United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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siki Instructor And Ski Patrol Groups Make The West Point Slopes Fun And Safe, E» en in -25 degree temperature, the intrepid Ski Instructors battled Goat and Star to better their teaching skills. On Victor Constant the group was without match. They Itaught the Corps and post depen- dents the skills of skiing. CIC Jim jFerguson did his best to disorganize a tight organization while Mark Wa- Ishechek got to clean up after him. Dave McBride led the Instructors in the social department as he searched for a new Bow Wow. A special thanks go to MAJ Sautter and MAJ Belsen, who both lent ei- ther great help or average singing voices whenever necessary. f. ' U ' - s..% i . P0PFw pm TOP: SKI INSTRUCTOR GROUP: FIRST ROW: V. Bandy, J. Bertocci, R. Hopkins, J. Schreiner, R. Griffith. B. Roth. SECOND ROW: D. Alberga. D. Moore, G. Adams, D. McBride, P. Keller, J. Ferguson, M. Clark, M. Proulx, D. Green, Da. Green, De. Green, J. Ruffing. THIRD ROW: D. Black. S. Trainer, A. Bouckley, J. Larsen, D. Dascher, A. Glen, S. Smith, D. Weeden, W. Seidler, M. Hadad, D. Painter, A. Fessenden, M. Petring, G. Brouillette. LEFT: It is important to know how to fall, as this instructor demonstrates to his class. ABOVE: Alan Fessenden takes on the task of teaching 14 year-old girls. The West Point Ski Patrol had an- other busy season. With the Patrol on duty all the time, along with plen- ty of snow, the slope was opened from mid-December to Mid-March. Four testing and training trips and an outing to Truxton, NY, for a re- union with members of the Tenth Mountain Division made for a great time. Firstie Kevin Stoleson took on the task of being the leader of the Ski Patrol throughout the season.

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Given a break from the poor weath- er of past years, the Army Ski Team took full advantage of the good snow this winter and ran a lot of gates and logged a lot of K ' s. The Alpine team was led by MVP Bill Sternhagen and had a very competitive season despite its large number of unsea- soned skiers. The Nordic team was overrun with talent this year. A ma- jor contributor was Nordic MVP Mike Derrick, who was closely fol- lowed by perennial strongman, Gary Southard. RIGHT: Mitch Hadad participates in the Bri gade Open Ski Race sponsored by the Sk Team and the Ski Club. I ); LEFT: SKI TEAM: FIRST ROW: B. Stern- ' hagen. B. Strope. L. Fernandez. M. Roosma, ' K. Day. SECOND ROW: D. Gerard. M, ' Derrick. J. Clark, S. Johnson, C. Carlin, J Cannizaro. C. Mann, CPT Van Winkle, CPl Butts. THIRD ROW: A. Fredette, P. Thimm i B. MacDonald, S. Strong, B. Lodwick i B. Ryan. G. Southard, J. Saufley, G. Hluck. BELOW LEFT: Mike Derrick shows the; stamina of a cross country skier. The Cadet Ski Club, under CIC Dave! McBride, is devoted to providing the. Corps with the means to ski on a recreational basis. It also serves toi promote skiing in general and toi provide information to cadets on the other, more specialized ski programs at West Point. This year, club mem-; bers attended a reunion dinner held at Bear Mountain for the 10th Alpine Division. Trips included outings to; Killington.VT, and Bellayre, NY. Funds have been approved and allo- cated for a ski maintenance and re- pair room located in Building 720 for the 1982-1983 season. Special thanks, go out to all who provide the uniquei ski services to the Corps. Skiing I Makes A Great Winter Season Even Better i

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ABOVE LEFT: Jim Gilbert approaches the last point of the course. ABOVE: Anita Baker joyfully eyes the finish line at the National ' s in Illinois. LEFT: FIRST ROW: R. Alber- tella. B. O ' Neill, T. Pesch. R. Rodriguez, B. Pittman, P. Curry, H. Quinnan, A. Baker. C. Marshall, R. Taylor, B. Guinn, K. Tarcza, M. Costello. SECOND ROW: MAJ Jeffrey, G. Pearson, A. Villandre, R. Smith, J. Gilbert, S. Franz, K. Cullen, L. Kinde. D. Beach, M. Lauer, E. Fiege, J. Snodgrass. D. Hill, E. Fretheim, K. Bolyard, B. Baraclough, MAJ Kimmel. THIRD ROW: M. Peffers, C. Knight, B. Morgan, R. Haddock, D. Farris, G.: Van Dusen. BELOW LEFT: Robin Albertella is elated to find her long lost point. The Orienteering Team continued its fine competitive tradition with another winning season. In addition to a series of meets away from West Point, the team sponsored fourl weekend orienteering meets and thes brigade open championship meet om the USMA reservation. The major? event at USMA was the West PointJ A meet, which drew competitors ' ' ! from across the nation as well asiJ; from Canada and Europe. On thei! road, the team retained its title asi- I the number one Intercollegiate teami ' i by sweeping the competitio n at Car-t bondale, Illinois. In the fall, several? team members consistently placed i in the top ranks at competitive I meets. The team was ably led by Bruce O ' Neill and patiently guided by MAJ Kimmel and MAJ Jeffrey. Orienteering Team Remains || Nation ' s Best I 1