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Omaha Ski Club Photo Album


Banff area, Alberta, Canada

with the Chicago Metropolitan Ski Council (CMSC)
February 24 - March 2, 2024

Mark McCracken, Simon Lewis, Joe Reitman, Teri Hammon, Chris Lohry, Fred Hutson, Bill Hronek, Mel Evans, Gretchen Hutson,

Jamie Lewis, Kathy Spahr, Brian Moore, Jeff Krinsky, Ester Evans, Pat Connelly, Cindy Johnson, Ben Novograd, Kate Johnson,

Mark Johnson, Kelly Cave, Tim Adams, Andi Neumann, Phil Bintz, Kim Lee

Facebook slideshow

Full race results

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Chili's restaurant sign on a snowy Saturday evening

Mark, Cindy and Kate at Chili's

Joe, Andi and Jeff

Andi, Ben, Jeff, Fred, Gretchen, Simon and Jamie

Joe, Andi, Ben, Jeff, Fred, Simon, Jamie and Kim

Fred, Gretchen, Simon, Jamie, Kim, Mark, Teri, Phil, Joe, Andi, Ben and Jeff

Fred, Gretchen, Jeff, Ben, Jamie, Kim, Simon, Mark, Andi, Teri and Phil on the way back to the hotel

Sunday morning hotel breakfast

Bill, Mark, Joe and Brian at breakfast

Mark, Joe and Brian

Kim and Jeff waiting for the Sunday morning shuttle bus

Jamie and Teri on the shuttle bus

Simon, Phil and Brian on the shuttle bus

On the way to Lake Louise

At the Lake Louise base

Jeff, Ben and Fred

Jeff, Simon, Kim, Ben, Fred, Teri, Andi, Pat, Brian, Jamie and Phil

Fred and Ben on the gondola

Teri, Andi and Kim

Teri, Fred, Kim, Jamie and Andi on the ridge

Simon, Jamie, Jeff and Andi

Jamie, Andi, Fred, Kim and Phil

Kim, Simon, Phil, Fred, Andi, Jeff and Ben

Teri and Jamie

Sunday lunch at Lake Louise

Sunday lunch, part 2

Sunday lunch, part 3

Sunday afternoon on a wide easy run

On the wide easy run, part 2

Wide easy run, part 3

Simon, Kim, Andi and Ben

Kim and Andi

Temple Lodge mid-mountain restaurant

Andi, Jamie, Ben and Jeff

Phil and Simon

Jeff, Kim, Simon and Ben on the chairlift

Phil, Teri, Andi, Jamie, Ben, Simon and Kim

Jamie, Ben, Simon and Jeff

On another wide easy slope

Kim resting near the trees

Simon, Jeff and Teri

Ben, Jamie, Jeff and Simon

Looking uphill

Wide steep slope

Fred skiing near the trees

Andi near the trees

Phil going through bumps

Phil in heavy snow

Phil closeup

Jamie and Brian back at the Lake Louise base

Pat, Fred, Simon, Ben and Phil

Fred, Simon, Ben, Phil, Jeff, Jamie and Brian

Ben, Phil, Jeff, Jamie and Brian

Discussions at the end of the skiing day

Sharing memories

Sunday evening dinner at Chili's

Ben, Mark, Fred, Kim, Jeff and Phil

Fred, Ben, Jamie, Andi and Joe

Brian, Chris, Kathy and Pat

CMSC welcome party at Melissa's Missteak

CMSC welcome party drink ticket

At the CMSC welcome party

Welcome party discussions

Welcome party food

Welcome party speakers, part 1

Welcome party speakers, part 2

Bill and Joe at the Monday morning hotel breakfast

Toast, bacon, scrambled eggs and syrup

Mark, Chris and Pat in the hotel lobby Monday morning

Jamie, Kim and Simon

Banff view from the shuttle bus Monday morning

Shuttle bus view, part 2

Crossing the railroad tracks

View of the highway to Lake Louise

On the snowy highway

Wildlife bridge over the highway

Going under the wildlife bridge

Large river to the right

Going under another wildlife bridge

Approaching the Lake Louise exit

Lake Louise entrance sign

Approaching the bus top at the Lake Louise base

Teri, Simon, Mark, Kate, Mark, Cindy, Andi, Kathy, Brian, Chris, Jamie, Joe, Fred, Phil and Tim at the Lake Louise base

