“Altitude with Attitude”
Far West Ski Association’s 91st Annual Convention will be held in Reno, Nevada, the “Biggest Little City in the World.” Hosted by the Bay Area Snow Sports Council & Sierra League & Council, Far West is looking forward to coming back to Reno, Nevada, June 6-9, 2024.
Debbie Stewart, FWSA, VP of Int’l Travel
Greetings!
Now that we’re approaching the end of ski season and are looking towards adventure travel…
We are still accepting registrations for the FWSA 2024 Africa trip…tell all your friends and come join us!
I have attached the flyer and registration packet.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
May 1
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
It’s May and its not even Halloween. I was in the subway waiting for my train and I asked her, What’s with the get up?
She told me she was going to a party at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
I said “Cool.. I went there ion years ago. Can I take a picture of you?”
She was ready to strike pose.
Only in New York.
by Armand Gutierrez, President
April is here and that means two things: taxes and resort closings. Not much you can do about taxes, but if you’re thinking of skiing in April then think spring conditions: a little firm in the morning, getting better between 10am – 2pm, then soft and slushy and sticky. Here is a list of resort closings:
April 14 – Northstar
April 21 – Heavenly
April 28 – Kirkwood and Mt. Rose
May 27 – Palisades/Alpine (weather and conditions permitting.)
May 27 – Mammoth
The 2025 NSC Ski Week will be at Sun Peaks, BC from 25 January to 1 February. So mark your calendar and start planning on a ski week to Canada’s second largest resort with 4,700 skiable terrain acres. Also, check your passport’s expiration date. Sports America has posted the Epic/Ikon links for the 2024-2025 season and are offering a 6.5% trip rebate if you purchase the passes from Sports America and go on the Sun Peaks trip:
Use this for Epic passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei
Use this for Ikon passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei
Password: snow
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
Board Nominations & Elections
Well, it’s that time again for holding our board nominations and elections for the 2024-2025 season, and an email for making your nominations for the board will soon find its way to your inbox. As you know, volunteers run this club, and without them this club would cease to exist, and it’s been in existence for over 65 years! You are encouraged to take this opportunity to nominate an individual for one, or more, of the board positions. We do have an opening for Membership Director as Tina Woo is retiring from that position. All individuals that accept the nomination(s) will go through an election process in May, and final results will be announced in the June Newsletter. Many of you have served on the board in the past, and your efforts were greatly appreciated and perhaps you would like to join the board again. For those that have never served then perhaps now is the time to consider a board position and provide new ideas and useful experience.
QotM: A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
by Joel Hayashida, Board Member
Join the NSC for a late spring Bay Area hike at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore, and continue the fun by strolling the Downtown Livermore district “après hike” and explore the shops, brewpubs, and eateries led by former NSC President, Joel Hayashida. We will follow a mostly level (50’ elevation gain) ~3.25-mile loop following the Winery Trail/Loop. Along the way, we will see late spring flowers, trees, a stream, and perhaps wildlife! Park at the Wetmore trailhead. The parking fee is $5 per vehicle and the kiosk accepts major credit cards and cash. Bring: hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, water… Downtown activity will be ad hoc but with a plan.
Saturday, May 25 2024 (Meet at @9AM): Sycamore Grove Park & Downtown Livermore
by Roland Lee, Board Member
Join Nisei Ski Club for bike ride around the Tiburon Loop on Saturday June 15th,
See the attaché Flyer below
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
This month we are going back to posting recipes from the NSC recipe book. Do you have left over miso paste that was needed for one or 2 recipes and then it’s tucked away in the back of your refrigerator? The poor miso paste is forgotten and just waiting to come out to see the daylight again.
Here’s a great way to use up your miso paste. This salad dressing recipe is clean and not made with any preservatives like those bottled brands.
Try it!
Bon Appetit – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Servings: 1/3 cup – Enough for 1 or 2 salads
Ingredients
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
On April 8, 2024, a historic total solar eclipse will cast a shadow over parts of the United States, prompting a mass travel event to the path of totality — from Texas to Maine and several states and cities in between.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth and, for a short time, completely blocks the face of the sun.
