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Sun Valley....”A
Savored Favorite”
If you like plush accommodations, top of
the line skiing as well as excellent food, Sun Valley was the place
to be this year. Our group of 43 skiers left on Saturday, January
21st from BWI Airport to Boise, Idaho. Although there was a long
bus ride to the resort, a stop for food, a few good movies and some
fun games made the time pass quickly. When we finally arrived at
the resort — we were all blown away by the grandeur of the
place. Granite and marble entrance ways, hand carved heavy wood
doors and an interior space that came straight out of a Ralph Lauren
catalog was more than enough to offset the ride to get there. Our
group had a “Meet and Greet” pizza party a few hours
after we arrived, which kicked the week into high gear. Everyone
came to the pizza party and mixed and mingled before heading back
to their elegant rooms for a restful night’s sleep. The next
morning we were met by lots of snow and sunny clear skies. Our group
enjoyed the first of 3 Blue Ridge Ski Council (BRSC) events that
evening— the Welcome Party. Plenty of good food and drinks
were had by all. Our second day was also filled with bright skies
and great groomed trails. By Tuesday, our group was ready for the
NASTAR Race. The Baltimore Ski Club raced against the other clubs
and had a fun time doing it. I am proud to say our group won 3 metals
(2 bronze and 1 silver). That same evening we enjoyed the 2nd (1
BRSC Event — the Après Ski Party. This was also another
winner with great food and another chance to make new friends both
in our club as well as with the members of the other ski groups
that were represented. Wednesday (aka Hump Day) was a day that many
used as a “rest” day while others took to the slopes
again. Sun Valley Resort really caters to skiers as well as non-skiers
and has a good offering of optional activities — massages,
shopping outings, lunches in town, etc are just a few of the items
available to those who wanted to “cash out” a day of
skiing and see what the resort had to offer. This was also the day
for our group dinner – Bald Mountain Pasta and Pizza –don’t
let the name fool you — a great Italian meal was in store
for our group. A happy and very full group rested afterwards for
another day on the slopes. Thursday was another fun day of skiing
with a little afternoon snow to make things more interesting. We
had our final BRSC Event that evening — the Farewell Dinner
and Dance (our group cut the rug and the roast beef that evening).
Another night of top shelf food and dancing was had by all with
most people staying to close down the place for the evening. On
our final ski day, Friday, the snow gods saw that more snow came
down — it was nice to have some fresh powder but a little
difficult to see. Our return to the Airport on Saturday was delayed
by a jack-knifed trailer luckily the carrier held our flight until
our arrival. Unfortunately, although we made our flight out of Sun
Valley, our skis didn’t. Due to weight considerations no one
was able to take their skies. Little glitch but one less item to
carry home — I was more than happy to have them delivered
to my house the next day!
Everyone had a great time!
Christopher Pukalski (Leader) and Mike Jones (Assistant Leader)
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