Vail's Signature Covered Bridge Dartmouth '65 - Tuck /Thayer/Med Schools -Vail D Club   PRESENT VAIL XI "It's CarniVAIL Timetm " Ski Weekend February 25- 27, 2011   For 10 years, Dartmouth Alums have been "Thinking Green" in winter whiteVail. We anticipate that this year will be the "greenest" with many other Classes joining-in with their own Vail Reunion activities.    After a decade of success   "Dartmouth Winter CarniVAIL Is A Dartmouth Tradition."   Dartmouth-Tuck CarniVailiers and Friends The snow is flying, and the skiers are happily sliding down Vail Mountain. Dartmouth-Tuck-MedSchool -Thayer CarniVailers and Friends,   "It's CarniVAILtm"Time!   Feb 25 - 27 2011  Vail, Colorado          The Hanover Winter Carnival never offered as many opportunities for so much fun and camaraderie in the snow.    -- IT'S TIME TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION --   The snow is flying and the skiers are happily sliding down Vail Mountain. Soon  Dartmouth-Grad Schools alumni and friends by the numbers will be gathering for a weekend of old Winter CarniVAIL fun on the number one ski mountain in North America, if not the world!     Best regards from Vail,   Steve Waterhouse '65, T'67, President, Dartmouth Club of the Vail Region, And The Officers / Executive Committee Of Gerry Huttrer '60, Alan Danson '60, Joe McHugh '60, Sara Jardis '93, Diane Boyer '78, Jane and Tom Healy '56, Jim Butterworth T'91, Stacey Sapp '93, Sarah '95 and Peter Millett DMS '95, Steve Cheheyl '67, Alana Hanks '05 and Richard Pomboy '60     ***** *********   Hi Everyone from Dartmouth, Tuck, DMS and Thayer,   Winter play time is here again!!!!  Ski areas are open, snow is falling and its time to crack out the skis and boards for Dartmouth/Tuck/DMS/Thayer CarniVAIL-2011 ...... or just make the trip to come be part of the activities if you are not already in the mountains!   In roughly 3 months the largest annual gathering of Dartmouth, Tuck, DMS and Thayer alumni will take place in Vail, Co at CarniVAIL - 2011... Feb 25-27, 2011.  For some of us, this will be the 12th straight year that we have gathered in Vail to slide over snow, share some fun and learn a bit more about what's happening in this world we live in.  If you have been before, you know the story.  If you have not, you have missed something, and this is the year to come see what CarniVAIL is all about.   Without question, we have an absolutely spectacular weekend plan coming together.  A web site with the outline schedule and the means to register has been organized by the great support staff in Tuck's Alumni Affairs area. If the contact info at the end of this email does not work for you, simply copy and paste the web address listed here into your browser: http://guest.cvent.com/d/pc1rd9WSlUa5fXMgj4-XxQ/8ns4/P1/1Q?   In addition to our normal full schedule, there are three very special events being organized for this year that will make this the greatest of all CarniVAIL weekends, and as interesting as any alumni weekend held in Hanover NH.  Some of the events over the weekend will be filmed for the major new documentary film on the historic impact of Dartmouth and the Hanover region on the development of modern skiing.     1) Celebrate with the skiing super stars of the 1950s -   We will recognize the contributions to skiing by some of Dartmouth's greatest skiers from the 1950s.  This decade produced an unbelievable array of great skiers, Olympians, National Champions, etc.  We invite all the skiers from this period to join in celebrating the decade of some of Dartmouth's finest skiers and the folks who have seen the most growth in "modern skiing" as detailed in the massive new book, Passion for Skiing (www.PassionforSkiing.com).  The book is a leading candidate to be selected the Ski History Book of the Year - 2010; and the subject of a hour length documentary film being completed now to provide even more exposure to one of Dartmouth's greatest achievements. We hope several of these great 1950s D skiers will be on hand to celebrate their achievements with us, and be included in new filming for the documentary over CarniVAIL.   2) The First Annual Dartmouth Alumni Ski Races -   For some years, we have wanted to establish some fun ski races at CarniVAIL.  Finally, we have succeeded in reserving the race course at Vail for the Saturday afternoon to conduct this new program which we hope will become another great CarniVAIL tradition..  Sue Young '77 ( the current head of Club activities for Dartmouth Alumni Affairs and a member of Dartmouth's earliest women's racing teams) and David Viele '98 (2 time Dartmouth Ski Team Captain, a National Champion racer and a member of the Vail Dartmouth Club Executive Committee) will be putting this program together.  They challenge skiers young and old, ski team members and non-ski teamers to join this program; and have some fun. We may even have some group team races.... best fraternity, best Class, etc.  We hope everyone will take this opportunity to participate as a ski racer for an hour.  We will ask D 1950s skiing legends to help recognize the winners of these races.   