Ready to ski near the top of the lift

Skier gathering in the snow at Lake Louise

Joe's Monday morning photo stop

Joe, Kim, Teri, Jamie, Pat and Tim at the top of the lift

Mark and Chris

Tim's photo stop

Kathy's photo stop

Andi racing

Jamie racing

Teri racing, part 1

Teri racing, part 2

Kim racing, part 1

Kim racing, part 2

Tim at the starting gate

Tim racing

Mark at the starting gate

Mark racing

Chris at the starting gate

Chris racing

Phil and Mark near the starting gate

Jamie, Andi, Gretchen, Joe, Fred, Brian and Pat

Kim, Jamie, Andi, Gretchen and Joe

Kim, Jamie, Bill, Andi, Gretchen, Joe, Fred, Brian and Pat

Brian near the starting gate

Brian starting

Brian racing

Fred at the starting gate

Fred racing

Waiting near the top of the lift

Joe racing

Kim, Jamie, Andi and Gretchen

Gretchen racing, part 1

Gretchen racing, part 2

Andi at the starting gate for her 2nd run

Andi racing, part 1

Andi racing, part 2

Jamie about to race again

Jamie at the starting gate for her 2nd run

Jamie racing again

Kim on her 2nd run

Bill at the starting gate

Bill racing

Ben at the starting gate

Ben racing

Jeff at the starting gate

Jeff racing

Simon at the starting gate

Simon racing

Racers waiting for their 2nd run

Kathy at the starting gate

Kathy racing

Mark at the starting gate for his 2nd run

Mark racing the 2nd time

Phil at the starting gate

Phil racing

Pat at the starting gate

Pat racing

Monday lunch after the races

Jamie, Gretchen, Bill, Jeff, Simon and Ben at lunch

Kim, Joe, Andi and Brian

Joe, Brian and Kim

Monday lunch plate

Monday afternoon gathering

Monday afternoon view from the lift

Jamie's Monday afternoon photo stop

Jamie and Teri's photo stop

Clearing skies and rugged terrain

Bumpy open Lake Louise back bowl area

Mark and Fred descending through the bumps

Fred closeup

Phil, Jamie and Fred

Ben, Simon, Mark and Jamie

Jeff on Monday afternoon

Maneuvering through the bumps

Phil in the bumps

Andi in the bumps

Ben, Fred, Simon, Mark, Andi and Jamie

Mark and Kim

Returning to the main base

Back at the base at the end of the skiing day

Fred, Jamie and Kim

Ben and Simon

Teri, Phil and Jeff

Joe, Andi and Mark

View from the shuttle back to Banff

Monday sunset

Impressive view

Not much traffic

More impressive views

Boreal forest viewed from the bus

Mountain view from the bus

Snowy peaks

Jagged ridge

Crossing the tracks near Banff

In the hotel hot tub on Monday evening

More fun in the hot tub

Inside the downtown Banff shopping mall

The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant

Stained glass windows

Stained glass lights

Wall decorations

Simon, Phil, Teri, Ben, Mark, Kim, Jeff, Jamie, Andi and Joe at dinner Monday night

