NOVEMBER 2012 • Board Meets 11/14, 12/19, 1/23, 2/13, 3/13 - 6:30 pm • General Meetings 8PM • No Meeting 11/21, 12/26, 1/16, 2/27, 3/20

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CLUB TRIP FEES & INFORMATIONBE SURE TO CHECK PAYMENT DUE DATES: You may get bumped off trip due to nonpayment. Do your part by making timely payments directly to the TL. DO NOT send trip payment checks to club PO Box.BAD CHECK FEE: $25 fee will be applied to any returned checks, no exceptions! REMEMBER it is your responsibility to arrange car pools for trips. The trip leader (TL) may aid you, but you are responsible to contact and arrange transportation (check the trip list & use your roster).CANCELATIONS: There is a MINIMUM $15 FEE for canceling any trip. Refunds will be issued after trip paperwork is completed. All club activities have contractual obligations. If you cancel a club activity, your refund is contingent upon the unique cancellation policy of that activity. The club’s treasury is not responsible for your financial obligations. NO MORE FLOAT: Effective 10/28/04, banks clear checks within an hour after they are deposited. This means if you do not have sufficient funds when the check recipient deposits it, the check will bounce immediately and a bounce check fee will be imposed.

HALLOwEEN PARTyWednesday, OctOber 31

Music by dJ Matt,Food by John ryan and colette

50/50 rafflePrizes for best costumes

come join the spooktacular fun!

Members $15non-member guest $20

sign up in advance by 10/17see colette nevel- Goodleaf

2012/2013 SKI CALENDARdeceMber 7-9 smuggler’s notch, Vt Bus Trip {Brewfest Weekend for Friends & Family, over 21 yrs. of age} Includes 2 nights condominium lodging (one bed per person), 2-day lift ticket, entrance to the Brewfest on Saturday evening (Beer & Food available), indoor pool and Hot Tubs. $350 for minimum of 24 people; if over 30 people, price will drop to $300 (even lower if more people sign up). Maximum 46 people. Trip Leader: Mark Reindl

deceMber 14-16 Mount snow, Vt Includes 2 nights lodging at the Snowlake Lodge Hotel (on Mount Snow property, across from the base of the mountain), 2-day lift ticket, 2 Continental breakfasts, free shuttle around the base area, hot tub. $150 Maximum 34 people. Trip Leader: Richard Frielich

deceMber 22 (sat) club subsidized Friends & Family Bus Trip - Windham, ny Price includes bus transportation and lift ticket only. No food is provided (BYO everything). Maximum 48 people; $50 Members, $60 children, $65 Guests. Trip Leader: Mike Broglia

JanUary 6-11 (sun.-Fri.) sUnday rIVer, Me Includes 5 nights lodging (Sun – Thurs) at the Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Center (on the mountain ~ ski-in & ski-out), Welcome Party, 5 ½ day lift ticket (good at noon on Sunday), daily 1 1/2 hour lesson, Club Buffet Dinner. Max. 80 people $450 / $430 sr trip Leader: tom Pfisterer

JanUary 18-20 ~ MLK Weekend ~ sugarbush, Vt Bus Trip (This is a regular Fri. – Sun. weekend trip, not Fri. – Mon.) Includes R/T bus transportation - no food is provided (BYO everything), 2 nights lodging in the Sugarbush Inn, 2-day lift ticket, daily deluxe continental breakfast, no dinner is included. $365 trip Leader: Mike Lamagese

JanUary 25-27 Pico / Killington, Vt (Met council Weekend) 2 nights lodging at The Cascades Lodge, daily Hot Breakfasts, Lift Ticket Options: (A) 1-day Pico lift ticket & 1-day Killington lift ticket, and participation in the Met Council Race at Pico (must sign up ahead) OR (B) 2-day Killington Lift Ticket. Everyone may attend the Awards Party w/food, beer, and wine on Saturday at Pico (4:00 PM). (Saturday dinner not included). $315 trip Leader: collette nevel-Goodleaf

Jan. 26 – Feb. 2 (sat.-sat.) VaIL, cO R/T air, r/t transfers from airport to hotel, 7 nights lodging in the Evergreen Hotel; 5 of 6 day lift ticket; Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception; Daily Hot Breakfast Buffet; Group dinner; Thursday Wine & Cheese Reception. Max. 42 people approx $1390 trip Leader: donna Lawrence & bill Poy

JanUary 30 (Wed.) LIasc 1-day Bus Trip to belleayre, ny $35 for Bus Only – you will purchase a $25 lift ticket at the mountain. Jeff Meyer

