Ski Day 2009

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You can pick up your lift tickets in the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge (same room for lunch) between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor (check this map). If you arrive later than 9:30, you can pick up tickets at customer service.


General Information

The UW CSE Ski Day 2009 is Friday April 3rd at Stevens Pass.

GETTING THERE:
This year, we decided not to charter a bus. Let's try to CARPOOL as much as we can.

LUNCH AND ROOM RESERVATION:
Hank is providing a pizza lunch starting at about noon. We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor (check this map). You can leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.

THE AFTER PARTY:
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 (see map).

GEAR UP:
We're finally getting some pretty good snow, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 3rd. Even though weather should be great for spring skiing, wind + snow + mountains = unpredictable, could be sunny, could be darn cold. So please dress warmly, bring extra layers, wear a water-resistant layer on the outside, 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.

SIGN UP:
Should be a great day! Please Sign Up below, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by editing yourself into the table under your preferred option. You should also indicate your lunch 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.

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

$78 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and beginner 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. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m., and they recommend you show up 1.5 hours before the lesson.

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 Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
Kate Moore veggie Ski 1 F 26 5'2 130 W7.5 Right
Luis Ceze veggie Ski 1 M 31 5'7" 150 M9.5 Right
Karin Strauss veggie Ski 1 F 30 5'5" 110 W7.5 Right
Stephen Spencer meat Snowboard 2 M 46 6'2" 180 M11 Left Regular
Nathan Spencer meat Snowboard 2 M 10 4'6" 55 M4 Right Regular
Emily Wang meat Ski 1 F 25 5'5" 110 W8.0 Right
Sandra B. Fan veggie Snowboard 1 F 25 5' 115 W7.5 Right Regular
Aniruddh Nath meat Ski 1 M 22 5'5" 130 M10 Right
Karl Koscher meat Ski 1 M 26 6'1" 300 M12 Right

Note: Nathan is almost eleven. Please try to put Stephen (father) and Nathan (son) in the same lesson group.

Intermediate package

$108 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m., and they recommend you show up 1.5 hours before the lesson.

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 Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Lift Ticket and Rental

$78.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Lift ticket is 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 Ski/ Snowboard Ability Gender Age Height Weight Shoe Size, with M/W/Child Left or Right Handed Regular or Goofy
Abe Friesen meat Snowboard 3 M 25 6'2" 170 M12 Right Regular
Stephen Friedman meat Ski 1 M 28 6' 165 M12
Diana Friedman meat Ski 1 F 25 5'6" 140 W9
Tom Bergan meat Ski 1 M 25 5'8" 150 M10
Steve Tanimoto meat/veggie Ski 2 M 59 6' 162 M12
Jonathan Beall meat Ski (telemark or cross-country if possible) 2 (rusty) M 24 5'9 135 M9.5
Georg Seelig meat/veggie snowboard 3 M 6'2" M11

Lift ticket and lesson

$88 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. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m.

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 Ski/ Snowboard Ability
... ... ... ...

Lift ticket only

$51 lift ticket ($28 for seniors 62-69), not part of a package. Down from $62, 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
Linda Shapiro veggie
Anna Cavender meat
Jason Carpenter meat
Hank Levy veggie
Kathleen Tuite meat
Dieter Fox meat/veggie
Shwetak Patel veggie
... ...

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
Reona Herz veggie
Rohit Chaudhri meat
Elisa Celis veggie
... ...

Pay Up

Bring Anna a check! The money is being fronted and paid in one chunk by Hank/the department, and we need to pay back. Anna Cavender (cavender@cs) is kindly taking charge of collections. You can usually find her in the benson store 386, and she might deputize other students there to help when she is not around. Please bring her a check ASAP made out to University of Washington and covering whatever you owe for lift ticket/lessons/rentals. On the check, please indicate what you are paying for of lift ticket/ beginner package/ intermediate package/ lessons/ rentals. Sign ups freeze Tuesday March 31 at 4pm, so you owe whatever you are signed up for at that point.


Carpool Signup

If you are planning to drive and have extra seats in your car, add yourself to the first table. Keep in mind that you may be driving in snowy/icy conditions and you may need chains. For updated road conditions check the WSDOT website and take a moment to refresh your snow driving skills.

Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.

If you are looking for a ride, email an available driver to make arrangements, then add yourself to their riding column here. If there are no available drivers, add yourself as a row to the second table. Hopefully, by Friday, the second table will be empty :).


Driver Name email@cs Neighborhood you're coming from Departure times Number of seats available Type of gear you can carry Who's riding
Anna Cavender cavender@cs North Seattle 7:00-5ish 1 1 pair of skis or 1 snowboard Kate Moore [car full]
Rohit Chaudhri rohitc@cs Sandpoint/Magnuson Park. Can pick up at CSE earlyish 2 2 pairs of skis or snowboards Aniruddh Nath + ?
Kathleen Tuite ktuite@cs wallingford earlyish 2 max not much Karl Koscher and Jonathan Beall [car full]
Dieter Fox fox@cs Close to Children's Hospital / Allen Center around 7am 2 Ski/snowboard Shwetak Patel + ?
... ... ... ... ... ... ...


Rider Name email@cs Neighborhood you're coming from Time leaving Seattle - leaving Stevens Number of riders Type of gear you need to bring
Sandra B. Fan sbfan@cs U-district In time for 10am lesson, so leave Seattle around 7 to 7:30am? Leave Stevens whenever. 1 none
Aniruddh Nath nath@cs U District Flexible, but would like to get there before 9. 1 none
Abe Friesen afriesen@cs Eastlake/U-District Flexible, but 9ish would be good 1 none
Tom Bergan tbergan@cs Sandpoint/ViewRidge Arrive at Stevens before 9, leave whenever - I can drive if we need more cars 1 none
Emily Wang wang@cs Eastlake/Allen Center Flexible, but in time for the 10:00 lesson 1 none
... ... ... ... ... ...

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, check out this Snowboarding Gear List.

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 $9+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $37+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.

Brian Ferris: I'm not going to ski day, but I have a full set of men's skiing/snowboard gear. If you need gear, let me know if you'd like to borrow.

Rohit Chaudhri: I have spare ski goggles, 2 pairs of thick, waterproof gloves. Let me know if you want to borrow, I can bring these to the dept before Friday. rohitc@cs.