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Ski Club Guide 2019-2020 Serving ski clubs since 1934
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Welcome to the
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK
SKI COUNCIL, INC.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council, known as the
Met Council, has served ski clubs since 1934. Celebrating
our 86th year. This not-for-profit organization is dedicated
to promoting amateur skiing through its member clubs.
The Met Council provides a forum for information
exchange, offers timely news on skiing and ski club
activities, secures lift ticket discounts and other special
deals, and advertises club ski trips and inter-club race
competitions whenever possible.
Member of the National Ski Council Federation (NSCF) www.skifederation.org
United States Ski And Snowboard Association (USSA) www.USSA.org and the
National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) www.nsaa.org.
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The Met Council THANKS these advertisers
for their support
A-Basin .............................................. 1 Pocono Mountains.......................... 24
Belleayre Mountain............................ 4 Share Winter Foundation................71
Big SNOW American Dream.....40-41 Shawnee Mountain.......................... 25
Bolton Valley..................................... 75 Ski Can.............................................. 35
Catamount..........................................54 Ski and Ride New York.................. 23
Chestnut Productions...................... 56 Ski History......................................... 42
Cochran’s Ski Area.......................... 73 Ski Sundown..................................... 23
Glisons Snowboards.....................38-39 Smugglers Notch............................... 6
Gore Mountain................................. 53 Sportube.............................................. 3
Greek Peak Mountain..................... 37 Sugarbush......................................... 57
Hotel Northwood............................ 76 Taos Ski Valley................................. 56
Killington............................................ 2 Thunder Ridge................................. 53
Loon Mountain..................................57 Transpack............................................ 5
Merit Group...................................... 74 Waterville Valley................................ 26
Montage Mountain...........Back Cover Whiteface Lake Placid.............. Inside
Mount Peter.......................................75 ............................................Back Cover
Mount Snow..................................... 36 Windham Mountain........................ 72
Mount Southington........................ 52 Zermatt Utah Adventure
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer................. 51 Resorts................................................42
Peak Resort.................................. Inside
............................................Front Cover
PRW Sports Luggage........................45
8The Met Council THANKS these advertisers
for their support
A-Basin .............................................. 1 Pocono Mountains.......................... 24
Belleayre Mountain............................ 4 Share Winter Foundation................71
Big SNOW American Dream.....40-41 Shawnee Mountain.......................... 25
Bolton Valley..................................... 75 Ski Can.............................................. 35
Chestnut Productions...................... 56 Ski and Ride New York.................. 23
Cochran’s Ski Area.......................... 73 Ski History......................................... 42
Glisons Snowboards.....................38-39 Ski Sundown..................................... 23
Gore Mountain................................. 53 Smugglers Notch............................... 6
Greek Peak Mountain..................... 37 Sportube.............................................. 3
Hotel Northwood............................ 76 Sugarbush......................................... 57
Killington............................................ 2 Taos Ski Valley................................. 56
Loon Mountain..................................57 Thunder Ridge................................. 53
Merit Group...................................... 74 Transpack............................................ 5
Montage Mountain...........Back Cover Waterville Valley................................ 26
Mount Peter.......................................75 Whiteface Lake Placid.............. Inside
Mount Snow..................................... 36 ............................................Back Cover
Mount Southington........................ 52 Windham Mountain........................ 72
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer................. 51 Zermatt Utah Adventure
Peak Resort.................................. Inside Resorts................................................42
............................................Front Cover
PRW Sports Luggage........................45
8Introduction
THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SKI COUNCIL is a non-profit organiza-
tion dedicated to the sport of skiing which embodies recreational skiing - Alpine
and Nordic -and amateur ski competition, in the form of intra-club and inter-club
races. Our interclub race, held continuously since 1936, this our 85th anniversary
year, one of the oldest Alpine races.
The Met Council’s ski clubs with a total membership close to 8,000 reflect all
interests. Some recall our backgrounds, for example, the Norsemen, Swedish
and German Ski Clubs; some our workplaces like Grumman or LILCO; others
residence locations like New York, Suffolk and Garden City; and even National
history - the Tenth Mountain Division. The Council is a forum for local, national
and international skiing concerns. It organizes special events and presentations,
develops programs, listens to gripes and praises, all part of the friendly and invig-
orating sport of skiing. Its efforts are very important in helping support the U.S.
Olympic Team, the Ski Hall of Fame and working with the U.S. Ski Association
and the National Ski Patrol System. “Special effort is continuing to work with the
United Ski Industries Association, the new name for the merged National Ski
Areas Association with the Ski Industries of America and now known as USIA,
located at 8377-B Greensboro Drive, McLean, Virginia, 22102; re promotions
geared toward safety in skiing programs and the new skier campaign”.
American Skiing was born more than 100 years ago with the Nansen Ski Club of
Berlin, N.H. and Norwegian settlers of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. After
the turn of the century, the National Ski Association was formed, followed by its
first division, The Eastern Amateur Ski Association chartered at Saranac Lake,
N.Y. in 1922. When the Federation International de Ski (FIS) was formed
(Chamonix, 1924) the National Organization joined them.
Due to the distance between New York City and these organizations the regional
Met Council was begun here in 1934. Since then Eastern has dissolved and USSA
has moved to Park City, Utah, making the Met Council an even more important
forum for Eastern Skiing.
Founders of the Met Council were an important factor in leading the U.S. ski
movement, and witness Roland Palmedo, who played a great part in the original
development in Stowe, later starting his own ski area - Mad River Glen. He was
instrumental in the early stages of the National Ski Patrol, carrying the number 2.
About this time the Metropolitan New York Ski Patrol was formed with Ken
Littlefield as chairman. The Patrol newspaper ‘Trail Sweep” was
started by Ken Littlefield and later carried on by Tom Ludwig, also a council
member. Another council member, John Clair, Jr., served for 25 years as Regional
Chairman of the Metropolitan New York Region Ski Patrol.
Although fewer than ten percent of our membership actively compete, we enjoy
and support competition.
Over the years this council has been host to American and Foreign ski teams and
VIP’s visiting the United States largely because of it’s location and because of the
efforts of the late John Clair, Jr.
9Metropolitan New York Ski Council
Harry Walter Voege Memorial Scholarship
The Council is offering a $1000 scholarship for our third year.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council Scholarship application is
available on line at www.metnyski.org.
Although the prerequisites for applying call for the applications to be
members of the MNYSC for two seasons (either as a single member
or part of a family membership), there shall be a relaxing of that
prerequisite for the years 2019-2020 scholarship award as follows:
For all award years the applicant must have a parent or grandparent
who has been a member of the current and past season with no
requirement that the applicant be a member.
Applications must be post-marked by April 15th. Applications must
be postmarked or dropped off on or before the due date.
