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Howdy OCers,

The Big White Ski trip was one of the best vacations I have ever been on. The Snow was plentiful and we also had 3 bluebird days, which are rare. Most locals complain that it snows all the time and they miss the sun! The Resort itself had much more to offer than I expected, and is very family friendly. You walk or ski through the center of town and then head up to the Snow Ghosts. It was explained to me that in the beginning of winter, freezing rainstorms will form a frozen covering on the trees which results in their being dressed with snow. It turns into an amazing site. I added a picture below.

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

David Simonian

President

ADMINISTRATIONDarcey Gatto

Vice President for Administration

Hello fellow OCers, what a crazy world we are living in. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. As you all know all OC activities have been cancelled until further notice. I miss seeing all of you each week at the meetings, on the mountain or just out and about. However, when we are allowed to go back to our normal lives we will have a big Out of Control Party to celebrate.

Due to not being able to hold meetings we will most likely hold Elections electronically this year. We will have more information being sent you via your email and social media so make sure your email is up to date. You can update your email by going to out Website, https://ocskiclub.org/, and click on update email address.

Be safe everyone!

The next time you see Jeff Kenton, thank him and his instructors for all of their hard work. Jeff does a great job! Without Jeff we wouldn’t have the 3 private lesson days and the regular instruction on all Alpine buses, a huge Club benefit. Jeff also sets up training clinics for our instructors throughout the ski season to help increase their knowledge of skiing and how the equipment applies to each skier’s abilities. Thank you Jeff for all your help in making us better skiers and boarders!!

It was regrettable but the right decision for the Trips Chair – Gail Marotti-Hossan cancelled the Italy trip. With the increased likelihood of obtaining the virus in Italy, no one wants to put our members in harm’s way. Fortunately, those members will be able to take the same trip next year when the pandemic is over, and it’s safe to travel again.

We are a year round club, so biking, golf, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, bowling, motorcycle trips, and so much more start up in May. The Volleyball leagues start sign ups in April with games beginning in May.

Officers

President David Simonian

Vice President, Admin Darcey Gatto

Vice President, Skiing Matt Quackenbush

Secretary Kathy Howard

Treasurer Cathy Marvin

Board of Directors

Kelly Buell

Chris Dier

Mike Furdyna

Jeff Kenton

Gail Marotti-Hossan

Meghan Ruby

Rich Stella

Eddie Vassallo

Cynthia Ward

Willy Welch

Committees

Activities/Entertainment Erin O’Brien and Arline Welch

Alpine Buses Lynda Heaney, Mark Wilder, and Chris Dier

Alpine Trips Gail Marotti-Hossan

Assistant Trips Chair Mike Furdyna

Ambassador Mike Koutelis

Audio/Visual Tech Bill Corbin and Jen Hammond

Cross Country Bob Priest

Elections Gail Marotti-Hossan

Family Committee Eileen Finn-LeMatty, Matt Wakefield

Finance Bob Hossan

Fund Raising Jason Hymes

Historian Eileen Finn-LeMatty

House/Facilities Management Bob Hossan

Membership Maggie Albee, Pat Jones

NYCDSC Reps Cynthia Ward, Chris Dier, Kim Hand

Publications Greg Bockis

Marketing Fred Haefeli

Racing Mark Pavlus & Deb Pavlus

Snow Sports Instruction Jeff Kenton

Technical Director of Snow Sports Brian Mieczkowski

Treasurer’s Assistant Sylvia Haefeli

Volleyball League Tara Cummings and Robin Raco

Web Master Tara Thomas and Frank Broderick

Who would have thought that the early March Bolton Valley trip would be the last of the season? I am so glad I was there. Even though the 28 inches of snow from the weekend before was not to be found, the slopes were in good shape. Like normal OCers, we made the most of what we had. With friends, all skiing and boarding is great. We made new friends,

enjoyed good food and drink, and there was great music and dancing at the James Moore Tavern. Some members went snow shoeing; others enjoyed visiting the brew pubs on the way to Bolton Valley. A few members just enjoyed the ambiance of a family owned ski mountain.

Can’t wait to go back! (Photos on back page) - Kathy Hoaward, Trip Leader

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ORGANIZED SKIING

Matt Quackenbush

Vice President for Organized Skiing

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Abrupt end to the season.

We cancelled all buses before the mountains closed. We had the plan to do drive-ups, with negotiated rates, before the Mountains closed. Lynda Heaney (Bus Committee Co Chair) did an outstanding job trying to make that happen. Unfortu-nately, the first drive up day, people drove, only to find the Mountain closed that day. Rapidly followed by all mountains in the East, one by one. Then the Cana-dian Mountains and finally the Western Resorts.

