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NWSCC NEWSLETTER
AND CALENDAR
NOVEMBER 2010
Editor: Linda McGavin
E-mail: contact@nwskiers.org
NWSCC, P.O. Box 1915, Portland, OR 97207 Website: www.nwskiers.org
well as safety program s and racing program s. No host
NWSCC IS GOING TO QUARTERLY beverages available.
MEETINGS - PLEASE JOIN US! The SILENT AUCTION will offer som e awesom e ski trips
The next NWSCC meeting will not be and equipm ent. Rem em ber that this is a free opportunity for
held until December 15 at the Shanghai your club to have a booth to show off what you are all about!
Noble House (5331 SW Macadam Ave, If you are interested in booth space, volunteering for this fun
Portland, OR 97239), starting at 6:00 kick-off event, or donating item s, please contact Debbi Kor
pm! Guest speakers may include Mt. at ijustwannarun1@ com cast.net or 503-314-7078.
Bachelor, some Bend lodging
properties, and of course it’s PACRAT PRAY FO R SNOW DANCE November 13 at Charlie’s
bib pickup night and the PIE sale! Mountain View. Contact your favorite Schnee Vogeli Ski
(No host food - full menu - great food!) Club m em ber to obtain your $15 ticket, as a lim ited num ber
The next m eetings will be on the third W ednesdays will be sold in advance - none at the door!
of March (highlighting the End of the Season, FW SA
Convention, and Man & W om an of the Year) and The deadline to sign up for a PACRAT race team is
June (Elections). November 30 - see inside for further details.
There will be a demo PACRAT race to test out the new
tim ing system on Saturday, December 11, location TBD, to
TIMELY ALERTS:
be followed with an Aprés Ski Party at the Grand Lodges
The Portland Ski Show is scheduled for Novem ber 5-7 at
M t. Hood (Government Camp) in the afternoon. W atch for
the Expo Center - check out the NW SCC booth! Mem ber
further details - our Mem bership Director Colleen W alter will
clubs will be displaying prom otional m aterials and the booth
be sending out a special em ail when full details are known.
will be staffed by volunteers.
See the fliers on the website offering NW SCC clubs
NW SCC’s Ski Fair is scheduled for November 8 at the
specials from Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals and
Convention Center, Holiday Inn Airport (site of last year’s
from Collins Lake Resort.
Ski Fair), 8439 NE Colum bia Blvd., Portland, OR 97220.
Doors open 6:00pm . Take advantage of this early
Read the special article which cam e out of an em ail from
opportunity to visit with snowsport industry reps, see new
Em ilio Tram puz to Mountain High Snowsport m em bers
fashions, and visit other club m em bers. Discounted ski
about buying lift tickets versus passes at M t. Hood Ski
passes will be available. LAST CHANCE TO BUY A
areas. He likes to ski everywhere, so provides som e very
M EADOW S SEASON PASS BEFORE THE PRICE GOES
good ideas!
UP - OR TO BUY A 10 TIM E PASS FO R THE BEST
PRICE
2011 BACHELOR BLAST TRIP!!
Adm ission is FREE and this event is open to the public--so Attention, Clubs! NW SCC is proud to announce the details
invite all your co-workers, friends & neighbors. The show of the 2011 Bachelor Blast trip, to be held April
highlights ski/snowboard resorts, retailers and clubs, as 7-8-9-10-11, 2011! The reason for the “extra” dates is that
for the am azing base trip price of $180 you will have a
choice of an extra night lodging FREE (either Thursday PACRAT INFORM ATION:
night or Sunday night) added on to m ake your weekend Provided by Chief Rat
extra special. Barb Parshall
Yes, you heard right - $180 for this trip will get you either
Thank you to the team captains and
two or three nights of lodging, tw o lift tickets to Mt.
invited guests who m ade it to our
Bachelor, and one heavy hors d'oeuvres party on Saturday
PACRAT/NASTAR 101 m eeting in
night! If you want to ski a third day you can get a
October. The Board and our
discounted ticket – or else you can hang around and have
dedicated Rat Patrol introduced and educated all the team
a day to relax and unwind, shop, or enjoy access to the
captains about PACRAT Race Day Policies and announced
fantastic M avericks recreation facility at Sunriver. See
our new tim ing and NASTAR involvem ent and what it
http://www.discoversunriver.com /site/2670/default.aspx
m eans for our league. It is sure to be a m em orable and
This year we are staying in Mountain View or Meadow exciting PACRAT season this La Niña year!