You may mail your application to:
Harry Walter Voege Memorial Scholarship
c/o Metropolitan New York Ski Council
1019 Fort Salonga Road
Suite 10 # 235, Northport NY 11768
Metropolitan New York Ski Council is a Member of
the National Ski Council Federation
The National Ski Council Federation is comprised of twenty-five
ski councils throughout the United States. The organization's mis-
sion is to strengthen councils, with industry participation, so they
may better serve clubs through communications, education and benefits, and to influence
issues relevant to snowsports and ski clubs.
Metropolitan New York Ski Council is an Associated
Member of the National Ski Areas Association
The National Ski Areas Association is the trade association for ski area
owners and operators. The association's primary objective is to meet the
needs of ski area owners and operators nationwide and to foster, stimulate
and promote growth in the industry.
Metropolitan New York Ski Council is an Associated
Member of the SnowSport Industries America
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has a long tradition of pro-
moting snow sports on behalf of their 700+ members, which
include suppliers, retailers, reps, resorts, service providers and
everyone in between.
10Letter from Chairman
Hello and welcome to the 2019/2020 Metropolitan New York Ski Council (MNYSC)
Guidebook. Hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful season.
First I would like to thank the advertisers in the guidebook. I would not be able to publish this
guidebook without their generosity and support. Please support the Resorts, Mountains, Lodges,
and Suppliers. Let them know you saw their ad in this guidebook.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council represents skiers and boarders from New York City,
Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Southern Connecticut. The MNYSC is
a proud member of the National Ski Council Federation. The Federation represents Councils
throughout the United States. Their mission is to strengthen Councils, with industry participa-
tion, so they can better serve member clubs through communication, benefits, education and
to influence issues relevant to snow sports.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council has been in existence since 1934. We have over 47
clubs. More are joining every season. Check out the club information in the guidebook, we have
clubs for everyone. The main advantage for joining a club is the FUN you will have, being able
to make new friends, ski or board with others who have the same abilities as you yourself. Clubs
connect people who have a passion for the sport. Also the discounts offered with being a
member of a club. The MNYSC offers discounted lift tickets to multiple mountains in the
Northeast. You will also see discounted Council days in the guidebook. You will need to be
a club member to take advantage of these offers.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council is also proud members of these organizations, the
National Ski Areas Association, United States Ski & Snowboard Association, Ski Areas of New
York, National Ski Council Federation and the Snowsports Industries of America. We are also a
proud supporter of the International Skiing History Association and the Share Winter
Foundation.
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council also offers a $1,000 scholarship to high school
seniors looking to attend college and college students already enrolled. It is the Harry Walter
Voege Memorial Scholarship. The information may be found in the guidebook or on our
website www.METNYSKI.org.
The annual race will be held at Pico Mountain, Saturday January 25, 2020. Last season we
raised over $5,000 during our after race party that went to various charities and organizations
that help support and promote the snowsports.
Please support the smaller mountains in your area. They are the areas that will most likely be
someone’s first time to either ski or board. The local areas are close and you can get a lot of
runs in. We need to bring more people onto the slopes. The sport needs to keep growing.
So if you know someone who might be looking to start, bring them with you the next time you
go and get them started. Let them get a chance to enjoy the sport as much as you do. Nothing
beats a beautiful day on the slopes. The beginners are the future of the sport. Let’s try to get as
many new people on the slopes as we can.
Hope to see you all out on the slopes this season. Pray for SNOW!
Michael Calderone, Chairman
COUNCIL OFFICERS
Chairman Michael Calderone (917) 217-8314 skimikec@aol.com
Vice Chairman Jeffrey Meyer (631) 471-2129 Jeffski@optonline.net
Secretary Doris Neugebauer (212) 877-7005 skiclub@miramar.org
Treasurer Don Wong (732) 865-3142 Doo.Wong@fmr.com
Past Chairman William Le Seur (516) 596-0362 WFL4700@aol.com
Newsletter & Web Site Lenny Sanz info@leonardsanz.com
1019 Fort Salonga Road, Suite 10 # 235, Northport NY 11768
METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SKI COUNCIL, INC.
www.metnyski.comNATIONAL SKI COUNCIL FEDERATION HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING AT JACKSON, WYOMING
The National Ski Council Federation held its 2019 Annual Meeting Sept. 5-8
at the Springhill Suites by Marriott, Jackson, Wyoming.
Participating were council delegates, Federation officers and committee
chairs representing 20 councils whose member clubs span the United States.
Nineteen ski industry representatives participated in the meeting.
“Our annual meeting provides ski council delegates and industry representa-
tives the opportunity to come together to discuss subjects of mutual interest
and to understand them from our different perspectives,” said Lisa Beregi,
NSCF president.
Participants discussed a variety of topics of interest to ski clubs and coun-
cils and the ski industry. Topics included the impact of AirBNB and VRBO
on traditional business models; an update on the EPIC and IKON passes;
club, council and ski industry relationships; managing unexpected issues on ski
trips; attracting new club members; and long-range organizational planning.
Delegates elected the following officers to serve for two years: President,
Lisa Beregi (Crescent Ski Council – Southeastern U.S); Vice President, Cheryl
Mann (Texas Ski Council); Treasurer, Greg Schmid (Cleveland Metropolitan
Ski Council); and Secretary, Sheri Parshall (Northwest Ski Club Council).
The Federation’s third annual virtual silent auction will be open Oct. 1 and
will run for 45 days. It will be accessible from the NSCF website,
www.skifederation.org. NSCF is grateful to our many contributors of items to
the auction.
The Federation appreciates Spencer Long, Mountain Modern Motel Sales
Manager, for making the arrangements for our meeting and coordinating the
various events and local sponsors. Sponsors of the meeting include: Mountain
Modern Motel, Springhill Suites, Parkway Inn, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort,
Jackson Hole Resort Lodging, Moe’s Original Bar B Que, Snow King Resort,
Town Square Inns, Telluride Ski Resort, Sun Peaks Resort, Skigroup.net,
Powder Mountain Ski Resort and Kandahar Lodge at Whitefish Mountain
Resort.
About the National Ski Council Federation: The National Ski Council
Federation (NSCF), founded in 1999, is a not-for-profit organization made up
of 30 ski councils composed of 640 ski clubs with more than 300,000 mem-
bers throughout United States. The Federation’s purpose is to strengthen
councils, with industry participation so they may better serve their ski clubs
through improved communication, education and benefits. The Federation
conducts active programs in public affairs, communications, council develop-
ment, racing, ski industry relations and skier outreach.
