Thanks to our sponsors:
Dave Garner, Sierra League racer and owner of Reno Mountain Sports (www.renomountainsports.com)
Habervision for offering Sierra Council members a 50% savings on all of their products. (www.habervision.com)

Results of 2007 Council Survey. Forty Sierra Council members responded to the survey sent out in the spring of 2007. Thanks to all who took the time to respond.
Regarding where to hold races, 18 voted for a variety of locations and 11 voted for having all races at Northstar. Another 11 respondents stated that they were OK with either scenario. Scheduling of races is underway and more than half of the races are being planned for Northstar with others at different locations. We are planning for nine races instead of the usual eight to make up for the loss of one race this past season.
The responses to the other questions elicited a variety of thoughtful feedback, which the board considered in planning for the 07-08 and the upcoming season. Your thoughts are always welcome. Please contact any board member with suggestions or concerns.
You can find the survey questions at this location anvd the full survey results in this Word file

Sasha Glushenko posted an excellent photo report of the Super G race. Check it out on PHOTOS page.

Sierra Council Scores at FWSA Convention. Sierra Council members pitched in to make the 77th annual Far West Ski Association convention a success. Such events do not happen without great effort, and we can take pride in our work. We had volunteers from our Cabernet, Capital, Las Vegas, Reno, and Sequoia clubs. We appreciate the volunteers from our neighboring councils?Bay Area, Central and Intermountain. It was a wonderful group effort.

We did well in the awards categories. Barbara Bryant received the Elizabeth "Schatzi" Wood Award, which goes to a woman who has through efforts in ski club, council, region, national or international activities, made a decisive contribution to skiing during either the past two years or in a prior year. As one of her many contributions to our sport, Barbara is FWSA Membership Vice President. This award is one of the eight top awards presented yearly by FWSA. The winners are selected by a vote of the FWSA board of directors.Nancy Ellis received a President's Award for her support to the FWSA president, which includes year-round work compiling and maintaining the FWSA data base and other information management services. Nancy was convention registrar.

Sierra also did well in the Club and Council Awards. The Sierra Council newsletter, edited for the past two years by Nancy Ellis, won first place council newsletter. The Reno Ski and Recreation Club newsletter, edited by Lynn Wilbur, won first place Class AAA newsletter competition. The Sacramento Fagowees newsletter, edited by Tracee Carter, won third place Class A club newsletter. The Sierra Council website, managed by Steve Hilliker and Pavel Bosin, won third place council website.

Sierra Council Board Meets July 12. The Sierra Council board will meet July 12 at Jo & Ken Simpson?s home in Reno. Any Sierra Council club or direct member is welcome to attend. Voting members of the board are the elected council officers, committee/activity chairs, club racing directors and club presidents (or their appointed representatives). Contact Jo Simpson, jo_simpson@sbcglobal.net or 775-787-7556 for details and directions.

Far West Skiing Association news are available at FWSA site

Questions? Call 775-787-7556 or 775-722-6468

If you are curious about the "strikes", "bumps", "handicaps", etc., you can find the "rules of the game" on the scoring page .

Member Benefits and Discounts
Check out the FWSA website at www.fwsa.org under Membership to see the current discounts across the western U.S. and Canada. Sierra Council members can also obtain benefits through the National Ski Council Federation. A current list of NSCF benefits can be found at www.skifederation.org in the Members Only section. The user name is skigroup and the password is 24councils.

Sierra Council and Club Members
If you need a membership card, contact your club president or Jo Simpson, jo_simpson@sbcglobal.net. Your card entitles you to many benefits in lodging, food and retail stores.