NWSCC NEWSLETTER and CALENDAR MARCH 2010 Editor: Linda Mcgavin
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NWSCC NEWSLETTER AND CALENDAR MARCH 2010 Editor: Linda McGavin E-mail: [email protected] NWSCC, P.O. Box 1915, Portland, OR 97207 Website: www.nwskiers.org furnished 2 bedroom/2 bath Sunriver Resort Tennis Village Join us for St. Patrick’s Day! condos with 2 master suites (4/condo minimum), 2 days The regular March NWSCC meeting skiing at Mt. Bachelor, a mountain picnic lunch on Saturday, will be held DOWNSTAIRS at The and special prizes and surprises from Mt. Bachelor. One Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery (6835 day can be added on at either end at an additional cost of SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR about $90 for lodging (4/room) and skiing. If you have a family or good friends and don’t mind a little tighter quarters, 97219), on March 17, 2010, starting at ask about special pricing for up to 6-8 people in the condo. 6:00 pm! A special guest at the luncheon on Saturday will be (No host food/special menu) Jordan Schweitzer, one of the top J3 racers in the nation, and a recipient of a FW SA racing scholarship sponsored by Skiyente Ski Club! Contact Mary Olhausen at PastPres@ nwskiers.org , or Linda M cG avin at TIMELY ALERTS: [email protected] for further information. Support a worthy cause at the Spree at Alpental to be held Sunday, March 14, 2010, from 9am - 5pm! Ski! Look inside under FW SA for details on reserving a spot - Snowboard! Snowshoe! Music! Food! Prizes! Come out and your first choice of lodging - for the 2011 FWSA Sun for one of Outdoors for All's biggest fundraisers of the Valley Ski Week. Early deposits get to request their year. Support our mission while hitting that powder at first choice of lodging - fancy hotel or condo! Alpental on some 2011 demo skis or snowboards. Sweet terrain to put the gear to the test! Red Robin is providing NWSCC MAN/WOMAN COMPETITION a delicious lunch and Pyramid Brewery supports our Apres NW SCC is holding its annual Man and W oman of the Year Ski Party with some tasty beverages. For $79 you will get competition. W e are looking for a man and woman from a day lift ticket, unlimited demos, an event T-shirt, a each club who the club wishes to honor because they have continental breakfast, lunch from Red Robin, entrance into done something special for their club - it’s not a campaign the Pyramid Beer Garden (21+), live music sponsored by or a popularity contest. The NW SCC Board will review all KZOK, and a chance to win K2 skis and snowboards. You clubs’ Man and W oman of the year nominees and will can register as an individual OR start your own team and choose one man and one woman to be NW SCC’s fundraise to support Outdoors for All's mission of enriching 2009-2010 winners. The Man and W oman representing the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities each club will be recognized at an upcoming NW SCC through outdoor recreation. To find out more visit us special event. The winners of this competition are eligible to online at http://www.outdoorsforall.org/Spree_Alpental.html participate in the FW SA competition at the Convention. o r c a l l 2 0 6 - 8 2 8 - 6 0 3 0 x 2 1 4 o r e m a i l Council Men/W omen of Year who attend the Convention [email protected]. receive a ski trip to Big W hite/Silver Star whether or not they are the FW SA winners. The deadline for clubs to IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP for the 2010 submit nominations to NW SCC is March 17, 2010. Club “Bachelor Blast” trip, April 16-18 at Sunriver Resort presidents should submit their candidates with a letter and Mt. Bachelor. The new signup deadline is March 25! telling why the club chose them. For the low price of $199 you get 2 nights lodging in fully JUDGE NEEDED AT FWSA CONVENTION: Each is taking names of people who want to participate. Emilio Council in FW SA needs to provide a Judge to serve at the may be contacted at [email protected]. On the Convention for judging the Man/W oman of the Year official event page: www.oregonhopeontheslopes.org, you competition. Please contact Sheri Parshall for more details can either start your own team for the 24-hour challenge, or and to volunteer for judging. This is a great way to meet join one of the existing teams, or donate to one of the other Council/Club members and contribute to FW SA existing teams or individuals. Anyone who wants to programs. volunteer on March 19 and/or 20 should contact: [email protected] . Day-of-the-event