12ANNUAL SKI & INTER-CLUB RACE DAY
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Pico, Vermont
www.picomountain.com
Each year since 1936 the Metropolitan New York Ski Council has run an annual
ski and inter-club racing competition. The competition, which features both alpine
and snowboard races, is normally held during the later part of January. To ensure
good participation, five events are offered: Main, Intermediate, Junior, Husband &
Wife, and Snowboard. The competition draws serious racers and not so serious
racers alike and offers a wonderful opportunity for members of the Council’s
clubs to meet, to compete, to ski together and to celebrate at the après ski party
where medals are awarded and tentative trophy winner results are announced.
The competition is open to anyone who has been a member of a Metropolitan
New York Ski Council club since January 1st of the year of the race, who is a
bonafide amateur, who meets the eligibility requirements of the event entered,
and who abides by the rules.
Each year the following prized trophies are engraved and passed to the winners or
to the winners’ clubs.
First Main Event Team - Palmedo Trophy
First Intermediate Event Team - German Ski Club Trophy
First Intermediate Event Junior Team - Herbert Schneider Trophy
Fastest Giant Slalom Skier - Harry W. Voege Trophy
MAIN EVENT
First Elite Woman - Lillian Andlauer Trophy
First Senior Woman - Woman’s Ski Association Trophy
First Woman - Harry Vallin Trophy
First Super Elite Man - Gene Worthley Memorial Trophy
First Elite Man - Matt Nuttila Trophy
First Veteran Man - Eric Sand Trophy
First Man - Metropolitan New York Ski Council Trophy
INTERMEDIATE EVENT
Fastest Woman - Grumman Trophy
Fastest Man - Allan Potts Memorial Trophy II
First Junior Girl - Larry Thain Trophy
First Junior Boy - Bernard Bauer Trophy
SNOWBOARD EVENT
Fastest Snowboarder - Peter Endress Snowboarding Trophy
Be sure to include this happening on your club’s calendar of events! Racers, club members and friends of
club members are welcome to attend the après ski party. Contact your club’s Met Council Rep/Contact
Person for more details.
132019 Metropolitan New York Ski Council Race
Main Event - Competitors' Final Race Results
Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Burns, Linda, METR. Time: 00:50.30
2. Place: Favale, Barbara, GRUM. Time: 00:57.82
3. Place: Sweeney, Carol, GRUM. Time: 00:59.88
Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
1. Place: Choniski, Michael, METR. Time: 00:54.17
2. Place: Egeland, Arnold, TELE. Time: 01:20.13
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
No racers
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Sedig, Robert, GRUM. Time: 00:45.37
2. Place: Marshall, Jeffrey, GRUM. Time: 00:46.91
3. Place: Schroeder, Marc, BEER. Time: 00:51.17
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Gina, METR. Time: 00:51.00
2. Place: Twomey, Jill, TELE. Time: 00:59.68
3. Place: Hembury, Carolyn, TELE. Time: 01:04.18
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Monaco, Christopher, EDEL. Time: 00:43.66
2. Place: Steinmann, Carl, METR. Time: 00:43.93
3. Place: Zeyer, Brian, TELE. Time: 00:45.24
Woman (under 40)
1. Place: Rom, Cindy, EDEL. Time: 00:57.53
2. Place: Kren, Kristina, EDEL. Time: 01:01.37
Man (under 40)
1. Place: Sadowski, John, TELE. Time: 00:45.20
2. Place: Metzger, Christopher, EDEL. Time: 00:49.83
3. Place: Bobelis, Antanas, GRUM. Time: 00:52.72
Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Slalom
1. Place: Burns, Linda, METR. Time: 00:48.98
2. Place: Stewart, Carol, GRUM. Time: 01:00.31
Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
No racers
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
No racers
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Sedig, Robert, GRUM. Time: 00:43.56
2. Place: Marshall, Jeffrey, GRUM. Time: 00:47.14
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Gina, METR. Time: 00:49.51
2. Place: Twomey, Jill, TELE Time: 00:57.29
3. Place: Bagnato, Amy, METR. Time: 01:15.74
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Steinmann, Carl, METR. Time: 00:39.69
2. Place: Sears, John, METR. Time: 00:42.10
3. Place: Zeyer, Brian, TELE. Time: 00:43.09
Woman (under 40)
1. Place: Rom, Cindy, EDEL Time: 00:52.07
2. Place: Kren, Kristina, EDEL. Time: 00:58.66
Man (under 40)
1. Place: Sadowski, John, TELE.. Time: 00:43.03
2. Place: Metzger, Christopher, EDEL. Time: 00:47.73
3. Place: Bobelis, Antanas, GRUM. Time: 00:49.90
14Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Combined Times
1. Place: Burns, Linda, METR. Time: 01:39.28
2. Place: Stewart, Carol, GRUM. Time: 02:00.19
Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
No racers
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
No racers
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Sedig, Robert, GRUM. Time: 01:28.93
2. Place: Marshall, Jeffrey, GRUM. Time: 01:34.05
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Gina, METR. Time: 01:40.51
2. Place: Twomey, Jill, TELE. Time: 01:56.97
3. Place: Bagnato, Amy, METR. Time: 02:23.69
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Steinmann, Carl, METR. Time: 01:23.62
2. Place: Zeyer, Brian, TELE.. Time: 01:28.33
3. Place: Nunn, Jason, TELE.. Time: 01:45.22
Woman (under 40)
1. Place: Rom, Cindy, EDEL. Time: 01:49.60
2. Place: Kren, Kristina, EDEL. Time: 02:00.03
Man (under 40)
1. Place: Sadowski, John, TELE. Time: 01:28.23
2. Place: Metzger, Christopher, EDEL. Time: 01:37.56
3. Place: Bobelis, Antanas, GRUM. Time: 01:42.62
Intermediate Event - Final Race Results
Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Allen, Reiko, GRUM. Time: 00:41.73
2. Place: McFarlane, Karen, MIRA. Time: 00:46.04
3. Place: Harland, Donna, GRUM. Time: 00:55.65
Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
