GREETINGS DON DIEGO MEMBERS

We had a nice turnout for the Septembermeeting. Boomerangs did a fine job feedingus as our members anticipated Don Diego’strips to Mammoth Mountain. Joe and Bob ofTorrey Pines told us they will sign up theirskiers to come with us in January and March.Carolyn encourages Don Diego members toplace a deposit for the January trip whilethere is still room. Gunter, Christa, Ed, andEllen look forward to skiing with you on theirFebruary and March trips.

Come to the October 2 meeting at Boomerangs by 5:30, and evenearlier to eat. Judy Porter has invited a speaker from Day Tripperwho will present trips we may like, including lunch and wine tastingin Baja. Speaking of eating and tasting, the Whiskey Creek restaurantat Mammoth is now the Mammoth Brewing Company tasting roomand Biergarten. In January we must go there and make it ours.

I’ll see you Thursday, October 2 at Boomerangs, corner ofClairemont Drive at Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Pete Michael - DDSC President

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Nonmembers are always welcome at club meetings. Member-ship applications are available there and you may join and getyour membership card right away. Membership applicationsalso can be downloaded from the club web site:

www.skidondiego.org

Or if you desire, you may contact our membership chairman,

Noni Henning (619-437-8941), who will mail a membershipapplication to you.

The yearly club dues are $30 for a single membership ($45 fora family membership) and you obtain the newsletter from ourweb site. For an additional $10.00, the newsletter will bemailed to you.

M E M B E R S H I P I N F O R M A T I O N

Upcoming Activities

The next Don Diego Ski Club meeting,Thursday, October 2 at Boomerangs,4577 Clairemont Drive, starting at 5:30PM.

Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Local hikes/walks:See page 5 for the details.

Friday Oct. 3 - Hosted Midway Museum Tour:See page 5 for the details.

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GOAL: 100 members7 new members

So Far:50 renewals & 3 New membersas of September 7, 2014

2014/15 Membership Goals:2014/15 Membership Goals:2014/15 Membership Goals:

We’re half way to our membership goal for the this ski season,so get your forms sent in if you haven’t already done so.A hearty welcome to our three new members thus far: EllenLocke and Jim & Frances Roberts. We look forward to seeingyou at the meetings and on the slopes. Ellen will be co-leadingthe Mammoth Mid-week March trip with her husband, EdOffstein.

To those who haven’t renewed or joined yet, it’s way easier thanclamping on your ski boots. Just complete the membership(renewal) form available on our website and mail it to me withthe appropriate dues. Or, you can bring it with you to our nextmeeting at Boomerang’s, 4577 Clairement Drive (next toLensCrafters) corner of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. & ClairemontDrive on October 2 at 5:30 PM. See you there.

Noni Henning, Membership

DDSC Meeting InformationFor the upcoming October 2 meeting DayTripper Tours speakers will intro-duce new/present trips. See daytrippertours.com and come for answers toyour questions.

FOOD DRIVE - Bonnie will be collecting CANS of food for the upcomingHolidays. Please bring a donation to the November Ski Club Meeting. Besure and check the EXPIRATION on your donation. Those less fortunateTHANK YOU.

TOY DRIVE - Please bring an UNWRAPPED TOY to the December SkiClub Meeting OR Christmas Party. All toys will support our Military fami-lies. THANKS.

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Hi all,

Hopefully the recent HOT weather hasn’t ruined your excite-ment about getting back on the slopes! Come join us on theJanuary 11th - 16th ski trip to Mammoth. There should be plen-ty of precipitation this year, the hills white with fluffy snow, thetrails groomed with perfect powder, the off-piste challenging,the moguls perfectly shaped and the company delightful.

We will be staying at the Best Western again this year. Our buswill whisk us up to the mountain each morning and will have 2pick-ups in the afternoon. Also included on the trip are a pizzaparty, a wine and cheese party provided by the hotel (with 13rooms booked), and a sandwich dinner on the trip home.

This year Torrey Pines will be joining us on the bus trip. Wewill need to save about 10 - 12 seats for them. So if you arethinking about joining us, send a deposit along with a signed tripflyer and waiver (can be found on the club website) to me.

Carolyn Blumenthal8871 Caminito PrimaveraLa Jolla, CA 92037

Check the trip flyer in this newsletter for all trip details or emailme (csblumenthal@san.rr.com) with any questions.

Would love you all to join us...the more the merrier!

