It’s Downhill All the Way! (cont.)

California Snow Passport: 4th, 5th and 6th grade students can apply for a Snow Passport  with coupons for lift tickets, trail passes, lessons and equipment rentals at 32 participating California and Nevada resorts.  Go to californiasnow.com/passport.

Winter Feels Good:  "Winter Feels Good" is a program developed by SnowSports Industries America to show how non-motorized winter sports — snowboarding, alpine skiing, cross country skiing and snowshoeing — can help adults and children achieve health and fitness through the winter months, no matter what their current fitness level is.  The site contains information on snow fitness programs, gear, earning President’s Challenge Awards, Vertical Express for MS, and much more.  Log onto winterfeelsgood.com

Project Kids:  A 70 million dollar program funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention  aimed to motivate kids 9-13 to become more physically active in a “kid-cool” way.  The US. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes will join the federal VERB youth marketing campaign to promote increased physical activity.  Kids can earn points toward rewards and can log onto sites such as VERBnow.com and snowlinkjr.com to record their snowsport activities.

 

Far West Ski Association news

Family Appreciation Weekend: Family Ski Weekend, April 16-17, 2005 at Mammoth Mtn. 

Contact Fran Long at fancat2002@charter.net.

Travel: Looking ahead to 2006; travel is being planned to Machu Picchu,  the Galapagos and to Zermatt, Switzerland.

FWSA Membership benefits:  Use your FWSA membership card to get the following and  more:

The Sports Exchange, Truckee, 50%

Stockli Skis  25%

Sports Rack  25%

Copeland Sports  15%

Visit fwsa.org/membership for a complete list of all ski shop, lodging and travel benefits.  See your club president if you haven’t received your membership card yet.