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Date: 10/3/2018
Subject: ACTION S&S club Oct 2018 Newsletter
From: Action Ski & Snowboard Club (No Replies)



NEWSLETTER  |  October 2018

PREZ SEZ BY ROGER HILTPOLD

Action is finally ready to kick-off our 2019 Ski & Snowboarding Season on October 3rd, at Arterra Restaurant & Lounge in Del Mar.  Leah, our Ski Trips Director and the entire board with many volunteers have been working hard to get ready for this show-down at Arterra, where all 2019 Action Ski & Snowboarding trips will go on sale at 6PM.  Trip details have been available for some time now, and all details can be found at actionski.org 

 

Please help us make this Ski-Trip signup process as smooth as possible, by preparing the following before the meeting:

(1) Have your Action user ID and password handy.

(2) Review 2019 Ski-Trip details at ActionSki web site.

(3) Ensure that you are a current paid member.  Only current Action members can sign-up for trips.  If you have not renewed your membership since our fiscal year start on June 1st, 2018, you can sign-up and pay for your membership  HERE.

(4) Review cancellation policy  HERE prior to meeting (we do recommend purchasing trip insurance, and the cancellation policy includes a few options).

(5) Review the sign-up procedures HERE.

(6) Bring your check-book

 

To minimize the burden of standing in a long line, trip leaders will allow anyone that is present at the meeting to place their name on a sign-up sheet, which will allow you to mingle and enjoy Arterra until your name is called.  We hope this process will improve your trip signup experience with Action.   

 

The entire board plus many volunteers are very thrilled to be able to welcome you to  Action Snow Season 2019on Wednesday, where adventure sign-ups start at 6:00 PM!  See you there!

 

Roger


HAPPY HOUR + GENERAL MEETING + TRIP SIGN UPS

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 5:30

Sign up for ALL SKI & SNOWBOARD TRIPS 

Sign ups begin at 6 pm
1st come 1st serve

Be sure you are a Member and bring your checkbook!


ACTION'S 2019 FLY-A-WAY TRIPS

 

Beaver Creek, Colorado Details 

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Carmen + Gary Jahns


Revelstoke, Canada Details

Thursday, March 7 - Wednesday, March 13

Annette Behrman + Tom Sekreta


Squaw Valley - Lake Tahoe  Details 

Boutique Flyaway

March 21 - March 25

Roger Hiltpold


ACTION'S 2019 MAMMOTH TRIPS

 

M1 1st Tracks — Mammoth with a Twist Details 

Thursday, January 10 - Sunday, January 13

Sierra Nevada Lodge


Mammoth 2 — Super Bowl Ski Trip  Details

Thursday, January 31 - Monday, February 4

Chateau Sans Nom


Mammoth 3  Details  

Thursday, February 21- Sunday, February 24

Mammoth Ski & Racquet Club


Mammoth 4 —Tom Tom Trip  Details  

Thursday, April 4, 2019 to Sunday, April 7

Mammoth Ski & Racquet Club


SUSHI BOAT + PARADE OF LIGHTS

A Night of Lights + Fresh Sushi + Fun


$60 per person


Signup at October 3rd meeting

 

Sunday, December 9, 2018, 6:00 PM until 11:00 PM

Point Loma


Contact: Annette Behrman

abehrman7@hotmail.com

Category:Other Fun Activities

 


B 52'S at HUMPHREYS

October 6, 2018


Join Annette Behrman on your floatable and watch the show from the Bay

It is well known that the B-52s are The World's Greatest Party Band. And nearly forty years and over twenty million albums into their career, there can be no doubt as to why they remain one of rock music's most beloved and enduring bands.


LAWN BOWLING AND GAMES @ LIBERTY STATION

 

The second annual Lawn Games Party at Liberty Station’s Ingram Plaza was a ball, literally! Our September 8thevent featured Bocci Ball, Croquet, and Spike Ball. Oh yeah, we also played Giant Jenga, which for those of you who don’t know, is a fun game with stacked blocks that you can play in teams!!!

 

Our Saturday get together was a beautiful, sunny, windy afternoon with 10 Actioneers present for games, refreshments, and a bit of friendly competition. 
All attendees were encouraged to wear white attire to the party and join the hosts at Stone Brewery for Happy Hour after the games.

 

After working up quite a thirst, the group headed over to Stone Brewery at around 5:00 or so and got a fabulous outside table that grew as the evening progressed. Additional Actioneers and friends joined the fun with appetizers, various beer choices and great conversation. We were fortunate enough to introduce two new attendees to Action’s many fun activities.

 

Thank you all for attending the Lawn Games Party and special thanks to my sister Allison Saxman who help me set up and introduced the group to Spike Ball.

Hope everyone is getting excited about our upcoming October 4thGeneral Meeting sign ups at Arterra! Looking forward to seeing you all, bring a friend and let’s continue our Action tradition of good times, good friends and snow, snow, snow in our near future!