House condos with Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals,
with 4-6 per condo, depending upon the layout. Trip leader BIG changes are com ing to the PACRAT racing program
Linda McGavin will work with your club to put your this year! The PACRAT league has m ade the decision to
m em bers into condos that fit your needs, if you wish to buy its own race tim ing equipm ent - a state of the art
book a full condo. wireless Phoenix tim ing system . This will be the finest tim ing
system found on the m ountain, and PACRAT will be trained
Seniors and juniors will get extra discounts: Seniors 65-69
by the m anufacturers on how to properly set it up and
or Teens 13-18 can deduct $15, and Super Seniors 70+ or
operate our own equipm ent to help reduce the tim ing
Youths 6-12 can deduct $30 from the basic trip price!
m alfunctions that can be associated with ski racing.
Children are welcom e on this trip as long as you fill a condo
PACRAT is going to great lengths to see to it that our racers
with the m inim um num ber of people who agree to lodge
will have an enjoyable on the hill experience. One variable
together – we will not assign adults into a condo with
we can't always control is Mother Nature!
children. As an added bonus, if you fill the m inim um
num ber of spots in a condo and there are extra bunks or
ALSO NASTAR!!! Rank yourself nationally and try to qualify
sleeper sofas available, we will give you an additional
for regional and national com petition by com paring your
discount for any further children, m aking this an extrem ely
handicap by age category throughout the country! You will
affordable fam ily vacation.
also win a very special NASTAR PACRAT Mt. Hood Pin for
The bad news: W e only have 52 spots available at these your best handicap tim e of the season!
incredible prices – so you'll need to book early and contact
trip leader Linda McGavin to work out the best condo(s) for S.A. Piazza & Associates, LLC, has paid the club national
your club m em bers. Like other trips, individual club m em ber fee for PACRAT to offer NASTAR (National
m em bers can sign up directly and will be assigned lodging Standard Race) qualifications and points and awards at no
if they don't have a preference of room m ates. So sign up extra cost this season! View www.NASTAR.com to register
early! and learn all the benefits of being a NASTAR racer.
And the good news: Your club or group can still
PACRAT’s tentative dates for this season are as follows:
participate even after all of our basic trip spots are sold (or
even if you would rather stay in a luxury hom e), because Nov 30 Team registration deadline
Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals is giving a special Dec 11 Training day & test new tim ing equipm ent
Bachelor Blast discount for ALL homes or condos Location TBD - Aprés Party at Grand Lodges
booked directly w ith them for this trip – m ention Dec 15 Team Captain m eeting and Bib Pick Up at
Bachelor Blast if you call, or use the code NW SCC General Meeting Shanghai Noble House
“BACHELORBLAST” if you book online. Everyone still gets Jan 2 PACRAT/NASTAR Training Day, Meadows
a FREE extra night! An am enity package is available for Open to all to try out NASTAR
those booking Discover Sunriver properties, starting at $95 Jan 9 Race #1 Tim berline
for 2 lift tickets and the party on Saturday night, again with Jan 23 Race #2 Mt. Hood Meadows
further discounts for seniors and juniors! Feb 6 Race #3 Mt. Hood Skibowl
Feb 27 Race #4 Tim berline
Check out the flier and signup sheet, and get the word out
Mar 13 Race #5 Mt. Hood Meadows
to all your club m em bers right away!