Spaghetti dinner

Shrimp and vegetables

Resting in the hotel lobby

Tuesday morning breakfast at the hotel

Fred and Phil at Tuesday morning breakfast

Teri, Jeff and Jamie

New snow in Banff seen from the shuttle bus to Sunshine Village

Jamie and Kim on the shuttle bus

On the way to Sunshine Village

Uphill to the ski area

Fresh snow on the road

Approaching the Sunshine Village parking lot

Phil and Jamie at the Sunshine Village gondola base

Simon, Jamie, Jeff, Ben, Phil and Fred at the bear statue at the base

Teri, Jamie and Kim on the Sunshine Village gondola

Wide open area at Sunshine Village

Jamie checking the trail map

Kim, Bill, Ben, Jeff and Simon

Jamie starting down a long traverse

View across the valley

Fog in the valley below

Jamie's Tuesday morning photo stop

At the Shaken not Stirred black mogul run

Nasty bumps and trees in the Shaken not Stirred run

Jamie navigating through the bumps and trees

Ben, Jeff, Simon and Kim in the bumps

Jamie and Simon on easier terrain

Steep terrain on the way back to the base

Long trail on the way back

Club skiers on the way back

Teri's Tuesday afternoon photo stop

Jeff on the way back to the base

Ben, Kim, Phil, Jamie, Jeff, Simon, Gretchen and Fred

Teri with the assembled club skiers

Late Tuesday afternoon landscape

Jeff's Tuesday afternoon rest stop

Very steep terrain

Returning on the gondola back to the base

Teri in the gondola

Gondola midstation

Skiers under the gondola

Returning on the shuttle bus

Sharp ridge

Back in Banff late Tuesday afternoon

CMSC party entrance

CMSC party late Tuesday afternoon

Mark, Cindy, Ben, Phil, Fred and Jeff at the CMSC party

Mark and Teri on the shuttle bus Wednesday morning

Back at the Lake Louise base

Meeting for the mountain tour

Teri, Ben, Kim and Simon on the lift

On the Lake Louise mountain tour

Lined up for the tour

Kim, Kathy, Ben and Chris

The mountain tour guide

Getting updates from the guide

Teri, Chris and Cindy

Teri, Kathy, Chris, Cindy, Ben, Kim and Simon

Lined up on the mountainside

Two Lake Louise tour guides

Lined up with the tour guides

Wide easy trail to the base

Approaching the base from above

The Lake Louise base on Wednesday afternoon

Near the shuttle bus stop

Local ravens in the snow

Ravens closeup

Inquisitive raven

Snowy shuttle bus ride back to Banff

Jamie, Cindy, Mark, Gretchen, Kim, Fred, Ben and Mark in the hot tub Wednesday evening

