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FWSA News Benefits to belonging to Far West Ski Association · Howard Johnson's Salt Lake City, UT. Identify yourself as a FWSA member to receive a discount off the rack rates during the 2010-2011 ski season. Call 800-541-7639 for reservations. $69 single and $9 double rates with no black-out dates include RT shuttle from SLC Airport plus daily expanded continental breakfast. · Cellular Abroad—Cellular Abroad rents and sells international cell phones that allow access to local rates in the countries you visit. Pay low local and international rates, including FREE incoming calls in most countries. Ski Federation members receive a $25 discount on international phone rental or purchase by using promo code "NSCF". Already own a GSM phone? Use the "NCSF" code for a $10 discount on the purchase of a SIM card. Visit www.cellularabroad. com or call 1-800-287-3020 from 8 to 6 Pacific Time for more information. Trips · FWSA Cozumel Scuba Dive Trip Sept 5-12, 2010. $899 Dive Package 5 days two tanks/day. Contact Randy Lew at 530-304-0802 or fwsa13randy@ telis.org. · Canada/New England Cruise with the "Carnival Glory" and the Cruise Company from September 26—October 2. Optional New York City pre-trip. Go to FWSA Travel web site for more information. · FWSA is joining Holidaze Ski Tours for an Antarctica Adventure & Celebration of New Years Eve in Buenos Aires. You will leave Dec 29, 2010—January 12, 2011 for a 15 day cruise with three nights in Buenos Aires for New Years Eve. We will be joining other ski clubs & councils across the U.S. for this trip. Contact Norm Azevedo at fwsaitravel@ sbcglobal. net for more information. · 2011 FWSA Ski Week will be in Sun Valley, ID Jan 22—29, 2011. $875-$1325. Contact Gloria Raminha, VP North American Travel—fwsa.natravel @sbcglobal. net · FWSA International Ski Week Engleberg/Interlake n Feb 26— Mar 7, 2011; $1725/person for 8 nights; Extensions to Bulgaria Mar 7-12 for $839; and Bucharest and Romania Mar 13—19, 2011 for $1725. Contact Norm Azevedo at fwsaitravel@ sbcglobal. net for more information. · NEW TRIP! FWSA New Zealand Ski Trip- July 24 - August 5, 2011; Rarotonga Pre-Trip and New Zealand; August 5-12 Sydney/Cairns Australia Post Trip Extension. For more information, call Norm Azevedo at (925) 944-9816 or email fwsaitravel@ sbcglobal. net. Far West Ski Association Upcoming Programs and Events · Convention 2010—It's not too late to make plans to attend the 78th Annual Far West Ski Association Convention at the fabulous Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells (Palm Springs), CA, June 10-13, 2010, hosted by the San Diego Council of Ski Clubs. Rooms (double occupancy) are only $139 per night—use Group Code FWSA. The resort fees of $25 /Day have been waived (except for internet fees) and there will be complimentary parking. PLEASE NOTE: If you call the Marriott Reservation Line, you will receive a Reservation Confirmation that includes the $25 Resort Fee. Please ignore it. Call 1-877-804-4070 for reservations. The theme this year is " "Thanks for the Memories" and many fun and educational events are planned. · Jane Jackson wins 2010 Steamboat Western Ski Heritage prize for work on early days of skiing in Northern California. · Two Snowsports Leadership education panels - ethics and tech savvy - and two public affairs panels will provide loads of information at the Convention. · Meet Doug Pfeifer at Indian Wells; considered one of the 100 most important people in skiing · (invited) John Wentworth on the community collaboration to achieve skiing access trails to backcountry from Mammoth Lakes · (invited) Steve Reneker, who took the FWSA banner to Everest in honor of late pal, Dave Tollakson · The Ski Club and Individual Registration—see fwsa.org and click on convention for updates and forms · FWSA Election of Officers—Anyone interested in running for FWSA office in the upcoming elections during the convention June 11-13 should let those intentions be known to Mike Sanford, Chairman of Elections. You may notify him by e-mail at bubasanfrd@aol. com, robert.m.sanford@ navy.mil Declared candidates at this time are: President: Randy Lew (incumbent) Secretary: Debbie Stewart (incumbent) FWSA Athletic Scholarship Fund By Dick Shawkey · Athletic Scholarship Applications due June 30. Click here for application guide and form. Any competitor who is currently (i.e., 2009-2010 season) a United States Ski Association (USSA) licensed J1, J2, or J3 athlete, competing in a USSA affiliated Alpine Ski Racing program. Applicants must reside in or compete with an Alpine Ski Racing Club or Team within the states of Arizona, California , Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon , Utah or Washington. Athletes who have previously applied, but not awarded a scholarship, and previous scholarship recipients are all encouraged to apply. Questions concerning the awarding of FWSA Athletic Scholarships should be directed to Dick Shawkey, Chairman, Athletic Scholarship at rshawkey@comcast. net. · Athletic Scholarship Raffle Tickets are Available