June 2017

President’s Note 2

BSC Picnic 3

Get Well 4

Volleyball 4

Ladew Gardens 5

Crab Night 5

Oregon Ridge History 5

2018 Ski Trips 6

Birthdays 7

Flag Day 7

Condolences 7

Juneteenth 7

Snow Guns 8-9

Greek Peak 9

Big Sky 10

Business Cards 11

Calendar 12

Inside this issue:

A Monthly Publication of The Baltimore Ski Club

Sharon Albaugh, Editor Mark Jones, Production Assistant

https://www.glorydaysgrill.com/

1220 E. Joppa Road

Towson, MD 21286

443-901-0270

BALTIMORE SKI CLUB SUMMER HAPPY HOUR MEET-UPS

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS?

It’s ‘Mogul’ Bump Day! We are returning again to our summer hang out: Glory Days Grill in Towson. So drop by and look for us on the outdoor patio and join fellow BSC ski/board buddies for happy hour. People start arriving around 5:30pm!

SAVE THESE DATES:

Wednesday, June 14

Wednesday, July 12 (70th Anniversary Celebration)

Wednesday, August 9

Need a reason to come out? Rib Wednesday: ½ rack of ribs with cornbread + side for $10.99 Wing Night Happy Hour prices from 3pm-7pm - includes Domestic &

Premium Craft Beer, House Wine, Margaritas & rail drinks

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BALTIMORE SKI CLUB 2015-16 Executive Council

Blue Ridge Reps Joe Mihalovich: (h) 410-592-9193 E-mail: uncle_mal@comcast.net Bruce Eichen: (h) 410-729-8697 E-mail: btoysarefun@aol.com

Committee Chairs

Membership: Sharon Albaugh & Mark Jones (h) 410-284-6264 E-mail: schusseditor1@verizon.net

Schuss: Sharon Albaugh (h) 410-284-6264, (c) 410-960-9709 E-mail: schusseditor1@verizon.net

Webmaster: Mike Cohen (h) 410-663-8858 E-mail: ski_bot@earthlink.net

Euro/Western Chair: Eileen Karczmarek (h) 410-612-9918 (w) 443-997-8746 Email: ekarczmarek@jhu.edu

Euro/Western Finance: Alan Leberknight (h) 410-592-2058 E-mail: ajleber@yahoo.com

Eastern Trips Chair : John Landon

H/W: 410-876-6638 C: 410-259-6618 john@landongraphics.com

Eastern Finance: Bob Sanford

(h) 410-825-6959 E-mail: boborstu@aol.com

Officers President: Mike Jones (h) 410-282-6695 E-mail: skidobeedo@aol.com

Vice-President: Beth Muscedere (h) 410-296-8270 (w) 410-468-2136 E-mail: bethskis@comcast.net

Treasurer: Mark Jones (h) 410-284-6264 E-mail: schusseditor1@verizon.net

CorrespondingSecretary: OPEN (h) (w) Email:

Recording Secretary: Joe Herbert (h) 410-252-1895 (w) 410-649-7171 E-mail: jherbert@bccenter.org

Directors Business: Chris Rose (h) 410-252-7839 (w) 410-821-7769 E-mail: chrisrose20@gmail.com

Communication: Jocelyn Curtis (h) 410-239-8425 E-mail: jocelyncurtis@comcast.net

Membership: Myron Oppenheimer (h) 410-653-9034 E-mail: myronopp@comcast.net

Programs/Mtgs.: LuAnn Snyder (h) 717-741-0085 (w) 410-716-7079 E-mail: luann.snyder@sbdinc.com

Trips: Dave Karczmarek (h) 410-612-9918 E-mail: BSCdavek@gmail.com

Special Interests: Christopher Pukalski (h) 410-292-6656 E-mail: Christopher.pukalski@hotmail.com

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

By Mike Jones

Baltimore Ski Club Executive Council Meetings

Executive Council Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month starting at 6:30pm. Business meetings are open to all members. Meetings are held at:

PSA Insurance & Financial Services Building 11311 McCormick Road, 5th Floor Hunt Valley, MD

Summer is less than a month away and as hard as it may be to believe winter is still hanging around in parts of this country. If you didn’t have enough skiing this year, fear not, some of our western resorts will reportedly still be open up to the Fourth of July.

