Major Activities Sponsored by NWSCC and FWSA
Come Ski with NWSCC

Northwest Ski Club Council Events:

NWSCC Ski Trips & Activities:

NWSCC December trip to Silver Star, British Columbia
NWSCC's annual trip December 7-12, 2007.  Cost is $740 including airfare. 
Contact John Reinhardt at johnoreinhardt@hotmail.com for more information.

FWSA Whistler Ski Week
FWSA's annual trip January 19-26, 2008.  Cost is $999/$1,059 plus transportation. 
Price includes 7 nights lodging, 5 days lift tickets, Welcome Party, Mountain Picnic,
Racing, Farewell Party and more.  Limited to 94 spots from the Northwest. 
Contact Barbara Bousum at bbousum@gmail.com or phone 541-224-3584.

Skiyente Family Trip to Sun Valley
February 6-10, 2008.   Sponsored by Skiyente Ski Club, this trip will be open to
NWSCC club members and their families. Contact Sheri Parshall at cougskier@aol.com.

Bergfreunde Trip to Steamboat
February 9-16, 2008.   Sponsored by Bergfreunde Ski Club, this trip is open to
NWSCC club members. Trip coincides with the Steamboat Carnival.  Cost is $475
including lodging and meals.  Lodging is in a new large home within walking
distance of the gondola. Contact Joyce Axelson at jaxelsonj@comcast.net or
call 503-370-7946 for more information.

Bergfreunde Tahoe Sampler
February 24-March 1, 2008.   Sponsored by Bergfreunde Ski Club, this trip is
open to NWSCC club members. This ski trip is in it's 18th year.  It is for DH and
XC skiers or those who just want to go to Tahoe for winter activities, casinos and
the night life of Lake Tahoe. The price of the trip includes 6 nights lodging at the
Blue Lake Motel (featuring a continental breakfast plus they sell 20% discount lift
tickets for Heavenly and Kirkwood); two dinner parties: the Horizon Casino Buffet
and the legendary dinner dance cruise on the MS Dixie II Paddle Wheeler;
four no host Après (Happy Hour) at various locations; a trip souvenir; and a post
trip party  Cost $290 double room, $475 single room.  Contact Trish Sander at
tpoipu@yahoo.com or call 503-590-2528 for more information.

 

Club & Council sponsored events:

September 2007

• 9    Mt. Hood Ski Patrol Golf Tournament

• 22  Mt. Hood Heritage Day, Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum, Gov't Camp

October 2007

• 26-27  Warren Miller Movie in Portland

• 26-28  Seattle SkiFever and Snowboard Show, Qwest Field Event Center (Public)

• 29       NWSCC Ski Fair at The Monarch Hotel, Portland/All Clubs (Public)

November 2007 

• 2-4  Portland SkiFever and Snowboard Show, Portland Expo Center (Public)

• 10   Pray for Snow Dance, Charlie's at Gov’t Camp, Schnee Vogeli  

December 2007

• 1             Cascade Open House, Club Lodge in Gov't Camp, Cascade Ski Club

• 4             XC Ski & Winter Sports Fair, Oregon Nordic Club

• 7-12        NWSCC trip to Silver Star Mountain, BC (All Clubs)

• 7-16        Canada Ski Safari, Mountain High

• 12-16      Sun Peaks, BC, Canada, SkiHawks

• 13-17      FWRA/Keystone Nationals Race Challenge, Keystone, CO (All Clubs)

