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Show BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Mumbling something that sounded dirty, Dennis Sanford, Executive Secretary of PSIA poked his head out the window once again, his eyes searching the horizon for the next mail train. A thoughtful expression crossed his face that surprised even his close friends. "I wonder if they made it back from the lake," he muttered. " Probably had a great time but look what they did to me." His eyes drifted across the room and settled on a large pile of hate mail that had been collecting for the past several days. "Golly gee," he exclaimed . "How am I going to explain to the angry membership why they don't have their fancy, three color, embossed plastic, recyclable membership cards?" His words were punctuated by the staccato thumping of rocks banging against the window pane. "More members expressing their anger and venting their spleens because the cards are late. It's not my fault," he sobbed, "I would have sent them had it not been for the unfortuante arrival of summer." "Every summer," he explained, "many Division people go on vacation. They travel to the beach, to the forest, to the quiet countryside. They travel like lemmings to the sea and they never think of me," he rhymed. "What they should do before setting out on a carefree hoi iday is send me their membership lists. Then I could send out the cards, and on time, too." Then, with a sudden gleam of inspiration, our young hero dashed to his desk and dictated a letter. "Dear PSIA Board Member," it began. "Let's consider collecting dues from the divisons in January instead of July. That way, we can find out Who's who and for how long and we can send the membership cards out in time for Christmas." Signing the letter, he opened the office window and quietly crept down the fire escape in order to slip past the angry crowd that had gathered in front of 1801 York. THE END \NHO? Ed Scott, former president of Scott-USA has filed suit against Kingsford Company, Louisvi lie, Kentucky, charging the firm withheld shares of stock when they bought his company. Don Adams has been appointed to replace John King as supervisor of Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, operated by New York State Department of Environmenta l Conservation . He was Assistant Manager for 3'12 years. Four Austrian towns, Kitzbuhel, Lienz, Mayrhofen and Seefeld have inaugurated a program called "Year-Round Ski Guaran tee." It means they guarantee 12 months Twas the night before ski school And all thru the home, The instructor is stomping, His boots new with foam. Now left foot, now right foot, They both hurt the same. And he whistles and shouts And calls out a bad name. skiing. If the local slopes lack snow, the towns are relying on nearby glaciers to supply the white stuff. Snowbird, the new area in Alta Canyon, Utah is being forced to postpone its scheduled opening because more than 3 feet of snow fell on the site during the last week of October. According to Paul Copello, USSA Ski Insurance Administrator, most skis are stolen when the skier stops for coffee or a quick lunch . 61% were taken at the area , 24% of the thefts occurred while travel ing to or from the area and 15% occurred from garages and homes. PSIA President Jimmy Johnston was in Denver November 20 for the USSA Ski Ball. The charity event raised nearly $20,000 for the US Ski Team . Peter Brinkman, creator of the" Instant Ski Program" moved from Aspen to Bear Valley, California. He is a PSIA member and attended the French National School. Park City, Utah is on the move with 3 new double chair lifts, nine new runs and Stein Ericksen, the areas new Director of Skiing. "Instructor of the Year" Phil Jones was named Ski School Director. Dave Scott has been named Assistant Ski School Director for Catamount Ski Area. He was Director at Jug End Resort and Assistant at Brodie Mountain . Jerry Muth, board member from RMSIA addressed Central Division . Mark Addison, former Rocky Mountain President, traveled to the Northern Rocky Mountain Fall Clinic and Meeting and gave a razz le-dazzle speech. John Fry of Ski Magazine addressed instructors at the RMSIA meeting in Aspen. "They torture, they pinch me, My foot's gone to sleep. My toes will fall off and And lie in a heap. " "But they're high-backed and fancy, I look just like Killy. Now this year I'll master That new turn THE WHEELlEf" THREE TRACKERS TO HOLD NATIONAL RACE Do you know an amputee that skis? Do