SIERRA, OPEN, SINGLES LEAGUES 2015/2016 RACE SCHEDULE INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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1 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, SIERRA, OPEN, SINGLES LEAGUES 2015/2016 RACE SCHEDULE January 23 GS Northstar January 24 SL Northstar February 13 SL Sugar Bowl February 14 GS Sugar Bowl February 20 S SL Alpine Meadows February 21 GS Alpine Meadows March 5 SL Northstar March 6 GS Northstar March FWRA Alpine Meadows Race times for Jan. 23, only: Lower course 10 am, Middle Upper pm. These times to allow seeding of new racers. Race times AFTER Jan. 23: am, am, Racers on Upper & Middle courses must complete 2 runs for a combined time. Lower course racers have the option to do two runs. Best run will count. Times are subject to change based on snow conditions. Always check Sierra website for last minute changes. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Race Schedule Page 1 President s Message Page 2 Sierra League Contacts Page 2 Member Clubs/Contacts Page 3 CA/NV Ski Area websites Page 3 Race Chair Message Page 4 Sierra League Race forms Pgs 5-6 Ski Club Appreciation Day Page 7 Safety: Winter Driving Pgs 8-9 Travel Options Page 10 FWSA Mini Ski Week Page 11 FWSA Int.Ski Week Pgs FWSA 2016 Convention Page 17 US Ski Team Update Pgs NewsFlash/Newsbeat Pgs LEAGUE RACE RESOURCES: Nan Carnal; Sierra League Race Chair: nan.sierraleague@gmail.com; (h); (cell) John Walsh; Singles League Race Chair: johnwalsh37@sbcglobal.net; Debi Phelps; Open League Director of Racing: openleagueracing@gmail.com PAGE 1

2 President s Message Board Members President: Jo Simpson jo_simpson@sbcglobal.net Vice President: Greg Peairs shiftyp@aol.com Secretary: Glynis Foulk gfoulk56@hotmail.com Treasurer: Lauri Thompson tahoeski10@yahoo.com Race Chair: Nan Carnal ncarnal@sfsu.edu VP Travel: Debbie Stewart gwstewart@prodigy.net Head Gatekeeper: Bill Ramoni rapidramoni@yahoo.com By Jo Simpson, Sierra League & Sierra Council President Hello everyone and happy holidays! How about this great SNOW? I am so excited. I hope to see you at the Alpine Meadows Ski Club Appreciation Day, Sunday, December 13th. See the flyer on page 7 for details. It might even be a powder day given the current forecast. A fun race is planned, conditions permitting, which will give those who may have thought about racing a chance to try it in a relaxed setting. Please take care of your race registration soon. Getting the returning racers registered early will allow us to focus on helping first timers on race day. See Nan Carnal's article on page 4 for details. There's still time to sign up for the Crested Butte Mini-trip with FWSA. The trip is a good value and a lot of flexibility is built into the schedule. Crested Butte is a really fun place to ski and the historic town is exquisite. The dates are March Check it out on the FWSA website ( and the trip flyer on page 11 of this newsletter. Let's keep up the snow dancing. It's working so far! Seasons Greeting to All! Newsletter: Beth Perryman slabanshee@aol.com Webmaster: Pavel Bosin pavel@bosin.net PAGE 2