Hands up

Hotel lobby decorations

Hotel lobby fireplace

Japanese restaurant

Unusual Japanese food

Mt Norquay ski area entrance on Thursday morning

Mt Norquay ski area sign

Ben at the Mt Norquay base

Jeff at the base

Mt Norquay base lodge

Lodge decorations, part 1

Lodge decorations, part 2

Ben and Jeff at the base lodge

Jeff, Ben and Teri on the lift at Mt Norquay

Teri checking the Norquay trail map

Trail signs buried in the snow

Wide open area at Mt Norquay

Under the lift

Ben and Teri in heavy snow

Mt Norquay trail map

Ben, Jeff and Teri on the lift again

Snowy run viewed from the lift

Trail map and shack at the top of the lift

Jeff, Ben and Teri at the top of the lift

Skiing in the heavy snow and fog

Jeff skiing in heavy snow

Jeff's rest stop

Heavy snow on the trees

Deep snow on a long run

Ben and Jeff's rest stop in heavy snow

Teri's Thursday morning photo stop

Ben resting in the heavy snow

Ben and Jeff resting

Valley view in the snow and fog

Heavy snow back at the base

Ben and Jeff back at the lodge

Lunch at the base lodge early Thursday afternoon

Lodge bathrooms

Mark, Cindy, Kelly and Kate at lunch

Cindy, Kelly and Kate

At the lunch table

Cindy, Kelly, Kate, Mark, Jeff and Ben

Kelly and Kate after lunch

Jeff and Ben about to ski again

Jeff, Teri and Ben on Thursday afternoon

Jeff, Ben and Teri hitting the slopes again

More buried trail signs

Heavy wet snow in the trees

Jeff in the trees

Ben, Jeff and Teri at the lift Thursday afternoon

Snowmobile operator towing us back to the base

Teri, Ben, Mark and Jeff on the bus back to Banff

Back on the bus

The Mt Norquay base viewed from the bus

Teri, Ben, Mark and Jeff

Leaving Mt Norquay

On the road back to Banff

Late Thursday afternoon in downtown Banff

CMSC awards dinner poster

Awards dinner layout

Medals table

The club table at the awards dinner

Brian and Pat at the club table

Teri and Brian

Joe, Andi, Fred, Brian and Gretchen

Teri and Mark

Jeff, Simon, Teri and Mark with their awards

Chris and Kathy

Bill and Cindy

Discussions at the awards dinner

Prizes and awards table

Mark, Brian, Fred, Gretchen and Jamie

Cindy, Mark and Chris

Kate, Kelly, Joe and Andi

Gretchen, Jamie and Simon

At the buffet line

Eating dinner

Getting dessert

Dessert closeup

Kathy, Teri, Andi, Joe, Kim, Ben, and Simon with medals

CMSC music DJ

Dancing after dinner

Dancing, continued

Andi, Fred, Gretchen, Jamie and Simon

Bill and Kathy

Jeff, Ben and Pat

Mark, Cindy, Bill and Kathy

Music DJ closeup

Kate, Kelly and Joe

Lined up for the costume contest

Costume contest winners

Andi after dinner

More dancing

Snowy view of downtown Banff

Snowy view, part 2

More dancing, part 2

More dancing, part 3

Cindy and Mark on the dance floor

Chris and Jeff on the floor

Snowy walk back to the hotel

Snowy trees and lights in downtown Banff

Multicolored lights and snow

Snowy globe street lights

Heavy snow falling at night

Back at the hotel

Friday morning at the Sunshine Village base

Sunshine Village gondola lift line

Andi, Teri, Jamie and Kim on the gondola Friday morning

Simon, Phil, Jeff and Ben on the gondola

Andi, Teri, Jamie and Kim

Simon on a long valley run

Teri's Friday morning photo stop

Long easy valley run

Simon's Friday morning photo stop

Jamie's Friday morning photo stop

Getting off the ski lift

Jamie getting a yellow jacket

Wide open area at Sunshine Village Friday afternoon

Teri and Jamie with valley view

Teri's Friday closeup

Friday at Sunshine Village

Jeff, Simon, Ben, Jamie, Kim and Andi

Simon, Ben, Jamie, Kim,. Teri and Andi

Heavy snow and drifts

Simon, Phil, Jamie, Andi, Jeff and Kim

Resort sign buried in snow

Teri and Jamie in the orange bubble lift

View from the bubble lift

Teri and Jamie closeup

Back in downtown Banff late Friday afternoon

CMSC after ski party at the Canadian Brewhouse

CMSC after ski party

Teri with CMSC staff at the after ski party

Do it yourself tacos

Brian, Kathy, Ben and Chris

Ben and Chris

Jeff, Jamie and Pat

After ski discussions

Andi, Kim and Joe

CMSC staff

Getting tacos

Downtown Banff view from the party late Friday afternoon

Snowy church closeup

Andi, Mark, Kim and Joe

Bill, Mark and Cindy

Mark and Cindy

Cindy, Kate and Kelly

Bill and Mark

Around the long table at the after ski party

Downtown Banff on Friday evening, ;part 1

Downtown Banff on Friday evening, part 2

Downtown Banff on Friday evening, part 3

Saturday morning breakfast

Chris and Kathy in the hotel lobby Saturday morning

Bill in the lobby

Bags in the hallway

The hotel lobby on Saturday morning

Mark waiting in the lobby

Skis in the hallway

Jamie, Mark and Teri

Joe, Fred and Simon

Phil, Kim, Jeff, Mark and Jamie

Tim, Joe, Mark and Fred

Mark, Jamie and Jeff

Tim, Joe, Fred and Simon

Luggage in the lobby

Mark, Jamie and Tim

Skis in the lobby

Waiting for the departure bus

Ester, Teri and Mel

Phil, Kim, Ben, Mark, Jamie and Tim

Waiting in the lobby

Mel, Fred and Jeff

Mel, Fred, Jeff and Kim

Joe, Gretchen, Jamie and Andi

Loading the bus, part 1

Loading the bus, part 2

Loading the bus, part 3

Loading the bus, part 4

Almost done

On the bus to the Calgary airport

Snowy road out of Banff

Local town

Blowing snow on the road

Challenging driving conditions