Ski Day 2008

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Breaking News!

Pay up! Bring Tomas a check. Click here for details.

We're getting a bus! Click here for details.

Hank suggests that people bring small digital cameras. We didn't get any photos last time, which is too bad. It would be nice to have a group photo and others, we can put up a web page.

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 are chartering a bus. See here for more info. When you sign up below, please indicate whether you'd be interested-- I strongly encourage it for both fun and driving ease/safety.

Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (starting at 3pm) 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 plan to take the bus (an additional $15/person). It'll be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive-- a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing).

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
Shulin Yang meat yes Ski 1- Female 24 5'2" 110 6.5W NA NA
Laura Effinger-Dean meat yes Ski 1- Female 23 5'5" 155 7.5W NA NA
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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
Neva Cherniavsky meat yes Ski 1 Female 28 5'5" 125 9W N/A N/A
Colin Dixon meat yes Ski 2 Male 24 5'9" 180 11.5 N/A N/A
Alexander Jaffe veggie yes Ski 2 Male 23 6'3" 190 13 M N/A N/A
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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
Sanda Alexandrescu veggie no Ski (need boots/poles only) 1 Female 28 5'8" 120 9M NA NA
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
Elisa Celis meat yes Ski (need skis/poles only) 2 Female 23 5'6" 120 bringing own boots, size 286mm NA NA
Tyler Robison meat yes Ski 2 Male 27 5'11" 170 9M NA NA
Krzysztof Gajos meat yes Ski 2 Male 32 6'0" 155 10M NA NA
Jean Huang veggie yes Ski 2 Female 28 5'5" 115 7.5W NA NA
Steve Balensiefer meat yes Ski 2 Male 26 6'0" 280 12M NA NA
Raphael Hoffmann veggie yes Ski 1 Male 27 6'00" 155 10M NA NA
Dan Goldman meat yes Ski 2 Male 35 5'9" 165 9.5M NA NA
Sean Liu meat yes Ski 2 Male 24 5'8" 130 9M NA NA
Megan Pierce veggie yes Ski 2 Female 24 5'7" 135 9W NA NA
Travis Kriplean meat yes ski 2 male 25 6'2 185 10m NA NA
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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


Name Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none Interested in bus? Ski/ Snowboard Ability
Anna Gringauze veggie no Ski 2 (afternoon class)
Sergei Gringauze meat no Ski 3 (afternoon class)
Laura Vertatschitsch veggie yes Ski 1
Adrien Treuille meat yes Ski 3
Jakob G. Thomsen meat yes Ski 3
... ... ... ... ...

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?
Hank Levy veggie yes
Ethan Katz-Bassett meat yes
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 yes
Ben Birnbaum meat yes
Tanya Bragin veggie no
Alex Moshchuk veggie no
Wolfgang Gatterbauer meat yes
Joe Devietti veggie yes
Dave Bacon meat yes
Andrew Putnam veggie no
Wil Li meat no
Mira Dontcheva meat no
Kasia Wilamowska meat yes
Stef Schoenmackers meat yes
Brian DeRenzi veggie yes
Anna Cavender meat no
Jason Carpenter veggie no
John P. John meat yes
Salvatore Guarnieri veggie yes
Dieter Fox meat yes
Evan Hanusa meat yes
Julie Svendsen veggie yes
Andrei Alexandrescu meat no
... ... ...

Providing own ticket

Choose this if you will provide 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?
Jon Pfaff meat yes
.. ... .

Pay Up

Bring Tomas a check! The money is being fronted and paid in one chunk by Hank/the department, and we need to pay back. Tomas Isdal (isdal AT cs) is kindly taking charge of collections. You can usually find him in the networks lab 391, and he might deputize other students there to help when he is not around. Please bring him a check ASAP made out to University of Washington and covering whatever you owe for lift ticket/lessons/rentals, plus $15 if you plan to take a bus. On the check, please indicate what you are paying for of lift ticket/ beginner package/ intermediate package/ lessons/ rentals/ bus. Pay up to reserve your spot on the bus, as there is a slight chance we'll end up with more people signing up than can fit, with the overflow having to figure out carpools. Sign ups freeze Tuesday January 22 at 4pm, so you owe whatever you are signed up for at that point.

Bus Info

The bus is $15/person. The bus will start loading at 6:45am at the Rainier Vista pullout near the Allen Center. It will depart at about 7am. Please plan to arrive a bit before that to be ready to load-- we can't wait much longer as we need to get there in time for lessons and rentals. At the end of the day, the bus will leave Stevens at 4pm, so please plan your bar time, rental return, and shoe retrieval accordingly. Note that final details on the bus will go out next Wednesday, so all this is still subject to change.

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.