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.

Come join the racing fun! Check out the Carving Cup on March 14 at Northstar for a new racing experience. New racers are welcome.
Sun. Mar 14 - Carving Cub, Northstar
Mar. 27-28 - NorCal races, Squaw (See info on Disabled Sports USA fund raiser below.) Details are on the FLYER.
Apr. 9-11 - Far West Championships. SCHEDULE REGISTRATION

Ski For All Saturday, March 27. This annual event will occur during the NorCal Championship races at Squaw. You can collect donations from friends and ski club members using the form at this LINK . Each person turning in an entry form will receive a Squaw Valley lift ticket good for March 27, 2010, a $5.00 voucher towards food and a raffle ticket with a chance to win some nice prizes. For $200 or more in donations, the person turning in the form also gets an additional raffle ticket plus the chance to win the Grand Prize--Any Atomic Ski & Binding or Atomic Snowboard & Binding of their Choice! You can increase your chances of winning the GRAND PRIZE with every $200.00 that you turn in along with receiving additional raffle tickets! If you have a Squaw pass, the lift ticket can go to a friend. Disabled Sports USA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The money raised at this event goes towards the purchase and maintenance of equipment used at The DSUSA Ski School ~ just one "Sit Ski" with "outrigger poles" is over $4,000.00! This year DSUSA asks you to contact them (info on the flyer) by March 22, so they know how many people to plan for March 27 at Squaw Valley. For additional information about DSUSA you can go to their website www.dsusafw.org. Contact Dennis Hefley, BAC President if you have questions about the Ski For All event: skiheffley@aol.com, 925 - 998 ? 4415.

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.