• 22-27      Methow Valley, WA (XC),  Oregon Nordic Club  

• 26-Jan 2  Mt. Bachelor, OR, SKIBACS

• 28-Jan 1  Mt. Bachelor, OR (DH, XC), Bergfreunde

• 29           Family Day Trip to Mission Ridge, WA, Desert Ski Club

• 29-Jan 6  Yellowstone Park Dream Trip (XC), Oregon Nordic Club

January 2008

• 3-6          Winthrop, WA (XC), S'No Joke  

• 4-6          Bend Bachelor Blowout (DH, XC, SS), Altair

• 5-12        Sun Valley, ID, SKIBACS

• 6-13        Izaac Walton, MT (XC), Cascade PT  

• 10-13      Silver Mountain & Schweitzer, ID, SkiHawks

• 10-14      Sun Peaks, BC, Canada, S'No Joke

• 12-13      Mt. Hood, OR, Desert Ski Club

• 12-19      Breckenridge, CO (Nat’l Brotherhood), Ebony Rose

• 12-20      Big Sky, MT (DH, XC, SS), Cascade PT

• 17-21      Whistler, BC, Canada, SKIBACS

• 18-21      Red Fir Lane, Sunriver, OR (DH, XC), Bergfreunde

• 18-21      Whistler, BC, Canada, S'No Joke  

• 19           Family Day Trip to Mission Ridge, WA, Desert Ski Club

• 19-20      Leavenworth, WA (Carpool), WIHSKI

• 9-26        FWSA Ski Week - Whistler, BC, (All Clubs)

• 19-28      Big Mountain, MT/Fernie, BC, Cascade PT

• 20-25      Sun Peaks, BC, Canada, SKIBACS

• 24-29      Telluride, CO, S'No Joke  

• 25-26      Silver Mountain, ID, Desert Ski Club

• 25-27      Belknap Hot Springs, OR (DH, XC), Bergfreunde  

• 27-Feb 3  Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, Cascade PT

• 28-Feb 2  Park City, UT, WIHSKI

• 30-Feb 3  Whitefish, MT (DH, XC), Bergfreunde  

February 2008

• 1-3          Mt. Adams, WA (XC, SS), Oregon Nordic Club  

• 1-9          Grindelwald, Switzerland, S'No Joke  

• 1-11        Austria, Bergfreunde  (Open to all clubs)

• 2             Bluewood, WA Fun Day, Desert Ski Club

• 2-10        Sun Peaks, BC, Canada (DH, XC, SS), Cascade PT

• 3-4          Cascade Ski Lodge, OR (all snow sports), Bergfreunde

• 3-6          Ogden, UT (DH, XC), Bergfreunde

• 6-10        Skiyente Family Trip to Sun Valley, ID (All Clubs)

• 7-10        Winthrop, WA (Carpool), WIHSKI

• 7-11        Lake Tahoe, CA, S'No Joke

• 8-10        Bend Winterfest, Bend, Oregon (Open to Public)

• 9-10        Anthony Lakes, OR, Family Bus Trip, Desert Ski Club

• 9-16        Steamboat Springs, CO, Bergfreunde

• 11-14      Mammoth Mountain., CA, S'No Joke

• 11-15      Odell Lake, OR (XC, DH), Cascade PT

• 15-18      Crater Lake XC Weekend, Bergfreunde

• 15-18      Warner Canyon/Mt. Ashland/Mt. Shasta, Mountain High

• 15-18      Mt. Ashland, OR, WIHSKI

• 16           King Winter Coronation & Dance, Charlie's at Gov’t Camp, Skiyente

• 20-24      Kicking Horse, Golden, BC, Canada SKIBACS

• 22-24      Shelter Cove, OR (DH, XC, SS), Altair

• 22-24      Schweitzer, ID, Desert Ski Club

• 22-24      Mt. Baker, WA, S'No Joke

• 23-Mar 2  Park City, UT, Cascade PT

• 23-Mar 3  Bormio, Italy, SkiHawks

• 24-Mar 1  Lake Tahoe Sampler, Bergfreunde

• 25-Mar 1  Methow Valley, WA (XC), Cascade PT

• 26-Mar 5  Breckenridge, CO, SkiHawks

• 29-Mar 2  Special Olympics, Mt. Bachelor, OR, Bergfreunde

March 2008

• TBA            John Craig Memorial Race, Sisters, OR, Oregon Nordic Club

• 1                Ski the Glade Trail, Government Camp (Open to Public)

• 1-2             Masters Races, Mt. Hood Meadows, Skiyente/ALL

• 1-2             Winter Games of Oregon, Timberline/Skibowl

• 1-2             Crystal Mountain, WA (Carpool), WIHSKI

• 2-3             Oregon Cancer Ski-Out, Meadows, (Open to Public)

• 2-8             Vail-Beaver Creek, CO, S'No Joke  

• 6-10           Park City, UT, SKIBACS

• 7-9             Bogus Basin, ID, Desert Ski Club

• 7-9             Crater Lake, OR (Bus; XC), Oregon Nordic Club

• 7-15           FWSA European Ski Week - Les Trois Vallee, France (All Clubs)