Feb. 2 (sat.) 1-day Bus Trip to berkshire east, Ma ~ Friends & Family trip ~ price includes bus & lift ticket only. $65/70/75 trip Leader: Matt reindl

Feb. 8-10 LIasc Winter Weekend ~ Gore Mountain, ny Bus Trip R/T bus transportation - no food is provided (BYO everything), 2 nights lodging at The Georgian in Lake George, Welcome Pizza Party, 2 buffet breakfasts, buffet dinner Saturday, 6-hour open bar (top shelf liquor and bottle beer included) Friday and Saturday nights, departure dinner on Sunday, 2 day lift ticket, DJ Entertainment Friday & Saturday, optional LIASC Race on Saturday, Awards Party Saturday evening, $375 trip Leader: bill Jessup Max. 48 people

FebrUary 16-24 (sat.-sun.) President’s Week – MadOnna di caMPIGLIO, ItaLy R/T air to Milan; r/t transfers between airport and hotel; 7 nights lodging at the Hotel Ideal; daily buffet breakfast and dinner; complimentary entrance to pool and spa; mountain has 85% snowmaking and trail grooming; Lift Tickets are not included (5 day L/T will cost $225 - $250). Max. 42 people $1725 trip Leader: Lynn Finnegan

FebrUary 23 – MarcH 3 (sat.-sun.) aLasKa eXPerIence R/T air; transfers from airport to Alyeska Hotel & Resort; 6 nights lodging at the Alyeska Hotel & Resort; Welcome Breakfast Orientation; 2-of-3 day lift ticket at Alyeska (additional days available at group rate); optional available activities include snowmobiling, dog sledding, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, snow cat skiing, Heli skiing); transfer to Anchorage Marriott Hotel on Friday morning; 1 night lodging at the Anchorage Marriott Hotel; watch the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race on Saturday morning in Anchorage; transfer to Anchorage Airport on Saturday evening; non-skier and Senior lift ticket discounts. This is a Metropolitan New York Ski Council sponsored trip and the council activities include r/t transfers to Seward, AK for an Interior Glacier Cruise w/lunch on Wednesday and a MNYSC Banquet Dinner on Thursday. Non-air option is also available. Max. 40 people, but we may be able to add more spots. $1550 trip Leader: Jeff Meyer

MarcH 8-10 stratton Mt., Vt 2 nights lodging in the Inn at Stratton Mountain, daily continental breakfast, 2-day lift ticket (no credit for unused L/Ts). $260 trip Leader: Phil Levy Max. 40 people

MarcH 17 - 22 (sun.-Fri.) sunday river, Me ~ nJsc trip ~ Includes 5 nights lodging (Sun – Thurs) in the Grand Summit Hotel (on the mountain ~ ski-in & ski-out), Welcome Party, 5 1/2 day lift ticket (good from noon on Sunday), 2 hour lesson daily. $410/$390 club members/SR (+$25 non-club members) ~ Sign-up directly with the NJSC. (contact Jeff Meyer)

aPrIL 6 - 13 (sat.-sat.) asPen, cO R/T air to Denver; r/t transfer from airport to hotel; 7 nights lodging at the Limelight Lodge; 5 of 6 day lift ticket; Welcome Reception; daily expanded continental breakfast; full service ski valet & ski lockers; daily après ski 3 – 7 PM; club activity. Max. 44 people $1320 trip Leader: John Fetherston

Cancelled Due To Poor Sign-Ups

POSSIBLE INCREASE OF TRIP PRICESAs we are all aware, fuel prices are constantly changing. Travel suppliers

have noted on their contracts that if the airlines increase their rates due to fuel surcharges, such increases will be passed on to the consumer. Therefore, an increase in any trip’s price is possible IF an airline assesses a surcharge, each person on the trip would therefore be responsible for such an increase.

MEISTER MINUTES...Our ski season will be starting off very soon. All

of the week trips are full, with waiting lists, except for the trip to Sunday River (January 6-11), which still has some space. Most of the weekend trips still have space but, unfortunately, we had to cancel the Mount Snow trip (scheduled for Dec. 14-16) due to a lack of participation. Partially filled trips are a serious concern to the club because of the contract liabilities

we have with various vendors and we may be forced to cancel several of them. Cancellation of a trip is unfortunate for those who have signed up, but the membership must realize that larger hotels and resorts give us group rates based upon a certain number. They may not, and cannot be expected to, give us prices for a small number when two or three times that was expected. We must remember that their expenses are not only for a room, for example, but also cover housekeeping staff, kitchen staff, food purchases and preparation, etc.

