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CMSC Winter Carnival, 2011

By Julie Pudlo
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From March 11-13 the Chicago Metropolitan
Ski Council hosted the 2011 Winter Carnival
at Ski Brule in Iron River, Michigan. There were
11 participating clubs from the Chicagoland
area including ABSF, Champaign Ski Club,
Chicago Friars, Four Winds, Lakeshore,
Nomads, Pine Point, Sitzmark, Sitzmark
Milwaukee, Sno-Gophers and Wild Bunch.

The weekend was packed with skiing,
snowboarding, games, hot tubs and more.
Club members enjoyed some fresh powder
from the snow storm that hit early Saturday
morning.

While they weren’t carving through powder,
participants enjoyed the Nastar racing
course. Taking the lead for the males was
Sno-Gopher Brian Grimes. Wild Bunch’s
Matthew Werning took second place. He was
followed by Jason Claycomb from Pine Point in third place. winner, Sue Finis from Chicago Friars, dressed as the
Leading the females was Andrea Safranek from Pine Point. “Sweet Smell of Success.” She dressed in green with a
Debbie Clegg from Team Trent took second place. Anjelica blonde wig and a layer of dollar bills attached to her. The
Werning from Wild Bunch placed third. After lunch, skiers second place female winner, Juli Bohn from Wild Bunch,
and snowboarders made their way over to the Homestead dressed as a Redi Whip, handing out cups of Jell-O and
chair lift, where the “Chair Drop” game was taking place. topping them with whipped cream.
During this game, participants were allowed to throw water
balloons at a target in the snow while they were on the The third place female winner, Teri Kenny from Sitzmark,
chairlift. The goal of the game was to hit the “bull’s eye.” dressed as a leprechaun, throwing out chocolate coins as
The “Chair Drop” was a new game this year, and it proved she skied down the bunny hill. First place for the males
to be the most popular. was Steve Grant from Chicago Friars, who was a Girl Scout
Cookie Bandit. The Pine Pointers helped Jason Claycomb
Some club members dressed up for the costume contest snag second with his Twizzlers costume. Gab Crump from
on the bunny hill. The costume followed this year’s Wild Bunch took third place as the Candyman.
Winter Carnival theme, “How Sweet it is to Ski Brule.”
Contestants came dressed as different types of sweets as With the day coming to a close, everyone went back to
well as other puns on the theme. The female first place their cabins to enjoy some time soaking in the outdoor
Jacuzzi and prepare for their delicious BBQ chicken and
pork dinner at the Homestead Lodge. After dinner, contest-
ants tested their “minute to win it” capabilities in the
“Oreo Cookie Face” contest. The goal of the game is to
get an Oreo from your forehead in to your mouth within a
minute using only your face muscles. This game was ruled
by the females as the fastest time was in three seconds by
female first place winner Ann Krammerer from Sitzmark
Milwaukee. The first place male, Phil Skultey of Four Winds,
came close with a time of five seconds. For the females,
Anjelica Werning of Wild Bunch and Alyson Godbolt of
Sno-Gophers placed second and third, respectively. For the
males, Steve Grant of Chicago Friars and Jim Cornelius
of Vagabonds placed second and third, respectively.

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