Industry Spotlight
SPECIAL: Gold Member Next Adventure is offering limited time special deals year round to members of NWSCC clubs! Click HERE to sign up for these special offers!
SPECIAL: Bronze Member Kandahar Lodge (on the slopes of Whitefish Mountain Resort) is offering 15% off - see Special Offers page.
SPECIAL: Bronze Member XevoOptics is offering big discounts on their top quality goggles! See Special Offers page.
NWSCC GOLD MEMBERS
NWSCC is proud to announce that it won awards from FWSA for its newsletter and this website:
COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE
THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH!
The January NWSCC Council meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16, by Zoom
Social 6:45; Meeting starts 7:00 pm
Guest Speaker TBA
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 990 1926 5279
Passcode: 346306
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
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Announcing this year’s NWSCC Volunteer of the Year - our own Sue Rimkeit! Sue will represent NWSCC at this year’s FWSA Convention in June. See Article below for details.
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FWSA's First Climate Change Panel - What we learned about the future of snow sports.
If you’re a skier or snowboarder, you’ve probably noticed the changes—warmer winters, inconsistent snowfall, and shorter seasons. But climate change isn’t just an abstract threat to winter sports. It’s happening now, and ski areas are taking action.
On February 24, the Far West Ski Association (FWSA) hosted its first Climate Change and the Future of Snow Sports virtual meeting, featuring two key voices in ski industry sustainability: Courtney LaBrie, Director of Sustainability at NSAA, and Nate Collins, Sustainability and Stewardship Coordinator at Bogus Basin.
Click HERE to read a recap of the Panel insights and to view the recording of the panel session.
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Farewell to Lloyd Musser, former curator of the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp - Lloyd Musser passed away on March 1, 2025, on the same day that the "Ski the Glade Trail Day was happening, the event that Lloyd helped create about 22 years ago. See the Article below commemorating Lloyd.
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Early renewal specials have been announced for the Epic and Ikon passes!
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The annual FWSA Convention will be held June 12-15, 2025, at the Riviera Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA. Signup forms have been sent to Council Presidents. Details HERE. Registration online will be available starting February 28! See Article below with more convention details!
It’s time to think about applying for the Far West Ski Association awards for this year!
CLUBS:
While you're thinking about FWSA programs, remember to document your club's Charitable Activities with photos to be used in a video at Convention. Send your photos to Sigrid Noack at charities@ fwsa.org.
See the Article below about the Tollakson Outstanding Club award, and get ready to enter YOUR club!
See the FWSA Page for information on all the other exciting awards, some of which have travel prizes - such as the Volunteer of the Year!
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See the 2024-2025 FWSA Skier’s Guide on the right hand column of this page! Click to read interactive Guide. CLUBS: If you want to get hard copies of this publication for your members, please contact Sheri Parshall at president@ nwskiers.org.
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Clubs: It’s time to renew your NWSCC membership! Please take a few minutes to complete the attached form and send it back so we have the current list of club contacts. This information is vital to ensure we can notify our clubs of important news and updates throughout the year, especially during the awards nomination process. Please send form BOTH to vpcommunications@fwsa.org and to membership@ nwskiers.org.
Download as Word Doc (right-click and choose "Save link as")
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See the NSCF (National Ski Club Federation) page for special offers from NSCF sponsors.
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Other FWSA Trips:
FWSA 2025 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SKI TRIP, August 1-10, 2025 (flight leaves on July 31): This trip is so popular, there are now only TWO SPOTS LEFT. ACT FAST!! Far West is doing a summer ski trip to Valle Nevado, Chile, with 2 nights in Santiago. Details HERE. Contact Gloria Raminha at garski2011@gmail.com, or 661-800-8229.
FWSA is planning a Fall Foliage Cruise from Quebec City to Boston on the Majestic Princess, September 9-19, 2025. See Trips for flier and details.
FWSA 2025 DIVE TRIP TO BELIZE: We are going to the famous Ramon’s Village Resort on Ambergris Caye in Belize September 27 – October 4, 2025! We will be exploring the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, which is the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world. The Barrier Reef is made up of a mixture of hard and soft corals, with the hard corals mainly at deeper depths and the soft corals nearer the surface. Commonly seen are Brain and Staghorn Corals, Sponges, Seafans, Finger and Angular Corals. It is home to a wide variety of fish including Cubera and Yellowtail Snapper, Parrot Fish, Butterfly Fish, Blue Tang, and Blue Cromise. Barracuda and Moray Eels are commonly seen as are Green, Loggerhead and Hawksbill Turtles. Information and registration forms are available on the FWSA website HERE. For more information, contact Randy Lew at: fwsa13randy@telis.net.
The 2026 FWSA Ski Week will be held in Crested Butte, Colorado, January 24-31, 2026.
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Have an idea on something we should be discussing? Please let us know. Know of a good speaker in the ski industry that you would like to hear from, let us know that as well. We're open to new speakers and ideas.
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We are always looking for volunteer support from our clubs to keep us moving forward. More directors of NWSCC help increase the representation of all member clubs. What talent (writing, website design, organization) can you bring to NWSCC Board of Directors? What can YOU offer, is there something you feel we should be doing better? There are several opportunities to jump in.
NWSCC conducts board meetings via Zoom, making it easier for "out of town" (i.e., out of Portland area) members to actively engage and participate. Please contact us at president @nwskiers.org.
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A written history of NWSCC and those clubs who responded to our request for information is available and will be sent to all club presidents in order that they can read and edit their information, and for previously non-responding clubs to send us their information.
See the FWSA page on this website for information about the latest FWSA TRIPS!
Northwest Snowsports Advocates
Timely and interesting posts are found at the Northwest Snowsports Advocates Facebook page.
Travel Opportunities
Go to the FWSA page for details about the Far West Ski Association, membership benefits and planned FWSA trips.
Recent Articles:
What's New?
Check the Breaking News page for the latest updates; check our Calendar to view events of interest put on by clubs and others; check Trips to see where our ski clubs are going this year.
For over thirty years, PACRAT Racing has provided an easy way for skiers and snowboarders on Mt. Hood to learn the fun of recreational racing. Sound fun? Click here to learn more, and consider racing next year.
Please see the PACRAT 2025 Season Details on the PACRAT website for details about this season!
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