 

See you soon,


Carolyn, Membership Chairman


ANNUAL GUADALUPE VALLEY WINE TOUR 2018

This year’s trip proved to be another stellar wine tasting experience!  We had lots of new friends on the trip who we are hopeful will become yearly trip partners in the years to come. 
 
The morning was clear and somewhat cool and that is why Leah tells you all to bring layers.  By the time we reached our first stop at Montefiori the weather was up to around 90 degrees and a warm breeze settled across the stellar deck of this brand new tasting room.  Villa Montefiori, per report was the first vineyard to produce wine in the valley.  The owner and chief winemaker is Carlo Paoloni who works directly with the team running his thriving vineyard.  The stone floor and open air design has windows that act as walls and can be opened up onto the patio deck.  From all the seats in the tasting room you could see the valley below.  The wines were very tasty and many of the crew went up onto the roof-top deck to see the valley or take pictures in what looked like a ski lift chair that sat out on the back patio. https://www.villamontefiori.mx

We loaded up the bus at 12:30 per our schedule and headed to our next stop at Finca la Carrodilla.  

The winery was modern and the restaurant and tasting room were up a double flight of steel stairs.  The long farm tables sat under slanted shade roofs that were equipped with solar panels.  The centers of the tables were home to a wonderful array of succulent plants.  For those that wanted more shade you could move to a covered canvas patio and get a peak of the production area.  There was a beautiful statue of a saint who is said to have provided spiritual inspiration to the vineyard owners.  There was even a 12 week-old puppy that provided dog lovers a quick fix!
 
We were lucky to have a tour set up and we all ushered back by our tour guide into the room where they do the grape de-stemming via a conveyor belt.  Separating grapes from stems is an important part of the wine making process.  We followed our guide down a flight of stairs into the room with large steel fermenting tanks.  From there we entered the equivalent of a cave where the oak barrels were stored at precisely 18 degrees Celsius.  We walked down a long hall and opened a large wood door and were ushered into an amazing dining room with chairs for 12, signature art and a crystal chandelier lit the room nicely.  

Upon completing our tour of the winery we were able to buy wonderful gifts in the winery store such as jewelry, olive oil, wine, and sweet treats.   We almost left Danny behind, but Leah retrieved him from what we can only guess was the tasting room.     http://www.fincalacarrodilla.mx

We arrived at our next wonderful winery, Clos De Tres Cantos after we completed a small hike up a dirt hill.  This winery was inspired by a design goal to mimic the feel of a monastery, honoring the monks who were the original makers of wine!    The owners were on-site and the architecture was amazing.  The use of stone and old bottles was a great combination with the light shining through the bottles into the wine storage areas below the upper deck. I especially loved the painted whale that was painted on one of the buildings.


The winery was small producing 1700 bottles a year.  We got a very nice tasting and had the good fortune of a wonderful host and got to meet one of the owners who was very hospitable. 

On our tour we were taken below the upper deck and were told that the property had a large amount of stone and rock.  They used this and built the structure keeping the rock intact and it became part of the cave for storing the barrels they produce. 

The winery has been producing for some years and they only recently opened the tasting room.  What I loved about this venue was the open patio and views of the hills behind and the vineyards that stretched out back of the open-air patio. 

I would definitely visit here again, it was my personal favorite.   The wines were very good.   https://www.facebook.com/Clos-de-Tres-Cantos-1498521527058077/

Despite Leah always having amazing snacks to include fresh meats, cheeses, pita chips, drinks, beer, and wine, it was time for us to hit our eating location.  This year we were taken to Mixtura.  A wonderful farm to fresh open-air restaurant nestled in an old vineyard.   http://mixtura.com.mx.  

Viviana Martinez is the chef that inspired the restaurant which did not disappoint the foodies on the trip.  We started our meal with their signature oysters that were slightly marinated in a wonderful sauce.  

This was followed up with salad with arugula and grilled beats and then we got the pleasure of munching on grilled vegetables. We all were further delighted with the duck taco and a final feast of fresh grilled bass.  As usual Leah kept the wine flowing and could be seen running around filling up everyone’s glass so no one was left out.  It was beautiful as the sun was setting across valley floor and the night turned cooler.  Many were dancing and laughing out on a stone patio and everyone had a smile on their face.   The staff was pleasant and accommodating. 

Being on schedule is important and we loaded our bus and made our way back to the border.  We were so fortunate to have Jesus as our driver who was wonderful.  Sitting up front gives you a great appreciation for what a good driver he was as cars were all over the place as we headed toward the border.  The best thing about this trip is crossing the border with such ease.  We all unloaded the bus on the Mexican side, crossed through customs easily and waited on the other side to reload and head back to the Sweetwater park and ride.  Most of us were home and in bed at a reasonable hour, remembering yet another year and another wonderful trip.  Thanks to Leah and Kelly for being so gracious and accommodating.