1. Place: Wilhelmsen, Wesley, DDIAM. Time: 00:43.16
2. Place: Denson, William, GRUM. Time: 00:45.85
3. Place: Austin, Fred, GRUM. Time: 00:48.24
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
1. Place: Heiser, Lynn, SPER. Time: 00:38.88
2. Place: Fogarty, Geneen, SKID. Time: 00:46.26
3. Place: Kane, Donna, SNOC. Time: 00:54.21
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Bobelis, Darius Sr., GRUM. Time: 00:37.53
2. Place: Martin, Chip, MIRA . Time: 00:38.89
3. Place: Jonke, Rudy Sr., EDEL . Time: 00:39.30
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Curry, Colleen, MIRA. Time: 00:41.62
2. Place: Haritonides, Eileen, SNOC. Time: 00:44.28
3. Place: Munro, Michelle, SKID. Time: 00:47.85
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Christopher, METR. Time: 00:38.73
2. Place: Grahek, Josef, EDEL. Time: 00:39.17
3. Place: Larkin, Brian, SNOC. Time: 00:39.57
Man (under 40)
1. Place: Jensen, William, DDIAM. Time: 00:40.88
Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Slalom
1. Place: Allen, Reiko, GRUM. Time: 01:03.29
2. Place: McFarlane, Karen, MIRA. Time: 01:04.13
3. Place: Anderson, Suzanne GRUM. Time: 01:24.65
15Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
1. Place: Bear, Donald, MIRA. Time: 01:09.35
2. Place: Wilhelmsen, West, DDIAM. Time: 01:14.07
3. Place: Denson, William, GRUM. Time: 01:14.92
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
1. Place: Heiser, Lynn, NYSC. Time: 01:02.43
2. Place: Fogarty, Geneen, SKID. Time: 01:11.81
3. Place: Stengele, Isabella, GRUM. Time: 01:13.35
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Martin, Chip, MIRA. Time: 00:59.70
2. Place: Jonke, Rudy Sr., EDEL. Time: 01:00.76
3. Place: James, John, SKID. Time: 01:01.52
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Curry, Colleen, MIRA. Time: 01:01.58
2. Place: Haritonides, Eileen, SNOC. Time: 01:03.61
3. Place: Munro, Michelle, SKID. Time: 01:05.54
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Christopher, METR. Time: 00:54.59
2. Place: Griffin, Brian, EDEL. Time: 00:55.89
3. Place: Larkin, Brian, SNOC. Time: 00:57.03
Man (under 40)
1. Place: Sumakis, Stephen A., NSSC. Time: 00:56.23
Super Elite Woman (65 & Over)
Combined Times
1. Place: Allen, Reiko, GRUM. Time: 01:45.02
2. Place: Griffin, Brian, MIRA. Time: 01:50.17
3. Place: Larkin, Brian, GRUM. Time: 02:39.35
Super Elite Man (65 & Over)
1. Place: Wilhelmsen, Wesley, DDIAM. Time: 01:57.23
2. Place: Bear, Donald, MIRA. Time: 02:00.35
3. Place: Denson, Will, GRUM. Time: 02:00.77
Elite Woman (55 - 64)
1. Place: Heiser, Lynn, SPER. Time: 01:41.31
2. Place: Fogarty, Geneen, SKID. Time: 01:58.07
3. Place: Stengele, Isabella, GRUM. Time: 02:10.53
Elite Man (55 - 64)
1. Place: Martin, Chip, MIRA. Time: 01:38.59
2. Place: Jonke, Rudy Sr., EDEL. Time: 01:40.06
3. Place: James, John, SKID. Time: 01:43.49
Senior Woman (40 - 54)
1. Place: Curry, Colleen, MIRA. Time: 01:43.20
2. Place: Haritonides, Eileen, SNOC. Time: 01:47.89
3. Place: Munro, Michelle, SKID. Time: 01:53.39
Veteran Man (40 - 54)
1. Place: Jones, Christopher, METR. Time: 01:33.32
2. Place: Larkin, Brian, SNOC. Time: 01:36.60
3. Place: Griffin, Brian, EDEL. Time: 01:36.95
Snowboard- Final Race Results
Woman
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Calderone, Nicole, RPH. Time: 00:43.14
2. Place: Reindl, Stacey, BEER. Time: 00:53.24
3. Place: Gatto, Joanne, GRUM . Time: 00:56.63
Man
1. Place: Vaccaro, Giuseppe, RPH. Time: 00:43.02
2. Place: Marshall, Jack, GRUM. Time: 00:48.68
3. Place: Evertz, Ian, RPH. Time: 00:49.98
16Junior Event - Final Race Results
Girls - Juniors Age 6 to 11
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Gawronski, Gina, TELE. Time: 00:40.89
2. Place: Callow, Madison, NSSC. Time: 00:55.77
Boys - Juniors Age 6 to 11
1. Place: Zeyer, Bret, TELE. Time: 00:41.17
2. Place: Haritonides, Sean, SNOC. Time: 00:43.81
3. Place: Larkin, Brian Jr., SNOC. Time: 00:44.63
Girls - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Twomey, Megan, TELE. Time: 00:37.77
2. Place: Deffenbaugh, Petra, TELE. Time: 00:38.02
3. Place: D'Silva, Ayla, TELE. Time: 00:40.18
Boys - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Piazza, Michael Jr., GRUM. Time: 00:31.06
2. Place: Twomey, Scott, TELE. Time: 00:35.88
3. Place: Callow, Connor, NSSC. Time: 00:36.38
Girls - Juniors Age 6 to 11
Slalom
1. Place: Gawronski, Gina, TELE. Time: 01:00.31
Boys - Juniors Age 6 to 11
1. Place: Underkoffler, Andrew, SNOC. Time: 01:00.24
2. Place: Haritonides, Sean, SNOC. Time: 01:05.60
3. Place: Zeyer, Bret, TELE. Time: 01:06.87
Girls - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Twomey, Megan, TELE. Time: 00:54.73
2. Place: D'Silva, Ayla, TELE. Time: 00:59.56
3. Place: Deffenbaugh, Petra, TELE. Time: 01:00.10
Boys - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Piazza, Michael Jr., GRUM. Time: 00:48.19
2. Place: Callow, Connor, NSSC. Time: 00:50.34
3. Place: Twomey, Scott, TELE. Time: 00:52.70
Girls - Juniors Age 6 to 11
Combined Times
1. Place: Gawronski, Gina, TELE. Time: 01:41.20
Boys - Juniors Age 6 to 11
1. Place: Zeyer, Bret, TELE. Time: 01:48.04
2. Place: Haritonides, Sean, SNOC. Time: 01:49.41
3. Place: Larkin, Brian Jr., SNOC. Time: 01:52.37
Girls - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Twomey, Megan, TELE. Time: 01:32.50
2. Place: Deffenbaugh, Petra, TELE. Time: 01:38.12
3. Place: D'Silva, Ayla, TELE. Time: 01:39.74
Boys - Juniors Age 12 to 17
1. Place: Piazza, Michael Jr., GRUM. Time: 01:19.25
2. Place: Callow, Connor, NSSC. Time: 01:26.72
3. Place: Twomey, Scott, TELE. Time: 01:28.58
Husband & Wife - Both Main Racers Event -
Final Race Results
1. Place: Bagnato, Amy, METR. Time: 01:07.95
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Bagnato, Stefan, METR. Time: 00:55.55
