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Message from the Editor

Editor Speaks

Angenette Napravnik

M you into shape when you let yourself go? Who will give
Maybe I'm just getting evil. Maybe I'm just getting
you that big huge hug when you need it? Only your ski
mean. I lose my temper faster than I used to. I find it
club will do that for you!
hard to put up with people who require a vast amount of
hand-holding. I keep blaming it on not having enough
I've spent a better part of my life as a member of one
time in my life. My friends blame it on me not taking
any time for myself. Maybe I just need a darn good
of a ski club. Joining a ski club is like suddenly having a
vacation with my friends, my friends from my ski club! ski club or another. I've always loved being a member
huge group of friends to do fun stuff with. You want to
Who else will ignore the fact that you seem a little weirder go to the theater? You want to go scuba diving? You
than usual? (Oh yeah, right... Nettie just a LITTLE weird- want to go sailing? Just want to go out for a good glass
er?) Who else will put up with you spinning out of control of wine? Just pick up your ski club directory and call
at what seems a million miles an hour? Who will give you one of your many friends. There is always someone up
that huge reality check when you need it? Who will knock for a good time.

The best part about it is that you have so
Three reasons much in common with everyone in your
Steamboat remains ski club. You all like snow. Even the
one of the nation’s top members that don't ski or snowboard
Ski Club destinations still love the time together. As most
skiers and snowboarders are very active
people, you have many other things in
common year-round. Biking, hiking,
swimming and fishing. Volleyball, tennis,
football and baseball. Art, fashion, the-
ater, even ballroom dancing. If it's fun to
do, someone in the ski club is doing it.

Ski clubs are also great places to learn
And then there’s... new things. If you are a skier and want
to learn to snowboard, what better place
$AILY NONSTOP JET SERVICE FROM #HICAGO to learn than from your club's instruc-
TO 3TEAMBOAT ON !MERICAN !IRLINES tors? But are you limited to only learn-
STARTING $ECEMBER ing about ski-related activities? No! I
learned how to rock climb on a week-
end trip with Skunk Hollow Ski and
.EARLY MILLION IN ON MOUNTAIN Snowboard Club. I learned how to scuba
IMPROVEMENTS SINCE dive with the Aqua Adventurers. People
in ski clubs are always up for learning
something new and exciting.
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800.922.2722 Join to have fun. Just join and watch
your life change.

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