3 Member Clubs and Contacts Alpine Ski and Snowboard Club Las Vegas, NV Mark Zellmer, President Bota Baggers Ski Club Truckee, CA Bob Ellis, President Cabernet Ski Race Club Truckee, CA Donn Bryant, President Capital Ski & Sport Club Sacramento, CA Wallter Johnson, President Las Vegas Ski Snowboard & Sports Club Las Vegas, NV Diane Askwyth; President Reno Ski & Recreation Club Reno, NV Diane Hilliard, President RU SKI Club Campbell, CA Pavel Bosin, President Sequoia Ski Club Visalia, CA Woody Hogan, President Snow More Ski & Snowboard Club South Lake Tahoe, CA Cheryl Lawson, President Sugar Bowl Ski Club Norden, CA Adrianna Sullivan Tahoe Donner Senior Alpine Ski Club Truckee, CA Michael Eyton-Lloyd, President Top Gun Ski Club Greg Peairs, President Ski Area Websites: Alpine Meadows/Squaw Vly: Badger Pass: Bear Valley Ski: Boreal: Ski China Peak: Diamond Peak: Dodge Ridge: Donner Ski Ranch: Granlibakken: Heavenly Valley: Homewood: June Mountain: Kirkwood: Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard resort: Mammoth Mtn: Mountain High Ski: Mt. Baldy: Mt. Rose: Mt. Shasta Ski Park: Northstar: Sierra At Tahoe: ww.sierratahoe.com Snow Summit: Snow Valley: Soda Springs: Sugar Bowl: Tahoe Donner: Where s the snow? Check out: Thank you to our sponsors! Thank You! to Clif Bar and Gary Erickson for sponsoring Sierra League Habervision is a sponsor for FWRA. Save 50% off retail prices for polarized sunglasses and ski goggles. Go to the website: ww.habervision.com. Enter affinity member code: FWRA giving credit to FWRA for your purchase. PAGE 3

4 RACING NEWS Sierra League race registration is now underway for Season race fees are the same as last year, $95 for eight races plus a refundable $20 gatekeeping deposit (i.e. $115 total). The deposit will be refunded after you complete a race day hill assignment such as gatekeeper, starter, or scorekeeper. The dropin price per race is $25. Thus, the season race fee is a bargain if you are going to participate in four or more races. The registration and waiver forms are in this newsletter and on the registration page of Sierra League s website ( You can pay the race fee by check (written to Sierra League) or online via PayPal. You MUST mail the forms (and check if paying by check) to Nan or scan and the completed forms to her. Mail to Nan Carnal, Ski View Loop, Truckee, CA scanned documents to nan.sierraleague@gmail.com. Time to get on the hill if you haven t already been out carving some turns! Snow is on the slopes and more terrain is to open at Tahoe resorts (pending the forecasted snow). At the time you register, consider a contribution to support a junior racer in the Tahoe area via a taxdeductible contribution to Sierra League s Frank App Memorial Scholarship fund. The scholarship is awarded yearly to a deserving local junior racer. Donations for the scholarship fund should be made by separate check to Far West Ski Foundation. with Frank App Scholarship in the memo line. Donations can also be made via PayPal on the website. Thanks for sending forms and fee soon, so that we are set for the upcoming race season. Let s have a great year! Nan Carnal, Sierra League Race Director FRANK APP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP : Meet A J Hurt The Sierra Frank App Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Amelia A J Hurt. A J, age 16, attends North Tahoe High School in Tahoe City where she is a member of her school soccer team and has a 4.0 GPA. She and her family live in Carnelian Bay. A J started skiing at age 5 in the Squaw Valley Mighty Mite Program and has been with the Squaw Valley Ski Team ever since. This past season she ranked #5 in Slalom, #2 in GS, and #5 in Super G nationally in her age group. In addition, she had 6 podiums and 8 top ten finishes. At the 2015 Nationals, she placed 2 nd overall in her age group. A J will receive $1,000 comprised of $500 each from Sierra Council and the FWSA raised funds. PAGE 4

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8 SAFETY: DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it. Don't go out until the snow plows and sanding trucks have had a chance to do their work and allow extra time to reach your destination. If you must drive in snowy conditions, make sure your car is prepared and that you know how to handle road conditions. It's helpful to practice winter driving techniques in a snowy, open parking lot, so you're familiar with how your car handles. Consult your owner's manual for tips specific to your vehicle Driving safely on icy roads Decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. You should allow at least three times more space than usual between you and the car in front of you. Brake gently to avoid skidding. If your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake. Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other motorists. Keep your lights and windshield clean. Use low gears to keep traction, especially on hills. Don't use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads. Be especially careful on bridges, overpasses and infrequently traveled roads, which will freeze first. Even at temperatures above freezing, if the conditions are wet, you might encounter ice in shady areas or on exposed roadways like bridges. Don't pass snow plows and sanding trucks. The drivers have limited visibility, and you're likely to find the road in front of them worse than the road behind. Don't assume your vehicle can handle all conditions. Even four-wheel and front-wheel drive vehicles can encounter trouble on winter roads. If your rear wheels skid... Take your foot off the accelerator. Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go. If your rear wheels are sliding left, steer left. If they're sliding right, steer right. If your rear wheels start sliding the other way as you recover, ease the steering wheel toward that side. You might have to steer left and right a few times to get your vehicle completely under control. If you have standard brakes, pump them gently. If you have anti-lock brakes (ABS), do not pump the brakes. Apply steady pressure to the brakes. You will feel the brakes pulse this is normal. If your front wheels skid... Take your foot off the gas and shift to neutral, but don't try to steer immediately. As the wheels skid sideways, they will slow the vehicle and traction will return. As it does, steer in the direction you want to go. Then put the transmission in "drive" or release the clutch, and accelerate gently.. PAGE 8