Again, the Trips Committee has put a fantastic schedule together for next year’s ski season. Lodging for all of the western trips will be slope-side or a very short walking distant to the chair lift. On the east, we will have 2 weekends and 1 week-long trip. As in previous years, you can begin placing deposits for all trips at our upcoming picnic. If you cannot make the picnic, you can give/mail your check to a friend (other than the trip leader or assistant for the trip) who will be attending.

This year, we had just enough people apply for leader and assistant positions to cover the number of planned trips. In the future, we will need more leaders and assistants to step forward if we want to expand our schedule. I hope you will consider taking on this responsibility so that our club will be able to grow.

This is an all-volunteer organization. There are no paid positions. Thus, I’m still looking for that special volunteer that will become the corresponding secretary for our club. Let me know if you are interested and I will go over the duties with you.

I hope to see you at our picnic. I plan to help with the grilling if my trip leader duties allow. If you cannot make the picnic, I hope to see you at one of our happy hours or at one of the other activities that we’ll be having this summer. Stay cool, Mike.

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BALTIMORE SKI CLUB SUMMER PICNIC

Open to Members, Friends and Family

Saturday, June 17th 12:00 – 5:00 pm

Cox Point Park, Essex

Advance Tickets: $15.00 / person ($5.00 children 12 & under) (After June 10th – Tickets are $18.00 / Person)

No tickets will be sold at the park

Summer fare menu includes: hamburgers, hot dogs, summer salads, and MUCH, MUCH MORE… Beer, wine and soda included.

Activities include: horseshoes, board games, and whatever you bring. Children’s play area with slides and swings

adjacent to covered pavilion. Free parking. Flush toilets on site within walking distance.

Contact Person: Christopher Pukalski 410-292-6656 (Cell)

Send checks (payable to BALTIMORE SKI CLUB (BSC) with the form below to:

Christopher Pukalski 8 Dembeigh Hill Circle Baltimore, MD 21210

Name:_________________________________________ Phone:___________________ Total #___________ Adults ($15.00/adult) Total #___________ Children ($5.00/child) Total Enclosed: ________________________

*** PLEASE DO NOT WAIT – TICKETS SELL OUT QUICKLY***

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Summer VOLLEYBALL!

Come join the ski club on Wednesday nights this summer at Oregon Ridge Park. It’s a great way to keep those ski legs in shape! We start around 6:45 and play until dark. It’s coed and no experience is necessary. Our court is set up on the lawn, so wear a sturdy pair of tennis shoes. First night will be May 10th. Come and join the ski club’s longest continuously running activity (other than skiing!).

Directions: Beltway to I-83 north to Shawan road (Hunt Valley). Take westbound exit (2nd

ramp). Turn left at first traffic light (Beaver Dam road/ Cuba road). Stay left on Beaver Dam road approx ¼ mile to park entrance on right.

Please email me and I will add you to our weekly (in season) notices. dsimmons72@msn.com

Dick Simmons 410-409-5552

On April 26th long-time BSC

member Jack Lorenz suffered a

heart attack and spent a week in

Howard County General

Hospital. He is recovering and

taking all kinds of medicine. It

was a surprised. He was at his

general practitioner at 9 in the

morning. She called 911 and had

him transported to the hospital.

By 10am he was being operated

on for a blocked artery. He's

happy to be still here and is

looking forward to the summer

activities.

