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Ogden, Utah Ogden Fun & Ski Week 2009 by Steve Bratcher Eighteen members of the JSC, including several new members, traveled to Ogden, Utah during the week of February 28th – March 7th to explore the front range of the Wasatch Mountains. The group was part of an organized ski trip hosted by SkiGroup.net, which had more than 12 different clubs from across the country with a total of 180 skiing enthusiasts. Our “base” during our stay was at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Ogden, said to be one of the oldest settlements in Utah. The town is approximately 20 miles from two great ski areas – Snowbasin & Powder Mountain, each offering its own unique terrain and level of hospitality. Snowbasin is very plush and has a boutique feel to it, while Powder Mountain was more of the locals hill with a “no frills” atmosphere….albeit incredible skiing. Upon arrival, JSC hosted a Pizza Party at what ultimately became our favorite hang-out – Brewskis. This was an excellent time for everyone to get to know each other and plan for their skiing together and the start of some great friendships. Beginning the next day, the entire group was chauffeured each day in private motorcoaches to and from the mountains, which made the travel-time pass by before we knew it. We began our skiing in Snowbasin in what were certainly springtime conditions, with highs in the upper-40’s. The next day we ventured to Powder Mtn, where the conditions were slightly improved. We skied Snowbasin 3 times and Powder Mountain, or “PowMow” as the locals call it, twice. Mother Nature finally came around and provided us with fresh powder for our final two days of skiing. On Tuesday, our tour operator arranged for NASTAR skiing and a competition among all participants. JSC is proud to have claimed several NASTAR medals, with our own Craig Smith achieving the single-best time and earning the #1 slot for all male participants. Craig was followed closely by Jim Werner who was only a fraction off of Craig’s time and took home the #3 award for male skiers, with someone from Grand Rapids taking second. As for the women, JSC took a clean-sweep of the event, with Patsy Kegebein earning the top award, followed by Diane Werner at 2nd place, and Natalie Grosz (who skied NASTAR for her first time) earning the 3rd slot. Who says Floridians can’t snow ski??? Our week was jam-packed with other off-mountain events and gatherings, including a catered dinner with entertainment at the Union Station, complete with private access to 4 museums housed at the station. We also visited the Salomon Center, a huge entertainment complex complete with a bowling alley, rock-climbing wall, simulated skydiving, miniature glow-golf, and indoor surfing. JSC hosted a dinner on Wednesday evening at Roosters where we had an incredible dinner. Thanks to Sally for arranging the location. Other events included a Pub Crawl, with a comedy club performance finishing out the night, as well as an Après Ski Party complete with dinner and prizes to round out the week. All in all, a great group of folks, incredible itinerary of events, and LOTS of fun on and off the mountains.
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