Ski Day 2008

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General Information

(The first?) Ski Day 2008 is Friday January 25th at Stevens Pass. As with past years, the plan is for Hank to provide a pizza lunch in a reserved room at the mountain. We'll get a group discount on things like lift tickets and rentals. Last year we had 72 people! Hopefully we can get that many this year. We're looking into chartering a bus, but are still working out details. Most likely, a bus will be available from the Paul Allen Center to Stevens and back for $15. When you sign up below, please indicate whether you'd be interested-- I strongly encourage it for both fun and driving ease/safety. If that doesn't work, we'll organize carpools through this page.

Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map.

It's been snowing a TON recently, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 25th. We will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under ski clothing. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.

Should be a great day! Please sign up below if you are coming, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by choosing the option that fits and editing yourself into the table under that option. You should also indicate your lunch and bus preferences. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.

Skier's Code

  1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. 
  2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. 
  3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. 
  4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.
  5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. 
  6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. 
  7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.

Sign Ups

Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted. In this section, please sign up with what you need (lift ticket/lessons/rentals), indicate whether you plan to join us for lunch, and indicate whether you think you'll take the bus if one is available. We're still working out whether we'll have a bus and what the details will be, but it would be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive, and it would be a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing). It is about a 2hr drive, and the bus would likely leave the Paul Allen Center at ~6:30am and leave Stevens by 6pm. The bus would likely cost ~$15/person.

Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:
Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals
"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals
Lift ticket and rental, no lesson
Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals
Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals
Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass

Beginner package

$69 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket. Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain.


Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.

For ability, choose from:
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch
Type 2 Most recreational skiing
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch

Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.


Name Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none Interested in bus? Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
Cherie Cheung meat yes Ski 1 Female 23 5'2" 106 8.5W NA NA
Aniruddh Nath meat yes Ski 1- Male 21 5'5" 130 11M NA NA
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Intermediate package

$95 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.

Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.

For ability, choose from:
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch
Type 2 Most recreational skiing
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch

Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.


Name Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none Interested in bus? Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
Jane Intermediate veggie yes Snowboard 2 Female 29 5'6" 125 10W Right Regular
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Lift Ticket and Rental

$69.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Down from $87 + tax, good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.

For ability, choose from:
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch
Type 2 Most recreational skiing
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch

Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.


Name Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none Interested in bus? Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
Peter Henry meat yes Ski 2 Male 28 6'3" 180 11M NA NA
Kate Everitt meat yes Ski 3 Female 28 5'3" 120 7W NA NA
Stephen Spencer meat yes Ski 2 Male 44 6'2" 190 11M NA NA
Elisa Celis meat yes Ski (need skis/poles only) 2 Female 23 5'6" 120 no boots NA NA
Ben Lerner veggie yes Ski 2 Male 24 5'11" 165 9.5M NA NA
Evan Herbst meat yes Ski 2 Male 22 5'10" 155 11.5M NA NA
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Lift ticket and lesson

$77 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.

Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.

For ability, choose from:
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch
Type 2 Most recreational skiing
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch

Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.


Name Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none Interested in bus? Ski/ Snowboard Ability
Jon Norental meat yes Ski III
Anna Gringauze meat no Ski II
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Lift ticket only

$42 lift ticket, not part of a package. Down from $50+tax, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.

Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.


Name Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none Interested in bus?
Jon Froehlich meat yes
Ivan Beschastnikh veggie yes
James Lee meat no
Alex Kolla veggie no
Kathleen Tuite meat yes
Jonathan Ko meat yes
Michael Buettner veggie yes
Erik Andersen meat yes
Allan Carroll none yes
Tomas Isdal meat no
Ben Birnbaum meat yes
Tanya Bragin veggie no
Alex Moshchuk veggie no
Wolfgang Gatterbauer meat yes
Sergei Gringauze meat no
Joe Devietti veggie yes
Dave Bacon meat yes
Andrew Putnam veggie no
Wil Li meat no
Mira Dontcheva meat no
Kasia Wilamowska meat no
Stef Schoenmackers meat no
... ... ...

Providing own ticket

Choose this if you will provider your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).

Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.


Name Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none Interested in bus?
John Smith meat yes
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Ski Clothing

Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [1].

If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.

EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.

Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?

Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.

Brian Ferris: I have a full set of snow gear, but I can't go to Ski Day this year, so if you need anything, let me know.