2. Place: Hembury, Carolyn, TELE. Time: 01:04.18
Combined Times: 02:03.50
2. Place: Hembury, Richard, TELE. Time: 01:12.28
Combined Times: 02:16.46
17Husband & Wife - 1 Main & 1 Intermediate Racer
1. Place: Jones, Gina, METR. Time: 00:51.00
Giant Slalom
1. Place: Jones, Christopher, METR. Time: 00:38.73
2. Place: Zeyer, Jen, TELE. Time: 01:07.26
Combined Times: 01:29.73
2. Place: Zeyer, Brian, TELE. Time: 00:45.24
Combined Times: 01:52.50
Race Trophies Awarded
No. Award Event Honor Winner
Main
1 Roland Palmedo Trophy Event 1st Place Team Metroland Ski Club
German Ski Club Intermedia
2 Trophy te Event 1st Place Team Grumman Ski Club
Herbert Schneider Junior
3 Trophy Event 1st Place Team Telemark Ski Club, Inc.
Main Fastest Giant Slalom Christopher Monaco,
4 Harry W. Voege Trophy Event Racer (M or F) Edelweiss Ski Club
Lillians Andlauder Main 1st Place Elite
5 Trophy Event Woman Category No Winner
Woman's Ski Association Main 1st Place Senior Gina Jones,
6 Trophy Event Woman Category Metroland Ski Club
Main 1st Place Woman Cindy Rom,
7 Harry Vallin Trophy Event Category Edelweiss Ski Club
Gene Worthley Memorial Main 1st Place Super Elite
8 Trophy Event Man Category No Winner
Main 1st Place Elite Man Robert Sedig,
9 Matt Nuttlia Trophy Event Category Grumman Ski Club
Main 1st Place Veteran Carl Steinmann,
10 Erik Sand Trophy Event Man Category Metroland Ski Club
Metropolitan New York Main 1st Place Man John Sadowski,
11 Ski Council Trophy Event Category Telemark Ski Club, Inc.
Grumman Ski Club Intermedia Fastest Woman Lynn Heiser,
12 Trophy te Event Racer Sperry Ski Club
Allan Potts Memorial Intermedia Christopher Jones,
13 Trophy te Event Fastest Man Racer Metroland Ski Club
Junior Megan Twomey,
14 Larry Thain Trophy Event 1st Place Girl Telemark Ski Club, Inc.
Junior Michael Jr. Piazza,
15 Bernard Bauer Trophy Event 1st Place Boy Grumman Ski Club
Peter Endriss North Snowboard Fastest Racer Giuseppe Vaccaro,
16 Shore Trophy Event (M or F) Restani Powder Hounds
18Plan Ahead
2020 Metropolitan
New York
Ski Council
Annual Race
This year’s MNYSC Annual Race is
being held at Pico, Vermont on
Saturday, January 25th. 2020
Metropolitan New York Ski Council a
different trip ski destination, Niseko, Japan
SKI NISEKO, JAPAN and tour TOKYO
present day the Metropolitan New York Ski Council, Inc.
(MNYSC) January 10-18, 2020 or 10-20, with a 2-day
extension in Tokyo
Next winter’s ski adventure. In view of many requests for a
“different ski destination,” I’m glad to announce the
Council’s exciting ski package to Niseko, Japan (located in
northern Japan), with 1 or 3 nights in Tokyo. Air travel on
Japan Airlines is direct from JFK to Tokyo, and then a
transfer flight up to northern Japan.
19THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK
SKI COUNCIL HISTORY
The Metropolitan New York Ski Council had its inception as the Central Ski Committee in
1934. Representatives from 6 clubs met for the purpose of finding a way to bring skiing
information to New York and to blaze the trails for the adventuresome to escape to the
Winter Wonderland.
Drawn together by mutual interests, they worked in close harmony with the press and the
Northland in an endeavor to evolve a uniform method of snow reporting.
The Council found and developed its own area at Norfolk, Connecticut, got ski trains to
run there, and promoted weekend snow trains to the Catskills, Vermont, and the
Laurentians. It got snow reports into the New York SUN, established a practice slope in
Phoenicia, conducted interclub races which have been run ever since 1935, gave free instruc-
tion in Central Park, infected thousands of city dwellers with the ski bug by sponsoring
movies, and helping promote the first winter sports show in New York City. This Council
formed the Metropolitan Ski Patrol shortly after the NSPS was started. Ken Littlefield put
out a bulletin, TRAIL SWEEP, which has become the National Ski Patrol's house organ.
Over the years this council has been host to foreign ski teams visiting the United States,
largely because of its location and because of the efforts of the late John J. Clair Jr. It has
also been a leader of the revival of ski touring.
The following is a highlight of events throughout the years:
November 1940 - The Metropolitan New York Ski Council met with ski writers. The meet-
ing was devoted to an exchange of ideas between the members of the council and the press.
Means of facilitating snow reports were also discussed. November 1940 - The Amateur Ski
Club, member of the Council, sponsored a meeting to award Minot Dole, Chairman of the
National Ski Patrol, with the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Associations Safety Trophy.
November 1943 - The Swedish Ski Club, one of the most active ski clubs of the east, con-
tributed 17 members to the United States Ski Troops. December 1947 - The Amateur Ski
Club hosted the United States Olympic Ski Team before they were sent off to the Fifth
Winter Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland. November 1949 - The Metropolitan New York Ski
Council was designated by the National Ski Association of America to serve as the official
reception committee to welcome all foreign skiers for the world championships to be held at
Lake Placid, New York and Aspen, Colorado this winter. At this time the Council had 28
clubs and 7500 members. October 1950 - The Metropolitan New York Ski Council had 30
clubs and close to 10,000 members.
January 1952 - The Metropolitan New York Ski Council hosted the United States Olympic
Nordic Ski Squad before they departed to Oslo, Norway for the Sixth Winter Games. 1957
- The Metropolitan New York Ski Council's Ski Development Committee worked with New
York State with forming new ski areas in the State.
Past members of the council who had an influence in the ski community:
John J. Clair Jr. - The Chairman of the 1956 United States Olympic Ski Games Committee.
John has also held key positions with the National Ski Association of America, National Ski
Patrol System and The United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association.
In October 1956, John was named winner of the American Ski Trophy, because of his many
contributions to the sport. In May 1970, John was inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame.
Roland Palmedo - The founder of Mad River Glen which opened in 1948.
He was also an author of many books on skiing and developed one of the most extensive
ski libraries in America. Roland was also a founding member of the
National Ski Patrol.
Harry Voege - President of the New York State Winter Sports Council, Vice President and
Director of the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association and he founded The
Metropolitan Ski Jumping Committee. He was instrumental in forming ski clubs throughout
the Metropolitan New York City area. Harry was also Director of the National Ski
Association. From the 1930's until his death, Harry was an advocate of eastern U.S. Skiing.
of the founding fathers in promoting winter sports in the Metropolitan New York City area.