Gail Marotti Hossan as well as Matt Wakefield, Eileen Finn-LeMatty and the

trip leaders jumped into action to procure refunds and renegotiate. I can not say how much I appreciate the hard work (which is still in process) that these people did as well as the additional work that will be necessary to distribute refunds (thank you to Cathy Marvin and SylviaBritt- Haefli for the extra work coming up). It always amazes me how we can come together as a club.

Speaking of work, just a reminder, we are a volunteer oriented club. We rely on Volunteers. We need all our members to step up, all the time. If you are available, we need you. Ours is a very large club and there are many positions necessary to run an organization of this size. See what you can do. These positions are not just skiing related, as you probably know. We have numerous positions which are critical to the operation of the club and we need all the help we can get. Step up!

Elections are upon us, we want you to vote. Look for info to come, very shortly, about voting online for the first time ever. With all that is going on we too, have to adapt. We will need an on line Quorum, so do not miss the vote.

The Board Meeting was held on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Here is a summary of what took place. Complete minutes are found on the website.

• Events -past and future were discussed. See event details in this newsletter or online.

• Elections: Nominations are March 19 and 26. Voting takes place on April 9.

• The Liftline will only be digital beginning in June 2020 due to costs and vendor issues.

• Ski Trips: Italy trip has been postponed until 2021. At the time of the Board meeting, Utah and Mt. Tremblant had not yet been cancelled. They are now and refunds are being worked.

• Buses – Since the Board meeting – all buses were cancelled.

• NYCDSC – Cynthia Ward gave update.

• Council discount tickets at Killington should be purchased at Snowshed.

The next meeting is April 2, 2020?

The Board has had several emergency conference call meetings to address elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As you are most likely aware by now, Nominations and Elections are being handled digitally.

OC SECRETARYKathy Howard

OC Board Meeting Highlights

Ok, so in 2016 I was running the Elections process and I noted “it’s been an odd Winter but the OCs still found plenty of skiing wherever they ventured”. I don’t recall exactly why 2016 was so odd but 2020 certainly beats it - we could have found plenty of skiing had we not been mandated to be socially conscious and remain home for the duration of this pandemic. Thank you for whatever part you played in helping to flatten the curve OR for being one of those whose skills were essential to the rest of us remaining as healthy as possible. For those who have been negatively impacted by this virus please know that you have the sympathy of your OC Friends.

Not only is the Club known for skiing but also for lots of activities organized by your fellow OC Committee Chairs (Volunteers!!!) and overseen by your OC Officers and Board members. With Spring comes the time for OC Elections! The OC Elections give members the chance to choose who will be overseeing club activities next year.

Members will be voting on the following positions – our Officers are running unopposed but we still have to vote them in.

OC ELECTIONS - IT’S TIME TO CHANGE IT UP!!!!

Nominations for these positions were taken via an email process from March 19 – 27th

• Elections will be held electronically due to the social limitations imposed by COVID-19. This electronic process is completely anonymous and controlled by the software. If we want to we can know who voted but not the details of the individual ballot. The system tabulates and produces a report.

You will receive an emailed invitation to vote by Saturday, April 4th

If you don’t receive an invitation it means that we do not have your current email address in our database

• If you know that your membership record contains an old email address AND you want to vote please email us to update your record by Friday, April 3rd

• Membership records which share an email address with another member will be sent only 1 email but the other member may vote online using his/her own membership # and the link in the email or below

Details:

• Voting schedule: 12 noon – 11:59pm on Thursday April 9th

• You will be allowed to vote only 1 time - the system will keep track of all voting (& it’s been tested!!!)

• A record of your vote will be provided - you will have the option to print this receipt

• Election website link: https://ocskiclub2020elections.simplyvoting.com/

• President • Vice President for Administration • Vice President for Organized Skiing • Treasurer • Secretary • Board Member (10 positions) VOTE ON

THURSDAY, APRIL 9th:12 NOON - 11:59 PM

Candidates listed on back page.

- Gail

Bolton Valley - March 2020

Candidates President Meghan Ruby

VP for Adminstration Darcey Gatto

VP for Organized Skiing Cynthia Ward

Treasurer Mark Wilder

Secretary TB Appointed

Board of Directors

Bob Denninger Carrie Britt Chrisdin Dier Clare Ryan Deb Kruszona Gail Marotti-Hossan Greg Bockis Jason Hymes

VOTE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9th:

12 NOON - 11:59 PM

Jeff Kenton Kelly Buell Matt Fabrizio Matt Quackenbush Mike Furdyna Rich Stella Stacey Helming Willy Welch

https://ocskiclub2020elections.simplyvoting.com/

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