Carolyn Blumenthal, trip leader January Mammoth Trip

TRAVEL NEWS

CST REFERENCE NUMBERThe paragraph below explains what CST (California Seller ofTravel) means. You will see the number referenced on everyflyer. Please read this paragraph thoroughly. It is a requiredfor all club trips to make this statement available to you.

CST 2056054-40

California law requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account orbond. This business has a trust account. All payments for transportation ortravel service not provided to the passenger shall be promptly refunded, inaccordance with the agreed-to-terms and conditions, unless the passengerotherwise instructs the seller of travel in writing. This business is a partici-pant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporations (TCRC). You, thepassenger, may request reimbursement from TCRC if you are owed a refundof more than $50 for transportation or travel services which was not refund-ed in a timely manner by a seller of travel who was registered and participat-ing in the TCRC at the time of sale. The maximum amount which may bepaid by the TCRC to any one passenger is the total amount paid on behalf ofthe passenger to the seller of travel, not to exceed $15,000. A claim must besubmitted to the TCRC within six months after the scheduled completiondate of the travel. A claim must include sufficient information and docu-mentation to prove your claim and $35 processing fee. You must agree towaive your right to other civil remedies against a registered participatingseller of travel for matters arising out of a sale for which you file a claimwith the TCRC, if your were located in California at the time of the sale.You may request a claim form by writing to: Travel Consumer RestitutionCorporation, P.O. Box 6001, Larkspur, CA 94977-6001; or by faxing arequest to: (415) 927-7698.

Ski Trip dates for Don Diego Ski Club for the 2015 Season:

Mammoth Midweek #1: Jan. 11—16, 2015

Mammoth Midweek #2: Feb. 8—13, 2015

Mammoth Midweek #3: March 8—13, 2015

(See the flier on page 6)

DDSC recommends all trip participantssecure travel insurance.

Here are some providers:

Travelguard.comSquaremouth.comQuotewright.comInsuremytrip.com

Travelprotectors.comYour own home/auto insurance carrier

Saturday Nov. 8 - Council Winter Gala:San Diego Council of Ski Clubs “An Evening in Paris” Gala.See flier on page 6 for details.

Thursday Nov. 13 - National Weather Service Tour:National Weather Service is located at 11440 West BernardoCourt, Suite 230, San Diego. We will meet at 10:45 and Tourwill start at 11:00 AM. Tours last 1 hour.

If you are interested be sure and sign up. We are limited in thenumber of people who participate. Bonnie will take names at thenext Ski Club Meeting or you can e-mail her atbjfritts123@gmail.com

Dec. 10 thru 12– Rokka Ski Camp:Rokka Ski/Race Camp at Mammoth. See flier on last page.

Thursday Dec. 11 - DDSC Christmas Party:Our annual Holiday get-together at the 94th Aero Squadron.

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COLORADO RESORTS PAY RECORD $17.9 MILLIONIN RENT TO U.S. FOREST SERVICEThe Denver Post reports that the 22 ski areas using U.S. ForestService land in Colorado paid the federal government a record$17.9 million for the 2012-2013 ski season. That's more than $1million than the previous record, for the 2007-2008 ski season,and 28 percent more over a 12-year average. The ski resort oper-ators pay the Forest Service in revenue-based rent. The moneyisn't due until a year after the ski season ends, so the paymentsfor the just-ended 2013-2014 season won't come due until nextyear.

UTAH'S 15TH SKI RESORT WILL OPEN FOR THE2014/15 SKI SEASONUtah’s new Cherry Peak Resort will open this season near Rich-mond, Utah -- about 15 miles from Logan, Utah and close to theUtah-Idaho border, 95 miles north of Salt Lake City, and 175miles west of Jackson Hole. It will be the state’s first new resortbuilt from the ground up since Deer Valley opened in1981. The new resort sits on 200 acres serviced by 3 used triplechairlifts -- one from Whistler, one from Sun Valley and a thirdlift from Squaw Valley. Cherry Peaks will be one of those fewresorts in the state to be developed private land and will be openonly Monday through Saturday but will be closed on Sundays (areligious decision). It will also feature lighted night skiing, amagic carpet in the beginners’ area, a 3-lane tubing hill, ice skat-ing in th winter, and mountain biking in the summer.

UTAH’S 16TH SKI RESORT?A small ‘locals’ ski hill in Utah is set to be transformed in to a‘world class resort’ over the next five years, if things go accord-ing to plan. Nordic Valley, 15 miles from Ogden -- betweenOgden and Powder Mountain -- opened in 1968, then ran intofinancial problems and was auctioned off in 2012. Its currentowners have announced plans to build a new bottom-to-top gon-dola and develop a “European style boutique base village” at thefoot of the slopes over the next five years. They hope to in-crease the area from the current 500 or so acres to over 2,000acres and, for the coming 2014-2015 ski season, new ski trailsare being cut on the higher slopes that will be to accessed viasnowcat.