Mar 20 Make Up Race (if necessary), Location TBD lodging you would like to request. There’s lots of flexibility
Apr 1-3 FW RA Cham pionships, Alpine Meadows, CA with this trip. If you don’t want to use all your lift tickets, their
Apr 15 End of Season Rat Attack Party, The Refectory value m ay be applied to other activities, including lessons,
dining and entertainm ent, ice skating and lunch, m assage,
For additional inform ation about PACRAT, contact NW SCC gifts, or even helicopter skiing!
or a m em ber club, visit www.PACRATs.org, or contact
Barb Pressentin at BP2Ski@ Gm ail.com or 503-267-0522. Children are welcom e on this trip, but there is no special
child’s pricing. Senior discount pricing will be answered
FW SA NEW S AND TRIPS: soon. This is a great trip from the Northwest, as Sun Valley
FW SA is on Facebook! is within driving distance for m ost of us, saving the cost and
hassles of air travel. However, if you wish to fly, FW SA will
Next year’s FW SA Convention will be held in Industry
arrange air and shuttles. Contact Barbara Bousum with
Hills, California (Los Angeles area) June 9-12, 2011. The
questions at travel@ nwskiers.org.
Pacific Palm s Golf Course (where the tournam ent will be
held) is rated num ber one in the nation. It is apparently
Interested in a chance to W IN a spot on the
closer to the Ontario airport than the Los Angeles airport.
FW SA Sun Valley trip valued at $950+? NW SCC
The National Ski Council Federation and Aspen Skiing will be selling tickets, with the drawing to be held at
Com pany are sponsoring the Snow mass Alpine a tim e to be announced. The cost is $20 for one
ticket or $50 for three tickets. The winner will
Nationals ski race January 3-9, 2011 at Snowm ass. The
receive one fully paid trip with condom inum lodging
m idweek event is a race between council racers and all ski (transportation not included; an upgrade to hotel
club and councils are invited to participate. Cost is $190 lodging would be at the winner's cost). If you have
per person plus lodging, lift tickets, and transportation. Call already paid a deposit at that tim e, your deposit will
Stay Aspen Snowm ass for reservations at 877-308-7978 be refunded. Tickets are available through Sheri
Parshall or other NW SCC officers. Only 250 tickets
or contact Bob Ellis, President of the Far W est Racing
will be sold, so your chances are far better than the
Association at rellis9681@ aol.com for m ore inform ation. lottery!
The 2012 Ski W eek will be in Jackson Hole, W yoming,
January 28-February 4, 2012! A $100 deposit m ade out to
NW SCC will hold your spot, and is fully refundable until
July of 2011. FW SA will offer a trip to Sw itzerland (Engelberg and
Interlaken) February 26-M arch 7, 2011, starting around
FW SA offers one USA ski week, one European ski week $1,357 without air. A Bulgaria extension March 7-13 starts
(usually with pre and post-trip extensions), and a num ber around $954, and a further extension to Bucharest and
of "adventure" trips. They have had cruises and a trip to Transylvania March 13-19 is $1,140. See fliers. THERE IS
Thailand, and are looking at possible future trips including STILL ROOM ON THIS TRIP!
a trip to Australia and/or New Zealand in August of 2011.
Upside Down Skiing? W ell, at least sking “down under.” Be
For inform ation on all FW SA International trips go to
a Hobbit on skis; say hello to som e sheep; m ost im portantly,
www.FW SA.org or contact the FW SA VP of International
visit with the m ost wonderful, hospitable people in alm ost all
Travel, Norm Azevedo, by email fwsatravel@sbcglobal.net
the world, who live in what som e have called paradise.
or phone 925-944-9816.
