2003 Fourth Annual New Year Ski Trip

Thank you all for making the trip so much fun!

Last Updated 1/30/03: payments updated

The photos are here! These are Shurik's, Lenya's, Sasha's, and mine, fully edited and cleaned up.

All the financial details have been settled - thanks!

You can check out the detailed billing information as well as everyone's email addresses (on the 2nd worksheet). Briefly,

We are continuing our great tradition of New Year ski trips. It seems that the number of people doubles each year -- the more, the merrier! Check out last year's ski trip and its photos.
This page describes only the organizational details of the trip; if you want motivation and/or excitement, talk to me directly :)

The Mountains

We are going to live in the heart of New Hampshire's White Mountains region, with several great mountains within easy reach. Check out Ski NH for a quick mountain comparison. For those who went last year, remember that Sunday River was 14 miles from our house.

Accomodations

We have reservations for 6 nights, from Monday, December 30th, to Sunday, January 5rd. The reason for picking these dates (as opposed to the previous weekend) is that it is not considered to be holiday time and is therefore much cheaper (by about 50%!) as well as much less crowded and easier to find accomodations.

We have reserved a penthouse (2 bedrooms + loft, which will be the common hang-out place) and three 2-bedroom townhouses at the Seasons at Attitash. The penthouse and 2-bd #1 are in one building, and 2 bd's #2 & #3 are in another one, within walking distance of each other; there is also a central club house. We stayed there on our first ever new year ski trip, and loved it.

Just the facts:

The People

  • Shurik Bernstein & Stasya Reizin
  • Kirill Bolotin & Yulya Gilman
  • Pasha Langer & Lyuba Langer
  • Lenya Peshkin & Virginia Savova
  • Adam Smith & Sonya Raskhodnikova
  • Misha Anikin
  • Yura Berkovich
  • Katya Dolginova
  • Ilya Gogish
  • Sasha Kordun
  • Masha Martynovskaya
  • Masha Minkova
  • Kare'n Pivazyan
  • Sonya Pogreb
  • Misha Schwarz
  • Sasha Sherman
  • Leva Teytelman
  • Dima Vengerov

Organizers & Contacts

Dinners

Arrangements Changed
Stasya & I will take care of dinner for the night of the 30th, as well as some apres ski for the 31st. Masha will organize a festive dinner for the 31st. We will also buy breakfast, snack foods, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for everyone.

For later days (1st through the 5th), you can either go out or somehow organize dinners in your house. The North Conway area is well populated, and there are plenty of restaurants and supermarkets. The bottom line: don't worry about it!

The Costs

What to Take with You

Please bring the following, if you can: Linens, blankets, pillows, and towels should be available for everyone. The kitchens are also fully equipped.

New Year Celebration

We will be doing a gift exchange "secret Santa" style (like last year), i.e. everyone gets assigned randomly a person for whom to buy a gift, with identity of givers kept secret from corresponding recipients of gifts. While I do understand that getting a gift for someone you've never met before this trip can be problematic, it can also be fun if approached with the right attitude. This also seems to be the easiest and most fair scenario, but I welcome alternative suggestions. One idea is to allow subsequent swapping of gifts, but in such a way that those who get a personal gift that they like will be able to keep it (at some price :-))

Transportation

Mobil issues certificates for $10 off the lift ticket price at Attitash Bear Peak, as well as other discounts. If you have a car, please use Mobil in order to get these certificates.

Here's a preliminary transportation plan for getting there (please email Stasya if you see problems with this). Passengers, please get in touch with your drivers.

  1. Shurik & Stasya, from Boston 30-5 + food
  2. Yura, Sasha K, Adam & Sonya, from Boston 30-5
  3. Katya, Dima, Leva, from Boston 30-5 + alcohol
  4. Kirill & Yulya, 30-5
  5. Ilya, Masha Ma, Misha A, from NYC 30-4
  6. Pasha & Lyuba, from NYC 31-2 or 5
  7. Sasha Sh, Sonya, Masha Mi, from Boston 31-2
  8. Kare'n, from New Haven 31-2
  9. Lenya & Virginia, Misha Sch, 2-5
  10. Vadik, from NYC 2-5
Directions:
Approx. 3 Hours. Take I-95 North to Portsmouth, NH, exiting Exiting at the Spaulding Turnpike to Route 16 North. Continue following Route 16 North through N. Conway to Glen, NH. From intersection in Glen follow Route 302 approximately 3 miles. Entrance is on left.

We will be meeting in the club house around 9pm on Monday night. If you are coming later, either call us, or ask for Katya Dolginova's reservation.