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Bay Area Snow
Sports Council
Bay Area Snow Sport Council has fun doing a variety of club
and council activities on and off
the snow. The BAC has 19 active
member clubs based in the
greater San Francisco Bay area
which extends as far north as the
Napa Valley, south to Monterey /
Carmel and east to Modesto. We
feature two separate leagues
within the BAC. Our Open
League has 17 clubs and welcomes individuals, couples, families and their children. Our Singles League is made up of two
clubs with their full members
being over 21 years of age and
must be single to initially join one
of their clubs. You'll find fun
things to do all year long with
our clubs.
There is the social aspect to
the BAC clubs! Non-skiers and
non-snowboarders find their way
to our member clubs for activities
such as dancing, hiking, camping,
bike riding, tennis, golf, adventure
travel, etc. In fact, we have members who have been on all seven
continents of the world. Yes, that
includes Antarctica!
You'll be amazed by the variety of trips available through
the BAC, our various clubs, and
the Far West Ski Association. The
locations include many Tahoe
venues, domestic locations, adventures to Europe and just
about all points on a compass.
You can find members of the
BAC going to the slopes just
about any time during the winter! As an example, in 2019, we
had members skiing in Steamboat
Springs, Colorado, and many additional locations. During 2020,
we have already scheduled trips
to: Big Sky, Montana; Salt Lake
City, Utah; France, and many
other locations.
Another wonderful part of
the BAC clubs and our members
is how we volunteer our time
and energy through community
outreach and fund raising programs. Our main benefactors are

Because the Lake Tahoe
area is in our "Backyard"
we are fortunate to be able
to enjoy it year around.
Even on the 4th of July this
past summer, some folks
were skiing while others
enjoyed the pool at High
Camp at Squaw Valley.
BAC members went on the FWSA Ski Week to Steamboat. BAC photos provided by Karen Davis

Achieve Tahoe (Formerly DSUSA)
and the Far West Ski Foundation Scholarship Program. Over
the years, we have raised over
$395,000 for their programs! Additionally, many of the clubs volunteer time and money to their
designated charitable organizations.
The history of the Bay Area
Snow Sports Council is just as
amazing as what is taking place
today. In mid-1940, the Bay Area
Ski Federation was organized
"For the welfare of Bay Area
Skiers" and voted to join the Far
West Ski Association as the Bay
Area Council (BAC) of Ski Clubs
in 1961. To embrace all snow
sports activities, the current
name of the BAC is "Bay Area
Snow Sports Council". During all
four seasons our BAC clubs are
very active!
In November, BAC will hold
the 13th Annual Winterfest
event where the BAC clubs can
meet with our industry partners

in a relaxed and fun atmosphere
to celebrate the coming winter
sports season.
We, in the leadership of the
BAC, are very lucky to have our
clubs and their members associated with us along with having
the Lake Tahoe area in our "backyard". Our members are amazing
and the amount of history and
diversity of local places to ski /
snowboard is a true gift.

members, we have a monthly
BAC General Meeting where we
welcome and look forward to
having guest speakers who talk
about their resorts, products and/
or travel opportunities. This year,
we are also putting a great deal
of energy into sharing information on how to improve our
various clubs through informative and interactive conversations!

Our Recreational Race Schedule for 2019 - 2020 will be featuring Alpine Meadows, Sugar
Bowl, and Heavenly Valley (venues subject to change). In addition,
there are the Far West Championships at Mammoth Mountain! Become one of our "racers".
Come out and have a great time!
Even if you don't race, please join
us at the slopes during any of our
on-mountain events. Cow bells
are encouraged!
In our continued efforts to
share information with our BAC

If you have any questions or
need more information about the
BAC, please contact me at
bac.president@skibac.org or look
at our website at www.skibac
.org.
To our members, clubs and
those who donate and support
our efforts, I always like to say "Thank You for Being the One Who
Makes the Difference!"
Please check out the clubs
near you, come to the slopes with
us and have fun with our Volunteer Non-Profit Organization!

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BAY AREA SNOW SPORTS COUNCIL

by Paul Vlasveld, President

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