Our January trip included 54 Snow Sharks in full force not only from Florida but other states as well. This trip was sponsored by The Florida Ski Council. The Get acquainted party was a great success where we were the Toast Of The Town in our TahoeTinie Shirts. California Dreamin' on Thursday took everybody back with memories of the 60's & all the great music. Pictures will show how we looked back then, boy was that fun! We all danced the night away to the golden oldies, a wonderful trip was had by all!

THE SKIING!

When you have Perfect Weather You Have A Perfect Trip!

We skied 5 mountains, the temperature was 40 during the day with great snow. You would have thought you were doing spring skiing without the combination of slush and ice. I think all would agree it was a fabulous trip.

San Francisco

A smaller group continued on to Napa Valley, where we tasted a variety of different foods that complimented the wines. The bus carried us on to excellent lodging at the Wharf. The next morning we toured the great city of San Francisco, rode cable cars, looked at sea lions, learned the history of the area and ate dungeons crab!! Some tried abalone. Next year maybe bear?

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Lake Tahoe Ski Trip: Recollections by Pat Sciarappa

January 12, the Snowsharks arrived,
From several directions, they did fly.
Buses from Reno to Tahoe, there were two,
By nightfall 54 people were at Mont Bleu.

Skiing at Heavenly was great the first day,
That weekend storm dropped snow that stayed.
No major injuries as we got started,
Ski groups by ability soon departed.

Wednesday's adventure began when we boarded the bus,
For skiing in Squaw bringing lots of wind gusts.
The slopes were groomed, over the mountain we roamed,
Plans had changed for the boat ride home.

Waves on the lake, the boat traveled around,
Our stop for loading was in a different town.
Buses waiting and waiting, it was no picnic,
We joked about being in the Donner Party or on the Titanic.

No ski trip is complete without the stories,
There are things to forget or badges of glory.
Bruises and scrapes - Becky, Pat, and Henry can compare color and hue,
And Donnie was hit by 4 boarders who didn't have a clue.

Bonnie, Helen, Francis, and Mindy, et. all,
Stayed quite warm and busy in the casino hall.
Minus the skiing, they enjoyed their time,
Hopefully, they ended ahead by at least a dime.

We celebrated the 60's on Thursday night,
Hippies, afros, and flower power - what a sight!
Good food, good music, awards were mixed,
I still think the costume contest was fixed!

Kirkwood was fun, new adventures abound,
Denny tried the board, new muscles he found.
Phil went off to snowshoe on a solo try,
Most followed Terry at a very speedy clip.

Our last night in Tahoe was spent in Holly's suite,
A feast was arranged for our final treat.
Denny's video showed skiing on the narrow and wide,
The good, the bad, and the ugly, we cannot hide.

Departure day for many began at AM three,
To Reno, Taos, or home, they did flee.
Some went off to Frisco for a few more days,
With Starbucks' pastries courtesy of Mark's payday.

Wine tasting in Sonoma was our next stop,
Mark was the first to pop the cork.
Tasting we did, and enjoyed each drop,
A case we bought to enjoy with crab on our Frisco hop.

Planes on the way home were a bit delayed,
But we all arrived safely ready for the next day.
It was a great trip we all did say,
Sot let's all thank our leaders Hip, Hip, Hooray!