PARK CITY WILL OPEN FOR THE 2014-2015 SEASON!Kitty Imdahl of the Park City Mountain Ski Club has been at-tending the legal proceedings between Park City, Talisker, andVail and she has reported to us that PCMR just made a formalannouncement on September 9 at a little after 11:00am that theywill pay the $17.5M bond and will be operating as normal forthe 2014-15 ski season. PCMR is continuing to work withTalisker/Vail to come to an agreement however they will be ableto continue to operate as normal by paying the bond. Please,come out and play in our wonderful powder. The predictionsthis year are for lots of snow because of the storms in the Pacif-ic. Details to follow in the October Newsflash.Kitty Imdahl (aka Park City Kitty)

Some Ski Industry News (reprinted from the NATIONAL SKI CLUB NEWSFLASH)

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London and Environs: The first morning we formally startedthe tour by motoring to Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, 68mi. SE from our hotel. This cathedral is Church of England, anunimposing edifice from the outside but inside a magnificentgothic structure with the longest nave and overall length of anygothic cathedral in Europe. Our next stop (21 mi N) we feltoccurred too soon as it was the advertised highlight of the tour –Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey, the above-stairsused in the TV drama, the downstairs (former servant areas)now converted by the current 8th Earl of Carnarvon into a muse-um of Egyptian artifacts to honor his great-grandfather the 5th

earl of Carnarvon whose sponsorship assisted Howard Carter todiscover the tomb of Tutankhamun (excellent replica of the

golden death mask and an on-line virtual tour recommended).

The next daywas a strictlyLondon Odys-sey. We meriteda special localguide and driv-ing over TowerBridge, our firststop was a quickpop-out of thebus in the

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BRITISH LANDSCAPES TOUR Sponsored by KPBS, August 2014 by Joanna Cikste

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountainand June Mountain, announced today (Sep. 24) that it has enteredinto an agreement to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in BigBear Lake, California. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes bothBear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popularof southern California’s ski and snowboard resorts that host near-ly 800,000 winter visits annually. Mammoth Mountain also an-nounced (via e-mail) a new partnership with Big Bear Mountain

Resorts and is launching a brand new, best-in-class season passcalled the Cali4nia Pass. For the first time Mammoth Mountain,Bear Mountain, June Mountain and Snow Summit have joinedforces. One pass unlocks unlimited access to nearly 6,000 acresof high quality snow featuring 240 runs, 61 lifts and 8,319 feet ofvertical. Mammoth MVPs get an automatic upgrade. The MVPor MVP Premium pass now includes Bear Mountain and SnowSummit at no additional cost.

NEWSFLASH !!!! Hot off the presses !!!!!!

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aftermath of rain just for the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral, thatgem of Christopher Wren built after the great fire of London in1669. Drive-bys included the Royal Courts of Justice and 10Downing Street then another infamous 15-min pop-out to seethe exterior of Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliamentand Big Ben. We had a long stop at Buckingham Palace in timefor the Changing of the Guards. A stop at the Tower of Lon-don, literally just yards from our hotel, was next. The Tower

has served variouslyas an armory,a treasury,a menagerie, the homeof the Royal Mint, apublic records office,and the home ofthe Crown Jewels ofthe United Kingdomwhich was a memora-ble exhibit. Our last

stop was at Windsor Castle, an active royal residence and theQueen’s favorite weekend retreat.

London to Cambridge to York. The 62-mi N ride from Lon-don left one impression on me which I remembered from previ-ous visits. The UK does not believe in urban sprawl; towns endand the countryside begins. When we arrived in Cambridge weobserved the DO NOT ENTER signs for several colleges, thebuildings did not seem as impressive as Oxford from InspectorMorse TV dramas and we were chased by a strong rain indoorsinto a café. Our next segment to York, 156 mi due N brought usthere in the late afternoon. Karl went sightseeing; I asked to goback to the hotel. The next morning I felt guilty and our 3 com-rades and I took a taxi and spent our own time visiting YorkMinster without too many other tourists in the way. York Min-ster features the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in theworld and a special heart-shaped window known as the ‘Heart ofYorkshire.’

