Subaru Canada is pleased to sponsor the second I Believe Ski Day in support of the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre at Royal Victoria Hospital. The private Heights of Horseshoe Ski Club is being opened to the public for the day and advance tickets for the event are $20, or $25 at the door, and will feature a special appearance by Canadian Idol finalist Drew Wright from Collingwood.

The event is supported by Subaru Canada, Davenport Subaru, Barrie Subaru, Sinton Transportation, Kempenfelt Graphics Inc., 107.5 KOOL FM, Rock 95 FM, Shopper Drug Mart (Orillia) and is presented by ‘A’ Television.

Location:          The Heights of Horseshoe Ski Club (opposite Horseshoe Valley Ski Resort)
Date:                Monday, March 16, 2009
Time:                Skiing from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The day will also include a silent auction, door prizes and many on-hill activities for all ages. Our generous business community has donated fabulous items for our prizes and auction including ski packages, jewelry and much more.

Complimentary shuttle bus will depart Barrie Molson Centre at 8:30 and again from the Heights of Horseshoe Ski Club at 16:30 (4:30) - arriving at BMC at 17:00 (5:00).

Tickets are available in advance for $20 by calling Davenport Subaru in Orillia at 705-7329-4277, Barrie Subaru at 705-728-5361 and Sinton Transportation at 705-722-6666.

The Royal Victoria Hospital Phase 1 Expansion including the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre will double the size of the existing hospital and includes 101 new inpatient beds, a dedicated Coronary Care Unit, extensive expansions to the Emergency Department, the Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging, two new Operating Rooms and the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre.

Happy Monday Everyone!!
Hope you had a great weekend! Ours was pretty busy - no boarding this week unfortunately, but we spent most of the day on Sunday tobogganing our local “Killer Hill” - It was tons of fun!

So, unfortunately last week, we were so busy that we didn’t get a chance to put up our FreshPal! However, I think this week’s FreshPal will more than make up for our loss last week…

I am so excited to announce this week’s FreshPal - She is an award winning Skier; Some accomplishments include: 1st place - 2007 Winter X Games Half Pipe, 1st place - 2007 Nippon Open Slopestyle, 1st place - 2007 WSI pipe, 2nd place - 2007 Nippon Open Half Pipe, and Sarah won the ESPY for Best female action sports athlete.

WOW! Talk about talent!! Keep reading to see some of the things that make Sarah tick…

Sarah Burke, Professional Skier - 26, Whistler/BC

1. What is your summer sport? Surfing.
2. Favorite thing to watch on screen (TV or Movie): I love all movies and Gossip Girl.
3. 5 songs on your playlist:?
4. When did you start Skiing? I started at about 5 with the fam.
5. Most frequented riding spot? Whistler/Blackcomb.
6. Favorite move/trick: Anything switch.
7. Your skiing style: Hmmm.
8. What did you have for breakfast? Rice toast with PB and J, a yogurt and half a grapefruit.
9. If you could ride anywhere in the world, where would it be? Tahiti.
10. Are you sponsored? Roxy, Monster Energy, Smith Optics, www.ahlivv.com, Whistler Blackcomb, Swix wax.

11. What does your Monday to Friday, 9 - 5 look like? Airplanes and mountains.
12. Describe your ideal day of riding: Sunny, friends, new tricks and laughing.
13. Do you have a favoured Pro or Amateur? I like most of em….they all bring something to the table.
14. What is your all-time favourite dessert? I love dessert. Its too hard to pick one….ewwy goey brownies with ice cream maybe.
15. In your opinion, what is the worst trend/fad for your sport? The super gangsta look maybe getting a little old.
16. How do you prepare for a day of riding? Good breaky and a stretch.
17. What is your “must-have” for hill-side eats? Soup and chocolate milk.
18. What item in your gear bag can you NOT live without? Long johns…I get cold.
19. What do you do “après-board”? Have a nap in all my gear.
20. What was your most embarrassing / memorable moment on the hill?

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Thanks a bunch Sarah for letting us peek into your world a little bit! Can’t wait to see your next competition!!

Don’t forget, if you want to tell us your story, we’d love to hear it!! Contact us and we’ll introduce you to the FreshPow! Community too!

So it is Monday again!!! Please welcome our newest FreshPal! to the FreshPow! Community…

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Tom T. Moore, Skier - 65, TX/USA

1. What is your summer sport? Walking, Swimming, Mountain Hiking and biking when I can.
2. Favorite thing to watch on screen (TV or Movie): British Mysteries
3. 5 songs on your playlist: Fooled Around & Fell in Love by Elvin Bishop, Ravi Shankar at the Monterrey Pop Festival, Moola Mantra by Deva Premal, Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme by ABBA
4. When did you start Skiing? I was at TCU and my roommate was head of the All-University Trip Committee. We went to Red River, NM by bus over the semester break in 1964 and I was hooked. I took over head of the committee the next year when he graduated and went again. After I finished my 2 years as an Army Lieutenant, I started a ski club for singles as a business in Dallas called Single Skiers of Dallas. Later I had to change the name because so many people were getting married after meeting as my parties and on trips.
5. Most frequented riding spot?Park City, Utah
6. Favorite move/trick: Steep and deep. I still love powder. Just takes more time these days.
7. Your skiing style: Parallel
8. What did you have for breakfast? When skiing I like to start the day at a local restaurant on the highway leading into Park City for eggs, sausage, toast, and orange juice. Friendly crowd there.
9. If you could ride anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would return to Auberge du Midi and ski the three glaciers again–the highest point in the Alps. A dangerous decent down an icy path from the tram holding onto a rope to keep from falling a few thousand feet, but then the magnificent views and skiing!!
10. Are you sponsored? No
11. What does your Monday to Friday, 9 - 5 look like? I distribute motion pictures and TV programs internationally (for the past 27 years or so), plus work on promoting my book–The Gentle Way: A Self-Help Guide For Those Who Believe in Angels.
12. Describe your ideal day of riding: Lots of powder and skiing with my son or a French buddy of mine in Park City, Ut (all three mountains).
13. Do you have a favoured Pro or Amateur? No
14. What is your all-time favourite dessert? Pecan Pie
15. In your opinion, what is the worst trend/fad for your sport? Cost which does not allow younger people to take up the sport, as I promoted with the ski club I owned in Dallas in the 70’s later called Sno-Mad Skiers of Dallas (1,400 members).
16. How do you prepare for a day of riding? Get up and dress.
17. What is your “must-have” for hill-side eats? Varies from day to day depending upon the mountain restaurant I eat in.
18. What item in your gear bag can you NOT live without? Neck gator.
19. What do you do “après-board”? Answer business emails, eat at a nice restaurant and then take in a movie if the Sundance Film Festival is on.
20. What was your most embarrassing / memorable moment on the hill? I was the first injury of the year around 1978 or so in Aspen when the snow was not good; I hit a boulder and went off a small cliff and shattered my shoulder. There was not enough snow for the ski patrol to take me all the way down, so one straddled the two two-person lifts down the mountain. Some girl in the Aspen hospital won the office pool on who would be first in the door, and she didn’t even bother to thank me. I refused to let them give me vicodin until after the end of the Thanksgiving football game with the Dallas Cowboys winning over the Washington Redskins.

Thanks a bunch Tom for sharing your ski-club stories!

Don’t forget, if you want to tell us your story, we’d love to hear it!!  Contact us and we’ll introduce you to the FreshPow! Community too!

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Hope your day is shaping up to be a great one!

A