Friday February 12th, 2010 some Gators made their way up north to ski at the Osler Ski Club. It was the most picturesque day you can imagine. Blue sky, warm sun, perfect snow and only a few skiers on the slopes. The eager ones did get a lot of runs in and some were already exhausted by lunch time.

We meet for lunch and after the afternoon-skiing we also met for a lovely pizza bar right there at the club.

Some notable situations should be mentioned just to fill you in -  we are not at liberty to disclose any names:

** One Gator was asked at lunch time if he had seen some other swim club members - to which he answered "yes but the last time I heard them was a loud yell behind me." Having total confidence in the team mates ability to make it down the black diamond hill in one piece that alarming sound did not worry the Gator one bit! 

** Two other Gators were found on the south lodge trying to figure out the easiest way back to the main lodge. But they were not in too much of a hurry since they took off their skies and soaked in the sunshine. When time came to put on the skies again one noted that his skies were missing.

** Four skiers shared a lift - one took briefly his eyes off the other one and when he turned towards the person again - that person was no longer on the lift. Story has it that that person bend over to try to pick up a pole from the snow  - the seat tilted forward and the person lost the balance and fell off the lift - all very quietly.  Mind you - the other person did not confirm the story of the pole.

** After a day of skiing - one Gator wanted to change back into his street cloth and noticed that one of his shoes was missing - instead there was a different one next to his. He decided to have pizza first and than get concerned. The boot is still missing but our Gator was given a pair of jogging shoes from he lost and  found box to get home.

** At lunch time we did not read the signs and sat in the Member's only & kids not allowed section - took out our home made lunches and had a great time until someone talked to us and we swiftly moved (sorry Scott and Irene - hope your membership will not be revoked)

** One Gators loves to take all hills in a down hill fashion and avoided to ski any curves. His way of stopping was most interesting.

** Other skiers were very interested in our club ( signs reserved tables and food for us)  - we may have been the first swim club they have seen there.

At the end - except for one missing shoe - we gained a lot: we had a very successful day out of the water, proved that we can be active wearing more cloth than usual, ended up with an extra pair of shoes and had a splendid time.

Thank you Scott and Irene for inviting us to your club.

The End.

Pictures taken by Agnes and Martina
 

Dear Pool Superstar,

 

We are reaching out to you again, to help us with Round 3 of the Aviva Community Fund competition. This is a legitimate and easy way to compete for corporate dollars, but we can only do it with your help. Yesterday, the first day of Round 3, we received 140 votes. This kind of attitude is not nearly enough to continue competing… We must step it up a notch or two or three, and take action!

 

 

Date	Name	Distance	# work outs	place
April 09	Joel	71,950	23	18
Jan 09	Martina	101,234	31	3
Sep 08	Todd	63,400	26	20
July 08	Fernando	111,100	26	4
May 08	Fernando	88,400	21	9
April 08	Fernando	115,700	25	3
March 08	Martina	120,427	29	3
March 08	Fernando	108,500	23	5
Feb 08	Fernando	83,300	19	17
Feb 08	Martina	81,772	21	19
Jan 08	Fernando	112,900	26	6
Dec 07	Martina	92,355	23	11
Dec 07	Fernando	90,900	21	12
July 07	Martina	86,000	25	15
Jan 07	Carolyn	85,900	19	17
Nov 06	Carolyn	76,450	18	17
Oct 06	Carolyn	96,100	23	14
Sep 06	Carolyn	65,400	20	19
Sep 05	Ralph	25,695	10	17

 

The new Gators season starts at AY Jackson TBA.

Registration must be done in person.  Payment by cheque only (made out to NYMAC)

The date of the first Sunday practice is September 20th at 7:15a.m.