The track of the moon’s shadow across Earth’s surface is called the path of totality, and to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse, viewers must be within the 115-mile-wide path. To discover when to see the solar eclipse in totality or the partial eclipse in locations across the U.S. outside of the path, check out NASA’s Eclipse Explorer tool.
Eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, are individuals who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see totality. Speak to Joel Hayashida about this. He’s chasing this event in Dallas, Texas/
There’s a very active community of solar eclipse chasers and we will go to any reasonable lengths to see solar eclipses anywhere in the world.
Bringing together both eclipse experts and novice sky watchers, the total solar eclipse on April 8 is projected to be the U.S.’s largest mass travel event in 2024.
In the U.S., the path of totality begins in Texas and will travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience the total solar eclipse, according to NASA.
“Eclipse Across America,” will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well as network social media platforms.
So, get out your protective sunglasses and look up into the sky.. Be Safe.
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Get Inspired. Take Action. Be part of the green revolution.
Earth Day is April 22, 2024
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Demand Change – Rapidly phase out all single use plastics, urgently push for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, and call for an end to fast fashion.
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Babies vs. Plastics – This report, the first of five such reports, offers an over-view of some of the latest research studying the impacts of microplastics on the health of young babies and children.
Do your part and let preserve Planet Earth. Home to all of us. https://www.earthday.org/
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Presently I’m on my annual FWSA International Travel ski week in Madonna di Campiglio, and will be here from 23 Feb – 3 Mar. And after that I’ll be in Milan, Verona, and La Spezia for the extension week, returning soon 11 March. This is my first time skiing Madonna so I’m looking forward to new scenery, meeting new people and, as usual, great Italian cuisine.
FWSF’s Spring See’s Yum-Raising
FWSF is launching their Spring See’s Yum-Raising event. The Far West Ski Foundation, founded in 1964, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to conducting fundraising programs to provide grants to non-profit organizations that support adaptive and rehabilitative snowsports programs, athletic scholarships for junior racers, and various snowsports industry initiatives. If you are a chocoholic and interested in supporting the See’s Yum-Raising event then take a gander at the flyer in the newsletter.
2025 NSC Ski Week
The 20245 NSC Ski Week will be at Sun Peaks, BC with a tentative date from 25 January to 1 February. So mark your calendar and start planning on a ski week to Canada’s second largest resort with 4,700 skiable terrain acres. Also, check your passport’s expiration date.
Board Nominations
Now that it’s March it’s time to think about Board Nominations for the 2024-25 season. If anyone has an interest in joining the board for the next season and has questions about what it entails then just drop a note to any of the current board members, or perhaps you have someone in mind to nominate for the board. Please keep in mind that the Nisei Ski Club relies on volunteers to be on the board and undertake the running of the club. It’s not all work and no play. Board meetings this year have been online using Zoom. It is a convenience to attend a Zoom board meeting from the comfort of home, but I do miss the face-to-face interaction and the lunches afterward.
QotM: Passion is the genesis of genius – Galileo Galilei
by Karen Soo, Trip Director
Fifty NSC members gathered for a week of skiing at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We didn’t get any fresh powder but we did have a great time.
We left SFO and flew into Jackson Hole, Wyoming arriving in the afternoon. It was a simple, quick flight. We arrived on time and our 2 shuttle buses were waiting for us. On the way to Teton Village, we made a pitstop at Albertsons where the frenzies had an hour to shop. It looked like a scene from the Supermarket Sweep game show.
It’s Saturday night and we decided to unpacked, get hydrated and settled in with a home cook pasta dinner. We were ready for our first day of skiing the next morning.
Highlights of the Trip – First day of skiing and It was quite Foggy – No sun in sight. Braille skiing is what I was told.