9 SAFETY (cont): DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE If you get stuck... Do not spin your wheels. This will only dig you in deeper. Turn your wheels from side to side a few times to push snow out of the way. Use a light touch on the gas, to ease your car out. Use a shovel to clear snow away from the wheels and the underside of the car. Pour sand, kitty litter, gravel or salt in the path of the wheels, to help get traction. Try rocking the vehicle. (Check your owner's manual first it can damage the transmission on some vehicles.) Shift from forward to reverse and back. Each time you're in gear, give a light touch on the gas until vehicle gets going. Carry an emergency kit: A roadside kit doesn't take up much space and can prove invaluable in an emergency. Many companies sell preassembled kits, but if you may already have the key items around the house. Things to consider carrying include: Flashlight w/extra batteries, flares, first-aid kit. Jumper cables, a tool kit and tire chains. A blanket, warm clothes, hat and gloves. Paper towels, tissue paper, roll of duct tape Bag of abrasive material (sand, salt, kitty litter) A snow brush, ice scraper and snow shovel. Extra washer fluid, Tire Gauge Extra food and water Visibility sign (reflective triangle), help indicator PAGE 9

10 TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES The Far West Ski Association (FWSA) is one of the largest associations of snowsport enthusiasts in the U.S. FWSA covers twelve states with nine regional COUNCILS with more than 150 CLUBS and a combined membership of over 50,000 skiers and snowboarders. As a member of a club that belongs to the SIERRA Council, YOU are automatically a member of FWSA and entitled to ALL the benefits. You may also join Far West as a Direct Member. FWSA offers a wide range of North American and international travel opportunities for 2015 and beyond. Far West also offers cruise and/or dive trips and the occasional Adventure trip that can be a long weekend domestic excursion or an extended trip to exotic locales. FWSA travel options website: North American (Ski) Travel FWSA Ski Week 2016: Telluride, CO; January 30 - February 6 Mini Ski Week 2016: Crested Butte, CO: March FWSA Annual Convention: Scottsdale, AZ; June 9-12 FWSA Ski Week 2017: Breckenridge, CO; January 24 - February 4 Mini Ski Week 2017: Nancy Greene Cahilty Lodge, Sun Peaks, CA; March March Alaska Iditarod and Mt Alyeska International (Ski) Travel: FWSA International Week 2016 Option I: Cortina, Italy; March 5-12 FWSA International Week 2016 Option II: Cortina and Rome and Florence; March 5-19 FWSA International Week 2016 Option III: Rome & Florence; March FWSA International Ski Week March 2017: St. Anton/Arlberg, Austria Summer Skiing 2017: Valle Nevado, Chile FWSA Int. Ski Week March 2018: Les Trois Vallees-Brides les Bains/Meribel, France Dive/Adventure/Cruises London and Ireland, September 11-22, 2016; optional cycling/bike tour in Ireland - Sept 22-26, Fiji Dive Trip, 2016 India, 2018 Flyers are included in this newsletter for FWSA Ski Week 2016, Mini Ski Week 2016, and FWSA International Ski Week. Information for other future trips will be provided as available. Please contact the trip leader for further information regarding trip options for travel/housing/schedules, registration forms, waivers, payment schedules, etc. PAGE 10

