Quest International
15% discount off their lodging and properties.
web site - www.resortquest.com/fam-fly-free.cfm
BELLAYRE MT--$10.00 off Lift Ticket
Show Ski Club Membership Card and receive $10.00 of price of Lift Ticket—any day of the week!!! NO Blackout Dates!!!!!!!!!!!
HERTZ—US AND CANADA (TO GET DISCOUNT, MUST USE CDP # 1467605)
· 20% discount on Hertz Daily Member Benefit Rates (US-car classes A-F)
· 10% Discount on Hertz Standard Daily, Weekend, Weekly & Monthly Rates (all car classes)
· 5% or greater Discount on Hertz Leisure Daily, Weekend, Weekly & Monthly Rates (all car classes)
· 5% Discount on Vehicle Promotional Rates
RENTSKIS.COM—25% Off Daily Ski & Snowboard Rentals must rent in advance via www.rentskis.com/nscf
Over 100 locations throughout the West
GEARDIRECT.COM—5-7% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE
· Full Line of outdoor sporting gear available on-line at www.GearDirect.com or www.BuySkis.com
TERRY SPORTS—STEAMBOAT & TAOS RETAIL STORES or on-line at www.terrysports.com
· 20% off Ski & Snowboard purchases (at stores or on-line)
· 25% off rental equipment
· 25% off shop services
· 20% off general merchandise purchases (stores only)
BOLLE HELMETS & GOGGLES/SPORTS STAR PRO SALES
LEEDOM HELMETS
Both these companies are offering "pro" pricing on children and adult helmets to Ski Club/NSCF members. Contact Frank Cressman for details at 610-793-6959 or fcress@earthlink.net |
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Special Discounts
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Special Discounts
Members of MLSC are eligible for special discounts when booking INDIVIDUAL lodging reservations at any East West Resorts – Mountain division. These include Aspen, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Winter Park, Big Sky, Park City and the Canyons. Five nights or more – 15% discount, 4 nights or less, 10% discount, holiday bookings 5% discount. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-763-5045. You can also visit the web site at www.eastwestresorts.com for additional information, pricing and availability. You MUST indicate promo-sode "NSCF" at time of booking (National Ski Council Federation). For questions, etc., contact Joe Cashen, 866-256-7691 (toll free) OR jcashen@eastwestresorts.com.
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Discounts for Club Members
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Discounts for Club Members
Some area shops are offering discounts to Main Line Ski Club members. You must show your membership card to qualify for these discounts.
The shops include:
Buckman's Ski Shops - All Locations
10% off non-sale items
www.gosnow.com
The Ski Bum - Chadds Ford, PA and Newark, DE
10% off non-sale items
www.theskibum.com |
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Trip and Event Reports
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Trip and Event Reports
MLSC Trip to Athens, the Islands and Istanbul
Trip Report by Jack Behrle
After almost two years of anticipation, 33 MLSC members boarded planes for Athens on September 23, 2009, and after an uneventful 10 hour-flight, landed in Athens. Included in the trip were 2 nights in Athens, a 7-day/night cruise on the Windstar Cruise Line’s Wind Spirit and four nights in Istanbul.
Note: The photos that accompanied this article did not travel well to this page, but can be found in the Group email PDF file that was sent to members October 12, 2009. Additional photos and larger ones can be seen in the Photo Galleries tab on the horizontal bar at the top of the window.
Our tour started in Athens where we were met by Wulfie, our Tour Guide for the entire trip. Athens was warm, busy and surprisingly walk-able. We toured the Acropolis, saw the Parthenon and the new Acropolis museum, and enjoyed more than a few tavernas. Our dinner on the last night in Athens was a marathon with way too much food, but heck, we are tough and can take it!
On Saturday morning, we assembled, boarded our bus and went to the Port of Athens, Piraeus. Our ship, the Wind Spirit, awaited us, gorgeous and gleaming - with the Captain and First Mate personally welcoming us onboard. After a quick check-in, most of us reported directly to the Pool Bar for libations in preparation for our sail away! Marion, Maddy, Judy and Jean always seemed to find time to report here!