We all know about the outcome of the 49ners performance at the Superbowl. Don’t forget, they did win the NFC Championship game. Our condo Rendezvous D4 had a NFC Championship potluck gathering with Rendezvous B2. Frank Chang and his buddies are 49ner Season ticket holders. So, its customary that we watch the crucial game together. We wore our 49ner gear proudly and we decorated the condo with 49ners banner. Just a reminder that it was a somber mood for the first half of the game, then the cheers came on for the 2nd half. On to the Superbowl … you all know what happened there. Sniff, Sniff
Monday – Another foggy day and I’m already taking a day off. Yes, I’m becoming a wimp with my gimpy knee.
Tuesday – Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds. A great day of skiing.
We had our traditional NSC Condo potluck. Rendezvous and Teewinot combined forces and held our pot luck dinner in 2 Rendezvous condos.
Some delicious highlights were Shepherd pie, Midnight noodles (I need the recipe – Chris Yee) Tamale casserole and numerous healthy salads. 7-layer Jello and Nuttzo – 4 ingredient cookies that were also a hit. ( SEE WEBSITE FOR RECIPE) We had about 22 people participating between the 2 condos.
Nez Perce had their own potluck across the street with Steam salmon and Mac and Cheese. Everyone stayed within their building. Who wants to walk in the cold on frozen ice? Just to cross the street for more food. Forget about that.
Wednesday – Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds.
It was beautiful on top. I can actually see where I’m going. But once I hit that cloud layer, it was blindfolds on. This was not good for my gimpy knee. We met for lunch daily at the Rendezvous Lodge at 12:00pm. Tables were held for our members and we ate together, chatted and figure out where to ski next.
Our condo went to town that evening and had our dinner at the Gun Barrel Steak and Game House. We feasted in Elk Loin, with red wine and huckleberry reduction and slow roasted Bison Prime Rib – Medium rare. No complaints from the carnivores at the table.
Thursday – Another Inversion Blue Sky Day – Blue skies above the clouds.
I took the tram out at the end of the day with Sandy. We took pictures and tried out the waffles at Corbet Cabin. We didn’t ski down around the Volkswagen size moguls, but we did have the tram to ourselves and enjoyed the music and view. Check out the Video
That evening, NSC hosted the farewell dinner at the Mangy Moose located at the base of the mountain.
We feasted on Jumbo shrimp skewers with garlic, lemon, old bay and buttermilk fried chicken sliders with, tangy fire sauce, pickle, ranch, slaw, fried onion.
There was a buffet set up of Prime Rib, Steel head trout and grilled vegetables. Everyone had a ticket for 2 drinks and I’m thinking some of the Hawaiians boys from our condo ordered some expensive MaCallen12 year old whiskey. $$$
Friday – Our last day of skiing.
It was cloudy and a storm was predicted for Friday evening/ Saturday morning.
I took my last runs and took another ride on the Aerial Tram. Something about the view is so amazing.
On Saturday, we departed from our condo without any hiccups. No snow storm in sight. We said our goodbyes and reminisce the fun times we had together.
More Highlights
We had 15 newbie members on the trip. I’m still waiting for an article about their first-time experiences on a weeklong trip with NSC.
ZDid you hear about the moose on the loose that galloped down a green run near the base and made headline news. (Article) 2nd Article
I think this is the same moose that was hanging outside at our condo. It was a young bull with one antler. I think it’s the same moose – See the pics and compare them for yourself.
It was great trip. It was fun meeting and skiing with the old and new members.
We hope you next year at Sun Peaks, Canada in 2025 . Are you coming? Please fill out those Survey…
by Dorise Ouye, NSC Member
I just want to thank everyone that attended the Jackson Hole weeklong ski trip. This is my first-time experience on a ski trip with NSC. The members were friendly and they made me feel welcomed. A really nice group of people. I normally don’t ski with groups or out of state and this was a totally new experience for me.
A special thank you to the advanced skiers (Armand, Wendy and Wayland). Their patience was tested when I skied with them at Grand Targhee. I appreciated all the tips on and off the slopes. My first time skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I had the chance to visit the Jackson’s National Elk Refuge with Carol W and Ahn. Prior to the trip, I had never eaten bison or elk.
Visiting St John’s hospital wasn’t planned on my agenda. But thanks to Carol F who drove us multiple times to those hospital visits.