Edinburgh – the city of my birth. City highlights included amorning trip to Holyrood Palace, home of many Scottish kingsover the centuries including the ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots(doomed to die in the Tower at the hand of her cousin ElizabethI) but now mostly accorded fame for the annual weekly visit ofthe Queen to perform ceremonial functions. The afternoon fea-tured a trip to Edinburgh Castle which is located on a high vol-canic promontoryoverlooking theentire city. Usedas a royal resi-dence until theearly 17th centuryat which time itbecame used as amilitary garrisonwhich is largelyceremonial today.We spent most ofour time enjoying the panoramic views rather than visiting the

museums. The evening found us back at the Castle again for theEdinburgh Military Tattoo, an annual performance whichbrings together the skills and talents of military bands and dis-play teams across the Commonwealth; audiences cheer thesounds of military pipes and drums or clap to the Highland danc-ers in full regalia.

Edinburgh to Lake District, England to Wales. With a jour-ney of 250 mi. awaiting us due South but to the west of our pre-vious route. we only made a protracted lunch stop in the villageof Grasmere, in England’s Lake District, where the poet Wil-liam Wordsworth of ‘the child is father of the man’ fame livedfor 14 yrs. He lauded the beauty of the area along with SamuelTaylor Coleridge who would mutter verses from The Rime of theAncient Mariner while walking across the fields. Unfortunately,as a group, we saw none of what the area is known for i.e. thelakes. The day’s trip culminated in Ruthin Castle, Wales,where we participated in a medieval dinner forcing some of us tochow down without implements to make it authentic. We wereserenaded by our servers who were multi-talented, able to keepus well served and also sing in Welsh, dance and make merry.

Stratford and Stonehenge: The next leg of our trek, 142 miSW brought us to Stratford-upon-Avon, home of The Great Bard.We visited hisbirthplace andAnne Hatha-way’s cottagebut there wasonly time tolisten toimpromptuperformancesby volunteeractors whoperform snip-pets or songs for the asking by tourists. From Stratford we droveto Salisbury Plain, the site of Stonehenge on our last touring day,95 mi SE one way. This is a World Heritage prehistoric site con-sisting of earthworks dating to 3100 BC, an inner circle of blue-stones to 3000 BC and the larger sarsen stones to 2600 BC.Theories suggest this was a monument to the dead because of the

many burialsbut also thatthe stoneshad healingpowers; inrecent timeneo-Druidshave usedthe site forinitiation andother faith-based rituals.The last day

we drove back to Heathrow 166 mi to start the journey home.

Our British Landscapes Tour distance traveled totaled 2600 mi.

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Karl & Joanna

Anne Hathaway’sCottage

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Hello Don Diego Hikers and guests!We hike on Thursdays.

When it is hot, we like to take beach walks, or beach-close hikes.In October, when it gets cooler, we add again Penasquitos Canyon, LakeHodges, Lake Poway. Later we plan Cowles Mountain, Bernardo Moun-tain, Iron Mountain and Twin Peaks. We will also explore urban hikeslike Rose Canyon, San Clemente Canyon, Tecolote Canyon and others.

Anyone who wants to lead a hike in their area is welcome. Please con-tact me!

Here are our September Hikes:

10/2 - Penasquitos Canyon, to Waterfall, from Mira Mesa,starts at 8:00 am

10/9 - San Elijo Lagoon, from Solana Beach, starts at 8:00am

10/16 - Poway Lake, from The Blue Sky Ecological Re-serve, starts at 8:00 am

10/23 - Tecolote Canyon, from Clairemont, (Genesee), startsat 8:00 am

10/30 - Lake Hodges, from Del Dios Hwy at the Fruit Stand,starts at 8:00 am

Details and directions are sent out to members on the weekend beforethe hike. Please contact me with any questions!

Sabine Albertisabinalb@pacbell.net858-481-9567 direct858-342-0338 cell

HOSTED MIDWAY MUSEUM PRIVATE TOUR OCTOBER 3, 2014

MEETING PLACE: pier side of the ship adjacent to the main entrance. Parkingis $10 per day- try to car pool or take train [2 blocks from ship]

MEETING TIME: 0900 [9 A.M.] Please be early and plan early because we willgo aboard the ship exactly at 9:05 A.M. Take into consideration that trafficgoing South and West at that hour is heavy. The general public is not allowed onboard until 10 A.M. My goal is to not be rushed during the tour of the Islandspaces [that big tall thing with the “41" painted on it]

ATTIRE: Please wear flat comfortable shoes. We will be climbing 4 classicNavy ladders to the Island Bridge/Command spaces.