We sailed away at dusk and began one of the most pleasant weeks most of us have ever had. The service was amazing, the food, even better.
The winds were fresh and we headed to Mykinos but due to the strength and direction, we diverted instead to Milos, famous for the Venus de Milo found in the Louvre. We explored the capital, Plaka, a lovely place for most of the day before returning to the Wind Spirit and our next destination, Santorini. That night, we enjoyed the relaxed and delightful dining in the dining room, preceded by cocktails in the lounges, etc. We were all quickly getting used to this life!
Santorini was stunning, with clear skies, warm temps and spectacular scenery. An extinct volcano, the slopes on the harbor are steep so some of us rented a donkey to take us to the top of the cone. Chase and Sue rented two spectacularly odiferous beasts and managed to reach the top with little damage to either them or said beasts! (I did not interview the donkeys but they appeared unfazed by the whole trek.)
Following a colorful sail away from Santorini, we headed for Rhodes and a ferry ride to Symi. This island was about 45 minutes from Rhodes, but all agreed, a stunningly beautiful little town with one of the most beautiful harbors in Greece. On either side of the steep-sided fjord rise tier upon tier of houses, some painted white but many in pastels, all with neo-classical pediments, a reminder that 100 years ago, this town was one of Greece’s most prosperous islands. Used by the Nazis as a sub base in WWII, many of the houses were destroyed but rebuilt beautifully following the war.
Our next port was Bodrum, in Turkey where we toured ruins of the towns of Didyma, Miletus and Priene. Stunning when we realized we were looking back over 3000 years with some of these towns! Miletus is now surrounded by arid plains but once was a prosperous sea port before the rivers silted up and the port simply fell into disuse since it no longer connected to the Adriatic.
Next day found us in Kusadasi, Turkey and a tour of Ephesus, including the Library (photo) one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. This city once had 250,000 inhabitants making it the third largest city in the world at that time. Following our tours, we had lunch at a local buffet restaurant and managed to get back to our ship in time for dinner! (This is not easy duty!)
Our sixth day was at sea, threading our way thru the Dardanelles, past the Gallipoli battlefields of WWI and into the sea of Marmora and ultimately arriving in Istanbul on Saturday morning.
Istanbul was universally loved by all! What a fascinating city with some 14 million plus inhabitants, sitting at the juncture of Asia and Europe on the Bosporus. We had a full-day tour upon arrival where we visited the Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace, Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar plus much more. Most of us visited the Harem, but found none of the original inhabitants available. By dinner, we were all worn out! Our hotel, the Blue House, was located directly across from the Blue Mosque and we all enjoyed the five daily calls to worship from the Mosque!
We shopped ‘til we dropped and managed to dent Turkey’s almost inexhaustible supply of fine leather clothing and incredibly detailed woven rugs. The Grand Bazaar was suitably named and unbelievable, a city under roof with almost 4000 shop keepers, all vying for our business. Ann, Sue and Maddy managed to make a positive contribution to Turkey’s balance of payments!
On Sunday, Wulfie arranged a tour of the Bosporus for us all and we almost made it into the Black Sea. We all had lunch in Asia before returning to our hotel and more shopping. On Monday and Tuesday, the touring and shopping continued until we either ran out of credit, legs or just plain endurance.
We departed early on Wednesday morning and made it back to Philly by late afternoon. All agreed this was one of the most spectacular trips ever. I am worried how we will top this one however.
Any ideas ???
Jack Behrle
Note: The photos that accompanied this article did not travel well to this page, but can be found in the Group email PDF file that was sent to members October 12, 2009. Additional photos and larger ones can be seen in the Photo Galleries tab on the horizontal bar at the top of the window.