We had fun time shopping around the town square in Jackson Hole. We stopped by the Million Dollar Bar & Silver Dollar bar. At the end, it was a very memorable trip.
Thanks to NSC board for all of your hard work and coordination. I just want to let you know that I appreciated all the work you did to make this a successful trip.
Mar 1
by Armand Gutierrez, President
The Nisei Ski Club (NSC) had their ski week at Jackson Hole, Wy, and was joined by members of the Hawaiian Snowriders to honor Lloyd Maeda in a slope side memorial. Lloyd’s friends from the Hawaiian Snowriders included Jay Fukuda, Ed Ho, and Wesley Lum. They had traveled from Hawaii to join NSC for a week of skiing at Jackson Hole, Wy. From 27 January – 3 February.
So who was Lloyd? Lloyd loved to snowboard with his friend Roland Kutaka (they were from the dark side) in the club they organized called the Hawaiian Snowriders, with Jay Fukuda, Ed Ho, Beverly Uemura, Randy Chu, Tom Ho, Fran Tone, Stephen Sang, and Dave Lee. Jackson Hole was one of Lloyd’s favorite places to snowboard. In November of 2014 Lloyd, aged 59, passed after several years of suffering from the effects of Lou Gehrig’s disease. In 2015 the Nisei Ski Club held their annual ski week trip in Jackson Hole, and it was befitting that we decided, with the blessings of his family, to spread some of his ashes here at Jackson Hole off of the Casper chair lift, at the base of the grove of trees between the Sleeping Indian and Wide Open runs.
On Tuesday, 30 January, members of NSC joined the Hawaiian boys to visit with them at the same location, had a toast of Jack Daniels and Fireball and enjoyed each other’s company. The 3 days we had been skiing here had been overcast and near whiteout conditions caused by fog, but Lloyd cleared the fog with some blue skies for us today! He watched over us while we are here and to keep us safe from harm. We miss you and will see you again. Aloha and ahui hou.
A little tribute from Jay Fukuda
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
What a difference 9 years make. Here is the NSC group picture from 2015 and 2024.
Can you spot yourself?
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
This month we are posting a cookie recipe. The cookies were made and served at the NSC Jackson Hole Potluck Night on Tuesday.
Thanks to Carolyn Wong, she packed a large cookie sheet in the bottom of her luggage.
This recipe requires only 4 ingredients.
The fun part after eating the cookies is picking out the fine seeds (Chia Seeds, Flax seeds) that got stuck under your crowns and in between your teeth. Sharpen those pinky nails or using a good toothpick will do the job,
This recipe is for a 26-ounce container of Nuttzo purchased from Costco. Skippy or Jiffy smooth peanut butter or almond butter may be substituted for the Nuttzo.
Enjoy
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Ingredients
| Nuttzo | Brown Sugar | Regular Sugar | Baking Soda | Eggs | Makes (small) |
| 52 oz (2 Jars) | 13 oz (368 g) | 13 oz (368 g) | Pinch (1/4 tsp) | 5 | 10 dozen (120) |
| 26 oz (1 jar) | 6.5 oz (185 g) | 6.5 oz (185 g) | Pinch (1/4 tsp) | 3 | 5 dozen (60) |
| 260 g (1 cup) | 65 g | 65 g | Pinch (1/4 tsp) | 1 | |
| ORIGINAL PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE RECIPE | |||||
| 1 Cup | 1 Cup Brown Sugar | X | 1 tsp | 1 | |
Notes:
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Here’s interesting article that was printed in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the price of lift tickets.
The price of lift tickets keeps going up. Eventually, we either pay the price or find another sport that is a little less expensive like pickleball or golfing on the weekdays. What do you think?
https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/private-ski-lesson-cost-lake-tahoe-18652272.php
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Dragon! Yes, the Chinese New Year starts February 10thand celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 17th. People born in the year of the Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, etc.) are often considered to be charismatic, ambitious, adventurous, and fearless.
Well, it’s happening again: the atmospheric river is cruising at altitude over northern California bringing wind, rain, snow, and stay-at-home conditions. On the bright side, our snow-capped mountains in the Tahoe area are the recipients of increased snowfall, and that is always a good thing.