Check out the flier for the FW SA trip to New Zealand
July 24-August 5, 2011 ($2,891 from SFO/LAX), with a
NW SCC can still get you on the 2011 FW SA Ski W eek
Pre-Trip to Rarotonga July 24-27 for only $250, and a
in Sun Valley (January 22-29, 2011), though possibly not
Sydney/Cairns post-trip extension August 5-12 starting at
with our group (we had to turn back spots that were in
$1,099!
dem and by other Councils). Depending on lodging, the trip
price ranges from $895 to $1325 per person, without
W OULD YOUR CLUB LIKE TO EARN A COM P ON ANY
transportation. If you have access to your own lodging at
FW SA SKI TRIP? All you need to do is to bring 30 people,
Sun Valley you m ay purchase an “am enities package” that
and the com p is yours to do with as you please. This would
includes registration, racing, parties, picnic, banquet, and
also give you m ore input into future ski weeks that FW SA
the 5 days of lift tickets included. A $100 deposit is still
plans.
necessary to hold that reservation.
See the attached Sun Valley flier to determ ine what type of
December 2010
THE NORTHW EST SKI CHALLENG E: W atch for the
9-14 Aspen in Decem ber Cabernet/Open
com ing year’s Challenge - ski any 7 of the ski areas in
11 Dem o PACRAT Race & Aprés Party at Grand
Oregon, W ashington, and Idaho to be eligible for a prize!
Lodges Mt. Hood Governm ent Cam p
29-1/2 Buenos Aires/Antarctica Cruise FW SA/All Clubs
NORTHW EST SNOW SPORTS ADVOCATES NEW S:
NW SA inform s the skiing public about ski area
developm ent issues in Oregon and W ashington. This site
Bergfreunde’s 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Sampler Trip
also provides an opportunity for skiers to take an active
February 27-M arch 5 is open to all other clubs - see flier
role in helping ski areas get US Forest Service approval of
attached on the newsletter web page.
their m aster plans. It's easy and your help is needed
NOW ! Sign up for the NW Advocates list serve. See
www.nwskiers.org/NW SA/NW SA.htm .
From the National Ski Club New s:
This year three W ashington ski areas have new lifts: To subscribe to the National Ski Club News, go to
Crystal Mountain, The Sum m it at Snoqualm ie, and W hite http://m arquim ail.m arqui.com /m arqui/Subscribe.aspx?m =
Pass, and we helped to provide the skiers’ point of view to 4704.
assist all of them !
FAM TRIPS ANNOUNCED EARLY
W hile we had announced that we would list fam iliarization
M EM BER BENEFITS AND DISCOUNTS:
trips beginning in our Novem ber 2010 Newsflash, a couple
Look at the NW SCC website at www.nwskiers.org to see
of them were scheduled in Decem ber and we decided to
an updated list of mem ber benefits and discounts, and
start the listing a m onth early to give ski club officers m ore
check out the FW SA website at www.fwsa.org under
tim e to apply to attend the early FAMS. Please click below
Mem bership to see the current discounts. Note Debbi Kor
to see FAM trips that are available to ski clubs in Decem ber
is constantly adding new benefits!
2 0 1 0 . C l i c k
As a m em ber of FW SA, you also belong to the National http://m arquim ail.m arqui.com /m arqui/LandingPage.aspx?i
Ski Council Federation, m ade up of ski councils and d=623922&p=1 to see the FAMS.
clubs throughout the U.S. A current list of NSCF benefits
can be found at www.skifederation.org in the Mem bers SKI SALT LAKE EARLY SEASON VACATION SALE!
Only section. The user nam e is skiclub and the password Purchase your Ski Salt Lake vacation package including the
is member. One benefit of note is som e really good travel Ski Salt Lake Super Pass providing access to each of our
insurance. fam ed resorts - Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude.