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Date Destination Contact
December 7-14 Telluride, Colorado Sno-Burners Ski Club
December 8 Belleayre, New York Metroland Ski Club
December 11-15 Snowbird, Utah Diamond Dogs Ski Club
December 13-15 Killington, Vermont Suffolk Skidaddlers
December 13-15 Mount Snow, Vermont Mogul Meister Ski Club
December 13-15 Mount Snow, Vermont Ski Bears of Connaecticut
January 3-5 Greek Peak, New York King of Prussia Ski Club
January 10-18 Niseko, Japan Restani Powder Hound
January 10-18 Niseko, Japan Suffolk Skidaddlers
January 10-18 Niseko, Japan Mogul Meister Ski Club
January 10-18 Niseko, Japan Cresthaven Ski Club
January 11 Belleayre, New York Metroland Ski Club
January 12-187 Sunday River, Maine Suffolk Skidaddlers
January 17 Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania King of Prussia Ski Club
January 17-20 Eastern Townships, Quebec Canada Ski Bears of Connecticut
January 18-25 Red Mountain, British Columbia Diamond Dogs Ski Club
January 18-26 Club Med-Les Arcs, France Ski Chefs Ski Club
January 19-25 Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho King of Prussia Ski Club
January 24-26 Council Race Weekend, Killington/Pico Restani Powder Hound
January 24-26 Sunday River, Maine Mogul Meister Ski Club
January 24-26 Sunday River, Maine Suffolk Skidaddlers
January 24-Feb 2 Zermatt, Switzerland Danbury Ski Club
January 24-Feb 3 Davos, Switzerland & Nice, France Ski Bears of Connecticut
January 31-Feb 3 Okemo, Vermont King of Prussia Ski Club
Jan 31-Feb 8, Val Thorens, France Swiss Ski Club of New York
January 31-Feb. 8 Andorra & Barcelona, Spain Metroland Ski Club
January 31-Feb. 8 St. Anton, Austria Diamond Dogs Ski Club
February 1-8 Steamboat, Colorado Suffolk Skidaddlers
February 8-15 Steamboat, Colorado Diamond Dogs Ski Club
February 8-15 EPSC Carnival Week in Utah King of Prussia Ski Club
February 8-15 Big Sky, Montana Cresthaven Ski Club
February 14-22 St. Anton, Austria King of Prussia Ski Club
282019-2020 SKI SCHEDULES - Ski Trips
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February 9-16 Big Sky, Montana Mogul Meister Ski Club
February 14-25 Alpe D'Hue, France Suffolk Skidaddlers
February 29-Mar 7 Lake Tahoe, California Garden City Ski Club
February 23-27 Mount Snow, Vermont Suffolk Skidaddlers
February 23-27 Mount Snow, Vermont Cresthaven Ski Club
February 22-29 Telluride, Collorado Double Diamond Ski Club
February 21-23 Gore Mountain, New York Ski Bears of Connecticut
February 28-Mar. 1 Jay Peak, Vermont Mogul Meister Ski Club
February 23-Mar. 1 Telluride, Collorado King of Prussia Ski Club
February 28-Mar. 1 Magic Mountain, Vermont King of Prussia Ski Club
February 28-Mar. 7 Grindelwald, Switzerland Miramar Ski Club
February 29-Mar. 7 Banff - Lake Louise, Canada Metroland Ski Club
February 29-Mar. 7 Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada Cresthaven Ski Club
February 29-March 7 Sun Valley, Idaho Sno-Burners Ski Club
March 1-8 Steamboat, Colorado Ski Bears of Connecticut
March 6-8 Bromley, Vermont Suffolk Skidaddlers
March 6-14 St. Anton, Austria Suffolk Skidaddlers
March 6-14 St. Anton, Austria Double Diamond Ski Club
March 11-15 Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada King of Prussia Ski Club
March 13-15 Stowe, Vermont Ski Bears of Connecticut
March 13-21 Chamonix, France Metroland Ski Club
March 13-21 Val di Fassa, Dolomites, Italy, Mogul Meister Ski Club
March 13-21 Val Thorens, France Diamond Dogs Ski Club
March 15-23 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Metroland Ski Club
March 16-23 Aspen, Colorado King of Prussia Ski Club
March 22-27 Sunday River, Maine Suffolk Skidaddlers
March 26-29 Sunday River, Maine Danbury Ski Club
March 21-28 Telluride, Colorado Diamond Dogs Ski Club
March 27-29 Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont Ski Bears of Connecticut
April 3-8 Copper Mountain, Colorado King of Prussia Ski Club
29METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SKI COUNCIL
Special Discount Day
Attitash Mountain Resort Gore Mountain -
Ski Council Discount Days: $42 for 1-Day,
$75 for 2-Day any of these dates.
and Wildcat Mountain:
Thursday, Jan 2 $37
Friday, Jan 3 $37 Sunday December 8, 2019,
Saturday, Jan 4 $47 Sunday December 22 - Tuesday 24, 2019,
Sunday, Jan 5 $37 Thursday, January 16, 2020, Monday,
Friday, Jan 31 $37 February 3, 2020, Sunday February 23 -
Friday, Feb 1 $47 Monday 16, 2020, Friday, March 27 -
Saturday, Feb 2 $37 Monday 30, 2020.
Sunday, Feb 3 $37 Each person must show photo ID and
Friday, March 20 $37 current ski council or club card. Council day
Saturday, March 21 $47 tickets may only be purchased at Guest
Sunday, March 22 $37 Service Office.
Sunday, March 23 $37 Cotact: Cindy Mitchell 518-251-2411, x1122
or cindy@goremountain.com
Must have valid photo ID and valid ski
club/ ski council membership card to quali- Hunter Mountain:
fy for this offer. One ticket per member per Appreciation Days 2019-2020
day. Tickets may be purchased at any ticket Sunday Dec 15th $50
window. Monday Dec 16th $45
Sunday Jan 12th $50
Monday Jan 13th $45
Sunday Feb 2nd $50
Belleayre Mountain - $38
Ski Council Days
December 16, 2019, December 17, 2019, Monday Feb 3rd $45
January 13, 2020, January 14, 2020, Sunday Mar 1st $50
February 6, 2020, February 7, 2020, Monday Mar 2nd $45
March 10, 2020, March 12, 2020, Sunday Mar 24th $40
March 16, 2020. Monday Mar 25th $35
W/Valid ski club ID.
belleayre.com - 800.942.6904 Must have valid photo ID and valid ski
club/council membership card. Tickets may
be purchase at any ticket window.