2024 NSC Jackson Hole
The Jackson Hole crew has returned from a great week of skiing in the fog, a few sunny days, return of the fog, and a few days of light snow at the end of the week. Unusual warmer-than-normal temps caused by an inversion layer created the low-visibility fog and it was necessary to use “the force” to guide us down the hill. Look for eyewitness reports in the March newsletter.
QotM: No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot. – Mark Twain
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
In the summer of 2022, I attended the NSC picnic at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale. Food was always the main focus at NSC events. There were plenty of pot luck dishes to try. One particular pot luck dish that stuck to my mind was Carol Takeda’s Pea Salad.
This salad was simple and crunchy. The best part… it contains bacon. YUMS.
The recipe calls for one teaspoon of Beau Monde seasoning. I had never heard of this seasoning but I googled it and you can get a jar on Amazon.
https://spiceislands.com/product/beau-monde/
You can also make your own Beau Monde seasoning. See the simple recipe below.
Or be like Carol and don’t put it in at all.
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4
Ingredients
1. Make dressing with Beau Monde seasoning, sour cream and mayonnaise.
2. Chop celery very fine.
3. Chop onions very fine.
4. Mix altogether with the peas. Before serving add the Spanish peanuts and crispy bacon
Beau Monde Seasoning
Toss it in a jar with about 6 – 10 grains of rice if you live in a humid environment and plan on opening and shutting the jar a few times over a couple of months. Shake it up good, that’s pretty much it.
Feb 1
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Happy Valentines Day!!
Just a friendly reminder Valentine’s Day is February 14th. Don’t forget to get your sweetheart flowers, chocolates and a Valentine’s Day card. Date the card!!
Here are some of my favorite “Love” tunes to get you into that romantic mood. See if you remember these hits.
Feb 1
by Karen Soo, Trip Director
SOLD
Nisei Ski Club member Allen Hu has a brand new ski boot to sell. Unfortunately. the boot is too tight for him. Send him an email if you are interested. athu2kus@gmail.com or speak to him at the Jackson Hole Trip.
S/Pro 120 Ski Boots 2020 – Men’s
Item No 935831 Condition – NEW
Size 25.5
Original Price – $699.95
NOW – $379.00
PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Dragon! Yes, the Chinese New Year starts February 10th and celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 17th. People born in the year of the Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, etc.) are often considered to be charismatic, ambitious, adventurous, and fearless.
It was with hopeful anticipation that pursuing my skiing pleasures would come to pass before the Christmas holidays, but alas, Mother Nature just wasn’t cooperating. The snow conditions at Tahoe were less than ideal and the three major resorts (Northstar, Palisades, and Heavenly) were only operating 2-3 lifts and only a handful of bunny runs, not quit enticing enough for me to make a 4-hour drive to Tahoe. So, another season is starting late for me. But, recent weather patterns look favorable for more snowfall and an early January trip looks very promising and I need to get on the sticks before Jackson Hole.
2024 NSC Jackson Hole – 27 January to 3 February
Our ski week to Jackson Hole, a skiers mountain, is coming up at the end of the month. Jackson Hole has been receiving some good snowfall and, as I always say, more is better. The Jackson Hole Orientation meeting is on Saturday, 13 January and the Evite has been sent out, so let me know if you did not receive the Evite (president@niseiskiclub.org). Come by if you can to pick up your souvenir jacket, luggage tags from Sports America, and to meet and greet your fellow skiers.
QotM: Every time someone comes up with a foolproof solution, along comes a more-talented fool.
Jan 1
by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024
Eating and gathering were always centered around our club and club members.
This year I will be posting recipes from The Official Nisei Ski Club Recipe Book.
Recipes from this book were used at many NSC events. The weekend ski trips, annual picnics and pot luck parties.
The first NSC Recipe Book was written in 1975. This was immediately followed by another book in 1997. Annie Ogata was NSC president 1997-1998 and NSC was celebrating the 40th anniversary.