• 10-11         Timberline Lodge, OR (DH), Bergfreunde

• 14-16         Crater Lake, OR (XC, SS), Altair  

• 14-16         Willamette Pass (DH, XC), Bergfreunde

• 14-16         Mystery Trip (bus trip), Mountain High

• 14-16         Mission Ridge, WA, S'No Joke  

• 14-16         White Pass, WA (Carpool), WIHSKI

• 14-19         Mt. Bachelor, OR (DH, XC), Cascade PT

• 15-21         FWSA Post-trip Extenson - Provence and Paris (All Clubs)

• 20-24         Banff-Kicking Horse, Canada, S'No Joke  

• 21-23         March Madness, Mt. Bachelor (DH, XC, SS), Altair

• 21-23         Mt. Bachelor, OR, Bus Trip, Desert Ski Club

• 21-30         Banff, Canada (XC), Oregon Nordic Club 

• 3/29-Apr 3  South Lake Tahoe, CA, Mountain High

• 3/29-Apr 3  Big Sky, MT, SkiHawks

April 2008

• 2-4            Whistler, BC, Canada, SKIBACS

• 4-6            FWRA Championship Races - Mammoth Mountain

• 6               Bluewood Bash, WA, Desert Ski Club

• 10-14        Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, End-of-Year, S'No Joke

• 21-26        Mt. Bachelor/Sunriver, OR (DH, XC), Cascade PT

May 2008

• 3              Race & Ace (Ski/Golf), Mt. Bachelor (Public)

• 17            MBSEF/US Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, Mt Bachelor (Public)

• 18            US Bank Kids’ Mini Pole Pedal Paddle (Public)

• 25-31       Sweden, SKIBACS

June 2008

• 5-8          FWSA's 76th Annual Convention & Silent Auction, Bellevue, WA (All Clubs)

• 8-15        FWSA Alaska Cruise from Seattle (All Clubs)

Legend

• DH Downhill Trip

• XC Cross-Country Trip

• Cascade PT Cascade Prime Timers Ski Club (OR)

• FWRA Far West Racing Association

• FWSA Far West Ski Association

• MBSEF Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation

• USRSA United States Recreational Ski Association

Far West Ski Association Events:

FWSA 2008 Convention
June 5-8, 2008, in Bellevue, WA.  Convention events at the Meydenbauer Center.  Lodging at the Westin-Bellevue.  Contact Steve Coxen at sacoxen@aol.com for more information.

FWSA Whistler Ski Week
January 19-26, 2008.  Cost is $999/$1,059 plus transportation.  Price includes 7 nights lodging, 5 days lift tickets, Welcome Party, Mountain Picnic, Racing, Farewell Party and more.  Limited to 94 spots from the Northwest.  Contact Barbara Bousum at bbousum@gmail.com or phone 541-224-3584 for more information

FWSA 2008 European Ski Week
March 7-15, 2008, Les Trois Vallees, France.  Cost will be $1,390 per person Post-trip extension, Provence and Paris.  For more information contact Norm Azevedo, FWSA VP of International Travel at fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net

Far West Racing Association Championships
April 4-6, 2008. Mammoth Mountain, CA will be the site of the annual FWRA championships.  All PACRAT racers automatically qualify, and the trip is open to all NWSCC members whether they race or not. Contact@NWSkiers.org

FWSA Safety Person of the Year Contest
FWSA sponsors an annual safety contest for all club members. Any and all club members who promote safety are welcome to participate in this contest. The grand prize is a trip to Aspen!  Application deadline is May 15, 2008.  Information is available on the FWSA website at www.fwsa.org or contact Richard Lubin, FWSA Safety Chairperson at botaboardr@sbcglobal.net for more information. 

FWSA History Person of the Year Contest
FWSA also sponsors an annual history contest for all club members. The grand prize is a trip to Steamboat!  Application deadline is May 15, 2008.  Information is available on the FWSA website at www.fwsa.org or contact Scott Bowker, FWSA VP of Public Affairs at PublicAffiars@fwsa.org for more information.