Your Friends in the Baltimore Ski Club Wish

you a Speedy Recovery

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Let’s get together with BSC members at

Ladew Topiary Gardens for an Outdoor Concert Sunday – July 9, 2017 from 6-8

Featuring the acoustic music of: Charm City Junction

This local quartet will get you grooving with their Old-time rhythms, foot-stomping Irish melodies, and hard-driving

Bluegrass. Music video preview at: http://www.charmcityjunction.com

Picnics, blankets, and chairs are welcome, but please no

pets, alcohol or athletic equipment. Food and refreshments, including alcoholic beverages, are available

for purchase. For more info and directions: http://

www.ladewgardens.com RSVP: Jocelyn Curtis 410-239-8425

Concert tickets must be purchased at the entrance to

Ladew Topiary Gardens. Summer concerts are held in the Great Bowl from 6 - 8

pm. Admission includes the gardens: Adults $15, Seniors (62+) and Students $13, Children (12 & under) $5,

Children under 2 are Free, Ladew Members $7

Dedication of Oregon Ridge Slated High Atop Chair Lift By William Tanton (The Evening Sun printed January 9, 1964)

Although it has been open for three weeks and already has had more than 10,000 skiers speed down its slopes, the new Oregon Ridge ski area near Cockeysville will be officially dedicated at noon Sunday with a unique ceremony high aloft the 2,000- foot-long chair lift. United States Senator Danial Brewster and Spiro T. Agnew, Baltimore County Executive, will take part in the dedication ceremonies.

Ribbon Cutting Carded...A huge ribbon will be strung across the major ski slope at Oregon Ridge from the top of the chair lift towers to a tree on the other side. Brewster and Agnew will be carried up the slope on the chair lift and will snip the ribbon when they get to the top. Bob Lumpe and Mike

Harroun, managers of the area, stress the fact that the ceremonies will in no way interfere with the regular skiing in progress at the time.

Pleased with Response...Cooper Walker, the president of the private Maryland Company developing Oregon Ridge. Says he is “more than pleased” with the way things have gotten started at the new facility in Worthington Valley. “The public acceptance of this place has been wonderful”, he says. “Last Sunday we had about 1,000 skiers, our usual Sunday crowd.

Ski Lodge Near Complete...There is still some work going on at Oregon. Everything except one tow rope is now operational and by the end of the week the ski lodge interior will be completed. At the dedication Sunday, Walker will discuss the long-range planning to transform Oregon

Ridge into a year-round recreation area. After the ceremonies, there will be demonstrations on

the slopes by Oregon Ridge ski school instructors, under Harroun, and by members of the ski

patrol, headed by Jack Hawthorne.

A photo of Oregon Ridge. Photo provided by Skip Strovel.

CRAB NIGHT Tuesday, June 13

6:00 PM

6 large crabs – one cup of crab soup and one ear of corn and soft drinks for $32 plus tip and tax. Additional crabs available for $3.

At the Pikes Diner - 912 Reisterstown Road Baltimore, MD 21208 – 2.5 miles south of the Reisterstown Road Exit on 695 or 2.5 miles above Northern Parkway on Reisterstown Road.

Please RSVP (or contact for more info) - Myron Oppenheimer at 443-253-4413 or myronopp@comcast.net. We need an approximate number for crowd management.

Myron M Oppenheimer 443-253-4413 myronopp@comcast.net

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Baltimore Ski Club 2018 Trips

Destination Date Leader Assistant

Local Dec.—Mar. Weather Permitting

Phone tree / Meet-up

GREEK PEAK New York

Jan 12—Jan 14 Fri—Sun

MLK Holiday

Jeff McBride 410-365-5439 Jmcbride@eblengineers.com

Rick Todd (C) 443-465-1388

BIG SKY Montana

Jan 20—Jan 27 Sat—Sat

Mark Jones 410-284-6264 Schusseditor1@verizon.net

Joe Mihalovich (h) 410-592-9193 uncle_mal@comcast.net

WHISTLER-BLACKCOMB British Columbia BRSC

Feb 3—Feb 10 Sat—Sat

(Tentative)

