I know it seems early for most people, but it really is time to start thinking of who should be on your board of directors next year.  Actually, we should be thinking about it as soon as the previous elections are over.  We should always be on the lookout for people who are energetic and seem to know how to get things done.  If you are one of these people, think about volunteering yourself, as Allen Hu, David Jensen  and Frank Chang did last year.  We welcome new board members without experience and don’t consider it too bold to volunteer.  All we request is a desire to help your club in the following year and in return, you will get a new sense of satisfaction and new friendships with other board members.   So if you are one of these people or know someone who meets these qualifications, please step up and identify yourself.  We also need a few people to be on the nominations committee.Our by-laws state that at least one member who is not already
on the board serve on this committee. To express your interest in the board or to recommend a
potential board member, contact Alice Horio at vicepresident@niseiskiclub.org

My first trip with NSC was Squaw Valley – a new resort for me, one time Olympic host, a place I’d heard about through friends and the media. One thing I noticed was the high elevation – at 6200 ft the resort entrance was already pretty high up. When I reached the top of the Funitel where my lesson was held,  it was 8200 ft and overlooking the lake at the highest resort I’d visited aside from Heavenly. That day fog covered the Lake, making it appear mysterious. Some of the newcomers in my class had not realized that it was the Lake.

John, the instructor on my first day, taught us how to ski in low-, bumpy, and high-sloped terrain. I was excited and confident to be in the class. We learned to turn our uphill knee out Read the rest of this entry »

A man walks into a hardware store and picks up an item. He asks the clerk “How much for 1?” The clerk says “Fifty cents”. “How about for 36?” asks the man. “That would be $1.” says the clerk. “Well then, how much for 105?” asks the man. “That would cost $1.50.” says the clerk. What was the man trying to buy?

Too easy? Try this one:
Take 10 objects and place them so that they form 5 rows of 4 objects each. The rows will be all the same length and the spacing between adjacent objects is all the same.

Owls: A parliament of owls
Parrots: A company of parrots
Partridges: A covey of partridges
Peacock:A muster or ostentation of peacocks
Plovers: A wing or congregation of plovers
Pheasants: A bouquet or nide of pheasants
Rabbits: A nest of rabbits
Rattlesnakes: A rhumba of rattlesnakes

The Nisei Ski Club is offering you a special deal if you have never been on one of our bus trips and if have never been a member of NSC. If you bring your own roommate, then each of you will pay only $110 for one of our weekend bus trips (normally $145 for members and $160 for non-members). If you don’t have your own roommate, then we can assign one to you. Furthermore, if you decide to come back for a second or third trip, you will receive a free membership to NSC for the remainder of the year and you can sign up for the bus trips at the member rate. (Click “read more” below for more details).

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