GOLDEN GATE

  TOP OF THE HILL GANG

  1470 Dana Avenue

      Palo Alto, C A 94301-3115

e-mail: ggtothg@aol.com

 

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Affiliations:

Far West Ski Association

Bay Area Snow Sports Council

ORGANIZATION

President:

Henry Lew, Palo Alto

 

VP-membership:

Richard Hippard, SF

 

Treasurer: Wally Strauss, Mill Valley

 

Secretary: Linda Alwitt, Sonoma

 

Non-Ski Activities: Michael Creedman, SF

 

Bay Area Council, FWSA: Roje Hughes, Campbell

 

Board members: Rose Appel, San Rafael.

Tony Suh, Lafayette.

 

Web Master: Jan Bush, Sonoma

 

Newsletter

October 6, 2008

 

Just in! Lakeside Inn & Casino at South Tahoe is giving us $49 rate mid week ($99 weekends) plus free night with 3 stays (nonconsecutive ok). Booking code is "BAC" and ask for Stacy if booking problems. Super 8 motel $ 36 rate - still waiting. Forest Suites has 7 day cancel policy but units are deluxe +walk to Gondola. 

 

Not mentioned will be additional Tahoe trips based on weather and snow.The Utah Safari is open to non members/friends. Contact Larry LeVine,trip leader. To secure lowest airfares, book early. If you opt for senior lifts on you own, the age is usually 65  and rates vary from $44-59. Alta is age 80.

 

The Colorado trip requires early planning to get Southwest's low fares and to get in a carpool at Denver airport. We arrive on Sunday for high  altitude adjustment and leave on Saturday to avoid the huge crowds and traffic. Prague and St Anton wait list is very short if interested. We are still waiting on Lockheed ski cabin rates at Donner Lake and Best Western Truckee.

  Henry   

October 20, 2008

Our first 09 ski outing will be Northstar Jan 11-14 with Heavenly Jan 14-16. Homeowner Tony Suh reports 6-pack adult lifts for $299 are available before Dec 15 - good all season. Tree thinning with new glade runs, more snowmakers, 414 more ski acres, a new Martis Camp express lift (Lookout Mt).

Henry

 

November 4, 2008

Top of the Hill Gang dues are $30 per person which covers our liability insurance of $13.30/p , website, postage, supplies and subsidies for dinner hosts/hostesses. If you joined in 2008 AFTER  ski season: NO extra dues are owed. Please send check for Top of the Hill Gang to 1470 Dana Ave, Palo Alto 94301  ASAP since liability insurance is due Nov 30.

 

 Membership includes many discounts -check skibac.org and fwsa.org. Samples:10% off at Sports Basement stores;50% off ski rentals at Sports Exchange, Truckee; $49/night and any 4th night free at Lakeside Casino, NV; 20% off Hampton Inn, Truckee; 5% off Travel Guard insurance; etc

 

    New: $19 Sugar Bowl CORE season pass for FREE . Your club membership card is needed for above. 

 

    If you are NOT participating please  rsvp so we do not buy unecessary liability insurance. 

 Henry

 

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Last updated: November 09, 2008.