by Armand Gutierrez, President

It’s June and the start of the 2024-2025 NSC season. Our recent elections resulted in several changes to the board – one board member “retired” and one board member is replacing the retired board member. Thanks to all of you that took the time to vote, and you can read the full election results in Karen Soo’s article.

NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic

The NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, July 21st, so mark your calendars. As usual the club will be providing beverages and a lunch entrée and you can bring a favorite side dish. Details will be on the Picnic Flyer.

2025 NSC Ski Week

The 2025 NSC Ski Week will be at Sun Peaks, BC from 1-8 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

QotM: Never confront seven men when packing a six-gun – Col. Sherman Potter

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

Here are the results, 37 NSC members out of our 89 members voted (41.5 %).

Thank you to the 37 members who took the time to vote.

Congratulations to our Newly Elected Board Members for 2024-2025.

President – Armand Gutierrez

Vice President – Jeanne Katsuro

Trip Director – Karen Soo

Treasurer – Frank Chang

Newsletter Editor – Karen Soo

Membership Chairperson – NA

Board Members:

          Curtis Otaguro

          Joel Hayashida

          Roland Lee

          Jeff Honda

We want to thank Tina Woo who served on the Nisei Ski Club as Membership Chairperson for 5 years, and the board appreciated all her hard work and devotion to the Nisei Ski Club.

At our May Board meeting we discussed that there was no new Membership Chairperson nominated/elected, so Armand Gutierrez volunteered to assume that position with the Board’s approval. He has the experience with Mailer Lite, our new mailing and membership database program.

We are excited about having new energy on our Board to help us grow our club with new and exciting ideas for Ski and Social Events.

Congratulations again!

by Tina Woo, Membership

June marks the start of the 2024-2025 Nisei Ski Club season.  Beginning May, you can take advantage of the $5 discount if you sign up before June 8th. ( We’re extending the date for another week)

Download and complete the membership form here and mail form and check to Armand Gutierrez.

Membership Form

The 2024 ski season has been phenomenal with incredible snowfall history. With record storms many of the California resorts have extended their seasons.  You can ski at both Mammoth Ski and Palisades Ski Resorts through Memorial Day, May 27, 2024.

The board of Nisei Ski Club is continuing to meet monthly and discuss plans for this upcoming year.  We strive to provide community and camaraderie for our members. 

The Nisei Ski Club board is excited to announce several events scheduled for the balance of the year.  We have an event almost every month; from a Livermore hike in May, bike ride in June,  the annual luau picnic in July, a possible bowling event in August, a Mah Jong event in September, the Eastern Canada trip in October and a third annual November pickleball event. And, don’t forget Sun Peaks in January/February 2025!! Come and join us!

We look forward to seeing you at one of our events!

by Roland Lee, Board Member

Join Nisei Ski Club for bike ride around the Tiburon Loop on Saturday, June 15th, 2024

Bike riders are welcome to join the event. If you are not planning to ride, you can visit the 24th Annual Tiburon Classic & Exotic car show. There is also a Museum on the water front walkway path at the end of the car show. http://tiburonclassiccarshow.com/home/

The NSC bike ride, car show, and museum are all free.

We will meet for lunch after the bike ride. There are restaurants on the main road near the Tiburon Ferry.

Electric bikes can be rented at the Trek bike store next to CHP office in Corte Madera.  They cost $ 100.00 for 24-hours.

RSVP by Wednesday June, 12
Please let us know if you are a Bike Rider or Non-Bike Rider.
Email to Roland Lee Tiburonloop@niseiskiclub.org

See the attaché Flyer below –

by Karen Soo, Trip Director

Please join us on Sunday, July 21st at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale for our annual Nisei Ski Club Luau Picnic.

Time – 12:00pm – 5:00pm

You will receive your Evite invitation in July.

Please RSVP no later than July 18th, so we can order the right amount of food for the picnic.

NISEI SKI CLUB LUAU PICNIC INFO

Join us and meet your fellow members.

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

Come on out and volunteer your time to help the local community.

Mountain View Buddhist Temple is having their annual The Obon Festival.

Dates – Saturday, July 13^th and Sunday, July 14^th.

Save those dates. We would like our members to participate and lend a hand with the bazaar.

In the past years Nisei Ski Club members had volunteered at the Obon Festival Beer booth. You know how that goes. A little pour, a little taste on the side. BURP..

This year, the Mountain View Buddhist Temple (MVBT) Obon Festival bazaar committee members are developing an online volunteer sign-up page for the various activities and booths leading up to the bazaar and during the two-day bazaar on Saturday, July 13^th and Sunday, July 14^th. 

At this time, the sign-up site is still in “the work in progress” stage and will not be ready for the June newsletter.

We will keep you up to date as we get more information.

Thank you for stepping up to the plate to VOLUNTEER!

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

Summer is just around the corner. Here is a dish that’s perfect for a hot summer day and great dish to bring to a NSC potluck. Its cool, refreshing and easy to make.

Somen salad is a popular Hawaiian dish consisting of cold Somen noodles mixed with dressing, variety of meats and veggies.

You have an option of stuffing the Somen salad into these Japanese fried tofu pouches call Aburaage.

Aburaage is Japanese deep-fried tofu pouches. It’s used extensively in Japanese cuisine, such as in inari sushi, miso soup, topping for soba, udon noodles, stews, and hot pots.  You can purchase these items in your local Asian Supermarket like Ranch 99.

These Somen noodles stuffed in the tofu pockets reminds me of little footballs. They so to eat too.

Reminder, the NSC picnic in coming up on July 21st any volunteers willing to make this dish?

Bon Appetit – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.

Preparation time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2 Bundles Somen noodles
• 1 Medium head of lettuce, shredded or 2 cups of seaweed salad
• 2 eggs beaten with
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto
  • 2 teaspoons sugar. Make into crepe and then slice into julienne strips.
• 4 stalks green onions, sliced
• 1/2 red kamaboko, cut into julienne strips.
• 1 cup ham, cut into julienne strips (or use shredded chicken or beef)

Dressing:

• 1/4 cup white sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/4 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
• grated fresh ginger

To make dressing:

Combine all ingredients in jar and shake well.

To make salad:

Cook noodles in boiling water until done. Do not overcook. Rinse under cold running water until cool and then drain.

Assemble salad by putting shredded lettuce on the bottom of 13”x9” dish. Arrange noodles on top of lettuce, then top with eggs, kamaboko, ham, and green onions.

Chill thoroughly. Just before serving, pour dressing over the entire salad

Optional – Mix Somen salad together and stuff them in the tofu pockets and serve. The tofu pockets are already cooked and seasoned, you just need to drain the excess liquid, and it’s ready to use.

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

“Altitude with Attitude”

Far West Ski Association’s 91^st 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.

2024-FWSA-Convention-FlyerDownload

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.