Jocelyn Curtis 410-239-8425 jocelyncurtis@comcast.net

John Landon 410-259-6618 john@Landongraphics.com

TELLURIDE Colorado

Feb 10—Feb 17 Sat—Sat

Joe Herbert 410.252.1895 jherbert@bccenter.org

Eileen Karczmarek (H) 410-612-9918 (C) 443-243-8541 Ekarczmarek@jhu.edu

ASPEN/SNOWMASS Colorado

Feb 17—Feb 24 Sat—Sat

Pres Week

Christopher Pukalski 410-292-6656 cell christopher.pukalski@hotmail.com

Myron Oppenheimer (H) 410-653-9034 (C) 443-253-4413 myronopp@comcast.net

SEVEN SPRINGS Pennsylvania

Feb 23—Feb 25 Fri—Sun

Chris Rose 443-798-7327 Chrisrose20@gmail.com

Kathy Todd (C) 443-465-1387 aureus1321@gmail.com

STOWE (BRSC-East) Vermont

Mar 4—Mar 9 Sun—Fri

Mike Jones 410.282.6695 Skidobeedo@aol.com

Dave Karczmarek 443-243-8540 bscdavek@gmail.com

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN California

Mar 17—Mar 24 Sat—Sat

Bruce Eichen 410-729-8697 btoysarefun@aol.com

Beth Muscedere 410-296-8270 bethskis@comcast.net

ALL PRICES ARE ESTIMATED: All trips are subject to price adjustments due to potential airline fuel sur-charge, increased security fees and airline ticket price fluctuations. Minimum trip deposits are $250 for all trips.

BSC Trips Cancellation Policy 1. The Club does not intend to unduly penalize a trip participant who cancels from a BSC trip. However, other trip participants

should not have to incur additional costs due to your cancellation.

2. Deposits and payments made toward the trip reservations being cancelled will be held until such time as a determination can be made that the Club or trip participants will not incur additional costs due to non-recoverable costs.

3. Non-recoverable costs are defined as those that are associated with the trip that due to contractual obligations cannot be recovered when the individual cancels his/her trip. Non-recoverable also include those costs associated with replacing a person or persons on a trip (i.e., name change charges on airline tickets, etc.) Refunds, if any, will be made based on the non-recoverable involved plus a cancellation fee. Cancellation costs will not exceed the cost of the trip. Club cancellation fee will be dropped if non-recoverable costs exceed 50% of the trip cost.

4. Replacement of a trip participant by a trip participant is strictly prohibited. Only the Trip Leader or Assistant Trip Leader can replace a trip participant who is unable to go on the trip. The canceling trip participant may suggest a replacement candidate to the trip leader or assistant trip leader, however the canceling trip participant is responsible for the cancellation fee (if applicable) and any non-recoverable costs.

5. Be sure to know the cancellation dates in relation to the trip you select so that you can avoid monetary losses. The following cancellation policy in is effect in relation to BSC trips. NR=Non-recoverable costs

Multi-Day Bus, Carpool or Flight trips: More than 125 days before departure - $0 More than 110 days before departure - $10 & NR

More than 80 days before departure - $25 & NR 80 days or less before departure - $35 &NR

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Juneteenth History Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to deliver news that President Lincoln has issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the enslaved. Although Lincoln's Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, it took nearly two and half years for word to travel from Washington to Texas. By then, Texas had amassed more than 250,000 slaves. Since 1865, Juneteenth has been informally celebrated throughout the country however in 1980, Texas became the first state to recognize it as an official holiday. Shortly thereafter, other states also proclaimed the holiday. Today, Juneteenth is a celebration of African-American freedom, heritage and culture observed through songs, communal cookouts and parades.

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.

The United States Army also celebrates the U.S. Army's Birthday on this date; Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.

In 1916, the president of the United States issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday.

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, MD birthplace of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen his famous poem, has celebrated Flag Day since the inception of a museum on the property in 1927. The annual celebration commemorates the Star-Spangled Banner and its creator Mary Pickersgill.

The Baltimore Ski Club Offers Heartfelt Condolences to

Brad Schlegel On the recent loss of his mother.

