FWSA'S ANNUAL WESTERN SKI HERITAGE AWARD
SPONSORED BY FAR WEST SKI ASSOCIATION
in PARTNERSHIP with
STEAMBOAT SKI RESORT
Far West Ski Association's Western Ski Heritage program will annually recognize the best effort in the prior year that communicates the contributions of snowsports to the community at large. The Award is sponsored by
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation and is presented at the annual Convention held each June. Steamboat Springs itself is an area rich in the history and personalities involved in the development of snowsports in the West. Steamboat Springs, home of champagne powder, will annually make available a snowsports vacation to the top history contender for the Western Ski Heritage Award.
The purpose of the Association's Western Ski Heritage program is to raise the awareness of snowsports participants and non-participants alike of the contributions made by individuals, groups and companies to all aspects of snowsports - competitive as well as that of outdoor winter recreation and fitness. A parallel purpose is to convey the positive role snowsports has had in its contributions to the communities in the West. It recognizes outstanding effort in the area of snowsports history to find, preserve, document and share the history of snowsports in the West.
The Award is open to an individual or a group leader (it is not restricted to Association membership) and can be self-nominated or nominated by a club or club member. Materials and history programs will be evaluated against the objectives of the program by individuals selected for their knowledge of the history of Western snowsports and that of the Association. Evaluations of history efforts will be conducted each spring in preparation for the annual convention. A variety of methods may be used to achieve the objectives of the program. This can include any of the following:
- original documentation of facets of snowsports (in the legendary Bill Berry tradition); organization histories (club, council, league, company, etc) ; videos; photos; books; field trips; speaker programs; descriptions of past major events.
2009 winner