3) Seminar on the new Dartmouth effort to improve Health Care -   BREAKING NEWS: A few month's ago, Dartmouth College's President Jim Kim announced the formation of a new "Center" at Dartmouth to improve worldwide healthcare. It involves participation from the college, the 3 major graduate schools and the Hanover medical complex......  A major component will be a new degree defined as follows:  The Tuck School of Business and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice will partner together to offer the Master of Health Care Delivery Science (MHCDS) degree from Dartmouth College. The combination of The Dartmouth Institute's advanced research expertise in health care outcomes with the Tuck School's proven success in management education teaching leadership and teamwork, finance, and operations creates an educational opportunity unmatched by other programs.  At the heart of the program is a commitment to the value-based improvement of health care delivery—achieving better outcomes for the same or lower costs—that is scientifically, ethically, and managerially sound in a new 18-month degree program.     This will be the subject discussed in our annual Saturday afternoon seminar organized by the Tuck School.  We anticipate having the Dean of the Tuck School, Paul Danos, as the moderator, and the new Director of DCHCDS, Dr. Al Mulley '70, actively participating.  Dean Danos has led Tuck for the last 15 years when Tuck has been regularly ranked as the #1 business school in the world by media organizations such as London's Financial Times and Economist Magazine to New York's Wall Street Journal.  Dr. Mulley has just relocated to Hanover on November 15, 2010 from the Harvard and Boston medical world to take on his new role, has previously served as a Dartmouth Trustee, and is one the leading medical authorities of his generation.  As this may be their first presentation of the program details, we anticipate that this could become a major media event because this concept is very important, getting a lot of attention in medical circles, and deserves broad coverage in the West as the program seeks out experienced health care personnel for their first class which will start in June, 2011.   We will provide more details on these events as they develop over the next 3 months!    Make your plans today to come to Vail 2/25-27/11 to ski/board .... or just to participate in our events, listen to legendary mountaineer Bill Briggs '54 lead the group in singing old ski songs, and have some fun.  Remember our events do fill up so reserve now.     Best, Steve Waterhouse '65 T'67 CarniVAIL Chairman for the sponsoring team of the Officers, Executive Committee and members of the Dartmouth Club of the Vail Region; and the Tuck School     Special Note.... Our great CarniVAIL motivational speaker of a past year, Dick Durrance '65, can be seen in action "sparking ideas" on a short video clip at http://www.dickdurrance.com/sample-video-spark/?utm_source=Dick+Durrance&utm_campaign=082a541593-E_Card_3_Power_11_28_2010&utm_medium=email      Other Important Planning data: Our recommended supplier group can be reached via these telephone numbers or Web Sites....  For each one, mention our code word "Dartmouth" and hopefully they will provide you with a group discount....  We do not have a deal with the hotels, but give it a go as we say in England!   1) Rides from airports to Vail:  Contact Colorado Mountain Express to get a van or private limo ride to the Vail area via their Main Tel: 800-525-6363   2) Rent Ski Equipment:  Contact Billy Schoft at the Gorsuch Store in Vail Village to rent skis.... Email: BSchoff@gorsuchltd.net   or call the main Tel: 970-476-2880  The Gorsuch family includes 2 members of the Dartmouth Class of 1953 and an adopted member of the Dartmouth Club of the Vail Region, Vail's Olympic racing legend and leading mountain retailer, David Gorsuch.  3) Purchase HaberVision's outstanding Ski Goggles and/or Sun Glasses for all uses at the half price in shops; Go on line to http://www.habervision.com/ 4) Hotel reservations: These six hotels will cover your needs....but there are many more options -  Top level: Sonnenalp in Vail Village at 970-476-5656 or the Lodge at Vail at 970-476-5011; Medium level: The Marriott Hotel in Lionshead at 970-476-7185/800-228-9290 and the Christiana Lodge in Vail Village at 970-476-5641; Moderate level: The Holiday Inn - Vail: 970-476-2739 and the Wren in Vail at 970-476-0052 5) Discount Ski Ticket Coupons: From late January, contact Darlene Bailey at Tuck   tuck.alumni.services@tuck.dartmouth.edu     , providing your name, class affiliation, the number of people in your party, you mailing address and your email address.  She will organize to mail them to you.  We will also have some at 8:45 AM, at the Vista Bahn Ski Lift, Friday morning, Feb 25, 2011             CarniVAIL-2011 Registration Details     CarniVAIL 2011! Dartmouth * Tuck * Thayer * DMS   Alumni, students and friends! Please join us for the 7th annual CarniVAIL event in beautiful Vail, Colorado. Click here for more information! Click here for Lodging Info and Deals! February 25-27, 2011 Sonnenalp Resort of Vail        Friday, February 25 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Group photo at Vista Bahn Ski day on your own 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Mountain lunch @ Wildwood 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Aprés-ski cocktails   Saturday, February 26 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Breakfast and market update with Tuck Professor Bob Howell   Ski day on your own Saturday Continued 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch at Sarge's Shelter 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Afternoon NASTAR races 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Tuck Lifelong Learning Panel 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cocktails/Dinner program, live music & more!   