Anne E. "Betty" Schlegel June 24, 1924 - May 21, 2017

Anne Elizabeth “Betty” Schlegel, R.N., 92, of Telford, passed away on May 21, 2017 at Lutheran Community at Telford. She was the wife of the late William F. Schlegel, who passed away in 1999, and with whom she was united in marriage on October 9, 1948 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Souderton, PA. Born June 24, 1924 in Hilltown Township, PA she was the daughter of the late Claude C. and the late Elizabeth E. (nee Schnabel) Ahlum. In addition to being a full-time mother and homemaker, she was a Registered Nurse for many years. Betty was an active member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lansdale, where she assisted in the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees, administered communion, sang in the church choir for over sixty years, and served on the Worship & Music Committee. Betty is survived by her children, W. Brad Schlegel, of Baltimore, MD, Reverend Beth A. Schlegel, of Dallastown, PA, and her grandson, David P. Stoverschlegel, of West Chester, PA. She was preceded in death by her son, David Brent Schlegel.

Andy Anders Colleen Clancy Maxine Cohen Alison Crispell

Paul Dodd William Ensor, Jr.

Alice Evans Eric Gates

Nicole Glaeser John Grice Jr

Catherine Jenkins

Larry Katz

Bob King

John Landon

Vincent LaRosa

Vivienne Lettsome

Bob Little

John Lorenz

Edward Lowe

Don Marsteller

Mark Miller

Sharon Roche

Joyce Roerink

Marcel Roy

Joe Saladini

Janet Serwint

Janet Stout

James Tooke

Sophie Troy

Peter Williams

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Vermont's ski slopes will stay white all winter, whether it snows or doesn't, thanks to brand-new snowmakers that are leaner, meaner and greener.

The state's new low-energy guns will use about 90 percent less energy – the equivalent of enough electricity to power 1,500 homes for a year – than the old models they're replacing.

Nearly 2,300 energy-efficient snowmakers will be replacing older snow gun models across the state because of a program that's helping

ski resorts make the swap. All over the Northeast, resorts are investing in snowmaking machines that require less energy to create the same amount of wintry fun.

"This is an opportunity to kind of in one swoop take advantage of the fact that if all of those ski areas in Vermont banded together, we can actually drive even better deals with manufacturers," said Kelly Lucci, spokeswoman for Efficiency Vermont, an energy-efficiency utility which chipped in $5 million to resorts statewide, while resorts spent about $10 million.

The utility's engineers did side-by-side testing on the various new snow guns and reported back to the resorts with the outcomes so they could decide which model worked best for their needs.

Sugarbush in Warren added 351 new snow guns this season through the program, allowing it to put out more and better quality snow at lower costs and energy use.

"It's great to have natural snow and we love that, but when we don't have that, we depend on putting out a good snow product for our guests so that they'll come," said Sugarbush spokeswoman Candice White, adding: "It's great to be able to make the quantity of snow that we can make and also the quality. The quality's gotten a lot better with these efficient guns."

In Maine, nearly every resort is moving to the low-energy snow guns so that they can be up and running for the December holiday week, if not much sooner.

In nearby New Hampshire, Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln is installing 50 snowmaking hydrants on top of the 100 it installed last year, which it says will allow the resort to open more terrain earlier in the season and provide better snow throughout the winter. Bretton Woods is replacing old pipe with 35 new, high efficiency snow towers for more than $300,000.

"Snowmaking technology has taken a huge leap forward in the past few years and the result shows in the short amount of time this ski area goes from a grass- covered trail, to a total winter scene," said Greg Sweetser, executive director of the Ski Maine Association.

Aside from snowmaking, resorts pumped money into lift improvements, terrain parks and trails. New Hampshire's Loon Mountain is expanding its terrain park for kids and Okemo Mountain Resort will give skiers and riders a more comfortable trip up the mountain on chilly days with its new six-person bubble chair lift with heated seats, which it says is the first of its kind in North America.