Just a reminder, we just celebrated NSC 65th Anniversary in October 2023
In 2005, Judy Hom and Winston Fong printed copies of our cookbook and sold copies at Nikkei Traditions. This was a way to raise money for our club.
Maybe we can bring this cookbook back? Who is interested in The Official Nisei Ski Club Recipe Book? Send me an email. newsletter@niseiskiclub.org.
The first recipe is our famous Chinese Chicken salad that we made and sold at the annual Nikkei Matsuri in Japan town in San Jose.
We sold Chicken Salad as a fund raiser. We sold over 2000 bowls of chicken salads.
The preparation took 2 days and 60 members to cook and shred the chicken, clean and cut the lettuce and finally mixing the salad dressing. We had to follow food temperature protocol and made sure the salad is chilled properly before selling to the public.
SO MUCH WORK!!
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Ingredients
Reprinted from the Nisei Ski Club Recipe Cookbook
1976 – 1977 was a drought year and NSC made Chicken Salad for a fund raiser at the San Joe Japanese American Community Bicentennial Celebration. This has since become known as Nikkei Matsuri and NSC made $400.00 from sales of the salad with this recipe!
Preparation Time – 1 day ahead Serving: 4,000 bowls
Ingredients
Dressing
In a 30-gallon pot, mix dressing ingredients vigorously. Stabilizer may be used to make the dressing thicker, approximately 1 cup. Combine salad ingredients just before serving and mix with dressing.
Here’s the ingredients for smaller proportions:
Dressing:
Here are some pictures from the last time we participated at Nikkei Matsuri in 2011, 2010 and 2008
by Karen Soo, Trip Director
Klaus Obermeyer is 104 years old and still telling great ski stories.
While Klaus no longer turns down Buttermilk, he is still present in the office and is active every day stretching and practicing Aikido.
Read his incredible story here.
by Karen Soo, Trip Director
During the time I worked for Marmot, we would attend the annual sales meeting at Lake Tahoe. After the meetings, we would mingle and talk to the sales people. Dinner and drinks led to the our shot ski competition. Basically taking shots from a shot glass that was attached to the ski. The goal was to take shots without spilling any whiskey. 3 people standing shoulder to shoulder.
Breckenridge just broke the record for the longest Shot-Ski with 485 skis connected together, 2469 feet long and connecting 1377 people.
by Armand Gutierrez, President
Tahoe ski resorts are open, although they have very few lifts and runs open. But still, I guess it’s better than bare slopes. Tahoe resorts were hoping to open early this year (by Thanksgiving) but lack of precipitation didn’t bring the Winter Wonderland, and more snow is needed if they want to get this skier to spend four hours of driving time (one-way) up to Tahoe. Next to Thanksgiving perhaps the Christmas season is my favorite time of the year. There’s nothing like listening to Christmas music (old standards and new versions), watching the neighbors put up Christmas lights and decorations, and everyone getting into that Christmas spirit that permeates the atmosphere. And then again, it also means that the ski season is starting and the white slopes of Tahoe will once again become my playground. This is when Mother Nature does some of her best work, laying down a carpet of endless snowflakes and transforming the hillsides and mountain vistas into a true Winter Wonderland
2024 NSC Jackson Hole – 27 January to 3 February
Everything is in place for the Jackson Hole trip in January. Unlike last year with our Breckenridge trip there will be an Orientation Meeting in January and you will be notified with an Evite in early December. There will be a Potluck Dinner on Tuesday and a Farewell Dinner on Thursday. Since our group is spread across three buildings it is probably prudent to have each building host a potluck dinner. Info about the Grand Targhee day trip on Wednesday is forthcoming; just want to confirm the pickup points. Hopefully you will get a chance to get a few days of skiing in before the trip. You know, just to limber up those legs and find out what hurts and what doesn’t hurt.
Christmas Greetings
This has been a good year for NSC with the altitude-challenging Breckenridge trip, the annual Luau/Membership Meeting picnic, a 65th Anniversary Reunion dinner, several Pickleball events, and a Bowling event. On behalf of the NSC board I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
QotM: If you’re going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country – Victor Borge
