Far West Ski Association
FWSA present award to NWSCC's Steve Coxen

Far West Ski Association and NWskiers

NWSCC is a proud member of Far West Ski Association, “The Voice of the Western Skier.” FWSA is made up of ten ski and snowsport councils in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and our own Oregon and Washington. Over 160 clubs and 40,000 skiers belong to the ten councils. FWSA not only provides many fun activities for its member councils, it also participates both regionally and nationally with regard to legislative, safety, insurance and other issues important to those of us who enjoy the mountains.

NWSCC’s influence in the Far West Ski Association remains very strong. Randy Lew (Mountain High) is President of the Association's Board of Directors.  Steve Coxen, Past President of NWSCC, served as President of FWSA for three years 2000-2003.  Steve will continue to serve on the FWSA board as Chairman of the FWSA Board of Trustees.  Steve also chairs the FWSA Convention Committee.  Debbi Kor-Lew (Mountain High), was re-elected to another two year term as FWSA V.P. of Marketing in 2006.  Mary Olhausen (Bergfreunde), as President of NWSCC will also serve on the FWSA board.  Debbi is also Sponsorship Coordinator for the FWSA Annual Convention.  Mary is the Annual Convention Silent Auction Coordinator

Benefits of Far West Ski Association

FWSA Documents
As part of Northwest Ski Club Council (NWSCC) you have access to documents on how to better your club. Far West Ski Association (FWSA) has put together many paper documents about the business side of running you ski club. You can get documents pertaining to:

• How to write club bylaws

• How to publish a club newsletter

• Non-profit tax questions

To get this documents, send an email to Contact@NWskiers.organd ask for a full listing of Far West Ski Association (FWSA) documents.

Far West Skiers' Guide 
focuses on the Western United States and contains articles that may improve your club.

FWSA Events:  

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.