New “GREEN” Snow Guns

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Greek Peak Mountain Resort, central New York’s largest ski resort was founded in 1958 and has remained at the leading edge of the ski industry with thirty-three trails, six aerial lifts, two surface lifts, beginners’ slope, and terrain parks. The four-season resort is located in New York’s scenic Finger Lakes region, conveniently just minutes from Interstate I-81. Under new ownership, the mountain has received some additions including: a new quad chairlift, Trax Pub and Grill restaurant in the main lodge, new PB 600 groomer with Zaag attachment, new ski and board equipment in the rental shop and state of the art ski & board tuning facility.

Our beautiful “green” hotel, Hope Lake Lodge, features 106 luxury condominium-style suites. Arcadia Village, located next to the hotel, offers additional lodging in units that are spacious with all the comforts of home.

Amenities at the resort include three restaurants, a world-class customized spa, a fitness center, and a 41,000-square-foot indoor water park. The Resort is positioned within 7,000 acres of state-protected land that is accessible by all residents and guests for cross country skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, and horseback riding. Additionally, Greek Peak Mountain Resort operates an Adventure Center in New York State with a Mountain Coaster and 4 tandem zip lines operating year-round and a ten-lane winter snow-tubing center. Greek Peak also features Cascades Indoor Waterpark, a year-round indoor waterpark in Upstate New York.

History: In 1958, New York Gov. Averell Harriman conducted the Opening Day Ceremonies for a new ski area called Greek Peak. The governor called it a “first-class development” and predicted that it would “make a real contribution to skiing in New York State.”

By 1960, two T-Bars had been built and construction began on the A-Frame Lodge. A young Al Kryger was commissioned to build Central New York’s first chairlift in 1962. Greek Peak recognized the potential for skiing and led the industry in developing the concept of packaging and selling to local schools and colleges. This philosophy, combined with early pioneering in snowmaking and night skiing, brought Greek Peak to the forefront of ski areas in the East.

In the early 1970s, Al Kryger had the foresight to begin planning for the next phase of Greek Peak’s growth. He was instrumental in acquiring land adjacent to the ski area, and a Master Plan for a new recreational community was drawn. Over the years, the development of slope-side condominiums and townhouses has transformed Greek Peak from a ski area into a full-fledged regional destination ski resort and year-round recreational resort.

Getting to Know … GREEK PEAK, NY

Summer Solstice The Summer Solstice marks the beginning of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun at the highest degree of angle. Places in the Northern Hemisphere experience the longest hours of sunlight throughout the year on this day. The history of the Summer Solstice is rooted in both ancient mysticism and nature.

Summer Solstice Facts On the Summer Solstice, the North Pole receives 24 hours of daylight, and the South Pole

receives 24 hours of darkness.

Solstice comes from the Latin words for "Sun" and "to stop."

Many Native American tribes celebrated the Summer Solstice by holding "sun dances".

On the summer solstice, the Earth's axis is tilted the most, up to 26°

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Getting to Know … Big Sky Resort Big Sky Resort is a ski resort

located in southwestern Montana in Madison County, an hour south of Bozeman via U.S.

Highway 191 in Big Sky, Montana. Today, Big Sky

Resort is the second largest ski resort in the United States in

terms of acreage.

RESORT HISTORY: The resort was the vision of NBC News anchorman Chet Huntley, a Montana native. Big Sky opened in December 1973 with a main base area at an elevation of 7,510 ft above sea level on the eastern face of Lone Mountain, 11,166 ft, the sixty-seventh highest mountain in Montana, and the seventh-highest mountain in the state outside of the Beartooth Range.

The first four lifts installed were the gondola and three chairlifts. The enclosed gondola carried four skiers per cabin and climbed 1,525 ft to 9,040 ft. The nearby Lone Peak triple chairlift provided the lift-served maximum of 9,800 ft, unloading at the bowl 1,366 ft beneath Lone Mountain's summit, providing a vertical drop of just under 2,300 ft. The "Explorer" double chair served novice terrain just above the base, and the Andesite double climbed the north face of adjacent Andesite Mountain to 8,700 ft. This lift was renamed Ram's Horn in 1978, and replaced with the Ramcharger high speed quad in 1990. After its third season, Boyne Resorts purchased the resort in 1976, following Huntley's death from cancer in March 1974 and the decision of owner Chrysler Corporation to divest its real estate development assets.