MOVING AROUND THE SHIP: There are standard stairs that will take thegroup to the flight deck area. For those wishing to use an elevator, there is anelevator from the front entrance to the Hanger Bay area [the next level up] andfrom the Hanger Bay to the Flight Deck. From the Flight Deck to the upperIsland areas is all manual labor.

AM I PART OF THE GROUP?: If you signed the sign up sheet at the September4 general meeting or received a confirmation from Carolyn or me, you are part ofthe group of 20. Please do not bring any other people with you. The group sizeis limited to 20 persons. If you have a question please contact Carolyn or me[Jean]. At this time there are 2 spaces available.

TOUR DURATION/PLAN: My plan is to take the group immediately throughthe Island command spaces: Flight Control, Navigation and the Bridge. After weclimb down from those areas, I will take the group through the Admirals quartersand War Room. From there, we will attend the flight deck launching lecture[given by a docent pilot] and the landing or “trap” lecture [given by a pilot withlanding experience]. This itinerary should take us close to the lunch hour.

As the lunch hour approaches, members of the group will have two options.FIRST, there seems to be a consensus that half a day will be sufficient and lunchwill be off the ship at Las Cuatro Milpas Mexican restaurant in the Barrio District- 1857 Logan Ave/ aka Cesar Chaves Parkway. Take the Cesar Chaves Parkwayexit off 5 South and turn left. The restaurant is in that block and you should see acrowd standing waiting to get inside. SECOND, if you care to stay on board theship, there is a great restaurant on the Fan Tail of the ship, The FanTail Restau-rant- what else- you can have lunch there or where ever and I will arrange foreach of you to have a self guiding headset which you can use to tour the spacesof the ship at your leisure. We can talk about this more when we meet.

More Pics from theBritish Landscape

Tour

London/Thames morning skyline

Bourton-on-the-WaterHadrian’s Wall

Changing of the Guard

Shakespeare Statue inStratford-upon-Avon

O f f i c e r s a n d D i r e c t o r s

President Larry PickeringVice President DarleneLittleSecretary Sara Lewis 616-443-4019Treasurer Dale Shannon 619-444-0261Directors Roberte Bentrott 858-278-2165

at Don Bentrott 858-278-2165Large Carolyn

Blumenthal 858-457-2418Rodgers Magee 858-272-7024

Club Founders Joe Harris Bruce BarrAdvertising Anne Heye 858-279-8178Council Rep Helen Harris 619-283-8559Sunshine Rep. Anne Heye 858-279-8178Bicycling Carl Tatina 858-560-5963

Golf Coordin MC Eastman 858-551-8252Historian Helen Harris 619-283-8559Membership Noni Henning 619-437-8941Racing Carl Cobb 619-222-5015Public Affairs Leslie PallyPublications Don Hamm 858-453-7413Programs Gunter Schrecker 760-942-1287Ski Safety Rodgers Magee 858-272-7024Social Bonnie Fritts 858-748-8110

Carol Hamm 858-453-7413Travel Connie Smith 619-442-4924Webmaster Karl Cikste 619-442-2160

President Pete Michael 858-560-8520Past President Larry Pickering 858-755-6580Vice President Judy PorterSecretary Sarah Lewis 619-443-4019Treasurer Dale Shannon 619-729-1620Directors at Noni Henning 619-437-8941

Large CarolynBlumenthal 858-457-2418

Anne Heye 858-279-8178Club Founders Joe Harris Bruce BarrAdvertising Anne Heye 858-279-8178Council Rep Eileen WeinerSunshine Rep Anne Heye 858-279-8178Bicycling Carl Tatina 858-560-5963

Golf MC Eastman 858-551-8252Historian Helen Harris 619-283-8559Membership Noni Henning 619-437-8941Racing Carl Cobb 619-222-5015Public Affairs Leslie PallyPublications Karl Cikste 619-442-2160Programs Gunter Schrecker 760-942-1287Social Bonnie Fritts 858-836-1556Webmaster Karl Cikste 619-442-2160

NEW MEMBERS

Ellen LockeJim & Frances Roberts

WELCOME !

Just a short note to let you know that the officersand members of the DON DIEGO SKI CLUB aredelighted to see you as new members. We lookforward to meeting you at the club meetings orone of the many other club activities.

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Virginia Cobb 10/02

Gail Boyle 10/04

Eric Schrecker 10/09

Marilea Swenson 10/11

Roy Poston 10/21

Eric Cobb 10/26

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