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Jay Minnick's Skiing Tips form the Dec. '09 Meeting
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Jay Minnick's Skiing Tips form the Dec. '09 Meeting
Here's the last paragraph from last evening's lesson plan which contains a summary of the tips we went over at the meeting.
Ski well and safely,
Jay
To recap our evening we started out with my 4 goals. We then did some exercises in a circle which included: checking the tightness of our boots against our shins; putting our feet on edge; working on our hand & arm position; jumping up and coming down with our feet spread, our whole foot touching the bottom of the boot, our feet parallel, our shins touching the front of the boots, our knees slightly bent, our arms up with the hands spread to be able to see them while looking ahead & our derrieres in. We met TONY (toe, knee,nose) who knows more about stance than anyone else. Then we went on to making turns: we learned the best way to control our speed & to stop is to turn up the hill; we used our hands to demonstrate the sideways raising and lowering of the big toes & then we practiced raising & lowering our big toes sideways; next we talked about turn shape - Cs & Ses; and then we practiced some turns by going with the toes up & down sideways then making our skis flat then the opposite toes up & down for the new turn.
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News Report: Ski Areas Overstate Snowfall Amounts
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Investor's Business Daily Jan. 12, 2010
Ski resorts inflate their snowfall numbers, especially on weekends, says a Dartmouth College study, confirming something that skiers and snowboarders have long suspected. Resorts report 23% more snowfall on weekends, but there is no such weekend boost in government precipitation data. Researchers also found that a new smart phone app allowing skiers to report conditions themselves led to a sharp decrease in exaggerations by resorts. |
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Main Line Racers Succeed at Breck!
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Main Line Racers Succeed at Breck!
March 6 to 11, 2011
by Kerwin Nailor
We had a great week of skiing at Breckenridge from March 6 to 11, 2011. Lots of blue skies and great snow had everyone in high spirits. As always, there are those of us who just have to test our skill and competitive ability on the race course. Always ready to provide the chance, NASTAR, the long-running recreational racing organization, was there to give us the chance to excel.
First try was on Monday, when Fletcher and Sally Swanson, and Kerwin and Jorie Nailor ran the Green and Yellow courses on intermediate Sundown Trail. Even with perfect conditions, there was disappointment, when only one medal was garnered. Kerwin got a Silver, but nobody else scored - big surprise, since all had won at least Bronze medals on prior years’ tries. Oh well, there are more days ahead.
On Thursday, Kerwin and Jorie went back to the hill to see if Jorie could ski faster after a few days on the slopes. Well, she felt faster, but the officials did not announce her time after the race. We did not find out the results until we called later in the day. Bronze it was! Kerwin skied the course again, too, with another Silver time. During the phone call, the race director offered us complimentary runs the next day to make up for the staff error and inconvenience.
Needing to go to the course anyway, to get Jorie's medal, and having the complementary offer, we were eager to have one last shot at the hill on Friday morning. At the 10am opening, we were near the front of the racers lined up at the starting gates. Jorie went first, psyched up a little more by yesterday's Bronze medal now in her pocket. No surprise, then, that she got Bronze again! Next up, Kerwin, hoping to break out of the Silver rut, ran the course. Success again - he won the Gold!
Fletcher and Sally were skiing Friday with John Wilusz and Sandy Pyle. They all got to the course around noon, inspired by Kerwin and Jorie's success. Their first runs were great, too and all won Bronze medals. As is typical of competitive people, Fletcher and Sally just had to try again; maybe that Silver was within reach. So, back to the course before it closed they went. Giving it the old college try, both moved up a notch and won their first Silver medals!
Kerwin and Jorie Nailor Reflecting on this racing success, it is the first time we can remember of 6 people all moving up one level in medals, and two people moving up 2 levels—for a total of 11 medals. This fits right in with the club's tradition of racing success with Council Cup, ASRA, and national NASTAR competition. Congratulations to all.