Sunday, February 27   8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Dawn Busters: Be first on the slopes! Game Creek Club Brunch on the mountain    Full Weekend Package     All Students/Student Guest $160.00   Tuck, Dartmouth, Thayer, DMS Alum/Guest $180.00   A la Carte Registration     A la Carte Registration Fee $15.00         CarniVAIL Reservations/Payments System   - You can reserve for events, and pay $175 for all the events of CarniVAIL events or for individual events to be attended via the Tuck on-line charging system.    Simply go to the Tuck website via http://tuck.kintera.org/carnivail   You will be asked to pay for each person attending CarniVAIL  1) a general event charge of $20, and reservations for any or all of four events 2) Friday Cocktails ($ 25 for room, service, hors d'oeuvres; there will be a "cash bar" for drinks), 3) Saturday breakfast Seminar ($10 for a light breakfast), 4) Saturday Cocktails, Dinner and Music ($ 90 for room, service, hors d'oeuvres at cocktails, 3 course dinner, wine at dinner and Kathy Morrow's band music/dancing; and a "cash bar" for other drinks), and 5) Sunday Dawnbusters Brunch ($ 30 for early skiing and brunch at the Game Creek Club) - Or you can send a check made out to the "Dartmouth Club of the VAIL Region" to our Treasurer, Gerry Huttrer at  Box 2425, Frisco, CO  80443 CarniVAIL Discount Suppliers    We have negotiated discounts with a number of parties to lessen the overall costs of CarniVAIL.  Make use of these, and remember the pass word..."Dartmouth" a)  Ticket discounts - We will have Ski Lift Ticket discount coupons available at the beginning of 2008.  You can email Steve Waterhouse  Stewater@aol.com, and he will mail them to you, or pick them up over the CarniVAIL weekend. Starting Friday morning at 8:35 AM at the Vista Bahn ticket area, we should have some alumni standing around looking for you!....  These will provide roughly a 25% rate reduction, and will be useable for the 2 weeks around the CarniVAIL weekend.  You need to have them in hand when you buy your tickets. b) Van and Limo rides - "Airport to Vail" ride discounts via our partners Colorado Mountain Express (http://www.ridecme.com/ass.htm) or telephone 1-800-525-6363.  Mention the pass code "Dartmouth" and they will give you a discount of 10 to 20% on the fare to book a van or private limo ride from the airports to any of the Colorado Mountain Resorts they serve.  This is valid during the 2 weeks around the CarniVAIL weekend. c)  Ski goggle discounts via Habervision (http://www.habervision.com/),  Many members of the Club have enjoyed the new high tech, polarized ski goggles and sun glasses provided by HaberVision only thru their online website.  Our "Dartmouth" discount is roughly 50% of the full price!  This is a permanent discount for Dartmouth alumni and friends so use it at any time in the year. d) Ski Rentals at the Gorsuch Ski Shop courtesy of our adopted big greener, and former US Olympic racing champion, Dave Gorsuch.  Talk to "Billy" Schoff (BSchoff@gorsuchltd.net) or any of the folks in the ski shop and mention "Dartmouth." e) Wine discounts from our loyal Dartmouth alumnus Norm Christianson '65 of Canyon Wind (http://www.canyonwindcellars.com/), are available on all of their products it you email Norm or his son Jay, Sales Director for Canyon Wind....  970-464-0888 or canyonwind@gvii.net  They can ship wine to many states, or you may be able to arrange for a pickup at their tasting rooms in Georgetown, CO near the Colorado Visitor Center, or the main vineyard in Palisades, CO. f) Ski Instructors and Mountain Guides - There is a modest discount available for those who wish to utilize the services of Vail Ski Instructors for private lessons or simply cutting any lift lines.  It is also possible to line up Mountain guides for an hour to on the Friday or Saturday to show you around parts of the mountain. Email Maggie Meeks (MMeek@vailresorts.com) at least one week in advance to make these arrangements. CarniVAIL Lodging Ideas   We do not attempt to organize housing for everyone because there are just too many variables.  However, we can suggest these ideas.....   - Vail Resorts can help with Lodging suggestions by going to  https://onestore.snow.com/index.asp?siteId=20.   - The Sonnenalp Hotel is one of the finest mountain resort hotels in the world with an excellent spa, on-slope ski storage, fire places in rooms, etc....... but they currently ask for minimum stays in the order of one week.  They can be reached at 970-476-5656. - We may possibly have a discount opportunity at the just about completed Vail Plaza Hotel and Club Complex which is the closest major hotel operation to the Sonnenalp Hotel.  They are still awaiting a certificate of occupancy, but should be operational shortly.  