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18 Frank App Scholarship: Keeping Up With Lila Go Lila GrrRACE! Below are highlights from the USSA website update announcing the 2016 USSA Ski Team Lila Lapanja is a member of the Women s C Team along with a strong representation from the Tahoe area. See the list that is included in the page(s) that follow and look for the T 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Named at Copper Mountain COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Nov. 21, 2015) There s no question that winter has arrived at Copper Mountain, home of the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center. Copper acted as host to a day of festivities on Saturday, kicking off with the Putnam Investments NAS- TAR Pacesetting Trials followed by the annual Nature Valley First Tracks team naming announcement. With Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) and rising stars such as AJ Ginnis (Waitsfield, VT), Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN) present, 58 athletes were officially named during a public celebration to kick off the start of the 2016 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour. HIGHLIGHTS The 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski team was publicly introduced on Nov. 21 during Nature Valley First Tracks, a public celebration at Copper Mountain, CO home of the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center. Olympic medalists Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) and Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY) were among 43 athletes named to the 2015 A, B and C Team, with another nine to the Development team and six to the National University Team. Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) will miss the season, but remain on the team. Mancuso will miss the season due to hip surgery, but has her sights set on PyeongChang in Bryce Astle (Sandy, UT) and Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH) were named to the team posthumously. The two were poised at the start of their U.S. Ski Team career when they were killed last January in an avalanche in Austria. It is the first time the U.S. Ski Team has named an athlete to the team posthumously. Six athletes were named to the new National University Team (N-UNI), led by Coach Peter Lange. These athletes have had the opportunity to train alongside A, B, C and D teams in strength and conditioning programs and at on-snow camps. Inspired by the official U.S. Ski Team mascot Champ, the Team kicked off a content series asking athletes and fans about the moment they truly felt like a champion. Auden Pankonin (Welch Village Ski Club), winner of the #WhatMakesAChamp contest, joined Ligety at the Putnam Investments NASTAR Pacesetting Trials and the team on stage alongside Champ. The team is coming off a five-medal World Championships, with both Vonn and Shiffrin winning Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall titles. After securing the title of winningest female in alpine skiing history with a total of 67 victories, Vonn is again making a return to snow after an ankle fracture sustained in training at New Zealand this summer. She will make her return to snow debut at Aspen for the giant slalom. Copper Mountain is home to the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center, which provides U.S. skiers with a World Cuplevel training course. The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup swings through America Nov with a women s giant slalom and two slalom races one rescheduled from Levi in Aspen, followed by men s downhill, super G and giant slalom Dec. 4-6 at Beaver Creek, CO. PAGE 18

19 2016 US Ski Team (cont:) U.S. ALPINE SKI TEAM: Name (hometown; home club) (skis, boots, bindings, poles, helmet, goggles, glasses, protection) birthdate; * denotes Olympian; **denotes posthumous team naming Men's A Team David Chodounksy (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Briko, Briko, Briko, Slytech) 6/25/1984 * T-Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC, POC, Leki/Ortema) 7/14/1988 * T-Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team) (Stoeckli, Lange, Atomic, Leki, Bolle, Bolle, Bolle, Leki/Ortema) 1/11/1985 * Ted Ligety (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 8/31/1984 * Bode Miller (Franconia, NH; Carrabassett Valley Academy) (Bomber Skis, Leki, Dainese, Dainese) 10/12/1977 * Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT; Park City Ski Team) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Komperdell, POC, POC, POC, Ortema) 2/12/1982 * T-Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC, POC) 4/27/1980 * Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Briko, Briko, Briko, Slytech/Ortema) 2/10/1986 * Women's A Team Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA; Mammoth Mountain Ski Team) (Stoeckli, Marker/Volkl, Komperdell, POC, POC) 7/3/1984 * T-Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC, POC) 3/9/1984 * Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO; Rowmark Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, Briko, Briko) 8/19/1989 * Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Found.) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Briko, Briko) 8/17/1988 * Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO; Burke Mountain Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, Atomic, Oakley, Oakley, Leki) 3/13/95 * Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH; Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC, POC, Slytech) 11/28/1987 * Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Leki, Shred, Shred, Shred) 11/14/1985 * Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, Briko, Oakley, Oakley, Leki) 10/18/1984 * Men's B Team Michael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club/Dartmouth College) (Nordica, Nordica, Nordica, Leki, Briko, Briko) 1/17/1991 Thomas Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Briko, Briko, Ortema) 1/30/1989 Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT; Cochrans Ski Club/Mt. Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Komperdell, Shred, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 3/27/1992 Tommy Ford (Bend, OR; Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Shred, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 3/20/1989 * Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC, POC, Leki/Ortema) 6/15/1991 * Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT; Burke Mountain Academy) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Swix, Briko, Briko, Ortema) 3/27/1989 * Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy/Dartmouth College) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 8/11/1992 Hig Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/Middlebury College) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Daniese, Daniese, Daniese) 3/15/1991 PAGE 19