for the Heli Hike Adventure—Most councils have received their allotment of raffle tickets for the athletic scholarship' s grand prize. A description of the CMH Heli-Hike prize is available on the Far West Ski Association web site (FWSA.org). Click on Programs, then FWSA Athletic Scholarships and there is a link to Michelle and Roy Nightengale' s experience. If you're not going to attend the FWSA convention, you can support the athletic scholarship program and have a chance at a truly exceptional adventure by buying raffle tickets. If your ski club does not have tickets available, contact Dick Shawkey at rshawkey@comcast. net. Raffle tickets are $5 per ticket or five for $20. Public Affairs · Sierra Summit Sale Closes - After a brief delay due to the issuing of a new 40 year Special Use Permit by the United States Forest Service, the purchase of Sierra Summit Mountain Resort by ski industry veteran Tim Cohee closed on Friday, May 21. As had been reported over the past few months, Cohee immediately returned the resort to its former name, China Peak. · Snowbird Proposes Second Tram Up West Twin Snowbird, UT - As part of Snowbird's proposed expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, the Utah ski and snowboard resort has filed for an amendment to its master plan that calls for a second aerial tram from Hidden Peak to the 11,489-foot summit of West Twin Peak. The master plan amendment was proposed last month to the U.S. Forest Service's Salt Lake Ranger District, which is expected to act on the proposal by this fall. If approved, it will require a full-blown Environmental Impact Statement and is sure to draw the ire of local environmental groups. · RUSSIA TO BUILD 5 NEW SKI RESORTS - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced that five new ski resorts will be built in the country's southeastern Caucasus mountain range, which divides Europe from Asia and includes the highest peaks on the European continent. The new resorts will be built under a public/private partnership. Medvedev hopes the resorts will be provide greater stability in the region, which is frequently attacked by insurgents. Rstislav Murzagulov, managing partner, told the /Moscow Times/ that international investors from all over the world included the German insurer Allianz and U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. The five resorts will occupy almost 10,000 acres with more than 500 miles of ski runs when operational by 2020. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2011. · 2015 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships Awarded to Vail/Beaver Creek Vail and Beaver Creek resorts in the Colorado Rockies were selected by the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council to host the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. These sister resorts have previously hosted the 1989 and 1999 FIS World Championships which, next to the Winter Olympics, is the sports pinnacle event.Vail and, later, Beaver Creek, have been hosting international ski racing events and World Cups since the circuit began in 1967. The Birds of Prey World Cup at Beaver Creek is a stop on the men's World Cup tour and it is the only men's event held in the U.S. · Womens Ski Jumping Gains World Cup Status Antalya, Turkey, June 7, 2010 - Beginning in the 2011-12 winter season, the women's ski jumping worldwide circuit will be elevated to World Cup status. The decision was reached last week at the Council Spring Meetings, held in Antalya. FIS officials cited the success of the women's ski jumping Continental Cup tour held since 2004-05. The decision is largely seen as a boost to efforts to include women's ski jumping in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, to be held in Sochi, Russia. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials cited reasons ranging from the medical effects of ski jumping on women's bodies, to lack of worldwide appeal of the sport in explaining its decision to not include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. · U.S. MARKS SECOND BEST SKI SEASON—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) released a preliminary report indicating the U.S. ski industry recorded 59.7 million visits, its second best season ever! According to the NSAA study, all regions except the Northeast achieved substantial gains in total visits. The Pacific Southwest had a 15 percent increase in skier visits, and the Midwest and Southeast experienced gains of 7.2 percent and 6.7 percent. The Rocky Mountain region continued its dominant overall position in total visitation, increasing by 3.4 percent over last year, and again exceeding the 20 million visit threshold. The Pacific Northwest resorts rose from 2008-09, growing by 3.2 percent but the Northeastern resorts visits decreased by a projected 2.7 percent. · VAIL RESORTS ANNOUNCE SUMMER CONSTRUCTION - Vail Resorts will spend $75- 85 million on improvements this summer for the 2010-2011 winter season. Construction will include replacing Vail Mountain's High Noon Lift (Chair 5) with a high-speed quad that will continue to