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

Race Clinics at Boreal on February 13th and 14th.
These clinics / training days are:

An inexpensive opportunity for advanced racers to run gates and get tips.

A chance for beginning and intermediate racers to get some excellent race coaching and gate training at a very affordable price.

A great way to ski on a busy weekend without bucking the crowds at the larger resorts. (Previous year's training days were huge successes. Come join us)
To register contact Paul Laudenschlager at paul@alpenengineering.com or 530-582-9593. Details in the flyer (PDF).

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

Check out the upcoming season schedule. The racing schedule for the current ski season is posted at the schedule link. Sierra is joining with Singles League for six of our 8 races this year. This collaboration will benefit both leagues financially and allow Sierra to offer a novice course to attract beginning racers.

Squaw Valley Offers Discounted Lift Tickets to all Sierra and Singles Racers on Race Days. The Sierra and Singles Leagues will be racing at Squaw Feb. 27 and 28. Racers and nonracer members of those clubs can purchase discounted lift tickets for $52 at race registration on those days.

Carving Cup Race, RESCHEDULED to March 14th
We were blessed with ALOT of snow Dec. 12, creating great skiing for Dec. 13, but not a good situation for racing the Carving Cup. With a very busy race schedule this season our only option is to move the Carving Cup race to March 14 .
Carving Cup is set with buoys instead of gates. It is not just the time of your run, but also points gained from skiing around the buoys. A full description of Carving Cup is posted below. The Carving Cup race will be $10 for racers who do not purchase Sierra season race passes. Discounted Northstar lift tickets will be available for the Carving Cup race.

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.