your good turn and tell him about the National Invitational Amputee Ski Championships being held at Winter Park, Colorado, February 26 and 27, 1972. The event is being promoted by Children's Hospital in Denver and Willie Williams is Race Secretary. She is looking for upper extremeties, lower extremities and bilateral amputees to compete in the two day event. All comers are welcome. PSIA has played a role in helping to develop amputee skiers through its Handicapped- Amputee Committee headed by Lee Perry of Portland. Lee and his committee have worked hard developing means of teaching amputees. This national race and the resu Iting news coverage may provide the necessary springboard to attract more handicapped people to skiing. For more information about the February race, write Willie William s, c/o Children's Hospital, 19th Avenue at Downing, Denver, Colorado 80218. SARGENT NAMED TO COACHING POSITION Ron Sargent of Boise, Idaho joins another PSIA member as part of the USSA Alpine racing program. Ron was named Assistant Women's Alpine Coach by WillySchaeffler, form er PSIA President and now serving as Alpine Program Director for USSA. Before becoming the "ladies man," Ron served as Assistant Alpine Coach at Boise Junior Coll ege and worked in the Junior program at both Bogus Basin and McCall, Idaho. He raced for the University of Wyoming and was a key member of the 1968 Wyo ming Team that won the National Collegiate ti t le. Ron is certif ied by the Pacific Northwest Division and wil l direct the tra ining and raci ng activities of the Women's Team and squad members on the Can/Am circuit in the U.S. and Canada this winter. MEET UD RIDENOUR Bud Ridenour of Red Lodge Ski Area in snowy Montana is a 33 yr. old school teacher turned ski pro. Both he and his wife Kim traded the regiment of the classroom for sun burns and Bud couldn't be happier. Bud made the switch from band instructor to sk i instructor two years ago. " There's a lot of carryover from the two professions," says the seven-year chalk dust veteran. "People like to learn and the teacher's job is to make it fun and interesti ng. It's t ru e for school t ea chers and maybe more true for sk i teachers." Bud wa s certified by Northern Rocky in 1969 and is Head I nstructor for the Red Lodge school. AI· ways looking for challenges, he organized the school's G.L.M. pro· gram and spent last season modifying the teaching method so students now start skiing simple terrain more quickly. "We eliminated static exercises," he said, "and moved the student on to the mountain more quickly. We feel it's a OOPS! Blush ingly we must admit the September issue of Skipro deleted the names of Hank Emery and Hal Kilimon from the honor roll of past PSIA board members. Then, to make matters worse, Doc Des professional ski instructors of america, inc. 1801 york street big improvement and the students like it too." Although a relative newcomer to ski teaching, Bud has taken an active interest in PSIA and his division. He recently presented a report on G.L.M. to the division's annual Fall Symposium and is currently undergoing training in the Northern's Cl inic J= xC!miner program. And last Apr il, Bud served as his division's representat ive to the Handicapped Skiers Committee. Would he ever go back to teaching school? "I like the outdoors and I li ke people," says Bud, "but I suppose someday I'll go back. I'd like to be able to work with youngsters again and do it in a school that's near a ski area ." Bud smiles when he says, "I guess I'm look i ng for the best of both worlds." Roches was incorrectly named as SIA President. He is, in fact, t he Executive Vice President while Robert Bass serves as President. Pardon us while we go fallon a sk i pole. BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID 4¢ Permit No. 489 Denver. Colo. denver, colorado 80206 ale 303 322-0041 TO: rnl\; [;) \;:1- r , . • ,'" 1128 - .• ;., ~ S:' l -; l W. .11 REMITTANCE ADVICE DATE INVOICE NO. 12/9/71 INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASS,OCIATION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DESCRIPTION GROSS AMOUNT November business meeting exper ses •• $83.8 Xerox copies ••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • 1.0 :;HS4. ts DETACH BEFORE DEPOSITING DEDUCTIONS NET AMOUNT 5 J p REMITTANCE ADVICE DATE INVOICE NO. 12/9/71 INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DESCRIPTION GROSS AMOUNT BOD Expenses at Park City ••••• $61. 95 DETACH BEFORE DEPOSITI NG DEDUCTIONS NET AMOUNT |