volunteers RECAP OF FEBRUARY NWSCC MEETING: who volunteer at least 4 hours will receive a FREE event lift NW SCC has developed an educational and informational ticket, good from March 19-20 (1pm- 1pm). outreach program to inform member clubs on topics Interested in cheap lift tickets to Mt. Hood areas? Shawn related to winter sports. W e aim to help NW SCC Storey has $52 “anytime” tickets to Mt. Hood Meadows members clubs to become more Prepared, more through Bergfreunde ([email protected]), and Dale Informed, and act more Ecological, and thus we have Parshall may have some $42 Timberline tickets for sale dubbed this P.I.E. ([email protected] ). W e will "serve up" pieces of P.I.E. through short informational statements and more in-depth educational CLUB INFORMATION: modules on our website (www.nwskiers.org). Educational NW SCC member clubs are welcome to sign up with Sheri modules may be downloaded by clubs for their own Parshall to present a brief history of their club at upcoming educational purposes, or NW SCC could provide speakers Council meetings. W e are asking member clubs to start for club meetings and other ski events. assembling their history for presentations, to consider preparing to enter FW SA’s club history competition, and to The second module on The Basics of Ski Law was think about possibly setting up a permanent record of your presented by Richard Rizk at our February meeting. See club at the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp! the attachment to this newsletter for the official presentation; it cannot be summarized easily in this Altair Ski and Sports Club in Eugene has a full calendar newsletter. of events, including day trips to W illamette Pass and HooDoo, a trip to Hood River/Mt. Hood, and several trips to NWSCC Board elections are to be held in June. If you Mt. Bachelor and other areas which include skiing, are interested in running for a position, please contact snowboarding, cross country, and snowshoeing! Sheri Parshall. Bend Ski Club offers many events, racing, and “meet and Randy Lew, President of Far West Ski Association, ski together” days. gave more details of the 2010 FWSA Convention - check the FW SA section below for details. Also see details Cascade Ski Club reports that memberships are available, about a 5-day family summer fun trip to Ogden, Utah, and rates are good! Members can spend the night at the July 21-25, 2010! The trip will be in conjunction with lodge for only $12/night; members of NW SCC clubs can Utah’s birthday celebration, so there will be LOTS of stay for $18/night Monday-Thursday, non-holiday; or activities, including golf and fireworks. Randy also made $22/night on weekends (all subject to availability). the first announcement about an awesome Dive Trip to Mountain High has a bus trip to Fernie and Kimberley, Cozumel September 4-11 - details below and in the BC (4 nights/3 days skiing), with stops (1 on each side of attached flier. the main trip) for skiing at Silver Mountain, Idaho, and Mark your calendar for the Annual Clubs-4-Play Golf Bluewood, Washington, to break up the long trip, all for a Tournament to be held Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the cost of $895 or less! Members of other clubs are very Lewis River course! Sandi Shaub will again be in charge welcome on this trip! A land package for just the Canadian of the tournament. W e are working with our Seattle clubs part of the trip will be available for those who might want to to see if we can host a tournament which they would be fly/drive - approximate cost $500. The trip is family friendly. able to attend. There is also a South Lake Tahoe trip March 31-April 4, for only $400, with 5 nights’ lodging at the Lakeland Village Emilio Trampuz advised that the American Cancer Condos (on the lake) and 2 out of 3 days of skiing at Society’s "Hope on the Slopes" event will be held at Mt. Heavenly included, as well as breakfasts and free shuttles. Hood Skibowl on March 19-20. The format is a vertical challenge to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. S’no Joke has a number of trips that are open to members Emilio will again be in charge of the Torchlight Parade, and of NW SCC clubs: v 3/25-28 Mt. Bachelor, Oregon awarded to the club/council's favorite charity. For more v 4/8-11 W histler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada i n f o r m a t i o n a n d a n a p p l i c a t i o n , c l i c k : For information on any of these trips go to www.fwsa.org/docs/W ebCharityRecognitionInfo_andFor www.snojoke.org.