The best way to book at the moment is through the Vail Valley Partnership at (970) 479-1046.  Try on the pass word "Dartmouth," and maybe you will gain some benefit.... - We also are talking to the biggest hotel in the region, the Marriott Hotel in Lionshead, about an arrangement.  At this writing, the details are not yet available.  Marriott does not have direct website for Vail.  Guests can call (970) 476-4444, or go to Marriott.com and click on link to Vail, CO   Should you contact them, you can mention the pass word "Dartmouth," and maybe you will gain some benefit.... - The Ramshorn Lodge is a smaller lodge in Vail Village with very easy access to the slopes.  It is located midway between the Vista Bahn and Gold Peak lifts with some rooms having an unobstructed view of the slopes. They have a few  2 and 4 bedroom condos available for short rents.  You can call them directly at (970) 476-5646, and mention "Dartmouth"... - Another source of condo  or house rental space is Vail Reality ....  970-476-8800.  If you go this route, please mention to them that you are calling on the recommendation of broker "George Lamb" for the "Dartmouth" group.  George (e.g. a senior Realtor with Slifer Smith Frampton, Vail's largest property sales real estate operation) says that the Vail Reality group is high quality, and dedicated to rental situations. BACKGROUND Winter Para-Olympics Some may ask "What is Para-Olympics?"  The simple answer is that the Para-Olympic program is amongst the finest developments in the history of skiing.  Winter sports for athletes with disabilities gradually increased after the Second World War, when wounded civilians and soldiers attempted to get back on skis. A number of pioneers such as the Austrian Sepp Zwichnagl, both of whose lower legs had been amputated, tried using skis with artificial limbs. Another innovation was the use of the mono-ski with stabilizers (i.e., small stabilizing skis mounted on ski poles). This innovation led to the first mono-ski competition in February 1948, with 17 participants from all over Austria. The event gained popularity and the following year the first Austrian championships were held in Badfastein, Austria. In the '70s the first multidisciplinary skiing competitions began. In 1974 at Grand Bornand in France, the first World Championships included downhill skiing and Nordic (cross-country) skiing for both amputees and the blind. The first Winter Para Olympics were held in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden in 1976, with downhill and Nordic skiing competitions for amputees and the blind and a sledging demonstration. The success of the first Para-Olympic games led to a second event in Geilo, Norway in 1980. In 1984, the Para-Olympic Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria. For the first time, during the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, 30 athletes on mono-skis took part in the Super G. In 1988 the Para-Olympic games were again held in Innsbruck, not at the Olympic facilities in Calgary, Canada, due to financial reasons. A total of 397 athletes from 22 countries took part in the event. Seated skiers joined in both downhill and Nordic competitions. In 1992, the Games took place at Tignes-Albertville in France. For the first time there were displays of downhill and cross-country skiing for mentally-handicapped athletes. The 1994 games in Lillehammer were marked by the debut of ice sledge hockey, the Para-Olympic version of ice hockey. In 1998, the Nagano games were the first to be held outside Europe, thus showing increased media interest in the Para Olympics. And the explosion in interest has only grown thru the Para-Olympic events in 2002 (Salt Lake City), 2006 (Torino, Italy) and the growing expectations for 2010 (Vancouver, Canada).  The concept of disabled individuals enjoying winter sports has been taken to a new level by the pioneering work of Vail Mountain, led by Cheryl and Bill Jensen, with disabled soldiers being treated at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC.  Individuals with many different injuries, and quality of life problems, have been invited to Vail..... and taught to ski!  The results and the personal growth have been nothing short of spectacular.  Now many ski areas have picked up the idea, and the concept is being used around the country to help men and women, the real heroes of our time, regain respect for their own skills, and reasons for the continued personal development of their lives. Become A  "CarniVAIL Underwriter"    We have organized this weekend with a fairly low entry cost of $175 for all the group events so as many alumni as possible will be able to attend.  To pull this weekend off in this way, we need underwriting support from those able to do so.  As with last year, we are not going to "campaign," but rather just ask those with the wherewithal to help out to send a check for any amount ($25, 100, 250, 500, 1000 or whatever you want to send) to the "Dartmouth Club of Vail Region" via our Club Treasurer, Gerry Huttrer, at  Box 2425, Frisco, CO  80443.  We will really appreciate your extra support to sponsor something that is unique in the world of today.... a Dartmouth tradition for "everyone" organized by Dartmouth alums!