Members are saying that they are “thinking of going” or are “waiting to see how the weather is.” For those of you thinking about going on trips, I urge you to make the commitment now. Sometimes trips with low numbers may still be run to smaller establishments because their overhead may be less, or they receive last minute calls for the rooms we are not using. Bus trips bring up additional concerns because of the cost of the bus and the room for the driver. Again, please sign up ASAP for any trip that you are thinking of going on.

There have been some inquiries about getting “single rooms” on some of our trips. Occasionally single rooms are available, but not usually. The lodging which is held for a trip is almost always based on double occupancy, and has been reserved for the group when the contracts are signed sometime between May and July of the previous year. If some of these rooms are taken as “singles,” then another club member will not be able to go on the trip. On bus trips, this also means that there would then be a vacant seat and a loss of the money which would have been collected for that seat (typically around $85 for a weekend trip). Although drive trips do not have the “empty seat” issue, not being able to fill rooms with two people still means another member did not get to go on the trip. In instances where a lodging property has rooms available, we do attempt to accommodate requests for single rooms.

~ and now a Few reminders ~

(a) Those of you on trips that involve airplane tickets must make sure that the trip leader has your Full and Legitimate Name for your ticket, as it is written on the government-issued photo identification you will use at the airport (i.e. Driver’s License, Passport, etc.). If you fail to do so, you

will be responsible for any re-ticketing fees.

(b) Please be aware of the Payment schedules for each trip you are going on and do your best to get your payments to the trip leaders on time. The payment schedules have been set up in accordance with the club’s obligation to make payments to tour operators or establishments. Trips with for 40 – 60 people are an expensive proposition and, since the club is not a bank or loan company, we cannot afford to lay out money for anyone wishing to go on a trip. If, for example, 20 people on a trip costing around $1400 did not pay on time, the club could theoretically lay out approximately $28,000 and, with three air trips on the calendar, this could total $84,000. Payments for trips should be viewed the same as an automobile, insurance, or energy payment, all of which must be made on time or there would be consequences. For club trips, if you do not pay on time you could be moved to the wait list.

(c) canceling off of a trip may result in “cancellation charges.” Recently some members have had a misunderstanding of how cancellation charges are determined and when someone is, or is not, liable. The following are examples of charges that may be assessed. (1) The club has a $15 cancellation charge policy because, in past years, people signed up on many trips just to get on, and then canceled several weeks later. The only exemption to this charge is a documented medical reason for a person not to be able to go on a trip. If their spouse (or traveling companion) also cancels, he or she is liable for the club charge. (2) If a person cancels and there is no one to fill their spot, they may create a “single room” situation, for which a “single supplement” may have to be paid. If that happens, the person who cancels is responsible for the single supplement, which could be anywhere from $50 to $800, depending on the trip. (3) If people who were rooming together cancel there could be numerous charges, depending on how near the cancellation is to the date(s) of the trip. A tour operator, hotel, or travel service may assess a charge for things like the hotel room, airline tickets, or seat(s) on transportation which was included during a trip, just to name a few.

The main thing to keep in mind is that if you cancel, any charges which you cause are your responsibility, not the club’s, your roommate’s, or others in a condo. So, even if you have a medical reason for canceling, do not assume that you will automatically get “all of your money back.” In the worst scenario, you might only get the $15 club fee back. One way to be protected from a loss due to a cancellation is to purchase “Trip Insurance.” Discounted insurance is available through the National Ski Council Federation – check the newsletter and/or the website for information on this.

Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions and THINK SNOW!

Jeff Meyer

– SKIING DISCOUNTS –CONTACT PHIL LEVY FOR LIFT VOUCHERS TO: STOWE, OKEMO, MT. SNOW, SUGARBUSH,

STRATTON, BROMLEY, JAY PEAK, GORE, WHITEFACE AND PICO.

BELLEAYRE MOUNTAIN - Ski Club Midweek Lift Ticket Price: $34.00, Ski Club Weekend and Holiday Lift Ticket Price:$38.00. With a valid ski club membership card! Rentals $23.00 and Lessons $10.00.

BOLTON VALLEY - 2012-13 Group Trips Starting at $175* per person! Packages include two days skiing, two nights slopesidelodging, two group breakfasts and one group din-ner.Contact Brad at 802-434- 6813 or bbattin@boltonval-ley.com to book your trip today. Show your council/club card and pay just $35 for a lift ticket any day during the 2012-13 season.boltonvalley.com. Call:1.877.9BOLTON *Dates and restrictions apply. Call for details.