The resort grew steadily over the following decades, adding lifts and more than tripling the terrain available for skiing and snowboarding. In the fall of 1995, Big Sky gained prominence with the installation of the Lone Peak Tram, built to take expert skiers to the summit of Lone Mountain at 11,166 ft to copious extreme treeless terrain. The tram substantially increased Big Sky's vertical drop to 4,180 ft. The minimum elevation was lowered further in the fall of 1999, with the addition of the Lone Moose triple chair with its base elevation of 6,800 ft at Lone Moose Meadows. This increased the ski area's total vertical drop to 4,350 ft, with the maximum continuous vertical drop increased to 4,100 ft from the top of the tram to the main base area.

In April 2000, Boyne Resorts announced that an estimated $400 million in improvements would take place over the next ten years to the Mountain Village and the ski area. Later in 2000, the $54 million Summit Hotel was completed, providing four-star, ski-in ski-out accommodations. In late 2007, the $25 million Village Center Complex was opened, expanding the shopping, dining, and ski-in ski-out accommodation options.

In 2007, Big Sky expanded the skiing opportunities on the south face of Lone Peak with the addition of the new triple chair Dakota Lift, and access to the accompanying out-of-bounds side country, Dakota Territory. Gondola One was retired in the summer of 2008, dismantled due to the rising cost of repairs.

Big Sky's neighbor on its north boundary was Moonlight Basin, which merged with Big Sky Resort in October 2013.

In 2016, Big Sky Resort installed two brand new chairlifts as part of Big Sky 2025, a 10-year, $150-million commitment to on-mountain improvements. Big Sky replaced the Lone Peak Triple in The Bowl with Powder Seeker, a six-seat high-speed chairlift with heated seats and blue bubble covers.

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INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Christian H. Rose CLU, ChFC, CPCU Account Executive

main 410.821.7766 email chris@psafinancial.com

11311 McCormick Road Suite 500 Hunt Valley, MD 21031-8622 Toll-free 800.677.7887 dir 443.798.7327 web www.psafinancial.com

John N. Huynh, CFP® Vice President

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™; Recognized by Baltimore Magazine as a "2015 & 2016 Five Star Wealth Manager" Private Wealth Management Robert W. Baird & Co. 100 West Road, Suite 200 Towson, Md 21204 Office 410 769-5227 Toll Free 888 792-9391 Fax 410 769-5250 Email: jhuynh@rwbaird.com

BALTIMORE SKI CLUB, INC.

The Baltimore Ski Club is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and

advancement of skiing, ski improvement, competition and social activities.

Organization - The management of the BSC is vested in the Executive Council which consists of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary and six Directors (see inside cover for list).

Activities - The BSC offers weekend and week long trips to Eastern, Western and European Destinations. Club activities throughout the year include a variety of social activities including volleyball, theater, dining, crab feasts, picnic, biking, bowling, etc.

Meetings - BSC meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Formal meetings are held Sep—Apr at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1220 Providence Road, Towson, MD 21286 Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Informal meetings are held May - Aug. at Glory Days Grill, 1220 E. Joppa Rd., Towson, MD 21286 about 5:30pm

Annual DUES

NEW MEMBERS

RENEWALS

FAMILY $55 $50 REGULAR $38 $33 PARENT $48 $43 STUDENT $16 $11

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Send all Schuss newsletter materials to: Sharon Albaugh 3420 Cornwall Rd. Baltimore, MD 21222-6033 E-mail: schusseditor1@verizon.net

All Schuss Material must be received by the 3rd Friday of each month and may be edited. Small classified ads for the sale/purchase of equipment or rental of property will be placed at no charge to members on a space available basis. Requests to repeat ads must be made monthly.

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