Book now to save 25% on 4+ Nights lodging, last day ski
M ISCELLANEOUS, BUT FUN, INFORM ATION: free, 25% Off Rentals, and free RT transportation to
resorts. Nowhere else in North Am erica can skiers and
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REGULAR NW SCC
snowboarders com bine four world-class resorts with the
M EETINGS ARE “OPEN,” AND PARTICIPATION BY
am enities of a m etropolitan setting, including exceptional
CLUB M EM BERS IS ENCOURAGED! M eetings are held
dining, cultural arts, shopping, and eclectic night-life.
the 3rd W ednesday QUARTERLY; the location may
Lim ited-tim e offer ends Decem ber 15, 2010, book now! For
vary, so check the NW SCC w ebsite. Board meetings
m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , g o t o
are usually held the 4th W ednesday; contact an officer
http://www.ski-saltlake.com /ski_deals_1?utm _source=nsc
if you have an item you w ould like to have considered.
n&utm _m edium =em ail&utm _cam paign=four4free
Did you know that the NW SCC has a Facebook page?
You can reach this page from the NW SCC website, and FROM FW SA News:
you can keep up-tp-date on all our events and activities. · The FW SA scholarships for 2010-2011 are in the final
stage of the approval process. Fifteen scholarships have
ALL CLUB CALENDAR: been approved with the possibility of a 16th. Despite a poor
November 2010 showing at the 2010 convention (raffle/auction receipts were
2 W ine & Cheese Mem bership Drive Skiyente $1000 below 2009), the addition of two, possibly three,
6 Annual Gala Auction, Seattle Outdoors for All scholarships can be attributed to the generous donation
11 Kickoff Party & Swap, Grey Gables Mountain High from the Far W est Racing Association and the addition of
13 P ra y fo r S now Dance, G o v ’t Cam p three (possibly four) new partners: Mountain High
Schnee Snowsports Club (Portland, OR), Los Angeles Council, and
San Diego Council. In addition, Skiyente, our first partner, announce grant awards by Novem ber 1, 2010. If you are
has raised $1,050 for its Erin Nicole Award which will be interested in helping this effort and contributing to the Young
awarded separately. Skier Developm ent Fund, which is used exclusively for this
purpose, call (715) 634-5025 or send a check to "ABSF,"
PO Box 911, Hayward W I 54843, designating Young Skier
· The FW SA Athletic Scholarship Program continues to Developm ent Fund.
benefit from the generosity of its sponsors: Canadian
Mountain Holidays (www.canadianm ountainholidays.com ), CHECK THE NW SCC W EBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR THE
heli-skiing and heli-hiking at its best; W hitefish Mountain LATEST INFORM ATION!! You will find all the latest news,
Resort (www.skiwhitefish.com ), a year around fam ily fun as well as inform ative articles that contain inform ation your
destination; Grouse Mountain Lodge club can really use! As part of our P.I.E. program ,
(www.grousem ountainlodge.com ), the prem ier choice in Powerpoint presentations will be available for presentation
m o u n t a in r e s o r t s ; a n d S c h u r e S p o r t s I n c . at club m eetings if desired.
(www.karbonm ail.com ), m aker of the Karbon brand of
snowsports apparel; and the Far W est Racing Association Note: W e have stopped m ailing any copies of the NW SCC
(www.fwra.com ) W e extend our sincere thanks to these newsletter, as there were only 5 people who did not have
sponsors for their continued support. em ail addresses ... sorry, guys!
· Heli-Skiing Operation to Open in Lake Tahoe Long
absent from the Sierra Nevadas, heli-skiing returns to Lake
Tahoe after a nearly forty-year absence. W e spoke to the
owner of the newly opened Pacific Crest Heli-Guides about
filling the void. The heli-deprived residents of Lake Tahoe
can finally rejoice… and start saving. Pacific Crest
Heli-Guides in partnership with HeliTahoe have announced
plans to operate a full-fledged heli-skiing operation
accessing over 100,000 skiable acres along the spine of
the Pacific Crest beginning Decem ber 15. Outside of a few
unsuccessful heli-skiing enterprises in the early 1970's,
m uch of Tahoe's potential heli-accessed terrain has
rem ained untouched for alm ost four decades.
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF)
announced that it is currently seeking grant applications
for young skier program s associated with schools and
cross-country ski organizations throughout the country.