CATAMOUNT - Special Rates for Ski Club Members. $24 Monday-Friday (non-holiday) $49 Weekends and Holi-days

GORE MOUNTAIN - Ski Council Discount Days: Cost $42 for any of these dates. Friday December 23th 2012, Friday January 18th 2013, Friday January 25th 2013, Monday February 25th 2013, Monday March 4th 2013 and Saturday March 15th 2013. Council day tickets may only be purchsaced at the Snow Sports Desk in the North-woods Lodge by Lincoln Logs.

KILLINGTON - PICO: THE BEAST LOVES NEW YORK. Special Rates for the Metropolitan New York Ski Council. AT KILLINGTON RESORT: Friday, Decem-ber 7, 2012: $37, Saturday, December 8, 2012: $37, Sun-day, December 9, 2012: $37, Friday, February 8, 2013: $41, Wednesday, March 20, 2013: $41, Friday, April 12, 2013: $37, Saturday, April 13, 2013: $37, Sunday, April 14, 2013: $37. AT PICO MOUNTAIN: Thursday, Febru-ary 7, 2013: $31, Thursday, March 21, 2013: $31, Friday, March 22, 2013: $31. Members of the Metropolitan New York Ski Council can present their valid 2012-2013 Ski Council ID card at the Snowshed Sales Center at Kill-ington Resort and the Sales Center at Pico Mountain to receive these great deals.

HUNTER MOUNTAIN - On Sale until November 18th. The Big Lift Card $49. Gets you one Free lift ticket plus 25% off weekends & Holidays & 50% off midweek tickets. The Big + 1 Lift Card $89. All the benefits of a regular Big Lift Card but includes TWO FREE LIFT TICKETS. To purchase your Big Lift Card click: huntermtn.com/blc

OKEMO - Ski Council Appreciation Days: Friday, Decem-ber 21, 2012-$40, Saturday, December 22, 2012-$43, Sun-day, December 23, 2012-$40, Sunday, January 13, 2013-$49, Friday, March 15, 2013-$40, Saturday, March 16, 2013-$43, Sunday, March 17, 2013-$40, Saturday, March 30, 2013-$43, Sunday, March 31, 2013$40. To purchase discounted tickets, members must go to the Group Sales office located in the Clock Tower Base Area (open 8:00 am - 12:00 pm on above dates). Members must show their membership cards. If the club brings a bus, the group leader should make a rerervation in advance and does not need to bring the membership cards in to the group sales center. We will provide the club one comp ticket per bus

as long as they are paying to at least 20 tickets and give 48 hours notice of their arrival.

PLATTEKILL - $10 OFF adult full-day full-price lift ticket with your MNYSC Membership card and photo i.d. Not valid 12/26/12-12/31/12, 1/19-1/20/13, 2/16-2/17/13. Limit 1 ticket per cardholder and not valid with any other discounts. $15 LIFT TICKETS for MNYSC members and their families if you're one of the first 100 skiers to the mountain - Jan 4 & March 1, 2013. $15 LIFT TICK-ETS for all MNYSC members and their families - Jan 30th, 31st, & Feb. 1st 2013.

MOUNT SNOW - COUNCIL AWARENESS DAYS Mount Snow will extend the following discounted dates and rates to members of the Metro New York Ski Council through its Group Sales office: Friday, January 4 - $44, Saturday, January 5 - $51, Sunday, January 6 - $49, Friday, Febru-ary 22 - $44, Saturday, February 23 - $51, Sunday, Febru-ary 24 - $49, Friday, March 15 - $44, Saturday, March 16 - $51. To purchase discounted tickets, members must go to the Group Sales office. The Group Sales Office is lo-cated in the Clocktower Building Monday through Friday from 8:30AM-1:00PM and at the Sundance Base Lodge on weekends and holidays from 7:30AM-1:00PM. Mem-bers must present their Metro New York ski council card or club membership card to receive the discount rate. One discounted rate ticket is available per membership card, per day. Please know that we will not be able to honor the discount if you do not have your membership card. Tickets may be purchased on a per day basis, or for multi-day tickets, the combined ticket rate will be used. Ticket rates are for all ages. Groups of 15 or more people, please contact P.J. McSparran prior to arrival at pjmcsparran@mountsnow.com or 802-464-7080. Contact: 800.245.SNOW or MOUNTSNOW.COM

SKI BUTTERNUT - Ski Club Members Save! • $40 Lift Ticket: Saturday & Most Holidays • $35 Lift Ticket” Sun-days. No savings: Jan. 19-21 & Feb. 16-18, 2013. Show your ski club I.D. at Groups Booth.

