Thanks to our sponsors:
Clif Bar and Gary Erickson for sponsoring Sierra League Racing.
Dave Garner, Sierra League racer and owner of Reno Mountain Sports (www.renomountainsports.com)
John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks for sponsoring FWRA and offering 10%-25% discount on ski packages (bookrenotahoe)
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.

Sun Valley FWSA Ski Week, Jan 22-29, 2011. Sierra Council has only four spaces left on the Sun Valley 2011 trip. This is an awesome destination that you don't want to pass up. Besides great skiing and the ambiance of Sun Valley, there will be the usual ski week parties, dinners and races. Click on the Travel button at left to see the flyer and sign up sheet. Don't miss out on a great trip!

Enjoy the summer and keep those ski muscles in shape!

Spring skiing + next year passes
The snow conditions in Tahoe are fantastic. Squaw got another foot of fresh white stuff this week and more is expected next week!
Even though it is very tempting to switch to summer gear, ski season is actually at its best! Few resorts are still open: Squaw (till May 9th), Sugar Bowl and Heavenly (till April 25), Alpine (till may 16th only weekends).
Most resorts have special prices for the next season passes. I've compiled most relevant info below. Go to resort web sites to get details.

• Alpine Meadows: http://www.skialpine.com/ski-tickets/season-passes
  Spring Fri-Sun from now till May 16th. $99.
  Next season passes (go up after May 16): Pay $100 now, the rest in October.
  Unlimited: adult $699, family (2 adults + 2 kids) $1399; senior (62+) $369
  With holiday blackouts $459
  
• Squaw Valley: http://www.squaw.com/season-pass
  Spring: any day till May 9. pass $179 day $83 !?
  Next season passes (go up after May 9)
  Unlimited $949; senior 65+ $449
  With holiday blackouts $499
  
• Sugar Bowl http://www.sugarbowl.com/passes
  Spring: closes on April 25.
  Next season passes (with free group lessons on GA days)
  Unlimited $799; senior 60+ $449
  With holiday blackouts $499
  
• Northstar. http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info/ski/tickets-passes/season-pass.asp
  Spring : closed
  Next season passes (go up after April 30)
  Double Whammy Unlimited $699;
  Double Whammy With holiday blackouts (no blackouts at Sierra) $459
  Group DW Limited $399 - Deadline in September, NOT October this year!
  Fast Pass $99, Vertical Plus $159, even with the group pass.
  
• Heavenly http://www.skiheavenly.com/tickets-and-passes/season%20passes.aspx
  Spring: closes on April 25
  Next season passes (put $49 now to lock the price))
  Epic Pass $599 (Heavenly, Vail, Beaver Crk, Breck, Keystone, A-Basin) http://www.snow.com/epicpass/home.aspx
  Heavenly with holiday blackouts $339 senior 65+ $269
  

Far West Skiing Association news is available at FWSA site

Check out the National Ski Council Federation web site benefits section for great discounts on equipment, lodging and more. Contact Jo at jo_simpson@sbcglobal.net or at the phone numbers below for the user name and password required to use the benefits.

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.