Indianhead-Powderhorn Dec 31, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010 |
||
|
Well, as you all know, it was a veerrry cold New Year's weekend in the Midwest and the U.P. of Michigan was no different !!! However, Indianhead was actually warmer than Peoria on Friday (New Year's day) and Saturday, because Lake Superior is still not frozen over and Indianhead is only a few miles away. Thirteen hardy PSC members were rewarded with about 18" of "Lake Effect Snow" over New Year's weekend !! Skiing powder right here in the Midwest !! Everyone arrived by about 5 pm New Year's eve at the Indianhead Lodge. A party with snacks took place in Rod & Janet Sleeth's room prior to going down to listen to the band in the bar (right in the Lodge – didn't even have to go out in the weather). Some folks actually stayed until after midnight to ring in the New Year !! Some of us oldies didn't make it to midnight !! New Year's day the high temp was about 15 degrees and there was about 12 inches of new very light fluffy snow in the non-groomed areas and maybe 3 to 4 inches on the groomed slopes. Barb Strand said "This is so easy to turn in" (first time she had been in this fluffy stuff) and it truly was. Randy Senneff started his ski season with an injured foot from a motorcycle accident about 3 weeks before, however, he seemed to be keeping up with Dianne Anelli, Lee Ryerson and John Grubele. I know they hit as tough of slopes as they could find !! Rod Sleeth found a new ski lift....the T-Bar. Said he just loved it !! Just ask him about it !! Sat. morning found us at Powderhorn, where temps were even colder... about 5 degrees. Lots of hand warmers were used in the 2 days of skiing. Cheryl Carr, now on the National Ski Patrol at Powderhorn, saved a nice table (all marked with "Peoria Ski Club" signs) right next to the fireplace (really nice for warming |
hands/feet). She also took some of us up the lift to show us where the better skiing should be. Cheryl's husband, Steve, is also on the Ski Patrol and joined us later in the morning. (Cheryl & Steve live just about a mile down the road from Powderhorn Mtn.)
Janet Sleeth, Julie Durdel, Barb Strand and Dixie all said they didn't like skiing in these temps, but they outdid themselves staying out on the slopes several hours both days (as long as the guys). They seemed to have a great time skiing in spite of the temps!! Brrrrrr!! You know it was cold when Bill Heitzman had his headband on !! Dave Durdel's new camcorder wouldn't work. When he started to take photos, a message came up on the screen saying "will not operate due to low temp" !! Tim Sefried took Barb Strand down her first Black Diamond run. She could be heard giggling and laughing all the way down the hill and saying "If I fall now, I'm gonna die", but she made it down just fine (just a little faster than she planned). Sat. night Cheryl and Steve Carr reserved a nice table for several of us at the Caribou Lodge at Powderhorn overlooking the slopes so we could see the night skiers. The food and company were excellent....nice way to wrap up the weekend !! Randy Senneff took part of the group to an Italian restaurant in Hurley that he had been to about 20 years ago....said nothing had changed and food was still great !! We hope everyone had a good trip ! I know Dixie and I had great fun. It was a very easy group to work with. Those that didn't go missed some very good skiing...great way to celebrate the New Year... and isn't that what it's all about ???? Gene Snyder, Trip Leader | |
|
|
||
Sundown Chestnut Dec 11, 2009 - Dec 13, 2009 |
We now have the first domestic ski trip under our belts. At 6:00 AM Friday morning, 9 early risers headed to Chestnut Mountain in Galena, IL. After breakfast in Cordova, it was off to ski. The temperature was only 5 degrees, but the sun was shining with no wind, good snow and they had all but one run open. Friday evening we did our usual meet and greet in the Holiday Inn’s Beefstro Bar and Grill for dinner and cocktails. Saturday morning it was much warmer with the temperature in the upper teens. After our breakfast buffet at the hotel, it was off to Sundown for another day of skiing where we were joined for the day by Dennis Kennedy, Roy Welch, Mark Cobble and Mike Bohn. | The conditions were warmer with partly sunny skies. Sundown had all but one run open with good snow for the Midwest. Sunday morning we woke to 35 degrees with snow showers and drizzle. After breakfast it was back to Chestnut. The snow was still pretty good for as warm as it was. Thanks to everyone who came this year. Gene and Dixie Snyder; Curt, Lynn and Catrina Hollaway; Julie and Bryan Brown; Keith Erickson; Linda Brown; Bob and Steph Brown; Paul Kaiser; Tim Kirby and Jenny Diveley; Marc and Amanda Adams, Jeannie and Kody Anderson and Lauren Board; Tim Sefried and Barb Strand; Rod and Janet Sleeth. |
|
|
Christmas Party 2009 |
A round of applause to PSC members who brightened the lives of many families during this holiday season. We sent several gifts to the Center of Abuse, a variety of wish list items to Family House, and lots of cuddly stuffed animals to the Tazewell Children’s Advocacy Center. Thank You! | Good food and a time for visiting! Then we passed around white elephant gifts as Steve Rassi narrated a story using left and right to direct us! The results: valued gifts...by someone anyway! All in all a fun evening of sharing. |
|
|
| Home | What's New | About Us | Trips | Membership | Contact Us |
| The Board | Documents | Club Reports | At a Glance | Photos | Videos |