"The m ission of the Foundation is to prom ote cross-country
skiing as a fun, energetic activity that is part of an active
and healthy lifestyle," said Executive Director Ned
Zuelsdorff. "A significant portion of our effort focuses on
young skiers. To this end the Foundation annually provides
grant funding to young skier program s. Zuelsdorff said the
ABSF will award a total of $15,000 in grants with up to
$1,000 being awarded to each organization selected. He
said grant applications from youth cross-country ski
program s throughout the country are welcom ed. Priorities
for ABSF funding include, but are not lim ited to the creation
or expansion of young skier program s and first tim e
applicants. Zuelsdorff said the Young Skier Developm ent
Grant application is available here. Grant applications are
due in the Am erican Birkebeiner office by Friday, October
1, 2010. The ABSF Skier Developm ent Com m ittee will
review all applications received by the deadline and
NWSCC OFFICERS and COMMITTEES 2010-2011
P resident S heri P arshall 503-706-0522 (C ell) P resident@ nwsk iers.org
V ice P resident D ave R asm ussen 503-667-1839 V iceP res@ nwsk iers.org
S ecretary Julie R asm ussen 503-667-1839 S ecretary@ nwskiers.org
T reasurer M arcia B righton 360-721-1300 T reasurer@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, C om m unications Linda M cG avin 503-652-2840 C om m unications@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, C ouncil H istorian N orvin P eer 360-423-5422 H istorian@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, E ducational O utreach R ichard R izk 503-245-5677 (W ork ) E ducation@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, M em bership C olleen W alter 503-860-6788 (C ell) M em bership@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, R acing (P A C R A T C hair) B arbara P ressentin 503-267-9522 (C ell) R acing@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, T ravel B arbara B ousum 503-224-3584 T ravel@ nwsk iers.org
D irector, W ashington C lubs W illiam S hadbolt 425-241-0144 (C ell) W ashC lubs@ nwsk iers.org
W ebm aster D avid S chor C ontact@ nwsk iers.org
P ast P resident M ary O lhausen 503-880-7383 (C ell) P astP res@ nwsk iers.org
C om m ercial Mem bership P rogram /A dvertising
P A C R A T W O R LD H E A D Q U A R T E R S www.pacrats.org
2010-2011 NWSCC COMMERCIAL SPONSORS:
P LATIN U M M E M B E R S : B R O N ZE M E M B E R S : S U P P O R TIN G M E M B E R S :
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B ig W hite M ountain R esort, B C , C anada B lue Lak e S hipping LLC
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Jackson H ole M ountain R esort, W Y
M ountain & S nowbasin, U T )
M t. H ood B ear C abins, G ov’t C am p, O R
T im berline Lodge, O R
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NWSCC MEMBER CLUBS - NWSCC REPRESENTATIVES
Please check www.nwskiers.org or the NWSCC’s Northwest Skiers’ Directory for a complete list of member clubs as well as contacts and their
phone numbers and/or email addresses. Or, you may contact any of the board members listed above.
W hy not send this new sletter to all your club members? It's available in .pdf format on the w ebsite, and the
link easily be passed on to your members.
NORTHW EST SKI CLUB COUNCIL
P.O. Box 1915
Portland, OR 97207
W EB SITE: w w w .nw skiers.org
E-M AIL: contact@ nw skiers.org
NEXT M EETING:
W ed., DECEM BER 15, 2010, 6:00 P.M .
SHANGHAI NOBLE HOUSE ³ NOTE THERE IS NO MEETING THIS MONTH!
5331 SW M ACADAM AVE.
PORTLAND, OR 97239
Far West Ski Association Safety Slogan:
SKI WITH PRIDE, LET IT RIDE, WATCH ALL SIDES!
First With Safety Awareness!
The Northwest Ski Club Council is a member of:
Far West Ski Association: www.fwsa.org
National Ski Council Federation: www.skifederation.org