serve Sun Up Bowl and Sun Down Bowl while cutting ride time from 12 minutes to six and has an uphill capacity of 2,400 people per hour. Vail's Adventure Ridge will also get additional tubing hill lanes and a new enclosed lift. A new 14,750-square- foot restaurant will be built at the top of Heavenly Mountain Resort's gondola. · GET UP-TO-DATE AIRLINE LUGGAGE INFORMATION—Check out luggagelimits. com for up-to-date information about surcharges and weight limitations on luggage for your club's next trip. The site provides current information on hundreds of airlines worldwide, so it might be a good idea to include a link to this website in your trip information packets or your club's website. · BANFF RANKED TOP OUTDOOR AND ADVENTURE DESTINATION IN CANADA -- 4TH BEST IN WORLD! - Banff National Park has been ranked the top outdoor and adventure destination in Canada by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Best Destinations Awards! Banff also received fourth place in the top 10 outdoor and adventure destinations in the world. The winners of these awards were determined by a combination of TripAdvisor's popularity index and through the expressed opinions of millions of traveler ratings based on hotel reviews, travel articles, and opinions found throughout the Web. History · There is a major crisis in the ski and snowboard world. Few people are aware of the big problem and no one is doing anything about it. In Colorado a winter or so ago, seventeen skiers or snowboarders were killed running into each other or into trees. Deer Valley's Stein Eriksen broke ribs, wrist, and collarbone when he collided with a small boy…and Stein had been skiing for 75 years! Some of the injured or killed wore crash helmets, some did not. The primary reason for the deaths, however, is severe overcrowding on Forest Service land leased to ski areas. Read on to find out how you can help. · Donner Party Tracker First Rescue February 17, 1847. One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were starving and delusional, but help was finally on the way. Rescue Party Forming in San Francisco In San Francisco, James Reed and other men were drumming up support and supplies for a series of rescue efforts to reach the stranded pioneers in the mountains. As the money and provisions poured in, a boat was offered to transport James Reed and others to Fort Sonoma. Officer Selim Woodworth of the United States Navy volunteered to ferry supplies on a schooner from San Francisco to the delta and then north up the Sacramento River to the mouth of the Feather River. William Johnson's ranch, about forty miles north of Sutter's Fort, was the most eastern American settlement in the Sacramento Valley; it was the staging point for all of the rescue operations. Club / Council News · The Ski Northwest Challenge—If Northwest Ski Club Council skiers skied a minimum of 7 areas in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho (even Alaska, since they now have a NWSCC member club) during the 2009-2010 ski season, they need to submit evidence (lift tickets or credit card receipts from each eligible area you skied) to the NWSCC. The winner will be announced at Appreciation Night in July. Everyone entering will win a prize. The first entry of the year was received from the S'no Joke Ski Club! The more ski areas visited, the more valuable the prizes. · May 17, 2010, Filing Deadline Reveals Confusion, Leads IRS to Offer Relief to 990-N Filers- The first round of automatic revocations of tax-exempt status, which was triggered by the May 17 Form 990 filing deadline, brought to light widespread confusion about which organizations needed to file and the revocation process in general. On May 18, when it became apparent that many smaller organizations had missed the deadline for filing Form 990-N and would therefore lose their exemptions, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman issued a statement assuring them, "The IRS will do what it can to help them avoid losing their tax-exempt status." He noted further that guidance would be forthcoming and urged small nonprofits that had missed the deadline "to go ahead and file" Form 990-N. Read on . . . Businesses That Donated to the Far West Racing Association Silent Auction · Servicon Floor Coating Systems is southern California's premier floor coating business. Servicon offers top-notch epoxy for concrete floors for aircraft hangers, workshops and warehouses, food and beverage processing, auto showrooms, auto restoration businesses, body shops, industrial shop floor coatings and garages. Servicon Systems repairs worn or damaged floors, provides waterproofing treatment, corrosion resistance and non-ski topcoats. Servicon donated a two-three door garage floor coating. · Sun Valley Ski Resort donated two 5 of a 6 day ski pass to the FWRA Silent Auction in April. Those lift tickets were paired with a Kentwood Lodge donation in down town Ketchum to make a wonderful Ski Get-Away. Since the opening of the Sun Valley Resort in 1936, Sun Valley Idaho has become a year round destination. Today, visitors flock to the