20 2016 US Ski Team (cont:) Women's B Team: Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Racing Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 5/7/1994 Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 1/3/1993 Jacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, Shred, Shred) 7/13/1992 * Men's C Team T-Erik Arvidsson (Woodside, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC, POC, Ortema) 9/3/1996 **Bryce Astle (Sandy, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) 1/16/1995 T-Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Fischer, Tecnica, Marker, Leki, POC, POC, POC, Leki/POC) 7/14/1992 **Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy) 4/21/1994 Drew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 6/1/1995 Samuel DuPratt (Dixon, CA; Park City Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 11/28/1993 T-Mark Engel (Truckee, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Komperdell, Bolle, Bolle, Bolle, Ortema) 10/1/1991 AJ Ginnis (Waitsfield, VT; Green Mountain Valley School/Dartmouth College) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Shred, Shred, Shred, Ortema/Slytech) 11/17/1994 Tim Kelley (Burlington, VT; Cochrans Ski Club) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Shred, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 5/20/1986 Nicholas Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC, Leki/Ortema) 5/12/1993 Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Sports Education Foundation) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Bolle, Bolle, Bolle, Slytech) 5/8/1991 Kipling Weisel (San Francisco, CA; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC, POC, Slytech/Ortema) 3/26/1995 Women's C Team T-Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak) (Fischer, Lange, Fischer, Leki, POC, POC, Leki) 12/3/1994 Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Uvex, Uvex) 11/23/1992 Nina O Brien (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Leki, POC, POC) 11/29/1997 Men's Development Team T-Addison Dvoracek (Truckee, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 1/27/1996 Patrick Kenney (Hingham, MA; Burke Mountain Academy) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Leki, Dainese, Dainese) 2/13/1997 Sam Morse (Carrabassett Valley, ME; Carrabassett Valley Academy) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Uvex, Uvex, Uvex, Ortema) 5/27/1996 River Radamus (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/TEAM Academy) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 2/12/1998 Women's Development Team Breezy Johnson (Victor, ID; Rowmark Ski Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, Shred, Shred, Shred, Slytech) 1/19/1996 T-Stephanie Lebby (Big Bear Lake, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC, Leki) 2/19/1997 Galena Wardle (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski Club) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 4/28/1998 Patricia Mangan (Derby, NY; HoliMont Race Team) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Leki, Briko, Briko) 3/7/1997 Alice Merryweather (Hingham, MA; Stratton Mountain School) (Rossignol, Rosi, Rosi Leki, POC, POC) 10/5/1996 PAGE 20