www.hunterMtn.com 518-263-4223
Bolton Valley-$42
Club/Council Discount Days
Everyday in 2019-2020 Season
except 12/26/19-1/1/20, 1/17/20- Jack Frost/Big Boulder
1/20/20, 2/12/20-2/23/20. Monday, December 9, 2019 $28
Call about lodging discounts for last minute Friday, December 13, 2019 $28
powder adventures 802-434-3444, Saturday, December 14, 2019 $28
Call Eric Davis @ 802-434-6813, Sunday, December 15, 2019 $28
edavis@boltonvalley.com Monday, December 16, 2019 $28
www.boltonvalley.com Friday, December 20, 2019 $28
Saturday, December 21, 2019 $28
Burke Mountain Sunday, December 22, 2019 $28
Ski Club Appreciation Weekends 2020 Monday, December 23, 2019 $28
January 24th - January 26th, 2020 Friday, January 3, 2020 $43
March 6th - March 8th, 2020 Saturday, January 4, 2020 $43
Adult Day Tickets: $35.00/pp Sunday, January 5, 2020 $43
Jr. Day Tickets $25.00 Monday, January 6, 2020 $43
30METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SKI COUNCIL
Special Discount Day
Saturday, January 11, 2020 $43
Sunday, January 12, 2020 $43
Pico Mountain:
Friday, January 24, 2020 $43
Monday/
Saturday, January 25, 2020 $43 January 10-13, 2020 $40 $45
Friday Weekend
Sunday, January 26, 2020 $43 Jan.31-Feb. 1-3, 2020 $40 $45
Saturday, February 1, 2020 $43 March 6-9, 2020 $40 $45
Sunday, February 2, 2020 $43
Friday, February 7, 2020 $43
Contact: KILLINGTON.COM
Saturday, February 8, 2020 $43
800.62l.MTNS
Sunday, February 9, 2020 $43
Friday, February 21, 2020 $43
Mount Snow:
Saturday, February 22, 2020 $43 December 20-25 $42 $42
Awareness Days Midweek Sat/Sun
Sunday, February 23, 2020 $43 January 24-26 $45 $56
Friday, February 28, 2020 $43 February 7-9 $45 $56
Saturday, February 29, 2020 $43 March 6-8 $45 $56
Saturday, March 01, 2020 $43
Sunday, March 02, 2020 $43
Friday, March 07 to close $28
Purchase discounted tickets at Group Sales
office at Mount Snow for more information
*Big Boulder night rate for above listed Friday, Call 800-451-4443 or
Saturday and Sunday 3:00pm to close $22 Email kmeeker@mountsnow.com
Must have valid photo ID and valid ski
Plattekill -
Jay Peak Vermont Jan 5, 2020, Feb 9, 2020 and March 8, 2020
Awereness Days 2019-2020 are Ski Council Days – ½ PRICE TICKETS
Sunday Jan 12th $61 for members with council id!!!!
Monday Jan 13th $51 $10 off full-day Adult Lift Tickets
Sunday Feb 9th $61 Valid ANYTIME (non-holiday) with your
Monday Feb 10th $51 valid Council id.
Sunday Mar 8th $61 $25 LIFT TICKETS for the first 50 people
Monday Mar 9th $51 to purchase online and/or at mountain:
1-Day Lift Tickets can be purchased at January 10, February 7, March 6
Tramside or Stateside Customer Service Limit 1 ticket per cardholder and not valid
Location. Located under the Tram Base with any other discounts.
Station and first floor Stateside Lodge.
Loon Mountain - $61 Ski Butternut - Ski Club
Ski Council Days Members Save $20 to $25 OFF!
December 16-20, 2019, January 6-7, 2020, • $45 Lift Ticket: Most Weekends &
Holidays Not valid: MLK(1/18-1/20/20) &
February 3-4, 2020, March 2-3, 2020. President’s (2/15-2/17/20)
Contact Sales 877-329-4768/LoonMtn.com • Lift Tickets are just $20 Mon. – Fri.
(excludes all our holiday periods).
Killington Resort: • 30 Equiptment Rental
• $30 Group Lesson
Show your Ski Club ID at Groups Booth.
Monday/
No advanced purchase necessary
December 13-16, 2019 $55 $65
Friday Weekend
January 10-13, 2020 $55 $65
Jan.31-Feb. 1-3, 2020 $55 $65
March 6-9, 2020 $55 $65
April 3-6, 2020 $55 $65
31METROPOLITAN NEW YORK SKI COUNCIL
Special Discount Day
Ski Shawnee Mountain- Straton Mountain Resort
Ski Club Members Save! Saturday, November 30, 2019 $47
MAXI MISERS Sunday, December 1, 2019 $47
• 3 Lift Ticket $119. Friday, December 6, 2019 $47
• 3 Lift Tickets & Rentals $199 Saturday, December 7, 2019 $47
• 3 Begginner Packages $250 Tuesday, January 7, 2020 $51
Must purchase by 12/24/2019 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 $53
Purchase Discounts Online at Sunday, February 23, 2020 $53
ShawneeMtn.com or Call (570) 421-7231 Monday, February 24, 2020 $53
Sunday, March 8, 2020 $53
Ski Mount Southington Monday, March 9, 2020 $53
Ski Club Members Save! Friday, March 27, 2020 $53
$10 on a 8 Hour Adult or Saturday, March 28, 2020 $53
Junior Flex Lift Ticket* Sunday, March 29, 2020 $53
* Present your membership card and Save.
One discount per card visit. Waterville Valley - $45
Ski Council Apprecition Days:
Jan. 11 – 12, 2020, Feb. 8-9 and March 14-15.
Ski Windham - Early Season Warm Up: December 7-8, 2019
Peak Express Card. $49 Only $35 pp/per day
Includes RFD mountain access card Available for Purchase at Waterville Valley
DIRECT TO LIFT. with Council ID.
Save $40 off weekday lift ticket Waterville.com - 1-800-GO-VALLEY
& $15 off weekend & holiday tickets
**Note: You must present your ski club ID card Whiteface Mountain - $44
when you pick up your Peak Express card from Ski Council/Club Days for each person
the Group Sales ticket window** with a valid ski club or ski council card
www.windhammountain.com (Must present card and photo ID to qualify
Contact: 800.734-4300 ext.1134 or for discounted rate) Dec. 9 & 10, 2019,
sales@windham mountain.com Jan. 13-14, 2020, Feb. 3, 2020, , March 2,
2020, March 30 & 31, 2020.
Sugarbush - 2019/2020 Please contact us at: groups@whiteface.com
Council Days: or by calling 518-946-2223 x 214.
Dec. 18 – 22, 2019, Wednesday – Sunday:
$55/ticket, Jan. 6 – 12, 2020, Wednesday –
Friday: $58/ticket. Saturday-Sunday $65.