A photo of the six MLSC medalists at NASTAR at Breckenridge follows: MLSC Six Medalists at NASTAR at Breckenridge: John Wilusz and Sandy Pyle, Kerwin and Jorie Nailor, Fletcher and Sally Swanson Note: Kerwin Nailor has been invited to the NASTAR finals at Winter Park, CO the weekend of March 25-26, 2011. So, looking at the list of 10 or so competitors in the male 70-74 Silver category, he says he has a chance to be famous.
Follow-up Note: Last month we noted that based on his winning NASTAR results at Breckenridge, Kerwin Nailor was invited to the NASTAR finals at Winter Park, CO. the weekend of March 25-26, 2011. Kerwin Nailor received a Bronze metal at Winter Park – third in the country in his age bracket. |
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Main Line Ski Team Takes the Spoils
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Main Line Ski Team Takes the Spoils
Submitted by Pam DeCampli
Main Line Ski Team scored two critical wins in the 2010-2011 racing season defending and capturing their 20th National American Ski Racing Alliance (ASRA) championship title and their 18th Eastern Pennsylvania Ski Council (EPSC) championship.
The 2011 EPSC Council Cup Race, held March 6th at Bear Creek, was attended by 61 racers representing 5 Ski Clubs and 12 teams. Main Line fielded 4 “A-cup” contender teams. The Master’s team rules were modified February 2011 by the Ski Council to only include participants age 60 and older; therefore, Main Line did not enter a Masters’ Team.
The foggy, drizzly weather was a major challenge during the two-run modified dual slalom but when the rain stopped and the times were added up, the Main Line Ski Team finished in first place taking the “A” cup. This earned the team the right to hold the coveted and ancient, but one-of-a-kind trophy for the year. The “A” cup competition standings resulted in the following times: Main Line (229.81), Main Line B (237.13) and Flying Dutchmen (243.37). The Main Line team of Alice Harper, Pam DeCampli, David Moore, Jim Neel, Jason Smith, and Jeff Frey took home bragging rights for the year.
The fastest men’s single run for the day went to Main Lines’ David Moore with a blazing run of 26.65 followed by Flying Dutchman’s Roman Matusinski (27.58). Main Line’s Jason Smith and Ted Lacki tied for third place (27.84). The fastest woman’s single run for the day went to Main Line’s Alice Harper with a speedy run of 31.33 followed by Flying Dutchman’s Nancy Brandi (32.72) and Main Line’s Kristin Lamb (32.83). The Cressman Cup, created to honour the memory of long time MLSC member and racer, Frank C. Cressman, was awarded to the fastest racer over the age of 60, Joe Mazurek, for a blazing fast time of 30.41.
The 2011 ASRA finals were held at Belleayre Mountain Resort in upstate New York March 11th and 12th. Twenty-three ski clubs, competing from December 2010 thru March 2011, went head to head to claim the ASRA Championship title. When it was all said and done, the Main Line Ski Team landed solidly in first place with total season team points of 10,073. The second place team, Grumman, followed in second place with season total points of 6,973. This represents the 20th time Main Line has won the much coveted ASRA Championship.
Two Main Line men racers, David Moore - second place and Jim Neel - seventh place, secured top ten ASRA season point standings. Three Main Line women racers including Melanie Foy - second place, Kristin Buchholz - third place, and Alice Harper - seventh place, claimed top ten ASRA season point standings.
The season culminated in an over one-minute, two-run, gruelling Giant Slalom race held on March 12th. At the conclusion, numerous Main Line racers were individually recognized for placing in the top five of their eligibility handicapped group. These individual racers included David Moore - third place Super Elite A, Wolfgang Bauer - second place Super Seniors, Jason Smith - third place Super Elite B, Jim Neel - first place Elite, Patrick Peron - first place Class A, Jacques Boudin - fourth place Class A, and Didier Peron - fourth place Class B.
In the women’s standings: Alice Harper - first place Elite, Tracy Dreher - fourth place Class A, Liliana Peron - first place Class B, and Pam DeCampli - second place Class B.
Congratulations to all Main Line racers who contributed to the team for making this year such a success!
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