21 National Ski Club Newsflash/Newsbeat The National Ski Club Officers' Newsflash & Newsbeat is ed each month to America's ski club officers by The National Ski Club Newsletter on a year-round basis. Two websites to check out: The Ski and Snowboard world at your finger tips. The ultimate guide to what's new at North American ski areas in Hall of Fame Names Seven New Inductees. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame has chosen seven pioneers to join the Hall as part of the Class of They are: freestyle skiing world champions Genia Fuller and Bob Salerno; David Ingemie, president and CEO of Snowsports Industries America (SIA); former Skiing magazine publisher Henry Kaiser; three-time Olympic snowboarder Chris Klug; sit skiing innovator Jim Martinson; and the late Edgar Stern, who developed Deer Valley Resort. Former NSAA Communications Chief Troy Hawks Settles In at Sunlight. Colorado s Sunlight Mountain Resort has named Troy Hawks, former communications manager at the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), as its new marketing and sales director. Most recently Hawks worked two years at Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) in the areas of marketing communications and managing the passport department that processes and distributes more than 20,000 child ski passes annually. SilverStar Partners with Whistler Blackcomb. SilverStar My1Pass season passholders are receiving an unexpected and welcome perk with a recently announced partnership between SilverStar Mountain Resort and Whistler Blackcomb. The new benefit gets SilverStar winter alpine season passholders a 25 per cent discount on singleday and multi-day tickets at Whistler Blackcomb with no blackout dates. Sunshine Village Gets Canada s First Heated Chairlift: Banff area s Sunshine Village is building the first heated lift in Canada complete with footrests and bubble covers. Called the TeePee Town LX, it will open this November! B.C. S Mount Washington Ski Resort Sold: Vancouver Island s Mount Washington Ski Resort, has announced its sale to Pacific Group Resorts, Inc., which already owns three ski resorts along the U.S. East Coast: Ragged Mountain, N.H.; Wisp, Md.; and Wintergreen, Va. Whistler Fights Rival Ski Resort at Garibaldi. Major players at Whistler are going flat out trying to kill a proposed four-season resort that would open a major ski hill 35 minutes closer to Vancouver. Whistler Blackcomb, the resort municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and others are fiercely lobbying the province s environmental assessment office to reject the Garibaldi at Squamish proposal, arguing it s a poor area for skiing and would end up hurting the corridor s reputation. A decision is expected this fall. Oregon Couple Buys Soldier Mountain (ID) Resort for $149,000. Out of over 2,000 offers, a Bend, Ore. couple are now the proud owners of an Idaho ski resort, for the unheard-of sum of $149,000. The non-profit that has been running Soldier Mountain since it was donated to them by actor Bruce Willis in 2012 felt that Matt and Diane McFerran were the best candidates to continue the Soldier Mountain tradition. It was sold for only the amount of debt carried by the non-profit. Mountain High Joins Forces with Snow Valley in Southern California. Two more ski areas in Southern California are teaming up. Mountain High in Wrightwood, and Snow Valley in Running Springs are offering pass holders free skiing this winter at the other s resort, good for three visits per season. PAGE 21

22 National Ski Club Newsflash/Newsbeat - Continued... Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort to be Renamed Lee Canyon: The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort is officially changing the name to Lee Canyon -- returning to their original name when established in According to the resort; Lee Canyon, as a name, reflects more of what it stands for now, an unpretentious year round family outdoor recreation area. Plans for Indoor Skiing in Central Florida Fall Through. Xero Gravity Action Sports said this week that their plan to construct a $309 million, 14-story tall skiing, surfing and snow tubing venue, skateboard and BMX park, and indoor snowball fight center, along with a 250-room Hyatt hotel with rooftop pool and bar, hinged on acquiring land along US-192 east of Celebration, and that deal has fallen though. Buck Hill Sold. There aren t many 300-vertical foot ski hills with a world-famous legacy, but after having developed ski racers like Lindsey Vonn and Kristina Koznick, Buck Hill is one of them. The Stone family, which has operated these 100 acres since its inception in 1954, has sold Buck Hill to new owners with big plans. New Lift, Runs and Lodge at Crystal Mountain. Michigan s Crystal Mountain is investing $11 million to debut a new chairlift, new ski runs and an addition to overnight lodging. Construction on the new Backyard triple chairlift and 8 new runs is underway, with completion anticipated in time for the ski/ride season. Gore Adds New Runs, New Snowmaking and Lodge Improvements. The marketing slogan for Upstate New York s Gore Mountain ski center the past few years has been, More Gore. This season, there truly will be More Gore, in the form of three new trails, more snowmaking, and a more welcoming base lodge. New Owner for Maine s Lost Valley Ski Area: SAM Magazine reports that Scott Shanaman, a New Hampshire tramway inspector, used crowd funding and local events to become the new owner of Maine s Lost Valley Ski Area -- with its 15 trails, two chairlifts and one lodge. The ski hill plans to open for the season on Dec. 18. The ski resort, 35 miles southwest of Augusta, Maine, had been in financial trouble since June The previous owners were facing almost $1.6 million in debt. Hunter Mountain Invests Another $1.2 Million in Automated Snowmaking. With over 1,100 snow guns, Hunter Mountain already has one of the most powerful snowmaking systems anywhere. This summer, the ski area in New York State s Catskill Mountains invested another $1.2 million in snowmaking, with 17 new guns on the popular Hellgate trail alone. Jiminy Peak Solar Partnership Makes Resort Greener. The 12-acre installation located near the base Jiminy Peak encompasses 7,500 solar panels, making it the largest of its kind in the Northeast. The solar panels can produce 2.3 megawatts; combined with the resort s 1.5 MW wind turbine, 75 kw cogeneration unit, and significant conservation efforts, Jiminy Peak can offset 90 percent of its energy consumption with renewable sources. Battle of the Drones Heats up on the Slopes. As the use of recreational unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a. drones to film video is rapidly increasing in popularity, ski resorts and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are scrambling to determine how to deal with this rapidly emerging new technology on the slopes. Western Resorts Rush To Ban Camera Drones As Their Popularity Rises. Trying to get ahead of the popularity of videoing from remote-controlled drones, many Western resorts have banned their use citing safety issues and both FAA and U.S. Forest Service concerns. Further details at SnoCountry PAGE 22

