Home OTHGI’s Monthly Online Newsletter - November 2009 Edition
In this edition:
OTHGI Ski Days
View from the Top
Travel Tips
Benefits Directory
Preparing for Ski Season
Have you ever been mugged or robbed
while traveling?
Well that can dampen anyone’s
mood rather quickly!
Men:
Never ever leave your wallet in a back pocket.
The best protection is to put your wallet in the front pocket, preferably with a
zipper. But even better, do not carry your wallet around the city or
village while you are exploring. Take out several bills and a credit/debit
card from your wallet and keep them easily accessible.
That way when
paying for
an item you can easily pull out some cash without flashing your
wallet.
Women:
Always use a
pocketbook
or purse which has a zipper concealing the contents.
However, the best way to travel around town is to use a fanny pack, keeping it
in front at all times. Also, try not to put a wallet in the pack; but if
you insist, then do not keep it in the main zip compartment.
2009-2010 OTHGI Benefits Directory is
Online!
The 2009-2010 Benefits Directory
is now online! To view this year’s benefits, click here! This year’s
directory is packed full of great discounts and savings for OTHGI members - on
everything from equipment to ski passes.
OTHGI
Guided Ski Days 2009-2010
Here’s a listing of all of the OTHGI sponsored and
participatory ski days:
50+ Ski with
Us
Breckenridge: Tuesdays, 8:30 AM Meet/9:00 AM
Ski , December 1 to March 30, except 12/22 and 12/29. Meet inside the Bergenhof at the base of Peak 8.
Coordinators: Evey and Bill Statz.
Keystone: Thursdays, 8:45 AM meet/9:00 AM Ski
December 3 to March 25, with reduced staff 12/24 and 12/31. Meet
inside the Summit House at the top of Dercum Mountain to be ready to ski at
9. Coordinators: Tim Orwick and Linda Ginsberg.
Vail: Mondays, 9:15 am. Meet inside Bailey’s
Pavilion at the top of the gondola, on the left. Coordinator:
Jeff Wiles.
Arapahoe Basin: Mondays, 9:00 am, December 7 to April 12, except 12/28
and 2/15. Meet inside the base lodge at the North End.
Coordinator: Randy Dakan.
Loveland: Fridays, 9:00 am, December 4 to
April 23, except 12/25 and 01/01. Meet inside the cafeteria the
kiosk. Coordinator: Jim Sapp
Steamboat: Daily, except Saturdays, 9:00
am, December 6 to March 27 . Meet at the Chuck Wagon by the Over the Hill
Gang sign opposite the base gondola
Winter Park: Wednesdays, 8:45 AM Meet/9:00 AM
Ski December 2 to April 14, except 12/23 and 12/30. Meet inside the
Cafeteria 1st Floor at the Mary Jane Base.
Coordinator: Jim Sapp.
Snowmass: Tuesdays, 9:45 AM Meet/10 AM Ski,
Ullrhof Restaurant Upper Level near the front. Exceptions: December 22 and 29. Coordinator: Ruthie
Waldman.
Powderhorn: “Young at Heart” Program . 8:45
AM Meet/9:00 AM Ski. Dec 17- March 25. Meet at Ski School Desk. Coordinator:
Kate Belknap.
Coming soon: Wednesdays at Ski Cooper, twice a month during January, February and March.
Stay tuned for more info
Preparing for Ski Season - Really?
With tongue firmly in cheek here
is how to get ready for ski season:
behind an 18 – wheeler
• By a new pair of ski mittens
and immediately
lose one
• Exercise in a walk-in
freezer
• If you wear glasses smear glue
on the lens and
wear them daily for 5 hours
• Dress up in a 3 layers of heavy
clothes and
proceed to take them off to go to the
bathroom
• Find the nearest large ice
patch – an ice rink works – and walk across in
your ski boots
carrying skis, accessory bag, and poles. Pretend you are
looking for your car. Drop things periodically. Do at least 10
sets
• Fill your blender with ice and
let the spray blast your face
• Go to your favorite hamburger
joint and insist on paying $13 for a burger.
Make sure you wait in the longest line
Repeat the above twice weekly
for two months. You will be ready to hit the slopes well
prepared.
View
From The Top
Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends
gather. Some are close by and others come from a distance. We
consider OTHGI our extended family and are happy to say we have made so many
friends over the past few years. Thank you for your camaraderie and our
future together.
As well, Thanksgiving is a time for
reflection: A time when we give thanks for all we have received, our
health, and our family. Entering this holiday season, when we tend to
consume many more calories than we need, hopefully each of us will find the time
to reach out to those less fortunate and give a helping hand. A wise sage
put it best: “It is not what we say about our blessings, but how we use
them, that is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.”
We want to take this opportunity to wish each member
of our extended OTHGI family a safe and healthy, fun, and friend and family
filled Thanksgiving. And the snow is beginning to fly, too. See you
on the slopes.
Doug Lofland, President
and Jeannie Barresi, Managing Director