Idaho resort for Sun Valley's legendary skiing on Bald Mountain, as well as Baldy's sister mountain, Dollar. Summer activities also abound in Sun Valley; Idaho's famous fly fishing and white water rafting top summer Sun Valley vacationers' must-do lists. Baldy is one of the world's top ski mountains – acclaimed by top rated skiers and riders around the globe. Sun Valley is an original, the place of Sonja Henie and romance. The place that put skiing on the celebrity map. Sun Valley boasts two well-known and excellent ski and ride mountains. Many skiers consider Baldy the nation's best ski mountain, and with good reason. Dollar is a beginner's dream with gentle, perfectly groomed slopes. The real experience is to stay at the famed Sun Valley Lodge. This is where filmmaker Warren Miller slept in his trailer in the parking lot, stole oyster crackers from the kitchen, and began his amazing career. · Salomon donated a pair of rocker skis. The Salomon Czar is a big mountain ski with a playful edge. A wood core model with considerable pop, the Czar is a ski that does just about everything pretty well (with the exception of quick turns on hard snow. Many testers really appreciated the smooth, damp ride – something that isn't common among comparable models. · Crested Butte donated three nights lodging and two days lift tickets for two. Crested Butte is famous for its historic town, the night life, the fun and excitement, and the resort's "Extreme Limits" terrain, offering some of the best extreme skiing in the world. Home of "Colorado's Best Corduroy" - bumps, glades, and groomers are all here aplenty! The lucky top bidders of the "Stay and Ski" package will lodge at the base of the mountain at the Elevation Hotel & Spa, a Crested Butte Mountain Resort Properties, the leading provider of accommodations in Mt. Crested Butte. · Deer Valley Resort donated two days lift tickets for two.—Readers of SKI Magazine named Deer Valley the #1 ski resort in North America an impressive three years in a row – in 2008, 2009 and again in 2010. Deer Valley Resort offers all of the elements of a true escape: a mind-clearing beautiful landscape of blue skies, mountain peaks and conifers covered with snow; unparalleled access; luxurious accommodations and amenities; dreamy cuisine and libations; expert guidance through every step of the vacation planning process, and personal attention once you've arrived at the Resort. Deer Valley prides itself on its commitment to customer service - and consistently raises the bar for itself in this regard. A posh, but comfortable resort, Deer Valley was designed and built to bring a new sense of elegance and excitement to the skiing experience. Located in Park City, the area has gone to great lengths to keep its slopes uncrowded and the skier experience one of heightened enjoyment and excitement. · Fairmont Hotels and Resorts donated three nights lodging at either the Fairmont Lake Louise or Banff Springs Hotel combined with a donation for three days skiing for two at Ski Big Three. For a truly indulgent stay, Fairmont Banff Springs and Fairmont Lake Louise Resorts are like no other. Both are transformed into a dramatic winter wonderlands of unique recreation including downhill skiing, horse drawn sleigh rides and ice skating. Few resorts can rival the majesty, hospitality and scenery of The Fairmont Banff Springs. Canada's castle in the Rockies a world renowned symbol of elegance and luxury. Indulge in the full service Willow Stream spa or discover distinctive award winning cuisine, legendary hospitality in an environment of luxury in the heart of a beautiful wilderness. Located in the heart of pristine Banff National Park, and within a UNESCO World Heritage site, Fairmont Lake Louise is a cherished Canadian icon. The illustrious diamond in the wilderness have stirred the soul of all who visited, rated the best view in the world, the Chateau offers unparalleled charm in a stunning romantic alpine setting · Ski Big Three donated three days lift tickets for two at Mt. Norquay, Sunshine Village or Lake Louise Ski Resort. FWRA combined these lift tickets with lodging at either the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel or the Fairmont Lake Louise Resort to make a nice Winter Get-Away for two. Banff National Park is home to three of the world's finest ski resorts; Mt. Norquay, The Lake Louise Ski Area and Sunshine Village. The three resorts offer almost 8,000 acres of skiable terrain on one convenient, tri-area lift ticket. There's terrain to suit every level and desire, from gentle groomed runs to some of the world's most extreme in-bounds challenges. Our high altitude and inland location guarantee the dry, light snow that we're famous for – and plenty of it. Free transportation between many hotels and the resorts, with a tri-area lift ticket, means that when you're here, the choice of mountains is yours. Stunning mountain backdrops, lack of lift lines and friendly local hospitality are just some of the bonuses that make a vacation here unforgettable. |
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