23 National Ski Club Newsflash/Newsbeat - Continued... Drone Video Service Set to Launch at Winter Park, Copper Mountain. Cape Productions announces drone video service at nine ski resorts, but still waiting for FAA OK. A California start-up with $10 million in venture capital funding has partnered with Copper Mountain and Winter Park ski areas to offer drone video services this season. Cape Productions announced nine resorts including Copper and Winter Park as partners in the company's plan to deliver drone-captured video to ski resort visitors. New Lifts at US Resorts: -Utah s Solitude Mountain Resort, now owned by Deer Valley, has upgraded the Summit chair to an express quad, creating a faster route to the expert terrain of Honeycomb Canyon. Stratton, Vermont is adding $8.5 million in upgrades to its base lodge. The now-23,000 square-foot facility houses an upscale cafeteria-style restaurant that will serve up to 400 guests within its two-story design. Called the Summit, it is the highest year-round, lift-served guest facility in North America. The second level of The Summit and adjacent outdoor decks are available for private functions, group meetings, etc. -Sugarbush, Vermont, has upgraded Valley House double chair to a quad with a loading conveyor belt which will double uphill capacity. -Vail Resort is swapping out the frontside Avanti Express, which was a quad, with a high-speed six-pack with a loading conveyor belt in the hopes of dispersing skiers more quickly from the Lionshead. - Purgatory, in Colorado, has a new high-speed quad chairlift and three new runs just west of the new lift: New Link at France s Portes Du Soleil: At the Portes du Soleil ski region, work to complete the 16 million euro connection between Châtel s Super-Châtel and Linga ski sectors will be completed in time for winter with a new 6-seater & 4 seater chairlifts. Named, respectively Gabelou and Portes du Soleil, they will connect the French side of the giant French-Swiss with the piste link called La Forestière opening this December. New Lifts in Europe: -In Val Gardena and Alpe di Siusi the old Comici 2 double chairlift is seeing a big upgrade to a fast 6-seater chairlift with loading via a mobile carpet conveyor. The new lift cost 3.5 million euro. - The first new high-speed detachable quad chairlift is due to go in to service at Les Houches in France s Chamonix Valley this winter and replace the Cha and Chamois drag lifts and will transport 2000 passengers per hour. - Engelberg Switzerland has added a new eight-seat gondola which will take visitors directly from the valley station to the mountain at Stand, a vertical ascent of nearly 4,600 feet, in just 16 minutes Ski Bolivia? It s been some time since the rope tow has run on the glacier at Chacaltaya ski area in Bolivia. What was once the country s only lift-served skiing and second-closest ski area to the equator (after only the incredibly obscure Maoke in Indonesia), could soon be replaced by a new development on 19,262-foot La Mururata in Bolivia s Cordillera Real PAGE 23

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