Redeem at either the Mount Ellen or Lincoln
Peak Ticket Windows. Present your active
2019-20 club card, along with a photo ID to
any ticket/season pass window to receive the
discount. As you know, Sugarbush Resort has
installed RFID gates. Tickets must be loaded
on a reloadable SugarXpress Card. If you do
not already have a SugarXpress Card, one
may be purchased for $5.
32Gilson Snowboard & Ski Co. -
The journey of rock-bottom failure to global success
Written by Recover Brands
In the past year, Gilson Snowboard & Ski Co. became the fastest growing
snowboard company in the world. Applying their innovative concept for
snowboard design to skis with the release of Gilson skis in Fall 2017, there is
no doubt the Gilson ski market will soon follow their snowboards. Gilson
Snowboard & Ski Co. is truly “your American ski and snowboard company.”
It sources materials locally, is committed to community and the environment,
and is driving sustainability in an industry that, for as much as we love it, is not
traditionally “green.” But to get to where they are today, business partners
Nick Gilson and Austin Royer are clear that it took one thing: failure.
“Success and innovation comes from either the lessons learned during
repeated failure or from total accidents,” laughs Nick in total seriousness.
“Our education system is training us to fear failure and to avoid it at all costs,
but failure is the moment when we have the opportunity to learn the most.
When something goes right, all you can say is, ‘Don’t touch that dial!’ But
when something goes wrong, you can figure out why. As painful as that
moment of failure is, we need to squeeze that moment for every last drop of
insight.”
After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2011, Nick moved to
Nashville, Tennessee with Teach For America for a job as a 5th and 6th grade
science teacher, where he met Austin, who was right next door teaching 7th
and 8th grade science. While the two found themselves in front of a class-
room of amazing students, the students’ experiences were vastly different- one
at a second grade reading level, one at a 12th grade level, one student just
learning English, all amongst a system that taught to a much-feared standard-
ized test, notable for repercussions for students, teachers and school.
Teaching to a test was not something Gilson and Royer saw as achieving the
goals of education, so they re-invented curriculums to teach the critical think-
ing skills needed to excel on the test no matter what the material, and more
importantly to inspire their students to love science and elevate the students to
teach and learn from each other as a team.
33A foundation of this new Gilson and Royer curriculum was the develop-
ment of “curiosity projects,” which were individual student projects in which
each student had the entire year to fully dive into something that really excited
them. To introduce the assignment, Nick brought in a snowboard that he
made when he was 14, describing that when he was in school, he couldn’t wait
to get through the day and make it home to work on it, and he and Austin
were going to take on designing a new and innovative snowboard for their
own “curiosity project;” after all, they were part of the team too.
Nick and Austin’s snowboard project was based upon a concept that Nick
had thought about for a long time, which is that almost all objects that move
through a fluid are designed in three dimensions (think boat, plane, car… yes,
air is a fluid too)… except snowboards up until that point. Moving through
snow is quite similar to moving through water. Snow and water are both
H2O, and so it makes sense that fluid dynamics matter in both. By treating
snow like a fluid, the theory was that the two could design and build a snow-
board that was not only fundamentally more advanced, but perhaps more
importantly, way more fun to ride.
It took the science teacher duo two months to come up with two proto-
types, which they took out to Colorado to test during Christmas break. Austin
described the experience as “trying to ride a canoe down the mountain.” It
was an absolute, incredible failure.
Dreading facing the students in January and presenting the data of the
boards’ complete lack of performance in acceleration and maneuverability
capabilities, Nick worked through it. While the hope had been that the teach-
ers would realize a shining example of what success looks like from hard work
and exploration, they actually showed them an “example of rock-bottom fail-
ure.” To conclude, Nick told the students that the teachers were stopping
their project because they’d already invested too much time and money, but
that the students had to keep doing theirs.
The room was silent and then one student raised his hand and, when called
upon, stated, “Mr. Gilson, if you can quit, we can quit.” As Nick notes,
“Nobody will humble you faster than a fifth grader.” Nick and Austin went
back to the drawing board with their students and began systematically jour-
nalling all of the failings of the process and prototypes, figuring out what
went wrong, why their design didn’t work and how to potentially fix each
problem.
The result was Gilson Snowboard & Ski Co.’s development of “the Soft
Edge,” a bend in the baselayer of the snowboard and ski that elevates the cen-
ter from the snow and unleashes the benefits of the new 3-dimensional
design. Managing to develop 3 different prototypes that winter, Nick and
Austin took the new boards out West for spring break and found the designs
to not only be incredibly fun to ride, but that they were accelerating 26%
faster than a standard snowboard.
At the end of the school year, the classes had a conversation with their
teachers, encouraging them to pursue and invest in making their “curiosity
project” of revolutionary snowboard and ski design into a business. Inspired
and motivated by their students, Nick and Austin moved to a cabin with no
running water with a donkey stable as a workshop in central Pennsylvania and
began the process of building a company. Needless to say, they’ve come a
long way.
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North America’s First Indoor
Real-Snow Ski and Snowboard Park
to Debut at American Dream
BIG SNOW AMERICAN DREAM ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR LANDMARK
GRAND OPENING ON DECEMBER 5, 2019
Big SNOW American Dream, North America’s first indoor, real-snow ski and snow-
board center providing guests with year-round winter indoors, is proud to
announce its official grand opening date of Thursday, December 5, 2019. Big SNOW
will offer aspiring and existing skiers and snowboarders as well as snow-curious
guests varied on-snow experiences within a 180,000 square foot, 16 story, climate-
controlled ski slope. Guest experiences will include opportunities for skiing, snow-
boarding, introductory lessons, private coaching, children’s programs, snow play,
corporate team building, private events and more.
Big SNOW American Dream, operated by New Jersey-based SNOW Operating, is the
first facility of its kind within the United States and Canada. It boasts 4 acres of
snow-covered slopes, a 160-foot vertical drop, a graduated degree of pitch ranging
from 0% at the base to 26% at its steepest point and 1,000 feet of length for
skiers of all ages and skill levels to take advantage of all serviced by 4 surface and
aerial lifts. Temperature inside the center will remain a constant 28-degrees
Fahrenheit, ensuring a consistent and optimal snow condition year-round. The cen-
ter’s slopes will be filled with more than 5,500 tons of snow and shaped to an aver-
age snow depth of 2 feet throughout. Specially designed radiant cooling in the floor
and snow melt systems will both maintain a perfect snow texture and reduce envi-
ronmental impact at the center.
“We could not be more excited to be bringing Big SNOW to the public this
December,” said Hugh Reynolds, vice president of marketing and sales, SNOW
Operating. “Big SNOW is a game changer for skiing and snowboarding in the United
States. The unprecedented access to year-round snow combined with the center’s
unrivaled location and the overall appeal of American Dream will allow us to pro-
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