SKI WINDHAM - The Windham Mountain Ski Club Card. • A $25 membership fee*• A FREE anytime/non-holiday lift ticket* • Direct to lift access • $25 off midweek lift ticket • $15 off weekend/ holiday lift ticket • Must have valid ski club I.D.* must be purchase by Dec. 25, 2012 af-ter Dec. 25, 2012 card is $30 free lift ticket not included. Contact: 518.734.4300 ext.1134 sales@windham moun-tain. com

STOWE MOUNTAIN - 2012/2013 Ski Club & Council Ap-preciation Days: December 7-9, 2012, January 9-11, 2013 and March 13-17, 2013. $45.00. For more info: Call the sales office at 800-253-4SKI or STOWE.COM/GROUPS.

WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN - $38 Ski Council/Club Days for each person with a valid ski club or ski council card (Must present card and photo ID to qualify for discount-ed rate) Dec. 2 & 3, 2012, Jan. 18, 2013, Feb. 4, 2013, March 17 & 18, 2013, March 31 & April 1, 2013. Con-tact groups@whiteface.com or by calling 518-946-2223 x 214.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT DAYS

OCTOBER 31 - Halloween Party at the HallNOVEMBER 2 - NJ Ski Council Expo, Whippany, NJ, 7-10pmDEC. 1 (Saturday) - Annual Holiday Party, Irish Coffee Pub

DECEMBER 5 (Wednesday) - Chinese Auction and Raffles

Stowe Mountain Resort Invites You To…Ski Club & Council Appreciation Days 2012/2013

WHEN: December 7-9, 2012; January 9-11, 2013; March 13-17, 2013

WHO: Ski Club and Council Members

WHAT: Ski/ride for as little as $31* per day and receive discounts on area lodging! (*Based on per day price of 5-Day Adult Lift ticket)

Adult lift tickets (13-64 yrs old): Child/Senior lift tickets (6-12 & 65+):1-day=$45 1-day=$362-day=$66 2-day=$403-day=$98 3-day=$594-day=$122 4-day=$705-day=$152 5-day=$87

WHERE: SPRUCE CAMP BASELODGE- Please bring your Club or Council Card.YOU MUST BRING YOUR VALID SKI CLUB or COUNCIL ID CARD* TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT

LIFT TICKET VOUCHERS!

HOW: E-mail Group Sales at lfarley@stowe.com to pre-register (NOT REQUIRED). Use subject line “Ski Club Week RSVP”. Feel free to call the sales office @ 800-253-4SKI with any questions.

*You will be charged a one-time $5.00 Evolution Stowe Card Fee when the voucher is turned in at any ticket window at Stowe Mountain Resort. The Evolution Stowe Card uses RFID technology to grant hands-free access to lifts and replaces the traditional lift ticket. This card is now yours to keep and reload for future visits to Stowe Mountain Resort, or you may return it to any ticket window at the end of your stay for a $5.00 refund.

*If your ski club/council does not have membership cards, please have president of club fax a list in advance on club letterhead. Fax to 802.253.3439, ATTN: Group Sales.

Check out www.stowe.com for directions and the latest snow conditions.

UPCOMINGEVENTS

CLUB BOARD MEMBERSMark Reindl-President631-243-1779e-mail: markrfromhell@aol.comMike Lamagese-1st VP516-835-4363e-mail: yankeemike@optonline.net Jeff Meyer-2nd VP631-471-2129email: jeffski@optonline.netLynn Finnegan-Treasurer631-427-0554email: nzus55@gmail.comRon Lemberger-Secretarye-mail: skigreen67@aol.comRichard Freilich-Past President631-472-2600Bill Poy-Membership631-598-5308 e-mail: dnhl@verizon.netCollette Nevel-Goodleaf-Entertainment Chairman302-858-8316 e-mail: one.wickedsister@yahoo.comTom Pfisterer-Newsletter631-585-6417 e-mail: pfisterer348@aol.comAlfred Buonincontro-Financial AssistantMike Broglia-Member at Large631-486-2166 mikeewarehouse@netscape.com Phil Levy-Member at Large516-429-2664Eileen Whitman-Member at Large516-445-2345 ewhity3@optonline.netMike Rolston - WebmasterRedcow_99@yahoo.com

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*No savings: Jan. 19-21 & Feb. 16-18, 2013. Show your Ski Club ID at Groups Booth. No advanced purchase necessary.

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