On the Edge

Think Snow Activities!

by Matthew Botos, Skimeister

Thanks for a Great Auction!

Thank you everyone for a making out November successful auction a success! Your donations, purchases, and volunteer efforts brought in a great amount of money to fund this year's activities and even beat last year's total!

Mental Health Days

Mental health days come early this year, so get your calendar ready. These trips are a great way to get out on the slopes: for one low price you get your lift ticket, breakfast, bus transportation to and from the mountain, and an apres-ski party! The dates are Friday, January 25th at Elk for $65 and Friday, February 29th at Camelback which will be a driveup trip – costing $35. Non-members are also welcome for an additional $5. These trips fill up fast, so sign up soon by sending your check and release form to:

Matthew Botos
285 Stone Ridge Dr
Norristown PA 19403
484-744-4989
matthew at botos.com

Monday Night Learn to Ski and Snowboard

As a club member, this great program gives you free lessons from trained ski instructors and discounts on lifts and rentals. The six-week series at Spring Mountain makes it easy to get the time and instruction on the slopes to become a better skier or boarder. The program starts the first Monday in January, weather permitting. Get more details on the Monday night learn to ski and snowboard program.

Instructor Training

Ready for your next challenge? Learn to teach skiing or snowboarding! Weekend classes are offered at several nearby mountains, and in exchange for volunteering at the Monday night program, the club will reimburse half of your tuition. Past participants found that the classes improved their skills and opened up the joy of teaching a great sport to others.

You'll find more details on the Learn to Ski/Snowboard program and Instructor Training in the Mogul, or you can contact Matthew Botos at matthew at botos.com or 484-744-4989 to get more information and get involved.

The KOPSC Race Team

The KOPSC Race Team Needs You!

If This year’s race season is just around the corner, and we are looking for lots of new racers. Since last year’s turnout was lower than normal, we will need to build numbers considerably to keep a viable team together. Racing is not only fun, but will help improve your skiing technique. If you're interested in joining us at the gates, see contact info below.

Most American Ski Racing Alliance (ASRA) races are Giant Slalom format with a few of the more technical slalom races thrown in for variety. Racers compete for individual medals according to age group during the season and by ability level at the Killington Nationals, so everyone has a chance to win. Lots of great prizes are also handed out at each of the post race awards/parties. Team points are awarded to almost all racers who finish, so you don’t have to be at the top of your class to help the KOPSC team.

ASRA's website has schedule updates, race results and more information. The season opener is at Killington, Vermont December 7-9, so start preparing. New for this year: ASRA has scheduled a race weekend at Elk Mountain Jan 12-13. That should be a popular weekend.

If you are interested in racing with KOPSC or need any more information, please contact Ron Konsza at rkonsza at msn dot com or 610-325-7609. See you at the starting gate!

American Ski Racing Alliance (ASRA)
2007-2008 Race Events

Please contact Skimeister Ron Konsza at rkonsza at msn dot com for additional information about the racing events listed below.

Monday Night EPSC Race Clinic

All are welcome at the EPSC runs a race clinic run concurrently with the learn-to-ski program at Spring Mountain. It’s a great opportunity for anyone curious about racing or who wants to improve their racing/skiing technique. Registration starts at 5:30PM and the clinic starts at 7:00PM so get there early to register and warm up. Cost is $5 per night or $25 for the 5 week session. To sign up, just show up at Spring Mountain on the 8 th at the main lodge. Someone from EPSC will have a registration form to fill out. Gates are set up on the ‘big” hill (on the far right as you face the mountain). We will alternate days with GS or slalom gates and provide instruction on how to get through the gates faster and improve your skiing. If you are an accomplished racer and just want to run gates, that’s no problem either.

Frank Cressman and Serge Goldberg from Mainline Ski Club run the clinic; I will also be there as an instructor. For more information, contact Ron Konsza at 610-325-7609 or rkonsza at msn dot com.