December ALREADY??

Xmas Trees, Minouras, Snowmen (maybe), Dreidels, Santas and Bears – Oh My!

Did you vote???

If you didn’t, don’t complain!!

Thanksgiving has passed and now  thoughts are on holiday shopping & giving.  Don’t forget those who are less fortunate than you!  Be GENEROUS! Help the poor, the homeless, the foster children, or the ill.

SUN VALLEY UPDATE from President Morgan–

Still want to go to the sold out Sun Valley trip? If you are still interested, a waiting list  is being kept. Contact me at ">.  Click here >> SUN VALLEY << for more info.

Sun Valley is already opened with limited operations with  6 lifts already running

Mammoth long weekend trip  - Can’t make to Sun Valley?  How about Mammoth Mountain?  See the flyer for the long weekend trip to Mammoth Mountain! Click here>>MAMMOTH << for more info.

Armand’s Korner—November saw three returning members, which brings us to 70 members.  Now that winter is here and the ski resorts have started operations there should be an increase in membership during the next few months as we start preparing for our weekend ski trips, the long ski weekend to Mammoth, and the ski week to Sun Valley.

Chamonix Ski Week -The Chamonix ski week currently has about 160 participants for this trip, but if you’re interested there are still a few openings available. In particular there is an opening for a female roommate, plus a few other spots are also available.  If interested, contact Armand at  ">

Where’s the SNOW? Not much in California, YET!  Keep your fingers crossed.  In the meantime,

you can get into shape  or try a new winter sport like ICE SKATING.  Here’s my 7 year old  buddy, Sima, executing a great  sit spin.  Want to try your hand or rather, feet,  at skating, then here are some places to skate during this holiday season.

~Where to Skate~

San Francisco

  • Embarcadero Center—Justin Herman Plaza
  • Union Square (very small rink)
  • Yerba  Buena  (4th & Folsom)  year round indoor rink

Oakland

  • Oakland Ice— year round indoor  – 519 18th st

Walnut Creek

  • Civic Center—1375 Civic Drive

Dublin

  • Dublin Iceland— 7212 San Ramon Rd

San Jose

  • Kristi Yamaguchi’s Downtown Ice at the Circle of Palms – A CIRCULAR rink!!—120 S. Market St –    this is really COOOOL→
  • Sharks Ice  – 1500 10th St

Palo Alto

  • Winter Lodge, first & only permanent OUTDOOR rink west of the Sierras!
    • 3009 Middlefield Road

Santa Rosa

  • Snoopy Rink—Charles Schulz’s indoor rink!!!  With a Peanuts theme, of course! 1667 W. Steele Ln

Getting in Shape for Snowboarding

The following was sourced and condensed from :

www.snowboardsecrets.com/QandA/qasapula.htm

by Jean Sapula, Certified Trainer & Lvl II Snowboard Instructor

“Definitely stay with the aerobic conditioning, like running and hiking, but you can mix it up with other activities, such as, elliptical trainers, stair climbers and mt. biking, just to name a few. While aerobic exercise does help your leg strength to a degree, it is more important for keeping you from fatiguing on the slopes, giving you endurance. I’d suggest a good upper and lower body workout in the gym as well. The following exercises listed below help to comprise a good program for snowboarding fitness:

LEGS— Squats; Lunges…

ARMS— Push ups; Tricep “dips”…

BALANCE – with a tennis ball under each foot.

Both strength and aerobic training should be performed at least 3 times per week…. Flexibility is very important to relieve training soreness and decrease your chance of injury“ … see the above website for full details!



Vicarious Travelling with Hoyt & Nancy Nelson – follow the Nelsons while they traipse through Indonesia (Java and Bali), Singapore, Nepal and Northern India.  See their pictures and read their blog as they travel through South East Asia!

http://nancyandhoytontheroad2011.blogspot.com/